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HS 1605.61

Sea cucumbers, prepared or preserved

In short

  • The US imported $1.5M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 17% on the year before.
  • Nicaragua is the largest supplier, with 85.1% of US imports; Mexico is next, with 13.4%.
  • Mexico is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $42.03/kg.
  • Duty paid averaged 0.2% of the value of imports in August 2026, down 1.6 points on a year earlier.
  • Nicaragua is gaining share: 48.7% over the last 12 months, up from 30.2%.
  • US exports were $1.8M over the last 12 months; the largest market is Korea, South, with 61.6%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$558K

↑ +84% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$1.5M

↓ −17% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

0.2%

↓ −1.6 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Nicaragua

85.1% 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$303K
September 2025$409K
October 2025$24K
November 2025$0
December 2025$5K
January 2026$85K
February 2026$170K
March 2026$97K
April 2026$6K
May 2026$39K
June 2026$104K
July 2026$34K
August 2026$558K

What changed

  • US imports were $558K in August 2026, up 1520% from July 2026 and up 84% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $1.5M, down 17% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Nicaragua up from 0.0% to 85.1%, Mexico down from 93.8% to 13.4%.
  • Average price from Mexico rose 555% since July 2026, to $69.20/kg.
  • Duty paid by the main suppliers held within 2 points of July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $1.5M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, down 73% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $1.8M, up 46%. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026Duty ↑
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$5.7M
12 months to Aug 2018$3.9M
12 months to Aug 2019$1.9M
12 months to Aug 2020$1.2M
12 months to Aug 2021$1.1M
12 months to Aug 2022$1.8M
12 months to Aug 2023$1.9M
12 months to Aug 2024$2.1M
12 months to Aug 2025$1.9M
12 months to Aug 2026$1.5M
  • Nicaragua
  • Mexico
  • Dominican Republic
  • China
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodNicaraguaMexicoDominican RepublicChina
12 months to Aug 201712.4%24.5%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 201820.8%21.2%0.2%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20190.6%30.8%0.4%3.9%
12 months to Aug 20200.0%45.2%1.2%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20210.0%42.8%1.7%2.7%
12 months to Aug 20226.8%8.2%3.3%2.0%
12 months to Aug 20235.1%8.3%5.2%0.4%
12 months to Aug 202433.1%14.1%3.9%0.1%
12 months to Aug 202530.2%32.8%4.9%1.0%
12 months to Aug 202648.7%44.1%2.6%2.3%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodNicaraguaMexicoDominican RepublicChinaAll countries
12 months to Aug 20170.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 20180.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 20190.0%0.0%0.0%10.0%0.4%
12 months to Aug 2020n/a0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 2021n/a0.0%0.0%25.0%0.7%
12 months to Aug 20220.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%0.5%
12 months to Aug 20230.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%0.1%
12 months to Aug 20240.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20256.9%0.0%2.1%30.0%2.8%
12 months to Aug 20266.5%0.0%10.5%45.0%4.7%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$1.5M−17%4.7%+1.9 pts$1.8M−54%
12 months to Aug 2025$1.9M−10%2.8%+2.8 pts$3.9M+93%
12 months to Aug 2024$2.1M+11%0.0%−0.1 pts$2.0M+16%
12 months to Aug 2023$1.9M+0.4%0.1%−0.4 pts$1.8M+155%
12 months to Aug 2022$1.8M+75%0.5%−0.2 pts$689K+13%
12 months to Aug 2021$1.1M−9.6%0.7%+0.7 pts$609K+4411%
12 months to Aug 2020$1.2M−37%0.0%−0.4 pts$13K−96%
12 months to Aug 2019$1.9M−52%0.4%+0.4 pts$306K−71%
12 months to Aug 2018$3.9M−32%0.0%0.0 pts$1.0M−15%
12 months to Aug 2017$5.7M0.0%$1.2M

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
Nicaragua$475K85.1%+77.1 pts$85.13/kg+113%0.0%−10.0 pts
Mexico$75K13.4%−68.9 pts$69.20/kg−8.4%0.0%0.0 pts
Dominican Republic$9K1.6%new$9.51/kg12.5%
All countries$558K100.0%$73.63/kg+7.6%0.2%−1.6 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 95.4% 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
Mexico$39.40/kg$2.63/kg6.7% of price$0.00/kg0.0% of price$42.03/kg−47%
Nicaragua$85.13/kg$0.22/kg0.3% of price$0.00/kg0.0% of price$85.34/kg+16%
All countries$58.63/kg$1.42/kg2.4% of price$0.11/kg0.2% of price$60.16/kg−1.5%

Landed at a US port, Mexico was cheapest, at $42.03/kg: 50.7% below Nicaragua.

Landed cost from Mexico fell 47% on a year earlier, to $42.03/kg, mostly on price: $75.51/kg then, $39.40/kg now.

