INDIA‘S SEAFOOD EXPORTS RISE 12% TO $4.69 BILLION DESPITE US TARIFF BARRIER

India’s seafood exports saw 11.66% increase to $4.69 billion in the first seven months of 2025-26 from $4.20 billion in April-October of 2024-25 despite huge US tariff barrier as Indian exporters have successfully diversified shipments to the European Union, Vietnam, China and Russia, as per the latest government data.

- Rajeev Jayaswal

Even as India’s seafood exports to the US fell by little over 5% to $1.49 billion in April-October 2025 as compared to $1.57 billion in the same period last year, its shipments of marine products to Vietnam saw over 103.5% jump to $346 million in April-October 2025 as compared to $170 million. While overall seafood exports to the EU have jumped by 40% during this period, there has been a 57% jump in Indian shrimp exports to the 27-nation bloc, an official s