Provide specific squid species (e.g., Illex, Todarodes), product form (rings, tubes, whole), size grading (e.g., U5, U10), net weight/glazing ratio, packaging preferences, target port, and order volume.
Category market report
Squid
Total suppliers
2,089+
Total Chinese suppliers export
$7.9B+
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- Transactions
1,285
2018-012022-052026-09Transaction trend for Yantai Tedfoods Co., Ltd.
- 2018-01: 6
- 2018-02: 3
- 2018-03: 3
- 2018-05: 3
- 2018-06: 8
- 2018-07: 8
- 2018-08: 10
- 2018-09: 10
- 2018-10: 3
- 2018-11: 2
- 2018-12: 8
- 2019-01: 4
- 2019-02: 6
- 2019-03: 3
- 2019-04: 3
- 2019-05: 7
- 2019-06: 8
- 2019-07: 9
- 2019-08: 7
- 2019-09: 18
- 2019-10: 20
- 2019-11: 16
- 2019-12: 12
- 2020-01: 20
- 2020-02: 14
- 2020-04: 7
- 2020-06: 6
- 2020-07: 7
- 2020-08: 10
- 2020-09: 7
- 2020-10: 10
- 2020-11: 10
- 2020-12: 14
- 2021-01: 13
- 2021-02: 12
- 2021-03: 15
- 2021-04: 4
- 2021-05: 10
- 2021-06: 6
- 2021-07: 20
- 2021-08: 17
- 2021-09: 19
- 2021-10: 19
- 2021-11: 10
- 2021-12: 13
- 2022-01: 15
- 2022-02: 25
- 2022-03: 15
- 2022-04: 14
- 2022-05: 26
- 2022-06: 10
- 2022-07: 6
- 2022-08: 5
- 2022-09: 5
- 2022-10: 9
- 2022-11: 14
- 2022-12: 9
- 2023-01: 17
- 2023-02: 5
- 2023-03: 9
- 2023-04: 7
- 2023-05: 12
- 2023-06: 15
- 2023-07: 11
- 2023-08: 7
- 2023-09: 4
- 2023-11: 7
- 2023-12: 17
- 2024-01: 36
- 2024-02: 7
- 2024-03: 18
- 2024-04: 5
- 2024-05: 5
- 2024-06: 20
- 2024-07: 21
- 2024-08: 15
- 2024-09: 18
- 2024-10: 16
- 2024-11: 20
- 2024-12: 22
- 2025-01: 5
- 2025-02: 9
- 2025-03: 15
- 2025-04: 9
- 2025-05: 15
- 2025-06: 15
- 2025-07: 19
- 2025-08: 36
- 2025-09: 16
- 2025-10: 32
- 2025-11: 30
- 2025-12: 11
- 2026-01: 28
- 2026-02: 19
- 2026-04: 11
- 2026-05: 12
- 2026-06: 29
- 2026-07: 22
- 2026-08: 9
- 2026-09: 16
- Amount
10,880.32
2018-012022-052026-09Amount trend for Yantai Tedfoods Co., Ltd.
- 2018-01: 500.8K
- 2018-02: 226.2K
- 2018-03: 239.5K
- 2018-05: 147.9K
- 2018-06: 1.2M
- 2018-07: 977.7K
- 2018-08: 1.5M
- 2018-09: 1.1M
- 2018-10: 264.8K
- 2018-11: 121.6K
- 2018-12: 537.7K
- 2019-01: 320.5K
- 2019-02: 489.4K
- 2019-03: 274.5K
- 2019-04: 458.1K
- 2019-05: 604.3K
- 2019-06: 817.8K
- 2019-07: 1.2M
- 2019-08: 718.3K
- 2019-09: 2.6M
- 2019-10: 2.2M
- 2019-11: 3.1M
- 2019-12: 2M
- 2020-01: 3.4M
- 2020-02: 1.2M
- 2020-04: 258K
- 2020-06: 458K
- 2020-07: 676.6K
- 2020-08: 786K
- 2020-09: 729.8K
- 2020-10: 776K
- 2020-11: 890.4K
- 2020-12: 967.7K
- 2021-01: 1.1M
- 2021-02: 891.1K
- 2021-03: 1M
- 2021-04: 261.9K
- 2021-05: 760K
- 2021-06: 301.9K
- 2021-07: 1.1M
- 2021-08: 1.1M
- 2021-09: 1.6M
- 2021-10: 1.6M
- 2021-11: 819.9K
- 2021-12: 1.2M
- 2022-01: 1.4M
- 2022-02: 2.5M
- 2022-03: 1.5M
- 2022-04: 1.3M
- 2022-05: 2.3M
- 2022-06: 1.1M
- 2022-07: 576.2K
- 2022-08: 480.5K
- 2022-09: 401K
- 2022-10: 796.7K
- 2022-11: 1.1M
- 2022-12: 753.5K
- 2023-01: 832.5K
- 2023-02: 294K
- 2023-03: 551.9K
- 2023-04: 310.4K
- 2023-05: 198.6K
- 2023-06: 891.7K
- 2023-07: 1M
- 2023-08: 447K
- 2023-09: 142.9K
- 2023-11: 626.5K
- 2023-12: 408.9K
- 2024-01: 914.6K
- 2024-02: 527.8K
- 2024-03: 1M
- 2024-04: 238.4K
- 2024-05: 306.7K
- 2024-06: 1M
- 2024-07: 1.3M
- 2024-08: 896.1K
- 2024-09: 1.1M
- 2024-10: 1.3M
- 2024-11: 1.5M
- 2024-12: 1.7M
- 2025-01: 292.2K
- 2025-02: 804.7K
- 2025-03: 1.3M
- 2025-04: 976.5K
- 2025-05: 1.7M
- 2025-06: 1.2M
- 2025-07: 1.6M
- 2025-08: 2.8M
- 2025-09: 1.7M
- 2025-10: 3.8M
- 2025-11: 2.7M
- 2025-12: 950.1K
- 2026-01: 2.4M
- 2026-02: 1.6M
- 2026-04: 843K
- 2026-05: 1M
- 2026-06: 2.4M
- 2026-07: 1.8M
- 2026-08: 799.3K
- 2026-09: 1.2M
- Main export countries
- United States (77%)
- Canada (18.6%)
- Ukraine (0.8%)
- Spain (0%)
- Transactions
804
2018-112022-062026-07Transaction trend for Rongcheng Haibo Seafood Co., Ltd.
- 2018-11: 4
- 2018-12: 11
- 2019-01: 5
- 2019-02: 11
- 2019-03: 6
- 2019-04: 13
- 2019-05: 7
- 2019-06: 23
- 2019-07: 22
- 2019-08: 13
- 2019-09: 15
- 2019-10: 7
- 2019-11: 6
- 2019-12: 14
- 2020-01: 23
- 2020-02: 11
- 2020-03: 7
- 2020-04: 10
- 2020-05: 5
- 2020-06: 5
- 2020-07: 4
- 2020-08: 7
- 2020-09: 3
- 2020-10: 11
- 2020-11: 3
- 2020-12: 3
- 2021-01: 9
- 2021-02: 6
- 2021-03: 19
- 2021-04: 10
- 2021-05: 12
- 2021-06: 18
- 2021-07: 14
- 2021-08: 17
- 2021-09: 13
- 2021-10: 12
- 2021-11: 13
- 2021-12: 12
- 2022-01: 16
- 2022-02: 18
- 2022-03: 12
- 2022-04: 9
- 2022-05: 10
- 2022-06: 24
- 2022-07: 13
- 2022-08: 4
- 2022-09: 15
- 2022-10: 4
- 2022-11: 12
- 2022-12: 5
- 2023-01: 5
- 2023-02: 2
- 2023-03: 17
- 2023-04: 22
- 2023-05: 27
- 2023-06: 19
- 2023-07: 19
- 2023-08: 15
- 2023-09: 20
- 2023-10: 17
- 2023-11: 16
- 2023-12: 7
- 2024-01: 16
- 2024-02: 3
- 2024-03: 12
- 2024-04: 3
- 2024-05: 1
- 2024-06: 2
- 2024-10: 3
- 2024-11: 5
- 2024-12: 4
- 2025-01: 2
- 2025-03: 2
- 2025-05: 3
- 2025-06: 3
- 2025-07: 9
- 2025-09: 2
- 2025-10: 10
- 2025-11: 1
- 2025-12: 1
- 2026-01: 1
- 2026-02: 4
- 2026-03: 1
- 2026-04: 1
- 2026-05: 1
- 2026-06: 2
- 2026-07: 1
- Amount
7,758.86
2018-112022-062026-07Amount trend for Rongcheng Haibo Seafood Co., Ltd.
- 2018-11: 376.4K
- 2018-12: 1.1M
- 2019-01: 677K
- 2019-02: 1.1M
- 2019-03: 1M
- 2019-04: 1.9M
- 2019-05: 1.2M
- 2019-06: 3.1M
- 2019-07: 2.7M
- 2019-08: 1.1M
- 2019-09: 1.8M
- 2019-10: 873.4K
- 2019-11: 532.8K
- 2019-12: 1.7M
- 2020-01: 2.9M
- 2020-02: 1.2M
- 2020-03: 669.4K
- 2020-04: 818.4K
- 2020-05: 557.6K
- 2020-06: 568.1K
- 2020-07: 440.9K
- 2020-08: 783.3K
- 2020-09: 317K
- 2020-10: 1.2M
- 2020-11: 327K
- 2020-12: 182.4K
- 2021-01: 1.1M
- 2021-02: 506.7K
- 2021-03: 1.6M
- 2021-04: 946.2K
- 2021-05: 1.2M
- 2021-06: 2.2M
- 2021-07: 1M
- 2021-08: 1.4M
- 2021-09: 1.2M
- 2021-10: 1.2M
- 2021-11: 1.4M
- 2021-12: 1.3M
- 2022-01: 1.8M
- 2022-02: 2.1M
- 2022-03: 1.4M
- 2022-04: 1M
- 2022-05: 1M
- 2022-06: 3.5M
- 2022-07: 1.6M
- 2022-08: 485K
- 2022-09: 1.6M
- 2022-10: 436.8K
- 2022-11: 1.6M
- 2022-12: 519.4K
- 2023-01: 417.8K
- 2023-02: 378K
- 2023-03: 1.6M
- 2023-04: 1.5M
- 2023-05: 1.5M
- 2023-06: 1.1M
- 2023-07: 1.7M
- 2023-08: 1M
- 2023-09: 1.6M
- 2023-10: 944.7K
- 2023-11: 1.3M
- 2023-12: 272K
- 2024-01: 101.5K
- 2024-02: 267.4K
- 2024-03: 563.7K
- 2024-04: 101.6K
- 2024-05: 67.2K
- 2024-06: 144.5K
- 2024-10: 183.9K
- 2024-11: 246.8K
- 2024-12: 243.5K
- 2025-01: 112.6K
- 2025-03: 205K
- 2025-05: 243.4K
- 2025-06: 79.8K
- 2025-07: 244.6K
- 2025-09: 150.6K
- 2025-10: 348.6K
- 2025-11: 57.2K
- 2025-12: 57.7K
- 2026-01: 56.2K
- 2026-02: 180.9K
- 2026-03: 57.8K
- 2026-04: 61.4K
- 2026-05: 0
- 2026-06: 122.7K
- 2026-07: 60.5K
- Main export countries
- United States (89.2%)
- Colombia (5.5%)
- Spain (0%)
- Russia (1.8%)
- Transactions
700
2018-012022-062026-09Transaction trend for Rongcheng Yukai Aquatic Co., Ltd.