How the market is shifting

Nicaragua gained the most share: 48.7% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 30.2% in the 12 months before. Haiti lost the most: 1.3%, down from 8.8%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

  • Nicaragua
  • Mexico
  • Dominican Republic
  • China
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthNicaraguaMexicoDominican RepublicChina
September 20240.0%0.0%60.5%0.0%
October 20245.1%0.0%5.0%0.0%
November 202497.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%
December 20240.0%94.3%5.7%0.0%
January 20250.0%0.0%7.7%10.9%
February 202535.9%50.6%0.0%0.0%
March 20250.0%28.1%11.9%0.0%
April 202521.0%0.0%12.4%0.0%
May 202595.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%
June 202583.1%0.0%6.5%2.7%
July 20250.0%0.0%27.7%0.0%
August 20257.9%82.2%0.0%0.0%
September 202566.3%30.1%1.2%0.0%
October 20250.0%0.0%20.4%0.0%
November 2025n/an/an/an/a
December 20250.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%
January 20260.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%
February 20260.0%73.7%3.1%20.8%
March 20260.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%
April 20260.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%
May 20260.0%85.6%14.4%0.0%
June 20260.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%
July 20260.0%93.8%0.0%0.0%
August 202685.1%13.4%1.6%0.0%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthNicaraguaMexicoDominican RepublicChinaAll countries
September 2024n/an/a0.0%n/a0.0%
October 20240.0%n/a0.0%n/a0.0%
November 20240.0%n/an/an/a0.0%
December 2024n/a0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
January 2025n/an/a0.0%25.0%2.7%
February 20250.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
March 2025n/a0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
April 202510.0%n/a10.0%n/a3.3%
May 202510.0%n/an/an/a10.0%
June 202510.0%n/a10.0%55.0%11.2%
July 2025n/an/a10.0%n/a10.0%
August 202510.0%0.0%n/an/a1.8%
September 202518.0%0.0%10.0%n/a12.0%
October 2025n/an/a10.0%n/a10.0%
November 2025n/an/an/an/an/a
December 2025n/an/a10.0%n/a10.0%
January 2026n/a0.0%n/an/a0.0%
February 2026n/a0.0%10.0%45.0%10.0%
March 2026n/a0.0%n/an/a0.0%
April 2026n/an/a10.0%n/a10.0%
May 2026n/a0.0%10.0%n/a1.4%
June 2026n/a0.0%n/an/a0.0%
July 2026n/a0.0%n/an/a0.6%
August 20260.0%0.0%12.5%n/a0.2%

Tariff actions touching this product

When the duty paid on this product changed and stayed changed, for its main suppliers and all countries, newest first, with the Federal Register notices that named the product in the 3 months before. Rates are medians of the 4 months either side, less any usual seasonal swing. A change shows what happened to duty paid, not why; read each notice for what it did.

  1. June 2025 · Duty paid: all countries 0.0% → 11.2%.

Where it enters the US

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

  1. Jfk International Airport, NY$746K · 48.7%
  2. Newark, NJ$398K · 25.9%
  3. Los Angeles International Airport, CA$220K · 14.3%
  4. Otay Mesa, CA$70K · 4.6%
  5. Miami International Airport, FL$60K · 3.9%

Where US exports go

US exports were $0 in August 2026, down 100% from August 2025, and $1.8M over the last 12 months, down 54% on the 12 months before.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Korea, South$1.1M61.6%−20%
Canada$592K32.8%−69%
China$97K5.4%−81%
Turks and Caicos Islands$3K0.2%new
All countries$1.8M100.0%−54%

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; 28 have reported 2025 so far.

MarketImportsvs year beforeFrom the USUS share
China$65.7Min 2025−18%$1.0M1.5%
Korea, South$12.5Min 2025−18%$2.2M17.9%
Hong Kong$2.6Min 2025+136%$00.0%
Canada$1.4Min 2025+50%$1.2M88.9%
Malaysia$925Kin 2025−62%$00.0%
Iraq$513Kin 2024n/a$00.0%
Belgium$386Kin 2025+29%$00.0%
Australia$226Kin 2025−62%$00.0%

The biggest market outside the US is China, which imported $65.7M of this product in 2025, 1.5% of that from the US.

The US supplies 88.9% of imports into Canada, but under 10% into China, Hong Kong and Malaysia.

Of these, imports into Hong Kong grew fastest: up 136% from 2024 to 2025.

Other products under heading 1605: crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.

ProductUS importsUS exports
Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, not in airtight containersHS 1605.21$1.53B$95.8M
Crab, prepared or preserved, including products containing fish meatHS 1605.10$773.4M$7.8M
Lobster, prepared or preserved, including products containing fish meatHS 1605.30$411.0M$8.2M
Cuttle fish and squid, prepared or preservedHS 1605.54$83.7M$726K
Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved in airtight containersHS 1605.29$65.2M$7.3M
Crustaceans, not elsewhere specified, prepared or preserved, including products containing fish meatHS 1605.40$69.4M$543K
Octopus, prepared or preservedHS 1605.55$54.2M$185K
Mussels, prepared or preservedHS 1605.53$48.2M$561K
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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