Lok Sabha Question No. 1264 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-11
Subject: Valuation of  Seaweed Exports
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri G M Harish Balayogi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1264 ANSWERED ON 11/02/2025

## VALUATION OF SEAWEED EXPORTS

## 1264.  SHRI G M HARISH BALAYOGI:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मं त्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  and  the  amount  of  different  marine  products  exported  and  their  valuation during the last five years, year, State and UT-wise, especially Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the details of the amount and valuation of seaweed exports from the country, State and UT-wise, especially Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) the details of the countries which India exports marine products to;
- (d) the details of the marine products that are exported from India, country-wise;
- (e) whether there has been any disruption in supply chain of marine products domestically and internationally, if so, details thereof;
- (f) the  details  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  Marine  Products  Export  Development  Authority (MPEDA)  for  infrastructure upgradation, establishing testing laboratories and providing technical assistance for aquaculture production, State-wise, especially Andhra Pradesh; and
- (g) the details of the amount of funds released and utilized for the above mentioned purposes by the MPEDA during the last five years, year, State and UT-wise especially Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य और उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (श्री णिणिन प्रसाद)

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

- (a) The  details  and  the  amount  of  different  marine  products  exported  and  their  valuation during the last five years, year, State and UT-wise are given at Annexure-I and Annexure-II.
- (b) The details of the amount and valuation of seaweed exports from the country, is given in table below:-

[Value in INR Crore]

| State/UT     |   2023-24 |
|--------------|-----------|
| Delhi        |      0.05 |
| Kerala       |      0.66 |
| Other states |      0    |
| Total        |      0.71 |

Source: MPEDA

(c) India exported marine products to 132 countries during 2023-24 including to some of the major  export  destinations  such  as  USA,  China,  EU,  Japan,  Vietnam,  Thailand  etc.,  which contributed about 67% of country's total marine product exports in 2023-24.

(d) Some of the major marine products exported from India are frozen shrimp, frozen fish, frozen  cuttlefish,  frozen  squid,  live  fish,  dried  and  chilled  items.  Country-wise  export  data  is given at Annexure-III.

(e) Exports from India are continuing as the sailings of containers carrying ships from India have been diverted via the Cape of Good Hope route. Despite the challenges, the seafood exports increased in quantity terms from 17.54 Lakh Tonnes in the year 2022-23 to 18.19 Lakh Tonnes in  the  year  2023-24,  registering  a  growth  of  3.73%.  Some  increase  in  freight  cost  has  been reported  by  industry.  Government  has  been  keeping  watch  over  the  interests  of  exporters, including  seafood  exporters.  During  heightened  activities, Indian  Navy  had  substantially enhanced  maritime  surveillance  efforts  in  Central  /  North  Arabian  Sea  and  augmented  force levels. Aerial surveillance by long-range maritime patrol aircraft and Remotely Piloted Aircraft ( RPA ) system  had  been  enhanced  to  have  a  complete  maritime  domain  awareness.  Towards effective  surveillance  of  exclusive  economic  zone  (EEZ),  Indian  Navy  is  operating  in  close coordination with Coast Guard.

(f) & (g) The Government  through Marine Products Export Development  Authority (MPEDA) has undertaken various measures for export promotion of marine products from the country,  including  that  from  Andhra  Pradesh.  MPEDA's  schemes  for  marine  products  export promotion are extended on pan India basis. These are aimed to assist the entire stakeholders' value chain in augmenting the production from capture and culture fisheries, preservation of quality,  infrastructure  development for value addition, preservation/storage of value-added marine products, traceability, sustainability of the resources and promotion of Indian marine products  in  the  global  market  through  various  publicity  media  and  many  more.  Financial assistance  released  by  MPEDA  to  the  beneficiaries  in  various  states  including  Andhra Pradesh in last 5 years is given in Annexure-IV .

