Brazil imports 48,200 tonnes of seafood from Vietnam in first 7 months, value up 41% year-on-year
In the first 7 months of 2026, Brazil imported 48,200 tonnes of seafood from Vietnam worth US$147.92 million, up 30.5% in volume and 41% in value year-on-year, making Vietnam Brazil's second-largest seafood supplier.
According to a report by Vietnam Fisheries Magazine on October 22, 2026, in the first 7 months of 2026, Brazil imported 48,200 tonnes of seafood from Vietnam worth US$147.92 million, up 30.5% and 41% respectively compared with the same period in 2025. Vietnam thus became Brazil's second-largest source of seafood imports.
Data from the International Trade Centre (ITC) show that in the first 7 months of 2026, Brazil's total seafood imports were 190,180 tonnes worth US$1.02 billion, up 8.7% and 13.7% respectively compared with the same period in 2025. During the same period, Brazil increased seafood imports from multiple markets including Chile, China, Peru, Thailand, Oman and Russia, while import growth from Vietnam outpaced Brazil's overall import growth.
At 48,200 tonnes and US$147.92 million, Vietnamese seafood accounted for 25.35% of Brazil's total seafood import volume and 14.48% of total import value in the first 7 months.
The report said that consumer demand for convenient, nutritious food amid Brazil's urbanization is driving demand for white-fleshed fish products, while domestic supply in Brazil cannot yet meet consumption. Vietnam's pangasius and tilapia fillets, with their cost competitiveness and tender white flesh, suit Brazilian consumers' tastes and the needs of local food processing companies.
The report also noted that to effectively tap this potential, companies need to focus on meeting Brazil's strict requirements on food safety, biosafety and sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures, ensuring product quality, complying with import regulations and maintaining price competitiveness.
According to the General Administration of Customs' import and export statistics for August 2026, imports of warm-water shrimp from Vietnam that month (penaeid shrimp, including whiteleg shrimp and black tiger shrimp, etc., under customs commodity classification code HS 0306.17, which is a commodity classification rather than a single biological species) totaled 1,023.463 tonnes worth US$8,055,485.0, at an average price of US$7,870.81/tonne; the same statistics also contain another record showing imports of warm-water shrimp from Vietnam in the same period worth US$6,418,131.0 at an average price of US$7,719.52/tonne, and the two sets of figures are inconsistent.