# Spices (HS4 0908) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Spices at HS4 0908, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The spices subsector recorded $1.3B in reported global trade in 2024, with +5.7% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.3B |
| Latest annual change | +5.7% |
| Active exporters | 146 |
| Active importers | 197 |
| Active HS6 products | 6 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $125.4M | 1,167 | 6 |
| 1996 | $125.3M | 1,184 | 6 |
| 1997 | $139.6M | 1,253 | 6 |
| 1998 | $162.2M | 1,218 | 6 |
| 1999 | $231.0M | 1,303 | 6 |
| 2000 | $263.3M | 1,474 | 6 |
| 2001 | $249.2M | 1,547 | 6 |
| 2002 | $261.1M | 1,547 | 6 |
| 2003 | $243.6M | 1,639 | 6 |
| 2004 | $240.3M | 1,635 | 6 |
| 2005 | $236.8M | 1,633 | 6 |
| 2006 | $239.9M | 1,612 | 6 |
| 2007 | $305.0M | 1,670 | 6 |
| 2008 | $406.1M | 1,694 | 6 |
| 2009 | $469.4M | 1,843 | 6 |
| 2010 | $625.3M | 1,828 | 6 |
| 2011 | $773.9M | 1,873 | 6 |
| 2012 | $717.1M | 2,033 | 6 |
| 2013 | $662.8M | 2,091 | 6 |
| 2014 | $656.2M | 2,145 | 6 |
| 2015 | $673.3M | 2,233 | 6 |
| 2016 | $614.6M | 2,212 | 6 |
| 2017 | $810.5M | 2,275 | 6 |
| 2018 | $841.2M | 2,351 | 6 |
| 2019 | $1.1B | 2,342 | 6 |
| 2020 | $1.7B | 2,546 | 6 |
| 2021 | $1.5B | 2,681 | 6 |
| 2022 | $1.2B | 2,500 | 6 |
| 2023 | $1.0B | 2,497 | 6 |
| 2024 | $1.3B | 2,552 | 6 |

## Leading corridors

- Guatemala to Saudi Arabia: $173.3M; growth +0.6%.
- Guatemala to United Arab Emirates: $124.6M; growth +6.6%.
- Indonesia to China: $91.5M; growth -10.4%.
- India to United Arab Emirates: $78.9M; growth -2.2%.
- Nepal to India: $50.5M; growth +3.4%.
- India to Saudi Arabia: $47.4M; growth +12.6%.
- Guatemala to Jordan: $31.7M; growth +9%.
- Indonesia to India: $29.4M; growth -5.1%.
- United Arab Emirates to Iraq: $26.1M; growth +28%.
- Guatemala to Bangladesh: $24.8M; growth -7.2%.

## HS6 products

- Spices: nutmeg (HS6 090810)
- Spices: nutmeg, neither crushed nor ground (HS6 090811)
- