Buyers should specify the seaweed species (laver/kelp/wakame), processing type (roasted/seasoned/dried), sheet dimensions or package weight, grade requirement, organic certifications, and total order volume.
Category market report
Seaweed
Total suppliers
1,082+
Total Chinese suppliers export
$255.6M+
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- Transactions
198
2018-012022-042026-08Transaction trend for Shanghai Takaokaya Food Co., Ltd.
- 2018-01: 1
- 2018-03: 1
- 2018-04: 1
- 2018-06: 2
- 2018-07: 6
- 2018-08: 1
- 2018-09: 4
- 2018-10: 3
- 2018-11: 1
- 2018-12: 5
- 2019-01: 1
- 2019-02: 1
- 2019-03: 3
- 2019-04: 3
- 2019-05: 1
- 2019-06: 3
- 2019-07: 3
- 2019-08: 1
- 2019-09: 1
- 2019-10: 1
- 2019-12: 1
- 2020-02: 1
- 2020-07: 2
- 2020-09: 2
- 2020-10: 5
- 2020-11: 2
- 2020-12: 4
- 2021-01: 7
- 2021-02: 7
- 2021-03: 2
- 2021-04: 2
- 2021-05: 4
- 2021-06: 5
- 2021-07: 1
- 2021-09: 5
- 2021-10: 4
- 2021-11: 2
- 2021-12: 3
- 2022-01: 7
- 2022-03: 4
- 2022-04: 2
- 2022-05: 2
- 2022-06: 1
- 2022-08: 1
- 2022-10: 1
- 2022-11: 5
- 2022-12: 1
- 2023-01: 2
- 2023-02: 2
- 2023-03: 1
- 2023-05: 1
- 2023-08: 2
- 2023-09: 2
- 2023-11: 2
- 2024-03: 2
- 2024-04: 1
- 2024-07: 2
- 2024-08: 3
- 2024-09: 3
- 2024-10: 3
- 2024-11: 1
- 2024-12: 2
- 2025-01: 4
- 2025-03: 1
- 2025-04: 2
- 2025-05: 2
- 2025-06: 2
- 2025-07: 3
- 2025-08: 3
- 2025-09: 4
- 2025-10: 4
- 2025-11: 3
- 2025-12: 1
- 2026-01: 2
- 2026-02: 2
- 2026-03: 1
- 2026-04: 2
- 2026-05: 2
- 2026-06: 2
- 2026-07: 2
- 2026-08: 1
- Amount
3,136.67
2018-012022-042026-08Amount trend for Shanghai Takaokaya Food Co., Ltd.
- 2018-01: 325.8K
- 2018-03: 21.3K
- 2018-04: 93.4K
- 2018-06: 253.9K
- 2018-07: 731.5K
- 2018-08: 120.2K
- 2018-09: 480.3K
- 2018-10: 399.9K
- 2018-11: 118K
- 2018-12: 650.7K
- 2019-01: 108K
- 2019-02: 111K
- 2019-03: 643.3K
- 2019-04: 303.2K
- 2019-05: 77.4K
- 2019-06: 420.2K
- 2019-07: 267.2K
- 2019-08: 75.8K
- 2019-09: 60.7K
- 2019-10: 186.3K
- 2019-12: 76.2K
- 2020-02: 61.3K
- 2020-07: 317.6K
- 2020-09: 196K
- 2020-10: 543.6K
- 2020-11: 232K