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## Annexure-I

| Product wise export of marine products during the last 5 years   | Product wise export of marine products during the last 5 years                                      | Product wise export of marine products during the last 5 years   | Product wise export of marine products during the last 5 years   | Product wise export of marine products during the last 5 years   | Product wise export of marine products during the last 5 years   | Product wise export of marine products during the last 5 years   |                |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|                                                                  |                                                                                                     |                                                                  | 2019-20                                                          | 2020-21                                                          | 2021-22                                                          | 2022-23                                                          | 2023-24        |
| SL No                                                            | Item Name                                                                                           | HS Code                                                          | Value                                                            | [in INR Crore]                                                   | [in INR Crore]                                                   | [in INR Crore]                                                   | [in INR Crore] |
| 1                                                                | LIVE FISH                                                                                           | 301                                                              | 11.99                                                            | 15.61                                                            | 37.28                                                            | 50.28                                                            | 27.73          |
| 2                                                                | FISH- FRESH OR CHILLED (EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS AND OTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304)                 | 302                                                              | 419.79                                                           | 315.00                                                           | 348.64                                                           | 395.17                                                           | 511.16         |
| 3                                                                | FROZEN FISH (EXCLUDING FISH FILLETS AND OTHER FISH MEAT OF HEADING 0304)                            | 303                                                              | 3495.58                                                          | 2832.47                                                          | 3274.36                                                          | 5357.39                                                          | 5375.75        |
| 4                                                                | FISH FILLETS AND OTHER FISH MEAT (WHETHER OR NOT MINCED, FRESH, CHILLED OR FROZEN)                  | 304                                                              | 1656.52                                                          | 1659.62                                                          | 2142.81                                                          | 2381.31                                                          | 2066.73        |
| 5                                                                | FISH DRIED SALTED OR IN BRINE; SMOKED FISH FIT FOR HUMANCONSUMPTION                                 | 305                                                              | 467.71                                                           | 613.15                                                           | 478.73                                                           | 380.87                                                           | 343.29         |
| 6                                                                | CRUSTACEANS WHETHER IN SHELL OR NOT, LIVE, FRESH, CHILLED, FROZEN, DRIED, SALTED OR IN BRINE        | 306                                                              | 32783.18                                                         | 29266.06                                                         | 39588.29                                                         | 39340.90                                                         | 36327.01       |
| 7                                                                | MOLLUSCS FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION EVEN SMOKED WHETHER IN SHELL OR NOT LIVE, FRESH, CHILLED, FROZEN | 307                                                              | 4790.02                                                          | 4083.05                                                          | 5533.02                                                          | 6866.88                                                          | 6020.43        |
| 8                                                                | AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES OTHER THAN CRUSTACEANS AND MOLLUSCS LIVE, FRESH, CHILLED, FROZEN, DRIED       | 308                                                              | 2.11                                                             | 10.63                                                            | 17.53                                                            | 13.78                                                            | 38.13          |
| 9                                                                | FATS AND OILS AND THEIR FRACTIONS, OF FISH OR MARINEMAMMALS WHETHER OR NOT REFINED                  | 1504                                                             | 20.14                                                            | 7.38                                                             | 20.54                                                            | 998.08                                                           | 573.26         |
| 10                                                               | PREPARED OR PRESERVED FISH; CAVIAR AND CAVIAR SUBSTITUTES PREPARED FROM FISH EGGS                   | 1604                                                             | 322.06                                                           | 407.04                                                           | 496.38                                                           | 594.66                                                           | 692.77         |
| 11                                                               | CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES, PREPARED OR PRESERVED EXCLUDING SMOKED       | 1605                                                             | 3067.50                                                          | 4297.29                                                          | 5244.09                                                          | 5749.88                                                          | 5295.80        |
| 12                                                               | FLOURS MEALS AND PELLETS OF FISH CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS/OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES                  | 230120                                                           | 531.94                                                           | 631.32                                                           | 692.13                                                           | 2732.66                                                          | 3751.34        |
| TOTAL                                                            | TOTAL                                                                                               | TOTAL                                                            | 47618.10                                                         | 44175.75                                                         | 57910.36                                                         | 64902.16                                                         | 61043.68       |

