Andhra Pradesh has retained its position as India’s leading marine products exporter, accounting for 32.1% of the country’s marine export revenue in FY2025-26, despite mounting international trade barriers, tariffs and stringent quality standards.
The state exported 4.09 lakh tonnes of marine products worth ₹23,765.11 crore ($2,724.38 million) during the year, representing 20.7% of India’s total export volume. India recorded an all-time high of 19.72 lakh tonnes in marine exports, valued at ₹73,890.46 crore ($8.46 billion).
However, Andhra Pradesh’s export performance showed mixed trends during April–October 2026. Export volume declined 3.6% year-on-year to 2.38 lakh tonnes, while dollar earnings fell 3.7% to $1.60 billion. In rupee terms, however, export value increased 5.74% to ₹15,096 crore, largely supported by the depreciation of the rupee.
Frozen shrimp continued to dominate the state’s marine export basket, accounting for 94.7% of export volume and 98.05% of revenue. Shrimp exports during the seven-month period were valued at ₹14,801.93 crore, up 6.35% in rupee terms, although dollar earnings declined 3.15%. Frozen fish exports, meanwhile, registered strong growth of 140.65% in volume.
The United States remained Andhra Pradesh’s largest export market, accounting for 57.3% of export revenue. Shipments to the US increased 13.07% in volume to 1.14 lakh tonnes during April–October, while export value rose 19.06% to ₹8,650.60 crore ($918.93 million).
In contrast, exports to the European Union declined 30.21% in volume, while shipments to Southeast Asia and the Middle East fell 17.91% and 64.26%, respectively. Exports to China remained broadly stable, recording marginal growth.
Exporters continue to face challenges from US trade measures, including anti-dumping and countervailing duties, as well as environmental regulations and increasingly stringent antibiotic-residue testing requirements in major markets such as the EU and Japan.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court recently declined to grant an interim stay on the Andhra Pradesh government’s decision to increase the agricultural market fee on aqua exports from 0.25% to 1%. Fifteen seafood export companies had challenged the levy, which was upheld by the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
The developments highlight Andhra Pradesh’s continued dominance in India’s marine export sector, even as dependence on frozen shrimp and the US market, currency fluctuations, declining demand in other markets and rising compliance costs pose significant challenges to sustained export growth.