# Spices (HS4 0904) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Spices at HS4 0904, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The spices subsector recorded $5.9B in reported global trade in 2024, with +16.7% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $5.9B |
| Latest annual change | +16.7% |
| Active exporters | 182 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 4 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $849.1M | 2,545 | 4 |
| 1996 | $918.7M | 2,602 | 4 |
| 1997 | $1.2B | 2,572 | 4 |
| 1998 | $1.2B | 2,667 | 4 |
| 1999 | $1.3B | 2,889 | 4 |
| 2000 | $1.4B | 3,444 | 4 |
| 2001 | $1.0B | 3,583 | 4 |
| 2002 | $1.0B | 3,501 | 4 |
| 2003 | $1.1B | 3,704 | 4 |
| 2004 | $1.3B | 3,936 | 4 |
| 2005 | $1.1B | 3,927 | 4 |
| 2006 | $1.3B | 4,044 | 4 |
| 2007 | $1.9B | 4,072 | 4 |
| 2008 | $2.1B | 4,216 | 4 |
| 2009 | $1.9B | 4,217 | 4 |
| 2010 | $2.3B | 4,329 | 4 |
| 2011 | $3.2B | 4,447 | 4 |
| 2012 | $3.5B | 4,679 | 4 |
| 2013 | $3.6B | 4,687 | 4 |
| 2014 | $4.2B | 4,814 | 4 |
| 2015 | $4.9B | 4,880 | 4 |
| 2016 | $4.7B | 5,058 | 4 |
| 2017 | $4.2B | 5,121 | 4 |
| 2018 | $3.6B | 5,249 | 4 |
| 2019 | $3.6B | 5,191 | 4 |
| 2020 | $3.9B | 5,332 | 4 |
| 2021 | $4.8B | 5,671 | 4 |
| 2022 | $4.9B | 5,617 | 4 |
| 2023 | $5.1B | 5,675 | 4 |
| 2024 | $5.9B | 5,714 | 4 |

## Leading corridors

- India to China: $447.7M; growth -1.5%.
- Viet Nam to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $331.3M; growth +14.2%.
- China to Spain: $175.2M; growth +8.7%.
- India to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $169.8M; growth +2.6%.
- Sri Lanka to India: $149.3M; growth +14.5%.
- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $148.1M; growth +20.3%.
- India to Thailand: $135.5M; growth +3.5%.
- India to Bangladesh: $125.2M; growth +18.2%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $112.0M; growth +12.8%.
- Spain to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $93.8M; growth +11%.

## HS6 products

- Spices: pepper (of the genus piper), neither crushed nor ground (HS6 090411)
- Spices: pepper (of the genus piper), crushed or ground (HS6 090412)
- Spices: fruits of the genus capsicum or pimenta, dried or crushed or ground (HS6 090420)
- Spices: fruits of the genus Capsicum or Pimenta, dried, neither crushed nor ground (HS6 090421)
- Spices: fruits of the genus Capsicum or Pimenta, crushed or ground (HS6 090422)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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