Shrimp

Shrimp is one of the highest-value seafood categories in international trade, serving retail, food-service and industrial processing markets across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Exporters featured in this category supply vannamei (whiteleg) and black tiger shrimp in a wide range of product forms—HOSO, HLSO, PUD, PDTO and value-added—to importers, secondary processors, retailers and restaurant chains. Buyers look for stable quality, compliance with veterinary requirements and robust sustainability and social-responsibility practices.

Key specifications for shrimp include species, count per kilogram, glazing level, head and shell status, vein removal, added ingredients (phosphates, marinades or breading), microbiological criteria and residue or contaminant limits. Exporters operate approved plants under HACCP and often BRC or equivalent food-safety standards, and they can provide certifications such as ASC, BAP and retailer-specific programmes. Many also support customers with documentation and audits related to labour and environmental standards.

Shrimp logistics depend on a continuous frozen chain from processing plant to destination, using blast freezing, cold storage and reefer containers. Exporters coordinate packaging formats—consumer packs, food-service bags or bulk cartons—palletisation, temperature monitoring and shipping documentation, including veterinary health certificates, catch or farm documentation, sustainability certificates and origin certificates. For integrated programmes, buyers may combine raw materials for further processing with ready-to-cook or ready-to-eat shrimp products.

Use this shrimp category on TradesLynk to benchmark exporters by origin, format range, certifications and plant approvals. Once you have shortlisted partners, connect directly with shrimp exporters on TradesLynk to design product portfolios, contract structures and shipping schedules that fit your retail, food-service or processing strategies.