- 2018-01: 4
- 2018-02: 1
- 2018-03: 2
- 2018-04: 1
- 2018-07: 2
- 2018-08: 2
- 2018-09: 1
- 2018-10: 3
- 2018-11: 4
- 2018-12: 7
- 2019-01: 2
- 2019-02: 2
- 2019-03: 5
- 2019-04: 2
- 2019-05: 5
- 2019-06: 2
- 2019-07: 5
- 2019-08: 5
- 2019-09: 9
- 2019-10: 5
- 2019-11: 3
- 2019-12: 4
- 2020-01: 6
- 2020-02: 4
- 2020-03: 3
- 2020-04: 4
- 2020-05: 1
- 2020-06: 1
- 2020-07: 1
- 2020-08: 7
- 2020-09: 3
- 2020-10: 3
- 2020-11: 1
- 2021-01: 3
- 2021-02: 6
- 2021-03: 2
- 2021-04: 3
- 2021-05: 7
- 2021-06: 10
- 2021-07: 4
- 2021-08: 7
- 2021-09: 5
- 2021-10: 9
- 2021-11: 5
- 2021-12: 8
- 2022-01: 8
- 2022-02: 6
- 2022-03: 1
- 2022-05: 4
- 2022-06: 5
- 2022-07: 4
- 2022-08: 2
- 2022-09: 9
- 2022-10: 16
- 2022-11: 6
- 2022-12: 13
- 2023-01: 7
- 2023-03: 5
- 2023-04: 10
- 2023-05: 13
- 2023-06: 9
- 2023-07: 10
- 2023-08: 8
- 2023-09: 10
- 2023-10: 9
- 2023-11: 8
- 2023-12: 4
- 2024-01: 7
- 2024-02: 6
- 2024-03: 10
- 2024-04: 12
- 2024-05: 12
- 2024-06: 13
- 2024-07: 10
- 2024-08: 10
- 2024-09: 8
- 2024-10: 7
- 2024-11: 7
- 2024-12: 5
- 2025-01: 4
- 2025-02: 7
- 2025-03: 7
- 2025-04: 7
- 2025-05: 15
- 2025-06: 8
- 2025-07: 10
- 2025-08: 19
- 2025-09: 12
- 2025-10: 18
- 2025-11: 28
- 2025-12: 17
- 2026-01: 11
- 2026-02: 18
- 2026-03: 7
- 2026-04: 7
- 2026-05: 11
- 2026-06: 12
- 2026-07: 9
- 2026-08: 9
- 2026-09: 8
- Amount
6,318.06
2018-012022-062026-09Amount trend for Rongcheng Yukai Aquatic Co., Ltd.
- 2018-01: 478.8K
- 2018-02: 100K
- 2018-03: 267K
- 2018-04: 112K
- 2018-07: 208.8K
- 2018-08: 202.4K
- 2018-09: 252K
- 2018-10: 732.9K
- 2018-11: 488.8K
- 2018-12: 666.8K
- 2019-01: 211.3K
- 2019-02: 171.5K
- 2019-03: 451.7K
- 2019-04: 318.6K
- 2019-05: 694K
- 2019-06: 200.1K
- 2019-07: 848.6K
- 2019-08: 453.9K
- 2019-09: 2.1M
- 2019-10: 572K
- 2019-11: 285.5K
- 2019-12: 355.9K
- 2020-01: 370.2K
- 2020-02: 734.1K
- 2020-03: 160.9K
- 2020-04: 309.7K
- 2020-05: 80.3K
- 2020-06: 81.1K
- 2020-07: 46.3K
- 2020-08: 493K
- 2020-09: 254K
- 2020-10: 247.9K
- 2020-11: 82.9K
- 2021-01: 170.3K
- 2021-02: 498.1K
- 2021-03: 171.5K
- 2021-04: 206.1K
- 2021-05: 650.3K
- 2021-06: 796.8K
- 2021-07: 390.3K
- 2021-08: 551.6K
- 2021-09: 477.8K
- 2021-10: 881.8K
- 2021-11: 494.8K
- 2021-12: 819.8K
- 2022-01: 786.6K
- 2022-02: 600.3K
- 2022-03: 0
- 2022-05: 453K
- 2022-06: 546.5K
- 2022-07: 554K
- 2022-08: 205.2K
- 2022-09: 842.9K
- 2022-10: 1.3M
- 2022-11: 531.1K
- 2022-12: 1.1M
- 2023-01: 548.1K
- 2023-03: 363.7K
- 2023-04: 421.6K
- 2023-05: 652.3K
- 2023-06: 281.1K
- 2023-07: 690.1K
- 2023-08: 651.1K
- 2023-09: 735K
- 2023-10: 774.5K
- 2023-11: 411.4K
- 2023-12: 365.6K
- 2024-01: 634.6K
- 2024-02: 516.4K
- 2024-03: 539.3K
- 2024-04: 689.6K
- 2024-05: 802.8K
- 2024-06: 1.4M
- 2024-07: 845.1K
- 2024-08: 712.8K
- 2024-09: 599.7K
- 2024-10: 626.5K
- 2024-11: 579.8K
- 2024-12: 435.7K
- 2025-01: 401.8K
- 2025-02: 532.2K
- 2025-03: 751.7K
- 2025-04: 735.9K
- 2025-05: 1.4M