## Annexure-II

|                    | Export Value (In Rs. Crore)   | Export Value (In Rs. Crore)   | Export Value (In Rs. Crore)   | Export Value (In Rs. Crore)   | Export Value (In Rs. Crore)   |
|--------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| State              | 2019-20                       | 2020-21                       | 2021-22                       | 2022-23                       | 2023-24                       |
| ANDAMAN&NICOBAR    | 4.32                          | 7.36                          | 7.59                          | 8.00                          | 5.06                          |
| ANDHRA PRADESH     | 19500.09                      | 18722.80                      | 24806.35                      | 24361.45                      | 24523.91                      |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH  | -                             | 1.38                          | -                             | -                             | -                             |
| ASSAM              | 0.04                          | 3.41                          | 7.16                          | 9.90                          | 10.58                         |
| BIHAR              | 9.48                          | 6.23                          | 3.10                          | 7.34                          | 28.89                         |
| CHATTISGARH        | -                             | 0.77                          | -                             | 0.01                          | -                             |
| DADRA &NAGARHAVELI | -                             | -                             | 2.06                          | 3.81                          | 40.76                         |
| DAMAN&DIU          | 71.32                         | 28.98                         | 15.23                         | 42.22                         | -                             |
| DELHI              | 9.75                          | 53.17                         | 1.90                          | 0.87                          | 0.51                          |
| GOA                | 379.51                        | 323.28                        | 731.11                        | 1267.79                       | 1232.54                       |
| GUJARAT            | 5481.65                       | 4555.86                       | 5270.28                       | 6505.27                       | 6692.53                       |
| HARYANA            | 0.39                          | 0.07                          | 0.19                          | 0.11                          | 0.17                          |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 0.12                          | -                             | 0.05                          | 0.21                          | -                             |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR     | 0.79                          | -                             | -                             | -                             | -                             |
| JHARKHAND          | 0.03                          | -                             | -                             | 0.29                          | 0.49                          |
| KARNATAKA          | 1412.66                       | 1620.11                       | 2228.14                       | 4776.38                       | 4570.49                       |
| KERALA             | 4982.36                       | 5167.38                       | 6542.12                       | 8081.80                       | 6744.52                       |
| MADHYAPRADESH      | 0.01                          | 0.04                          | 0.06                          | 0.01                          | 0.16                          |
| MAHARASHTRA        | 4245.97                       | 3370.00                       | 4578.69                       | 5331.48                       | 4869.88                       |
| MEGHALAYA          | 0.12                          | -                             | -                             | -                             | 0.31                          |
| MIZORAM            | -                             | 0.78                          | -                             | -                             | -                             |
| NAGALAND           | 0.01                          | -                             | -                             | -                             | -                             |
| ODISHA             | 3028.88                       | 3114.16                       | 4462.09                       | 4407.47                       | 3860.65                       |
| PUDUCHERRY         | 24.81                         | 21.20                         | 62.00                         | 28.05                         | 53.03                         |
| PUNJAB             | -                             | 1.77                          | 3.39                          | 1.27                          | 2.00                          |
| RAJASTHAN          | 0.03                          | 0.03                          | 0.09                          | 0.26                          | 0.03                          |
| SIKKIM             | 0.08                          | 0.02                          | -                             | -                             | -                             |
| TAMIL NADU         | 4148.43                       | 3376.50                       | 4193.57                       | 4641.99                       | 4012.05                       |
| TELANGANA          | 64.15                         | 37.17                         | 46.94                         | 62.76                         | 137.72                        |
| TRIPURA            | 0.12                          | -                             | -                             | -                             | -                             |
| UNSPECIFIED *      | 6.62                          | 7.83                          | 10.19                         | 0.99                          | -                             |
| UTTAR PRADESH      | 12.08                         | 13.03                         | 15.37                         | 6.21                          | 10.27                         |
| UTTARAKHAND        | 0.25                          | 0.07                          | 1.25                          | 0.00                          | 0.06                          |
| WEST BENGAL        | 4234.01                       | 3742.30                       | 4921.43                       | 5356.21                       | 4247.08                       |
| Total              | 47618.10                      | 44175.75                      | 57910.36                      | 64902.16                      | 61043.68                      |

