# Spices (HS4 0906) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Spices at HS4 0906, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The spices subsector recorded $880.3M in reported global trade in 2024, with +0.1% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $880.3M |
| Latest annual change | +0.1% |
| Active exporters | 149 |
| Active importers | 198 |
| Active HS6 products | 3 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $139.6M | 1,185 | 3 |
| 1996 | $137.4M | 1,161 | 3 |
| 1997 | $134.0M | 1,204 | 3 |
| 1998 | $126.9M | 1,193 | 3 |
| 1999 | $127.4M | 1,291 | 3 |
| 2000 | $145.3M | 1,380 | 3 |
| 2001 | $179.6M | 1,431 | 3 |
| 2002 | $195.0M | 1,473 | 3 |
| 2003 | $190.0M | 1,540 | 3 |
| 2004 | $237.6M | 1,590 | 3 |
| 2005 | $140.3M | 1,597 | 3 |
| 2006 | $174.5M | 1,717 | 3 |
| 2007 | $200.4M | 1,724 | 3 |
| 2008 | $211.6M | 1,831 | 3 |
| 2009 | $212.1M | 1,924 | 3 |
| 2010 | $245.2M | 1,985 | 3 |
| 2011 | $323.2M | 2,172 | 3 |
| 2012 | $319.4M | 2,336 | 3 |
| 2013 | $376.6M | 2,301 | 3 |
| 2014 | $471.6M | 2,386 | 3 |
| 2015 | $485.5M | 2,468 | 3 |
| 2016 | $505.3M | 2,514 | 3 |
| 2017 | $643.9M | 2,632 | 3 |
| 2018 | $731.7M | 2,779 | 3 |
| 2019 | $734.8M | 2,773 | 3 |
| 2020 | $979.5M | 2,848 | 3 |
| 2021 | $1.1B | 3,021 | 3 |
| 2022 | $1.0B | 3,052 | 3 |
| 2023 | $883.9M | 2,950 | 3 |
| 2024 | $880.3M | 2,986 | 3 |

## Leading corridors

- Viet Nam to India: $99.4M; growth +1.4%.
- Sri Lanka to Mexico: $82.7M; growth -8.7%.
- Indonesia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $55.8M; growth -12%.
- Viet Nam to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $47.4M; growth +0%.
- China to Viet Nam: $28.0M; growth -42.5%.
- Sri Lanka to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $27.1M; growth -6.8%.
- Sri Lanka to Peru: $24.6M; growth +11.9%.
- China to Bangladesh: $17.3M; growth -5.1%.
- Viet Nam to Bangladesh: $14.7M; growth +2.2%.
- China to Saudi Arabia: $14.5M; growth +9.9%.

## HS6 products

- Spices: cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers, neither crushed nor ground (HS6 090610)
- Spices: cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume), neither crushed nor ground (HS6 090611)
- Spices: cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers, other than cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume), neither crushed nor ground (HS6 090619)
- Spices: cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers, crushed or ground (HS6 090620)

## 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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