- 2025-06: 816.8K
- 2025-07: 1M
- 2025-08: 1.8M
- 2025-09: 1.5M
- 2025-10: 2.1M
- 2025-11: 2.7M
- 2025-12: 1.3M
- 2026-01: 845.1K
- 2026-02: 1.4M
- 2026-03: 788K
- 2026-04: 805K
- 2026-05: 888.8K
- 2026-06: 1M
- 2026-07: 725K
- 2026-08: 599.3K
- 2026-09: 510.7K
- Main export countries
- United States (80.2%)
- Canada (9.7%)
- United Kingdom (0%)
- China (4.3%)
Intelligence
China export momentum, destination markets, and regional demand.
China export trend
China export trend
- Date 2018-07: Value 766M USD
- Date 2018-08: Value 660M USD
- Date 2018-09: Value 636M USD
- Date 2018-10: Value 683M USD
- Date 2018-11: Value 735M USD
- Date 2018-12: Value 779M USD
- Date 2019-01: Value 889M USD
- Date 2019-02: Value 313M USD
- Date 2019-03: Value 712M USD
- Date 2019-04: Value 766M USD
- Date 2019-05: Value 901M USD
- Date 2019-06: Value 869M USD
- Date 2019-07: Value 737M USD
- Date 2019-08: Value 673M USD
- Date 2019-09: Value 735M USD
- Date 2019-10: Value 781M USD
- Date 2019-11: Value 830M USD
- Date 2019-12: Value 928M USD
- Date 2020-01: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-02: Value 1.2B USD
- Date 2020-03: Value 710M USD
- Date 2020-04: Value 585M USD
- Date 2020-05: Value 665M USD
- Date 2020-06: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-07: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-08: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-09: Value 811M USD
- Date 2020-10: Value 692M USD
- Date 2020-11: Value 854M USD
- Date 2020-12: Value 932M USD
- Date 2021-01: Value 203M USD
- Date 2021-02: Value 104M USD
- Date 2021-03: Value 162M USD
- Date 2021-04: Value 183M USD
- Date 2021-05: Value 297M USD
- Date 2021-06: Value 196M USD
- Date 2021-07: Value 192M USD
- Date 2021-08: Value 219M USD
- Date 2021-09: Value 231M USD
- Date 2021-10: Value 208M USD
- Date 2021-11: Value 238M USD
- Date 2021-12: Value 254M USD
- Date 2022-01: Value 295M USD
- Date 2022-02: Value 134M USD
- Date 2022-03: Value 235M USD
- Date 2022-04: Value 243M USD
- Date 2022-05: Value 307M USD
- Date 2022-06: Value 247M USD
- Date 2022-07: Value 228M USD
- Date 2022-08: Value 208M USD
- Date 2022-09: Value 195M USD
- Date 2022-10: Value 188M USD
- Date 2022-11: Value 244M USD
- Date 2022-12: Value 252M USD
- Date 2023-01: Value 171M USD
- Date 2023-02: Value 157M USD
- Date 2023-03: Value 216M USD
- Date 2023-04: Value 194M USD
- Date 2023-05: Value 200M USD
- Date 2023-06: Value 177M USD
- Date 2023-07: Value 179M USD
- Date 2023-08: Value 163M USD
- Date 2023-09: Value 164M USD
- Date 2023-10: Value 142M USD
- Date 2023-11: Value 208M USD
- Date 2023-12: Value 164M USD
- Date 2024-01: Value 324M USD
- Date 2024-02: Value 137M USD
- Date 2024-03: Value 239M USD
- Date 2024-04: Value 246M USD
- Date 2024-05: Value 247M USD
- Date 2024-06: Value 271M USD
- Date 2024-07: Value 250M USD
- Date 2024-08: Value 251M USD