## Annexure-III

[All figures in INR Crores]

| Major Countries where India exports marine products   | Major Countries where India exports marine products   | Major Countries where India exports marine products   | Major Countries where India exports marine products   | Major Countries where India exports marine products   | Major Countries where India exports marine products   | Major Countries where India exports marine products   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| SL No.                                                | Country                                               | 2019-20                                               | 2020-21                                               | 2021-22                                               | 2022-23                                               | 2023-24                                               |
| 1.                                                    | USA                                                   | 17955.07                                              | 17892.79                                              | 24756.62                                              | 20672.17                                              | 20685.17                                              |
| 2.                                                    | China                                                 | 9531.64                                               | 6468.21                                               | 8372.40                                               | 11605.72                                              | 11410.14                                              |
| 3.                                                    | Japan                                                 | 2955.63                                               | 3038.43                                               | 3338.67                                               | 3913.11                                               | 3412.30                                               |
| 4.                                                    | Vietnam                                               | 2203.49                                               | 2264.32                                               | 2328.16                                               | 3952.43                                               | 3251.20                                               |
| 5.                                                    | Thailand                                              | 1496.28                                               | 1337.53                                               | 1957.13                                               | 2696.08                                               | 2329.92                                               |
| 6.                                                    | Canada                                                | 932.41                                                | 1100.33                                               | 1427.78                                               | 1502.95                                               | 1655.35                                               |
| 7.                                                    | Spain                                                 | 1056.27                                               | 1118.59                                               | 1555.65                                               | 1878.48                                               | 1577.20                                               |
| 8.                                                    | Belgium                                               | 894.78                                                | 881.74                                                | 1174.51                                               | 1696.57                                               | 1487.50                                               |
| 9.                                                    | UAE                                                   | 1421.16                                               | 1231.97                                               | 1223.31                                               | 1213.53                                               | 1306.13                                               |
| 10.                                                   | Italy                                                 | 906.31                                                | 894.70                                                | 1332.13                                               | 1443.60                                               | 1305.09                                               |
| 11.                                                   | Others                                                | 8265.06                                               | 7947.13                                               | 10444.02                                              | 14327.51                                              | 12623.68                                              |
|                                                       | Total                                                 | 47618.10                                              | 44175.75                                              | 57910.36                                              | 64902.16                                              | 61043.68                                              |

*Source: DGCIS

## Annexure-IV

[Amount in INR Lakhs]

| State          | 2019-20               | 2019-20   | 2020-21               | 2020-21   | 2021-22               | 2021-22   | 2022-23               | 2022-23   | 2023-24               | 2023-24   |
|----------------|-----------------------|-----------|-----------------------|-----------|-----------------------|-----------|-----------------------|-----------|-----------------------|-----------|
| State          | No. of beneficiari es | Amount    | No. of beneficia ries | Amount    | No. of beneficiar ies | Amount    | No. of beneficia ries | Amount    | No. of beneficiarie s | Amount    |
| Kerala         | 3                     | 46.19     | 16                    | 113.01    | 12                    | 1050.4    | 6                     | 351.912   | 1                     | 10        |
| Tamil Nadu     | 5                     | 101.81    | 4                     | 363.87    | 4                     | 19.81     | 2                     | 31        | 2                     | 25.26     |
| Andhra Pradesh | 20                    | 218.59    | 16                    | 341.17    | 8                     | 1092.2    | 4                     | 562.23    | 6                     | 414.82    |
| Odisha         | 4                     | 163.59    | 9                     | 299.2     | 1                     | 1.5       | 1                     | 6         |                       | 0         |
| West Bengal    | 4                     | 142.89    | 6                     | 544.7     | 2                     | 273.65    | 1                     | 2.762     | 1                     | 2.82      |
| Gujarat        | 7                     | 91.91     | 10                    | 164.07    | 4                     | 275.74    | 2                     | 215.914   | 4                     | 228.1     |
| Maharashtr a   | 2                     | 496.05    | 9                     | 164.53    | 2                     | 280.79    | 1                     | 2.99      | 3                     | 376.06    |
| Goa            | 2                     | 41.66     | 0                     | 0         | 0                     |           |                       |           |                       |           |
| Karnataka      | 4                     | 152.71    | 18                    | 119.42    | 3                     | 7.1       | 1                     | 500       |                       |           |
| Telangana      | 0                     | 0         | 0                     | 0         | 0                     | 0         | 0                     | 0         | 1                     | 8.524     |
| Total          | 51                    | 1455.4    | 88                    | 2110      | 36                    | 3001.2    | 18                    | 1672.81   | 18                    | 1065.6    |

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