Buyers must specify the octopus species, processing state (raw frozen, blanched, or fully cooked), size grading, glazing percentage (e.g., 10%–20%), packaging format (IQF or block), purchase volume, and destination port to verify compliance with local import entry rules.
Category market report
Octopus
Total suppliers
377+
Total Chinese suppliers export
$1.3B+
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- Transactions
228
2018-012021-102026-04Transaction trend for Biru Laut Nusantara
- 2018-01: 1
- 2018-06: 1
- 2018-09: 1
- 2018-10: 1
- 2018-12: 1
- 2019-01: 7
- 2019-02: 3
- 2019-03: 2
- 2019-04: 4
- 2019-05: 2
- 2019-06: 4
- 2019-08: 2
- 2019-11: 3
- 2020-01: 12
- 2020-02: 4
- 2020-03: 3
- 2020-06: 7
- 2020-07: 3
- 2020-08: 2
- 2020-09: 7
- 2020-10: 13
- 2020-11: 13
- 2020-12: 13
- 2021-01: 9
- 2021-02: 5
- 2021-03: 6
- 2021-04: 4
- 2021-05: 5
- 2021-06: 6
- 2021-07: 9
- 2021-09: 13
- 2021-10: 2
- 2021-12: 1
- 2022-02: 2
- 2022-08: 2
- 2022-09: 1
- 2022-11: 1
- 2023-03: 1
- 2023-04: 1
- 2023-05: 2
- 2023-07: 4
- 2023-08: 2
- 2023-09: 1
- 2023-11: 8
- 2023-12: 1
- 2024-02: 2
- 2024-03: 4
- 2024-06: 3
- 2024-07: 3
- 2024-08: 1
- 2024-09: 4
- 2024-10: 1
- 2024-12: 2
- 2025-01: 1
- 2025-02: 2
- 2025-03: 1
- 2025-04: 2
- 2025-06: 2
- 2025-11: 1
- 2026-01: 1
- 2026-02: 1
- 2026-03: 1
- 2026-04: 1
- Amount
1,405.94
2018-012021-102026-04Amount trend for Biru Laut Nusantara
- 2018-01: 177K
- 2018-06: 260K
- 2018-09: 182K
- 2018-10: 203K
- 2018-12: 211K
- 2019-01: 330.9K
- 2019-02: 423.2K
- 2019-03: 227.6K
- 2019-04: 145.7K
- 2019-05: 152.7K
- 2019-06: 79.2K
- 2019-08: 11.2K
- 2019-11: 14K
- 2020-01: 33.1K
- 2020-02: 27.5K
- 2020-03: 29.1K
- 2020-06: 100.4K
- 2020-07: 35.8K
- 2020-08: 195K
- 2020-09: 285.5K
- 2020-10: 208.7K
- 2020-11: 484.8K
- 2020-12: 717K
- 2021-01: 224.3K
- 2021-02: 176.3K
- 2021-03: 299.4K
- 2021-04: 80K
- 2021-05: 159.9K
- 2021-06: 274.4K
- 2021-07: 452.2K
- 2021-09: 545.7K
- 2021-10: 329K
- 2021-12: 142K
- 2022-02: 285K
- 2022-08: 537K
- 2022-09: 223K
- 2022-11: 110K
- 2023-03: 184K
- 2023-04: 27.7K
- 2023-05: 0
- 2023-07: 207.6K
- 2023-08: 194K
- 2023-09: 166K
- 2023-11: 533K
- 2023-12: 169K
- 2024-02: 0
- 2024-03: 208K
- 2024-06: 576K
- 2024-07: 92.8K
- 2024-08: 202K
- 2024-09: 300.3K
- 2024-10: 195K
- 2024-12: 404K
- 2025-01: 207K
- 2025-02: 380K
- 2025-03: 185K
- 2025-04: 411K
- 2025-06: 181.6K
- 2025-11: 201K
- 2026-01: 234K
- 2026-02: 126K
- 2026-03: 107K
- 2026-04: 195K
- Main export countries
- United States (88.8%)
- Australia (0.8%)
- Spain (2.9%)
- Vietnam (1.5%)
- Transactions
462
2018-012022-122026-05Transaction trend for Basu International
- 2018-01: 17
