In 2025, Indian shrimp exports reached a new high of 5.66 billion U.S. dollars under the pressure of U.S. tariffs.

The United States remains the largest single export destination for Indian shrimp. In 2025, India exported 297,571 tons of shrimp to the United States, a slight year-on-year decline of 1%. Despite a slowdown in demand in the U.S. market and increased uncertainty in tariffs and trade environment, the overall procurement scale remains high, providing a stable support for India's export pattern. The Chinese market, however, showed a more positive growth trend. In 2025, India exported 154,249 tons of shrimp to China, a year-on-year increase of 10%, making it one of the most significant growth markets. The recovery of demand in China's catering and processing sectors, along with increased purchasing power for mid-to-high-end products, provided space for optimizing India's export structure. The European Union market imported a total of 109,748 tons of shrimp, a year-on-year decrease of about 3%, with relatively stable overall demand. In Southeast Asia, Vietnam imported 69,929 tons of Indian shrimp, continuing to play an important role in the regional processing and re-export trade chain. The Japanese market imported 40,643 tons, maintaining a stable scale. In terms of product structure, frozen raw shrimp still dominated. In 2025, India exported 605,968 tons of frozen shrimp, mainly whiteleg shrimp from South America, accounting for the absolute majority of the export volume. Meanwhile, the deep-processing and value-added product segments showed faster growth, with exports reaching 76,388 tons, a year-on-year increase of 12%. The export of cooked shrimp, breaded products, and pre-cooked products increased, indicating that Indian processing enterprises are enhancing their added value and profit margins through product upgrades. Observing from the size distribution, medium and small-sized products were actively shipped due to demand in Asian markets, while large-sized products still had a stable consumer base in Europe and the United States. The difference in regional flow of different size products reflects the stratified trend of global consumption structure. In terms of raw material supply, India's aquaculture production maintained steady growth in 2025. Despite fluctuations in farming costs and the periodic impact of climate factors in some regions, the overall discharge rhythm did not show significant interruptions, ensuring fulfillment of export orders. The processing sector responded to changes in international purchase pace by improving operational efficiency and optimizing inventory management. In the global shrimp farming industry's competitive landscape, India continued to engage in fierce competition with major suppliers such as Ecuador and Vietnam. Compared to these countries, India has a broader layout in terms of product diversification and market coverage, especially maintaining large-scale exports in the U.S. and Chinese markets, which supports its overall business growth. The data for 2025 indicates that, amidst a complex trade environment and adjustments in demand structure, the Indian shrimp industry demonstrated strong resilience and market adaptability, with simultaneous optimization of export scale and product structure.