Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing companies in Ecuador · ISIC C1020.01
80 registered companies · 62 active (78%)
Activity is classified with the ISIC code (CIIU in Spanish), the international classification the registry uses to order what every company does; this page groups the companies under code C1020.01.
The sector in figures
Financial statements filed with the Superintendencia de Compañías · year 2025
- Declared revenue
- $2,033 M
- Share of the country
- 1.1%
- Companies that filed statements
- 48
- Median margin
- 1%
Of the 48 companies that filed statements for 2025, 35 recorded sales and 28 closed with a profit; half of those with sales billed less than $1.4 M.
In this sector, according to the INEC (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, the national statistics institute, 2025), the average job pays $ 864 a month. Women hold 30% of the jobs, companies provide 76% of the employment, and the sector accounts for 11.0% of registered employment. Averages from an INEC sample, not totals.
See the full series
- 2000
- $102 M
- 2001
- $132 M
- 2002
- $139 M
- 2003
- $131 M
- 2004
- $151 M
- 2005
- $226 M
- 2006
- $287 M
- 2007
- $335 M
- 2008
- $404 M
- 2009
- $373 M
- 2010
- $430 M
- 2011
- $678 M
- 2012
- $765 M
- 2013
- $864 M
- 2014
- $1,020 M
- 2015
- $918 M
- 2016
- $965 M
- 2017
- $1,066 M
- 2018
- $1,103 M
- 2019
- $1,111 M
- 2020
- $958 M
- 2021
- $1,317 M
- 2022
- $1,531 M
- 2023
- $1,437 M
- 2024
- $1,589 M
- 2025
- $2,033 M
The sector map · 2025
Azuay: no dataBolívar: no dataCarchi: no dataCañar: no dataChimborazo: no dataCotopaxi: no dataEl Oro: $1.4 M declared · 2 companiesEsmeraldas: $0 declared · 1 companiesGalápagos: no dataGuayas: $1,808 M declared · 35 companiesImbabura: $11 k declared · 1 companiesLoja: no dataLos Ríos: $104 k declared · 1 companiesManabí: $222 M declared · 6 companiesMorona Santiago: no dataNapo: no dataOrellana: no dataPastaza: no dataPichincha: no dataSanta Elena: $66 k declared · 1 companiesSanto Domingo de los Tsáchilas: $254 k declared · 1 companiesSucumbíos: no dataTungurahua: no dataZamora Chinchipe: no data Point at or tap a province to see its figure
$11 k $1,808 M · logarithmic scale
2025 revenue by province of domicile. Boundaries: Natural Earth.
The sector’s provinces
The largest by revenue
- Sociedad Nacional de Galapagos Ca $819 M
- Expalsa Exportadora de Alimentos Sa $410 M
- Aquagold S.A. $254 M
- Galapesca S.A. $151 M
- PCC Congelados & Frescos S.A. $118 M
Segment concentration
the 5 largest: 86.2% the other 30: 13.8%
Concentration index (HHI): 2,315, moderately concentrated; the largest takes 40.3% of revenue. The HHI measures how the market is shared out, from 0 to 10,000: the higher it is, the more it is concentrated in few hands.
Among the segment’s companies with recorded sales in 2025, each assigned in full to its declared main activity.