- 2020-12: 508.2K
- 2021-01: 1.1M
- 2021-02: 1.2M
- 2021-03: 85.9K
- 2021-04: 135K
- 2021-05: 823.5K
- 2021-06: 815K
- 2021-07: 67.6K
- 2021-09: 534.5K
- 2021-10: 734.6K
- 2021-11: 404.1K
- 2021-12: 136.9K
- 2022-01: 1.3M
- 2022-03: 753.7K
- 2022-04: 521.3K
- 2022-05: 477.9K
- 2022-06: 71.1K
- 2022-08: 55.6K
- 2022-10: 67.4K
- 2022-11: 874.6K
- 2022-12: 57.1K
- 2023-01: 428.8K
- 2023-02: 418.4K
- 2023-03: 61.9K
- 2023-05: 64.1K
- 2023-08: 139.5K
- 2023-09: 137.5K
- 2023-11: 130K
- 2024-03: 12.06
- 2024-04: 236.6K
- 2024-07: 466.4K
- 2024-08: 644K
- 2024-09: 663K
- 2024-10: 688.8K
- 2024-11: 217.7K
- 2024-12: 475K
- 2025-01: 626.5K
- 2025-03: 207.7K
- 2025-04: 258.9K
- 2025-05: 324.1K
- 2025-06: 512.7K
- 2025-07: 666.4K
- 2025-08: 805.2K
- 2025-09: 738.3K
- 2025-10: 772.2K
- 2025-11: 480K
- 2025-12: 279.5K
- 2026-01: 447K
- 2026-02: 489.2K
- 2026-03: 228.5K
- 2026-04: 456.5K
- 2026-05: 452K
- 2026-06: 573.5K
- 2026-07: 455.1K
- 2026-08: 234.9K
- Main export countries
- Mexico (96.9%)
- Brazil (2.4%)
- Ukraine (0.7%)
- Vietnam (0%)
- Transactions
158
2018-012022-042026-05Transaction trend for Fuzhou Hai Lin Food Co., Ltd.
- 2018-01: 3
- 2018-02: 1
- 2018-05: 1
- 2018-07: 1
- 2018-10: 2
- 2018-11: 1
- 2019-04: 1
- 2019-07: 1
- 2019-09: 1
- 2019-12: 1
- 2020-01: 3
- 2020-03: 1
- 2020-04: 2
- 2020-05: 1
- 2020-06: 1
- 2020-08: 2
- 2020-09: 4
- 2020-11: 3
- 2020-12: 7
- 2021-01: 2
- 2021-03: 4
- 2021-04: 2
- 2021-06: 1
- 2021-07: 1
- 2021-08: 1
- 2021-09: 1
- 2021-10: 2
- 2021-11: 3
- 2021-12: 2
- 2022-01: 7
- 2022-02: 1
- 2022-04: 1
- 2022-05: 2
- 2022-06: 2
- 2022-07: 3
- 2022-08: 1
- 2022-09: 3
- 2022-10: 1
- 2022-11: 3
- 2023-01: 2
- 2023-02: 2
- 2023-03: 17
- 2023-04: 6
- 2023-05: 6
- 2023-06: 9
- 2023-07: 3
- 2023-08: 3
- 2023-10: 1
- 2023-11: 1
- 2024-01: 1
- 2024-03: 2
- 2024-10: 1
- 2024-11: 7
- 2025-01: 1
- 2025-02: 1
- 2025-03: 1
- 2025-04: 3
- 2025-06: 1
- 2025-07: 1
- 2025-09: 1
- 2026-01: 1
- 2026-02: 2
- 2026-03: 1
- 2026-05: 4
- Amount
2,626.04
2018-012022-042026-05Amount trend for Fuzhou Hai Lin Food Co., Ltd.
