Vietnam's tuna export to Japan have grown continuously in the past 2 months at a high level. According to statistics from Vietnam Customs, in October 2024 alone, tuna export to Japanese market increased by 31% over the same period, reaching nearly 3.5 million USD.
This figure contributed to offsetting decline in exports to Japan in the first half of the year, bringing total export value in the first 10 months of 2024 to nearly 28 million USD, up 5% over the same period.
Among tuna product groups exported to Japan, other processed tuna products with HS code 16 such as smoked tuna meat, marinated tuna slices... (except canned tuna), are main export product group to this market. And it is also only product group that increased compared to the same period in the first 10 months of this year.
Currently, Vietnam has more than 20 enterprises exporting tuna to Japan. Of which, Mariso Vietnam, AH Fishco and Evertrust Food Co., Ltd are the 3 leading companies in exporting to this market, accounting for 66% of the total tuna export turnover to this market.
According to statistics from World Trade Center (ITC), Japan's tuna imports in the first 8 months of 2024 continued to decline. This country reduced imports from most major sources. And Vietnam is the source with the lowest decline.

Source: Vitic/ congthuong.vn