- 2018-02: 1
- 2018-06: 8
- 2019-08: 2
- 2019-09: 1
- 2019-10: 2
- 2019-11: 5
- 2019-12: 4
- 2020-01: 2
- 2020-02: 3
- 2020-03: 7
- 2020-04: 1
- 2020-05: 7
- 2020-08: 1
- 2020-09: 2
- 2020-11: 8
- 2020-12: 1
- 2021-01: 5
- 2021-02: 6
- 2021-05: 3
- 2021-06: 3
- 2021-08: 5
- 2021-09: 8
- 2021-10: 5
- 2021-11: 16
- 2021-12: 16
- 2022-01: 18
- 2022-02: 5
- 2022-03: 6
- 2022-07: 10
- 2022-08: 5
- 2022-10: 10
- 2022-11: 18
- 2022-12: 18
- 2023-01: 11
- 2023-02: 12
- 2023-03: 9
- 2023-04: 8
- 2023-05: 20
- 2023-07: 6
- 2023-08: 7
- 2023-09: 3
- 2023-10: 8
- 2023-11: 3
- 2023-12: 4
- 2024-04: 2
- 2024-05: 8
- 2024-07: 9
- 2024-08: 7
- 2024-09: 11
- 2024-10: 3
- 2024-11: 5
- 2024-12: 3
- 2025-01: 5
- 2025-02: 5
- 2025-03: 5
- 2025-04: 6
- 2025-05: 2
- 2025-08: 5
- 2025-09: 9
- 2025-10: 5
- 2025-11: 2
- 2025-12: 10
- 2026-01: 13
- 2026-02: 11
- 2026-03: 3
- 2026-04: 3
- 2026-05: 10
- Amount
1,225.85
2018-012022-122026-05Amount trend for Basu International
- 2018-01: 267.3K
- 2018-02: 32K
- 2018-06: 49.7K
- 2019-08: 277.1K
- 2019-09: 140.4K
- 2019-10: 114.3K
- 2019-11: 117.8K
- 2019-12: 62.4K
- 2020-01: 64.2K
- 2020-02: 193.8K
- 2020-03: 134.1K
- 2020-04: 38.7K
- 2020-05: 79K
- 2020-08: 42.7K
- 2020-09: 44K
- 2020-11: 101.1K
- 2020-12: 65K
- 2021-01: 213.7K
- 2021-02: 301K
- 2021-05: 25.6K
- 2021-06: 27.4K
- 2021-08: 71.6K
- 2021-09: 149.7K
- 2021-10: 76.9K
- 2021-11: 315.6K
- 2021-12: 309.6K
- 2022-01: 508.6K
- 2022-02: 81.6K
- 2022-03: 169.4K
- 2022-07: 184.2K
- 2022-08: 205.7K
- 2022-10: 177.9K
- 2022-11: 526.6K
- 2022-12: 526.1K
- 2023-01: 266.5K
- 2023-02: 168.2K
- 2023-03: 183.7K
- 2023-04: 175.4K
- 2023-05: 327.1K
- 2023-07: 170.1K
- 2023-08: 250.9K
- 2023-09: 236.5K
- 2023-10: 332.7K
- 2023-11: 245.7K
- 2023-12: 80.6K
- 2024-04: 86.9K
- 2024-05: 175.9K
- 2024-07: 207.3K
- 2024-08: 350K
- 2024-09: 324K
- 2024-10: 195K
- 2024-11: 116.4K
- 2024-12: 118.9K
- 2025-01: 83.1K
- 2025-02: 226.8K
- 2025-03: 217.6K
- 2025-04: 124.8K
- 2025-05: 10.6K
- 2025-08: 70.5K
- 2025-09: 131K
- 2025-10: 91.1K
- 2025-11: 184.5K
- 2025-12: 235.1K
- 2026-01: 571.5K
- 2026-02: 271K
- 2026-03: 82.5K
- 2026-04: 83.3K
- 2026-05: 168.4K
- Main export countries
- Vietnam (94.3%)
- Not available (5.4%)
- Italy (0.3%)
- Transactions
16
2018-012018-022018-03Transaction trend for Fuzhou Mingcheng Food Industry Co., Ltd.
- 2018-01: 6
- 2018-02: 4
- 2018-03: 6
- Amount
903.03
2018-012018-022018-03Amount trend for Fuzhou Mingcheng Food Industry Co., Ltd.
- 2018-01: 5.9M
- 2018-02: 582.5K
- 2018-03: 2.5M
- Main export countries
- Not available (100%)
Intelligence
China export momentum, destination markets, and regional demand.