- 2018-01: 191.8K
- 2018-02: 187K
- 2018-05: 15.6K
- 2018-07: 13K
- 2018-10: 17.3K
- 2018-11: 15.6K
- 2019-04: 15.6K
- 2019-07: 13K
- 2019-09: 13K
- 2019-12: 13K
- 2020-01: 114.5K
- 2020-03: 44.4K
- 2020-04: 133.4K
- 2020-05: 7,410
- 2020-06: 13K
- 2020-08: 25.4K
- 2020-09: 118.4K
- 2020-11: 159.3K
- 2020-12: 503.3K
- 2021-01: 134.5K
- 2021-03: 286.7K
- 2021-04: 80.3K
- 2021-06: 17.2K
- 2021-07: 13K
- 2021-08: 72.9K
- 2021-09: 73.3K
- 2021-10: 86.5K
- 2021-11: 171.6K
- 2021-12: 89.6K
- 2022-01: 505.4K
- 2022-02: 76.5K
- 2022-04: 161.5K
- 2022-05: 261.6K
- 2022-06: 296.5K
- 2022-07: 161.7K
- 2022-08: 161.1K
- 2022-09: 307.2K
- 2022-10: 23.5K
- 2022-11: 340.3K
- 2023-01: 164.4K
- 2023-02: 168.8K
- 2023-03: 4.3M
- 2023-04: 4.8M
- 2023-05: 3.9M
- 2023-06: 6.4M
- 2023-07: 426K
- 2023-08: 366.6K
- 2023-10: 23.4K
- 2023-11: 193.1K
- 2024-01: 68.9K
- 2024-03: 419.1K
- 2024-10: 6,400
- 2024-11: 4,680
- 2025-01: 106.4K
- 2025-02: 0
- 2025-03: 348
- 2025-04: 0
- 2025-06: 0
- 2025-07: 0
- 2025-09: 0
- 2026-01: 0
- 2026-02: 0
- 2026-03: 0
- 2026-05: 11K
- Main export countries
- Russia (96.6%)
- Vietnam (1.6%)
- Moldova (0.3%)
- Not available (1.4%)
- Transactions
150
2018-012022-112026-08Transaction trend for Fuzhou Beautiful Agricultural Development Co., Ltd.
- 2018-01: 3
- 2018-03: 1
- 2019-03: 1
- 2020-01: 1
- 2020-03: 12
- 2020-04: 1
- 2020-07: 3
- 2020-08: 2
- 2020-11: 1
- 2021-01: 1
- 2021-02: 1
- 2021-03: 1
- 2021-04: 1
- 2021-06: 1
- 2021-07: 3
- 2021-08: 3
- 2021-09: 2
- 2021-10: 2
- 2021-11: 1
- 2021-12: 2
- 2022-01: 1
- 2022-03: 1
- 2022-04: 1
- 2022-05: 1
- 2022-06: 2
- 2022-07: 4
- 2022-08: 3
- 2022-09: 1
- 2022-10: 3
- 2022-11: 4
- 2022-12: 1
- 2023-02: 3
- 2023-03: 4
- 2023-04: 6
- 2023-05: 2
- 2023-06: 9
- 2023-07: 6
- 2023-08: 1
- 2023-09: 5
- 2023-11: 5
- 2023-12: 2
- 2024-01: 2
- 2024-05: 2
- 2024-07: 2
- 2024-10: 3
- 2024-12: 2
- 2025-01: 1
- 2025-02: 1
- 2025-03: 5
- 2025-04: 4
- 2025-05: 2
- 2025-09: 2
- 2025-11: 1
- 2026-03: 1
- 2026-04: 5
- 2026-05: 3
- 2026-06: 1
- 2026-07: 4
- 2026-08: 1
- Amount
2,148.78
2018-012022-112026-08Amount trend for Fuzhou Beautiful Agricultural Development Co., Ltd.
