European Union (12.96% of export value in USD) continued to be the third largest export destination for marine products after USA (34%) and South East Asia (21.7%).

The details of marine products export to EU and its share in the total marine products export from India is provided in the table below:

Year	Total Exports			Export to EU			% Share
	Qty (MT)	Value		Qty (MT)	Value		Qty (MT)	Value
		Rs. (In Crores)	US$ ( in Million)		Rs. Crs	Mln. US$		Rs. Crs	Mln.US$
2018-19	1356098	46085.70	6670.37	159274	6000.93	864.16	11.75	13.02	12.96
2017-18	1377244	45106.89	7081.55	190314	7115.96	1116.74	13.82	15.78	15.77
2016-17	1134948	37870.90	5777.61	189833	6892.19	1038.59	16.73	18.20	17.98

European Union have not placed any procedural ban on export of marine products from India.

This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Hardeep Singh Puri in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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Procedural ban on marine exports: European Union has not imposed export restrictions on Indian marine products, government confirms. No procedural ban on export of marine products from India has been imposed by the European Union; government written reply confirms the EU has not placed procedural restrictions, while data show the EU as the third largest destination for Indian marine products by export value.