China export trend
China export trend
- Date 2018-07: Value 134M USD
- Date 2018-08: Value 116M USD
- Date 2018-09: Value 133M USD
- Date 2018-10: Value 137M USD
- Date 2018-11: Value 178M USD
- Date 2018-12: Value 141M USD
- Date 2019-01: Value 133M USD
- Date 2019-02: Value 68M USD
- Date 2019-03: Value 120M USD
- Date 2019-04: Value 117M USD
- Date 2019-05: Value 118M USD
- Date 2019-06: Value 98M USD
- Date 2019-07: Value 102M USD
- Date 2019-08: Value 80M USD
- Date 2019-09: Value 95M USD
- Date 2019-10: Value 100M USD
- Date 2019-11: Value 122M USD
- Date 2019-12: Value 121M USD
- Date 2020-01: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-02: Value 143M USD
- Date 2020-03: Value 82M USD
- Date 2020-04: Value 88M USD
- Date 2020-05: Value 98M USD
- Date 2020-06: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-07: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-08: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-09: Value 84M USD
- Date 2020-10: Value 88M USD
- Date 2020-11: Value 107M USD
- Date 2020-12: Value 98M USD
- Date 2021-01: Value 22M USD
- Date 2021-02: Value 11M USD
- Date 2021-03: Value 20M USD
- Date 2021-04: Value 21M USD
- Date 2021-05: Value 22M USD
- Date 2021-06: Value 24M USD
- Date 2021-07: Value 17M USD
- Date 2021-08: Value 24M USD
- Date 2021-09: Value 17M USD
- Date 2021-10: Value 25M USD
- Date 2021-11: Value 21M USD
- Date 2021-12: Value 23M USD
- Date 2022-01: Value 32M USD
- Date 2022-02: Value 9M USD
- Date 2022-03: Value 21M USD
- Date 2022-04: Value 22M USD
- Date 2022-05: Value 28M USD
- Date 2022-06: Value 19M USD
- Date 2022-07: Value 16M USD
- Date 2022-08: Value 23M USD
- Date 2022-09: Value 22M USD
- Date 2022-10: Value 16M USD
- Date 2022-11: Value 33M USD
- Date 2022-12: Value 32M USD
- Date 2023-01: Value 24M USD
- Date 2023-02: Value 18M USD
- Date 2023-03: Value 27M USD
- Date 2023-04: Value 23M USD
- Date 2023-05: Value 21M USD
- Date 2023-06: Value 18M USD
- Date 2023-07: Value 16M USD
- Date 2023-08: Value 18M USD
- Date 2023-09: Value 18M USD
- Date 2023-10: Value 24M USD
- Date 2023-11: Value 24M USD
- Date 2023-12: Value 22M USD
- Date 2024-01: Value 50M USD
- Date 2024-02: Value 26M USD
- Date 2024-03: Value 49M USD
- Date 2024-04: Value 48M USD
- Date 2024-05: Value 46M USD
- Date 2024-06: Value 47M USD
- Date 2024-07: Value 40M USD
- Date 2024-08: Value 43M USD
- Date 2024-09: Value 49M USD
- Date 2024-10: Value 51M USD
- Date 2024-11: Value 62M USD
- Date 2024-12: Value 56M USD
- Date 2025-01: Value 50M USD
- Date 2025-02: Value 28M USD
- Date 2025-03: Value 51M USD
- Date 2025-04: Value 46M USD
- Date 2025-05: Value 42M USD
- Date 2025-06: Value 34M USD
- Date 2025-07: Value 38M USD
- Date 2025-08: Value 34M USD
- Date 2025-09: Value 41M USD
- Date 2025-10: Value 36M USD
- Date 2025-11: Value 50M USD
- Date 2025-12: Value 44M USD
- Date 2026-01: Value 37M USD
- Date 2026-02: Value 24M USD
- Date 2026-03: Value 41M USD
- Date 2026-04: Value 42M USD
- Date 2026-05: Value 39M USD
- Date 2026-06: Value 34M USD
- Date 2026-07: Value 34M USD
Top destinations
- South Korea2B
- Japan1.3B
- Malaysia388M
- United States197M
- Hong Kong, China109M
- Thailand107M
- Philippines75M
- Indonesia51M
- Italy49M
- Mauritania49M
Top destinations
- South Korea: 1,978,000,000 USD
- Japan: 1,334,000,000 USD
- Malaysia: 388,000,000 USD
- United States: 197,000,000 USD
- Hong Kong, China: 109,000,000 USD
- Thailand: 107,000,000 USD
- Philippines: 75,000,000 USD
- Indonesia: 51,000,000 USD
- Italy: 49,000,000 USD
- Mauritania: 49,000,000 USD
Key findings
Largest import market
1.98B USD
South Korea · last 8 years
Fastest demand growth
19,790.71
France · last 8 years
Highest unit price
$54.73 /kg
Malta · +1,445.89% vs avg
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Insights
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Product Trends
IQF (Individually Quick Frozen) cleaned whole octopus and sushi-grade boiled octopus slices are experiencing strong demand in Japanese, Korean, and Western foodservice markets. Frozen baby octopus also shows high incremental potential in retail channels due to its ease of preparation.
Industrial Cluster Analysis
Shandong Province (centered around Qingdao and Weihai) is China’s hub for octopus processing and export, specializing in boiling, precise slicing, and EU/US-compliant HACCP processing. The cluster excels at handling both large-scale re-exports of imported raw material and domestic catches.
Quality Expectations
Western markets enforce strict limits on heavy metals, specifically cadmium (under 1.0 mg/kg). Buyers also expect accurate glazing control (typically 10%–20%) to prevent freezer burn while demanding consistent tenderness without the use of excessive chemical phosphates.
What You Need to Know
Buyers can request frozen samples to check the net weight and glazing ratio after thawing, alongside cooking tests for texture and odor. It is critical to request the factory's HACCP or BRC certificates, third-party heavy metal lab reports, and catch documentation.
The standard MOQ is one 20ft or 40ft refrigerated container (approx. 10–24 tons). Processing and freezing take 15–30 days, while total delivery depends on the shipping route. A continuous cold chain of -18°C or lower must be maintained during transit.
Buyers should budget for refrigerated ocean freight, port cold storage, import tariffs, customs clearance, and mandatory regulatory costs such as sanitary inspection fees, heavy metal testing, and government catch certificate verification charges.