Companies
Sorted by highest revenue · name · most recent
| Company | RUC | Location | Revenue 2025 · USD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cervantia S.A.S. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0993410533001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | — | Active |
| Ormazamar S.A. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0791845771001 | Machala, El Oro | — | Active |
| Comdepromar S.A.S. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 1091799790001 | Ibarra, Imbabura | — | Active |
| Aquatrading S.A.S. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0791845625001 | Machala, El Oro | — | Active |
| Procongelados S.A.S. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0791845535001 | Machala, El Oro | — | Active |
| Tesoros del Mar Tesmarsa S.A.S. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0993407526001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | — | Active |
| Aquaprocesos Cia.ltda. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0791845405001 | Machala, El Oro | — | Active |
| Caridia Pacific S.A.S. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0993401122001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | — | Active |
| Bestquality S.A.S. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0993400524001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | 274 k | Active |
| Emce-ec S.A.S. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0993399437001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | 177 k | Active |
| Pelamar S.A.S. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 1391937805001 | Manta, Manabi | — | Active |
| Saviamarina S.A.S. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 1091799025001 | Ibarra, Imbabura | 11 k | Active |
| P&C Frescos y Listos para Preparar S.A.S. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0891793561001 | Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas | — | Active |
| Expomares S.A.S. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 1391936784001 | Portoviejo, Manabi | 12.9 M | Active |
| Maldonado Shrimp Ecuador Maldoshrimp S.A. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0891793335001 | Muisne, Esmeraldas | — | In dissolution |
| Marsefri S.A.S. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0993390266001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | 617 k | Active |
| Pozwillj S.A.S. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 1391936221001 | Montecristi, Manabi | — | Active |
| Administrative Solutions Quickhelp Service S.A.S. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0993384037001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | 165 k | Active |
| Rosa Sudamerica Alimentos Rosasud S.A.S. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0993382275001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | 114 k | Active |
| Seascorpp S.A.S. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 1391934727001 | Jaramijó, Manabi | — | Active |
| Promarexpo S.A. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0993381108001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | 0 | Active |
| Procesadora del Pacifico Propacifico S.A. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0993379260001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | 8.8 M | Active |
| Marexportcorp S.A.S. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0791841544001 | Machala, El Oro | 1.4 M | Active |
| Opemsur S.A.S. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0993375424001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | 235 k | Active |
| Almarsa S.A. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0993377867001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | 7.6 M | Active |
| Aquagold S.A. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0993374365001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | 254.5 M | Active |
| Goldfish S.A.S. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0993371248001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | 0 | Active |
| Empromar S.A. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0993371450001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | 19.5 M | Active |
| Royal Pacific Seafood Royalpac S.A.S. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0993370684001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | 1.4 M | Active |
| Emcrisa S.A.S. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 2390624088001 | Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas | 254 k | Active |
| Atlas Packing Apaco Cia.ltda. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0993344419001 | Durán, Guayas | 125 k | Active |
| Procesadora de Marisco Elim S.A. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0993277452001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | 853 k | Active |
| Lamarina S.A. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0993278505001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | 0 | Active |
| Refribox S.A. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0993241431001 | Durán, Guayas | 322 k | Active |
| Vannapack S.A. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0993233811001 | Santa Elena, Santa Elena | — | Active |
| Mariscos Salas Mariscos.salas.com Cia.ltda. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0993149942001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | — | In dissolution |
| Marisco del Norte - Empacadora y Exportadora de Mariscos Marisconorteño S.A. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0891770979001 | Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas | 0 | Active |
| Risco&mar S.A. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 1391880987001 | Sucre, Manabi | — | In dissolution |
| Comercializadora Lopez Jalobe S.A.S. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 1391879369001 | Sucre, Manabi | 403 k | Active |
| Emppromar S.A. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 1091772023001 | Ibarra, Imbabura | — | Active |
| Comercializadora Imce Campomada S.A. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0993091847001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | 0 | Active |
| Ecuajjli Cia.ltda. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0791802350001 | Machala, El Oro | 0 | Active |
| Fish And Seafood Factory Fact-fish Cia.ltda. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 1792844657001 | Quito, Pichincha | — | In dissolution |
| Quick Seafood Industria Alimenticia Quickseafood S.A. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 1792728177001 | Quito, Pichincha | — | In dissolution |
| Empacadora Frigo Export Frigoexport C.A. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0992976748001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | 0 | Active |
| Procesadora Productos Pesqueros Sietemares S.A. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0992968575001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | — | Active |
| Procesadora J Banchon Pezbraid C.A. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0992967447001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | — | In dissolution |
| Hengyu S.A. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0992966475001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | — | In dissolution |
| Agricola Ciclocorsa Siembra Ciclosi S.A. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 1291755832001 | Baba, Los Rios | 104 k | Active |
| Planta Procesadora Landazuri & Caicedo Probrismar C.A. Preparation and preservation of shrimp and prawns by freezing, deep-freezing, drying, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning, etc. | 0992932430001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | — | In dissolution |
Corporate information from official public records of Ecuador · where this data comes from