Now, German market is favoring ready-to-eat, semi-processed, canned seafood products. German consumers give priority to products with reasonable price, high quality and easy to use. Formerly, German consumers liked products with reasonable price while in the past 10 years, they are in high demand for processed tuna.
Tuna consumption by German people in the period of 2006 - 2010 saw stability. Since 2010, the consumption reported a slight reduction. The average per capita consumption of the item in the country reached 2 kilogram per annum. According to report of Fisch Informationszentrum, tuna consumption accounted for nearly 11 percent of the country’s total seafood demand. According to International Trade Center (ITC), Germany ranked the 8th in importing tuna and the 7th in buying canned tuna in the world. Among top 7 largest canned tuna importers, Germany is claiming the highest growth in importing the item with its market share of more than 3.4 percent of the total canned tuna imports by the world.
Germany is importing tuna from over 41 suppliers around the world, in which top 5 largest suppliers are Ecuador (with the market share of 21 percent), Philippines (23 percent), Papua New Guinea (12 percent), the Netherlands (11 percent) and Vietnam (9 percent).
Germany sourced fresh tuna from developing countries, making up 40 percent of total imports by the country. Between 2006 and 2011, fresh tuna volume originated from developing countries to Germany reported the decrease of 86 percent. To compensate for the reduction, Germany boosted importing tuna from EU’s member countries.
However, frozen tuna imports into Germany from developing countries witnessed the increase of 40 percent to 63 MT in 2011 from 45 MT in 2009. Developing countries supplied 33 percent of frozen tuna to the market. Since 2007, Vietnam and Indonesia have been two leading suppliers of frozen tuna to the market. Besides, Germany also imported the item from other developing countries after being processed in the Netherlands. Developing countries mainly exported yellowfin tuna, albacore and bigeye tuna to German market.
At present, Germany only produces processed tuna products on the small scale. Tuna processors in the country mostly import raw tuna (in the form of steak) for processing. Imports of steak tuna by Germany occupied 40 percent of the country’s total dried/frozen/live/fresh tuna imports. However, most of the items are re-exported to the Eastern European countries.
After decline in 2010 due to low tuna consumption, tuna imports into Germany have kept rising with the growth. Total tuna imports into the country in 2013 reached more than 76.3 thousand MT, worth by US$429 million. In which canned tuna (HS code 16) is the main import item, making up 97 percent of the total imports per year. Tuna imports into the country in 2014 are expected to remain positive growth.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The year 2025 marked a pivotal milestone for Vietnam’s seafood industry in its restructuring process toward sustainability, transparency, and higher value creation, amid continued uncertainties in the global economic and trade environment. Prolonged inflation in major economies, the rising trend of trade protectionism, and increasingly stringent requirements related to environmental standards, traceability, and social responsibility have posed significant challenges to seafood production and exports. Nevertheless, overcoming these pressures, Vietnam’s seafood sector has gradually demonstrated its adaptability, maintained growth momentum, and laid an important foundation for the next stage of development.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Amid the increasingly evident impacts of drought and saltwater intrusion, the shrimp-rice production model in Ca Mau province continues to prove itself as a viable direction, contributing to higher farmer incomes, improved soil conditions and the promotion of ecological and sustainable agricultural development.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The management of fishing vessels, monitoring of fishing activities, and handling of violations in the fisheries sector in Lam Dong province have continued to be implemented in a synchronized and stringent manner, contributing to raising awareness of legal compliance among fishermen and aiming to end illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Can Tho’s fishery industry sustained steady growth in 2025 with total aquatic and marine output reaching nearly 783,000 tons, fulfilling 100% of the annual target. Aquaculture, capture fisheries and fishing fleet management were further strengthened, aiming for sustainable development in the coming years.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In 2025, Vietnam’s pangasius export turnover reached nearly USD 2.2 billion, up 8% year-on-year. This result indicates that pangasius exports maintained their growth momentum despite significant volatility in the global market environment. In December 2025, pangasius export value reached USD 200 million, up 10% compared to December 2024. This solid performance in the final month of the year reflects increased import demand for consumption and inventory replenishment in key markets.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In 2025, Vietnam’s tuna exports to Spain experienced significant fluctuations. According to Vietnam Customs, during the first 11 months of 2025, export turnover for the first 11 months of the year edged up by 0.3% year-on-year, reaching nearly $15 million.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son has signed Decision No. 16/QD-TTg, dated January 5, 2026, approving the implementation plan for the Vietnam-Israel Free Trade Agreement (VIFTA). Under the plan, in the coming period, ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government-affiliated entities and People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities must institutionalize and execute tasks focused on the dissemination of information regarding VIFTA and the Israeli market; legislative and institutional development, as well as enhancing competitiveness and human resource growth...
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Beyond achieving double-digit growth, Vietnam’s fish cake and surimi exports are showing a notable year-end "inflection point": the EU his accelerating with nearly twofold growth, China & Hong Kong are rising sharply, while the largest market, South Korea, signaled a slowdown in November. According to Vietnam Customs data, export turnover of fish cake and surimi reached $327 million in the first 11 months of 2025, up 22% year-on-year; November 2025 alone accounted for $35 million, marking a 5% increase. This serves as a critical foundation for exporters to reassess market structures and competitive intensity while finalizing order strategies for 2026.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Ca Mau, widely regarded as the nation’s “shrimp capital”, continued its strong performance in 2025 as shrimp output reached nearly 600,000 tons, maintaining its position as Vietnam’s leading shrimp-producing locality.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) On December 29, 2025, at the 2025 Pangasius Industry Review Conference held in Can Tho City, the Vietnam Pangasius Association announced that fingerling prices have surged to record levels due to acute supply shortages.
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