# Spices (HS4 0905) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Spices at HS4 0905, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The spices subsector recorded $426.3M in reported global trade in 2024, with -13.9% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $426.3M |
| Latest annual change | -13.9% |
| Active exporters | 132 |
| Active importers | 186 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $111.4M | 824 | 2 |
| 1996 | $73.8M | 818 | 2 |
| 1997 | $69.8M | 764 | 2 |
| 1998 | $67.0M | 824 | 2 |
| 1999 | $63.9M | 951 | 2 |
| 2000 | $115.2M | 938 | 2 |
| 2001 | $239.6M | 988 | 2 |
| 2002 | $298.9M | 990 | 2 |
| 2003 | $501.0M | 1,123 | 2 |
| 2004 | $360.9M | 1,194 | 2 |
| 2005 | $122.0M | 1,126 | 2 |
| 2006 | $117.0M | 1,140 | 2 |
| 2007 | $121.8M | 1,217 | 2 |
| 2008 | $128.4M | 1,243 | 2 |
| 2009 | $125.4M | 1,272 | 2 |
| 2010 | $112.0M | 1,391 | 2 |
| 2011 | $119.8M | 1,379 | 2 |
| 2012 | $127.3M | 1,486 | 2 |
| 2013 | $191.9M | 1,483 | 2 |
| 2014 | $299.8M | 1,595 | 2 |
| 2015 | $406.3M | 1,592 | 2 |
| 2016 | $749.6M | 1,663 | 2 |
| 2017 | $1.2B | 1,696 | 2 |
| 2018 | $1.4B | 1,725 | 2 |
| 2019 | $1.1B | 1,664 | 2 |
| 2020 | $885.8M | 1,788 | 2 |
| 2021 | $921.5M | 1,848 | 2 |
| 2022 | $897.6M | 1,891 | 2 |
| 2023 | $553.7M | 1,944 | 2 |
| 2024 | $426.3M | 1,970 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- Madagascar to France: $87.7M; growth -15.5%.
- Madagascar to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $84.3M; growth -28.2%.
- Madagascar to Canada: $23.8M; growth -29.3%.
- Madagascar to Germany: $22.2M; growth -29.9%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $16.2M; growth -17%.
- Madagascar to Netherlands: $13.3M; growth -33.1%.
- Uganda to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $11.1M; growth +9.9%.
- Indonesia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $8.4M; growth -36.9%.
- Madagascar to Switzerland, Liechtenstein: $6.5M; growth -33.1%.
- France to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $6.1M; growth -22%.

## HS6 products

- Spices: vanilla (HS6 090500)
- Spices: vanilla, neither crushed nor ground (HS6 090510)
- Spices: vanilla, crushed or ground (HS6 090520)

## 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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