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Red king crab

Paralithodes camtschaticus

Finnmark king crab, live or frozen clusters. Small quota, high value, and the tightest logistics of anything we handle.

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A whole red king crab on dark slate with ice, the heavily spined carapace and long legs visible

Red king crab is taken in a quota-regulated fishery in eastern Finnmark and is among the highest-value products Norway exports per kilo. Live crab travels by air in oxygenated boxes with a survival window measured in hours, not days, and any delay in customs or ground handling is a total loss rather than a quality downgrade.

Frozen clusters are the practical choice for most buyers: cooked, brine-frozen and glazed, sold on cluster weight. Declared glaze percentage is where most disputes start, so we require net-of-glaze weight on every offer we pass on.

Season through the year

  1. January: Peak season
  2. February: Available
  3. March: Available
  4. April: Available
  5. May: Available
  6. June: Limited volume
  7. July: Limited volume
  8. August: Available
  9. September: Available
  10. October: Peak season
  11. November: Peak season
  12. December: Peak season
  • Peak season
  • Available
  • Limited volume
  • Out of season

Quota fishery with year-round landings; strongest supply in autumn and winter.

Where this product trades

East AsiaNorth AmericaEuropeMiddle East

Commercial specification

Scientific name
Paralithodes camtschaticus
Production
Wild-caught
Condition
Live · Frozen
Size and weight class
Clusters 0.5–0.8, 0.8–1.2, 1.2–1.8, 1.8+ kg. Live crab 1.5–5 kg.
Packing
Live in oxygenated 20–25 kg boxes. Frozen clusters in 10 kg cartons.
Minimum volume
Live from 100 kg by air. Frozen from one pallet.
Product forms
  • WR — Whole roundUngutted, as landed
  • CLST — Clusters / sectionsCrab legs and shoulder
Shelf life
Live 24–48 hours in transit. Frozen 12–18 months at −18 °C.
Temperature
Live +2 to +5 °C. Frozen −18 °C or colder.
Certifications available
  • BRCGS Food Safety
  • EU establishment approval number
  • Health certificate
  • Catch certificate (IUU)
Incoterms 2020 normally quoted
EXW · FCA · CPT · CIP · DAP · DDP

Send the specification and we return standardised offers from verified suppliers — same weight basis, same Incoterm, freight and fees separated out.

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