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HS 0308.30

Jellyfish (rhopilema spp.), live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine

In short

  • The US imported $517K of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 31% on the year before.
  • Korea, South is the largest supplier, with 60.1% of US imports; China is next, with 39.9%.
  • Japan is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $2.11/kg.
  • Duty paid averaged 22.5% of the value of imports in August 2026, up 12.5 points on a year earlier.
  • Japan is gaining share: 20.0% over the last 12 months, up from 1.6%.
  • US exports were $10K over the last 12 months; the largest market is Costa Rica, with 100.0%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$9K

↓ −88% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$517K

↓ −31% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

22.5%

↑ +12.5 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Korea, South

60.1% of US imports

US imports by month

The last 13 months, so the same month a year ago is on the left. August 2026 is highlighted.

Aug2025SepOctNovDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
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MonthUS imports
August 2025$78K
September 2025$5K
October 2025$14K
November 2025$3K
December 2025$90K
January 2026$89K
February 2026$23K
March 2026$7K
April 2026$105K
May 2026$6K
June 2026$15K
July 2026$150K
August 2026$9K

What changed

  • US imports were $9K in August 2026, down 94% from July 2026 and down 88% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $517K, down 31% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Korea, South up from 0.0% to 60.1%, Japan down from 54.3% to 0.0%.
  • Average price from China rose 56% since July 2026, to $3.60/kg.
  • Duty paid by the main suppliers held within 2 points of July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $517K in the 12 months to Aug 2026, down 78% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $10K, down 97%.

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$2.3M
12 months to Aug 2018$1.7M
12 months to Aug 2019$1.2M
12 months to Aug 2020$836K
12 months to Aug 2021$334K
12 months to Aug 2022$712K
12 months to Aug 2023$752K
12 months to Aug 2024$827K
12 months to Aug 2025$753K
12 months to Aug 2026$517K
  • China
  • Japan
  • Thailand
  • Korea, South
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodChinaJapanThailandKorea, South
12 months to Aug 201765.8%1.1%8.7%1.1%
12 months to Aug 201841.7%6.6%13.9%2.7%
12 months to Aug 201947.2%1.9%17.7%3.8%
12 months to Aug 202070.1%1.6%0.0%7.1%
12 months to Aug 202155.5%5.9%0.0%15.8%
12 months to Aug 202244.6%2.5%11.9%11.0%
12 months to Aug 202372.5%1.9%6.1%6.6%
12 months to Aug 202460.6%1.6%20.0%5.0%
12 months to Aug 202576.3%1.6%9.6%3.9%
12 months to Aug 202665.0%20.0%9.6%4.9%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodChinaJapanThailandKorea, SouthAll countries
12 months to Aug 20170.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20180.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 201910.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.8%
12 months to Aug 202025.0%0.0%n/a0.0%17.5%
12 months to Aug 202125.0%0.0%n/a0.0%13.9%
12 months to Aug 202225.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%11.2%
12 months to Aug 202322.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%16.3%
12 months to Aug 202424.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%14.6%
12 months to Aug 202529.2%2.7%5.2%2.7%23.5%
12 months to Aug 202635.9%10.9%10.5%11.9%27.2%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$517K−31%27.2%+3.7 pts$10K
12 months to Aug 2025$753K−9.0%23.5%+8.9 pts$0−100%
12 months to Aug 2024$827K+10%14.6%−1.7 pts$36K+560%
12 months to Aug 2023$752K+5.7%16.3%+5.1 pts$5K−60%
12 months to Aug 2022$712K+113%11.2%−2.7 pts$13K−89%
12 months to Aug 2021$334K−60%13.9%−3.6 pts$118K+33%
12 months to Aug 2020$836K−29%17.5%+12.7 pts$89K+105%
12 months to Aug 2019$1.2M−30%4.8%+4.8 pts$43K−33%
12 months to Aug 2018$1.7M−27%0.0%0.0 pts$64K−82%
12 months to Aug 2017$2.3M0.0%$352K

Who supplies the US

August 2026. Small figures under each value are the change from August 2025. Landed cost by origin, below, adds freight and duty to the price.

CountryUS importsShareAverage priceDuty paidLast 13 months
Korea, South$5K60.1%new$5.41/kg12.5%
China$4K39.9%new$3.60/kg37.5%
All countries$9K100.0%$4.51/kg+62%22.5%+12.5 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 94.6% of US imports over the last 12 months.

Landed cost by origin

What importers paid to land this product at a US port from each main supplier, June–August 2026: the price, freight and insurance to the first US port, and duty, per unit. Suppliers with 3% or more of these imports, cheapest landed first. Small figures under landed cost are the change from the same months a year earlier.

  • Price
  • Freight and insurance
  • Duty
CountryPriceFreight and insuranceDutyLanded costMake-up
Japan$1.60/kg$0.35/kg22.1% of price$0.16/kg10.0% of price$2.11/kg−69%
China$2.71/kg$0.42/kg15.6% of price$0.82/kg30.2% of price$3.95/kg+15%
Korea, South$5.41/kg$0.54/kg10.0% of price$0.68/kg12.5% of price$6.63/kg+43%
All countries$2.07/kg$0.38/kg18.5% of price$0.42/kg20.2% of price$2.87/kg−16%

Landed at a US port, Japan was cheapest, at $2.11/kg: 46.4% below China.

Landed cost from Japan fell 69% on a year earlier, to $2.11/kg, mostly on price: $5.70/kg then, $1.60/kg now.

How the market is shifting

Japan gained the most share: 20.0% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 1.6% in the 12 months before. China lost the most: 65.0%, down from 76.3%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months.