- Date 2024-09: Value 246M USD
- Date 2024-10: Value 274M USD
- Date 2024-11: Value 295M USD
- Date 2024-12: Value 279M USD
- Date 2025-01: Value 301M USD
- Date 2025-02: Value 119M USD
- Date 2025-03: Value 282M USD
- Date 2025-04: Value 246M USD
- Date 2025-05: Value 264M USD
- Date 2025-06: Value 236M USD
- Date 2025-07: Value 220M USD
- Date 2025-08: Value 225M USD
- Date 2025-09: Value 215M USD
- Date 2025-10: Value 174M USD
- Date 2025-11: Value 221M USD
- Date 2025-12: Value 219M USD
- Date 2026-01: Value 230M USD
- Date 2026-02: Value 138M USD
- Date 2026-03: Value 161M USD
- Date 2026-04: Value 184M USD
- Date 2026-05: Value 194M USD
- Date 2026-06: Value 193M USD
- Date 2026-07: Value 167M USD
Top destinations
- Japan5.9B
- Thailand3.7B
- United States3B
- Malaysia2.6B
- Philippines2.4B
- South Korea2.4B
- Indonesia1.3B
- Spain1.2B
- Peru1B
- Australia815M
Top destinations
- Japan: 5,853,000,000 USD
- Thailand: 3,744,000,000 USD
- United States: 3,026,000,000 USD
- Malaysia: 2,617,000,000 USD
- Philippines: 2,449,000,000 USD
- South Korea: 2,425,000,000 USD
- Indonesia: 1,317,000,000 USD
- Spain: 1,173,000,000 USD
- Peru: 1,019,000,000 USD
- Australia: 815,000,000 USD
Key findings
Largest import market
5.85B USD
Japan · last 8 years
Fastest demand growth
812.71
摩尔多瓦共和国 · last 8 years
Highest unit price
$40.43 /kg
Czechia · +512.3% vs avg
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Insights
Product insights to guide your sourcing.
Product Trends
Frozen cleaned squid tubes and squid rings are seeing high demand in global foodservice. Pre-sliced and value-added formats are growing rapidly, driven by the need for convenient, ready-to-cook seafood in major export markets.
Industrial Cluster Analysis
Shandong's Rongcheng is Asia's largest processing hub, focusing on high-volume export of imported squid. Zhejiang's Zhoushan cluster relies on domestic deep-sea fleets, excelling in primary freezing and bulk raw supply.
Quality Expectations
Buyers expect precise ice glazing percentages (typically 10-20%) and strict control over water-retaining chemical treatments. Compliance with EU or US phosphate limits and clear size grading are critical for high-end retail.
What You Need to Know
Request a pre-shipment sample to verify defrosted weight, size uniformity, and sensory quality. Buyers should also ask for independent laboratory test reports certifying phosphate levels and heavy metal limits.
The standard MOQ for frozen squid is one 20ft or 40ft reefer container (approx. 10-24 tons). Factory processing takes 15-30 days, while shipping duration depends entirely on cold-chain logistics to the destination.
Budget for cold-chain ocean freight, reefer demurrage at ports, import tariffs, customs clearance fees, and mandatory local veterinary or sanitary inspection costs. Special custom packaging also incurs extra setup fees.
