Vietnam is the top supplier of whitemeat fish to Colombia for over a decade

Published 2024년 6월 17일

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Colombia is a leading consumer of white meat fish, primarily imported from Vietnam, accounting for 66% of the market share in 2023. The import volume from Vietnam reached nearly 24,000 tons, worth over USD 33 million. Other significant suppliers include China, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. This trend has been ongoing since 2012, with a peak in 2014 when Vietnam accounted for 96% of Colombia's white meat fish imports. Despite economic challenges caused by COVID-19, Colombia's import of Vietnamese pangasius has remained stable, with 16 Vietnamese companies now exporting to Colombia, up from four in 2019. Pangasius is a favorite due to its taste, nutrition, and affordability.
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According to ITC data, Colombia mainly consumes frozen pangasius products (HS code 030424), frozen tilapia HS code 030461, frozen pangasius fillets HS code 030462, etc. In 2023, this South American country consumed nearly USD 50 million of white meat fish, of which the import volume from Vietnam (mainly pangasius) reached nearly 24,000 tons, worth over USD 33 million, accounting for 66% of the market share. Following Vietnam, China, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela are also the largest suppliers of white meat fish to the Colombian market. Since 2012, Vietnam has continued to be Colombia's primary supplier of white meat fish, according to ITC. Over the course of the previous 11 years, the South American nation has also continued to steadily grow its imports of white meat fish, primarily pangasius, from Vietnam. Colombia consumed more white meat fish products from Vietnam in 2014 than any other country in the race to export white meat fish to this market, with a value of over USD 48 ...
Source: Vasep

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