- 2018-01: 145.9K
- 2018-03: 35.1K
- 2019-03: 1,723.69
- 2020-01: 30.4K
- 2020-03: 28.4K
- 2020-04: 30.6K
- 2020-07: 99.4K
- 2020-08: 104.1K
- 2020-11: 74.2K
- 2021-01: 31.3K
- 2021-02: 33.2K
- 2021-03: 90K
- 2021-04: 22K
- 2021-06: 111.8K
- 2021-07: 99K
- 2021-08: 176.5K
- 2021-09: 101.7K
- 2021-10: 42.9K
- 2021-11: 146.8K
- 2021-12: 166.3K
- 2022-01: 64.9K
- 2022-03: 114.7K
- 2022-04: 121.4K
- 2022-05: 70.2K
- 2022-06: 377.3K
- 2022-07: 897.4K
- 2022-08: 379.1K
- 2022-09: 258.1K
- 2022-10: 742.4K
- 2022-11: 751.3K
- 2022-12: 252K
- 2023-02: 637.6K
- 2023-03: 866.9K
- 2023-04: 3.9M
- 2023-05: 213.6K
- 2023-06: 2.8M
- 2023-07: 3.4M
- 2023-08: 78.1K
- 2023-09: 798.8K
- 2023-11: 758.7K
- 2023-12: 414K
- 2024-01: 336.6K
- 2024-05: 324.3K
- 2024-07: 250.1K
- 2024-10: 87K
- 2024-12: 25.6K
- 2025-01: 58K
- 2025-02: 0
- 2025-03: 724K
- 2025-04: 18.4K
- 2025-05: 0
- 2025-09: 128.8K
- 2025-11: 1,350
- 2026-03: 8,400
- 2026-04: 16.8K
- 2026-05: 0
- 2026-06: 17.4K
- 2026-07: 57.7K
- 2026-08: 0
- Main export countries
- Russia (95.9%)
- Vietnam (0.6%)
- Kazakhstan (1.1%)
- Philippines (0.3%)
Intelligence
China export momentum, destination markets, and regional demand.
China export trend
China export trend
- Date 2018-07: Value 48.2M USD
- Date 2018-08: Value 63.7M USD
- Date 2018-09: Value 39.5M USD
- Date 2018-10: Value 54M USD
- Date 2018-11: Value 48.3M USD
- Date 2018-12: Value 45M USD
- Date 2019-01: Value 41.9M USD
- Date 2019-02: Value 37.5M USD
- Date 2019-03: Value 45.4M USD
- Date 2019-04: Value 75.7M USD
- Date 2019-05: Value 75.4M USD
- Date 2019-06: Value 48.3M USD
- Date 2019-07: Value 58.5M USD
- Date 2019-08: Value 56.3M USD
- Date 2019-09: Value 65.8M USD
- Date 2019-10: Value 51.3M USD
- Date 2019-11: Value 59.5M USD
- Date 2019-12: Value 45.4M USD
- Date 2020-01: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-02: Value 69.7M USD
- Date 2020-03: Value 39.7M USD
- Date 2020-04: Value 45.7M USD
- Date 2020-05: Value 50.7M USD
- Date 2020-06: Value 4,900 USD
- Date 2020-07: Value 4,100 USD
- Date 2020-08: Value 4,900 USD
- Date 2020-09: Value 56.8M USD
- Date 2020-10: Value 37.2M USD
- Date 2020-11: Value 49M USD
- Date 2020-12: Value 44.5M USD
- Date 2021-01: Value 872.4K USD
- Date 2021-02: Value 947.8K USD
- Date 2021-03: Value 2.5M USD
- Date 2021-04: Value 2.6M USD
- Date 2021-05: Value 3.6M USD
- Date 2021-06: Value 1.9M USD
- Date 2021-07: Value 2.5M USD
- Date 2021-08: Value 5.1M USD
- Date 2021-09: Value 3.6M USD
- Date 2021-10: Value 4.4M USD
- Date 2021-11: Value 2.6M USD
- Date 2021-12: Value 2.5M USD
- Date 2022-01: Value 1.8M USD
- Date 2022-02: Value 1.3M USD
- Date 2022-03: Value 2.1M USD
- Date 2022-04: Value 3.7M USD
- Date 2022-05: Value 4.1M USD
- Date 2022-06: Value 2.7M USD
- Date 2022-07: Value 2.2M USD
- Date 2022-08: Value 1.7M USD
- Date 2022-09: Value 2.4M USD
- Date 2022-10: Value 1.7M USD
- Date 2022-11: Value 1.9M USD
- Date 2022-12: Value 2.2M USD
- Date 2023-01: Value 1.2M USD
- Date 2023-02: Value 1.9M USD
- Date 2023-03: Value 2.3M USD
- Date 2023-04: Value 3.2M USD
- Date 2023-05: Value 3.4M USD
- Date 2023-06: Value 3.1M USD
- Date 2023-07: Value 4.3M USD
- Date 2023-08: Value 2.3M USD
