Archive · 16 Aug 2026
EU approves 21 more Indian fishery units for seafood exports
India sells a lot of seafood to other countries.
The European Union, which is a group of countries in Europe, just said yes to 21 more Indian seafood factories.
This means those factories can now send their shrimp and other seafood to Europe.
Now there are 625 Indian seafood factories that can sell to Europe.
Europe is the third biggest buyer of Indian seafood, after China.
India also sells seafood to other places like Vietnam, China, and Russia.
In July 2026, India sold 18% more seafood than the year before.
In the first four months of the new year, India sold $2.88 billion worth of seafood.
Last year, India sold a record $8.43 billion of seafood, even though the United States put high taxes on it.
The United States is India's biggest seafood buyer, but the tax is now only 10%.
India hopes to sell even more seafood to Europe in the future.
The European Union approved 21 additional Indian fishery establishments for exports, bringing the total approved in the last year to 123.
The number of EU-approved Indian fishery export units has increased to 625, spread across Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Odisha and Maharashtra.
The EU is India's third-largest seafood export destination after China, accounting for over 15% of India's total exports.
Marine product exports rose by 18% to $0.76 million year-on-year in July 2026, with overall shipments reaching $2.88 billion in April-July FY27.
India's marine products exports increased 14% year-on-year to a record $8.43 billion in FY26 despite high US tariffs.
- Who
- The European Union and Indian fishery establishments, with input from KN Raghavan of the Seafood Exporters Association of India
- What
- The EU approved 21 additional Indian fishery establishments for seafood exports, boosting marine product shipments
- When
- The approval was announced in the context of July 2026 data and the last one year
- Where
- India, with approved units in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Odisha and Maharashtra, exporting to the EU
- Why
- To boost marine product shipments, especially aquaculture shrimp and cephalopods, to the European market
Pro-Expansion View
Cautious View
US tariff impact
Pro-Expansion View
The US tariff reduction to 10% has stabilized shipments to India's biggest market, supporting growth.
Cautious View
The high US tariff of 59.7% last year hit shipments hard, showing vulnerability to trade policy changes.
- New EU-approved units
- 21 additional Indian fishery establishments
- Total EU-approved units
- 625
- Units approved in last year
- 123
- EU share of India's exports
- Over 15%
- July 2026 export growth
- 18% year-on-year to $0.76 million
- April-July FY27 shipments
- $2.88 billion, up over 11% year-on-year
- FY26 record exports
- $8.43 billion, up 14% year-on-year
- US tariff on seafood
- 10% currently, down from 59.7% a year ago