  • China
  • Japan
  • Thailand
  • Korea, South
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthChinaJapanThailandKorea, South
September 202489.5%0.0%0.0%10.5%
October 202497.1%0.0%0.0%2.9%
November 20240.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%
December 202494.5%0.0%0.0%5.5%
January 202535.2%0.0%50.6%0.0%
February 202594.0%0.0%0.0%6.0%
March 2025100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
April 202585.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%
May 2025100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
June 20250.0%28.7%0.0%71.3%
July 2025100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
August 20250.0%0.0%48.3%0.0%
September 20250.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%
October 2025100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
November 20250.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%
December 202591.6%0.0%2.9%2.5%
January 202672.8%21.6%0.0%5.6%
February 2026100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
March 20260.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%
April 202655.0%2.3%37.9%4.8%
May 2026100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
June 2026100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
July 202645.7%54.3%0.0%0.0%
August 202639.9%0.0%0.0%60.1%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthChinaJapanThailandKorea, SouthAll countries
September 202425.0%n/an/a0.0%22.4%
October 202425.0%n/an/a0.0%24.3%
November 2024n/a0.0%n/an/a0.0%
December 202419.3%n/an/a0.0%18.2%
January 202525.0%n/a0.0%n/a8.8%
February 202525.0%n/an/a0.0%23.5%
March 202545.0%n/an/an/a45.0%
April 202536.0%n/an/an/a30.8%
May 202555.0%n/an/an/a55.0%
June 2025n/a10.0%n/a10.0%10.0%
July 202555.0%n/an/an/a55.0%
August 2025n/an/a10.0%n/a10.0%
September 2025n/an/an/a15.0%15.0%
October 202555.0%n/an/an/a55.0%
November 2025n/an/an/a0.0%0.0%
December 202545.0%n/a19.0%15.0%42.7%
January 202627.0%15.0%n/a15.0%23.7%
February 202641.5%n/an/an/a41.5%
March 2026n/an/a10.0%n/a10.0%
April 202635.0%10.0%10.0%10.0%23.7%
May 202635.0%n/an/an/a35.0%
June 20260.0%n/an/an/a0.0%
July 202636.4%10.0%n/an/a22.1%
August 202637.5%n/an/a12.5%22.5%

Where it enters the US

Main ports of entry over the 12 months to August 2026: US imports and share.

  1. Newark, NJ$374K · 72.3%
  2. Los Angeles, CA$113K · 21.8%
  3. New York, NY$28K · 5.5%
  4. Seattle, WA$2K · 0.4%

Where US exports go

US exports were $0 in August 2026, and $10K over the last 12 months.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Costa Rica$10K100.0%new
All countries$10K100.0%new

Markets abroad

Each country's own import figures for this product, from UN Comtrade: the 8 biggest importers outside the US in the latest year each has reported, what they bought from the US, and the change from the year before. Values usually include freight and insurance to the importer's border, so they run a little above US export figures. Countries report a year or more late; 37 have reported 2025 so far.

MarketImportsvs year beforeFrom the USUS share
China$34.4Min 2025−26%$00.0%
Korea, South$17.3Min 2025−35%$00.0%
Malaysia$7.3Min 2025+81%$00.0%
Japan$6.9Min 2025+27%$00.0%
Thailand$6.6Min 2025+660%$00.0%
Taiwan$2.5Min 2024−16%$00.0%
Spain$1.7Min 2025+30%$00.0%
Hong Kong$953Kin 2025−32%$00.0%

The biggest market outside the US is China, which imported $34.4M of this product in 2025, none of it from the US.

Of these, imports into Malaysia grew fastest: up 81% from 2024 to 2025.

Other products under heading 0308: aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.

ProductUS importsUS exports
Sea urchins (strongylocentrotus spp., paracentrotus lividus, loxechinus albus, echichinus esculentus), live, fresh or chilledHS 0308.21$39.8M$15.0M
Sea cucumbers, excluding flours, meals & pellets fit for human consumption, frozenHS 0308.12$3.7M$2.6M
Sea cucumbers, excluding flours, meals and pellets fit for human consumption, not elsewhere specifiedHS 0308.19$3.8M$1.8M
Aquatic invertebrates, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, not elsewhere specified; smoked; flours, meals and pellets fit for human consumptionHS 0308.90$2.3M$843K
Sea urchins, excluding flours, meals, pellets fit for human consumption, frozenHS 0308.22$1.7M$10K
Sea cucumbers (stichopus japonicus, holothurioidea), live, fresh or chilledHS 0308.11$1.2M$303K
Sea urchins (strongylocentrous spp., paracentrotus lividus, loxechinus albus, echichinus esculentus), other than live, fresh or chilledHS 0308.29none$44K
About these figures
  • Source: US Census Bureau international trade data, not seasonally adjusted, in US dollars. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
  • US imports are general imports at customs value, which excludes freight and insurance. Exports are at free-alongside-ship value.
  • Average price is customs value divided by quantity (kilograms), across all of the product's 10-digit lines.
  • Duty paid is the duty Census calculates on each country's imports for consumption, as a share of their value. It moves with tariff changes, exemptions and the mix of goods within the product.
  • Landed cost adds Census's import charges (freight, insurance and other costs of bringing the goods to the first US port) and calculated duty to the customs value, per unit, across the product's 10-digit lines. It leaves out antidumping and countervailing duties, customs fees and transport inland. Prices are averages across the goods within the code, so a lower one can mean cheaper goods, not the same goods for less.
  • Markets abroad are each country's imports as it reports them to UN Comtrade, in US dollars, usually including freight and insurance. Countries report a year or more late and in their own edition of the HS codes, so one still on an older edition is missing for codes that changed in 2022.
  • Census revises recent months, so figures can change slightly. These are estimates for research and planning, not customs or legal advice.

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