- Date 2023-09: Value 3M USD
- Date 2023-10: Value 3.2M USD
- Date 2023-11: Value 3.9M USD
- Date 2023-12: Value 2.6M USD
- Date 2024-01: Value 4M USD
- Date 2024-02: Value 1.7M USD
- Date 2024-03: Value 6.7M USD
- Date 2024-04: Value 12M USD
- Date 2024-05: Value 13.8M USD
- Date 2024-06: Value 12.7M USD
- Date 2024-07: Value 7.3M USD
- Date 2024-08: Value 6.4M USD
- Date 2024-09: Value 8.6M USD
- Date 2024-10: Value 8.2M USD
- Date 2024-11: Value 8.9M USD
- Date 2024-12: Value 8.5M USD
- Date 2025-01: Value 6M USD
- Date 2025-02: Value 3.2M USD
- Date 2025-03: Value 7.3M USD
- Date 2025-04: Value 12.3M USD
- Date 2025-05: Value 15.2M USD
- Date 2025-06: Value 11.9M USD
- Date 2025-07: Value 15.3M USD
- Date 2025-08: Value 9.3M USD
- Date 2025-09: Value 13.1M USD
- Date 2025-10: Value 9.2M USD
- Date 2025-11: Value 10.9M USD
- Date 2025-12: Value 8.8M USD
- Date 2026-01: Value 9.2M USD
- Date 2026-02: Value 3M USD
- Date 2026-03: Value 4.7M USD
- Date 2026-04: Value 7.3M USD
- Date 2026-05: Value 6.3M USD
- Date 2026-06: Value 7.9M USD
- Date 2026-07: Value 5.7M USD
Top destinations
- Indonesia833M
- Japan316M
- South Korea170M
- Philippines84M
- Taiwan, China47M
- Thailand43M
- United States34M
- Mexico27M
- Russia18M
- Poland15M
Top destinations
- Indonesia: 833,000,000 USD
- Japan: 316,000,000 USD
- South Korea: 170,000,000 USD
- Philippines: 84,000,000 USD
- Taiwan, China: 47,000,000 USD
- Thailand: 43,000,000 USD
- United States: 34,000,000 USD
- Mexico: 27,000,000 USD
- Russia: 18,000,000 USD
- Poland: 15,000,000 USD
Key findings
Largest import market
833M USD
Indonesia · last 8 years
Fastest demand growth
1,088.32
Poland · last 8 years
Highest unit price
$43 /kg
Democratic Republic of the Congo · +4,266.56% vs avg
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Insights
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Product Trends
Roasted seaweed snack packs and seasoned sushi nori sheets see strong demand in global retail. Low-sodium, organic-certified, and diverse flavor options drive recent purchase volume.
Industrial Cluster Analysis
Jiangsu (Nantong and Lianyungang) specializes in premium sushi nori and processed laver, ideal for OEM snack orders. Fujian (Xiapu) and Shandong (Rongcheng) dominate bulk kelp and wakame cultivation for raw materials.
Quality Expectations
Export markets require moisture under 5% for crispness and strict compliance with heavy metal limits. Grade consistency in color, thickness, and hole-free sheets is critical to prevent tearing during automatic rolling.
What You Need to Know
Buyers should request samples to test moisture, crispness, and color consistency. Ask for third-party lab reports verifying heavy metal (inorganic arsenic, lead) and microbiological levels meet target market standards.
MOQ for custom-branded retail packaging is typically 10,000 to 20,000 packs, while bulk raw seaweed is 1 to 5 metric tons. Production takes 15 to 25 days, plus ocean freight depending on the destination port.
Buyers should budget for custom packaging mold fees, third-party food safety testing (e.g., heavy metal or pesticide residues), cold-chain or moisture-proof container shipping, and import customs clearance duties.
