Indonesia's Largest Seafood Imports to Jakarta in 2020

The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) recorded that Indonesia imported 277 million kilograms (kg) of fishery products worth US$428 million in 2020. The largest volume of Indonesian fishery product imports arrived in DKI Jakarta, specifically at the Jakarta unloading port, totaling 137.04 million kg with a value of US$206.65 million.

DKI Jakarta contributed 49.38% to the total volume of imported fishery products. Meanwhile, based on value, DKI Jakarta contributed 48.26%.

Over a five-year period, DKI Jakarta was also the province with the largest unloading port for imported fishery products. Imports of fishery products in DKI Jakarta continued to increase during this period, with an average volume increase of 12.89%. Based on value, it experienced an average increase of 7.33%.

East Java ranked second with an import volume of 72.77 million kg (26.22%) valued at US$153.26 million (35.79%). North Sumatra ranked third with 49.83 million kg (17.96%) valued at US$29.89 million (6.98%).

Following in fourth place was Lampung, receiving an import volume of 8.35 million kg (3.01%) valued at US$18.93 million (4.42%). Central Java followed in fifth place with a volume of 7.35 million kg (2.65%) valued at US$11.26 million (2.63%).

Most of Indonesia's fish imports are in the form of chilled or frozen fresh fish (HS 034). The top ten countries of origin for the largest volume of fishery product imports in 2020 were the Netherlands, China, South Korea, Pakistan, Thailand, Seychelles, the United States, Japan, Chile, and Norway.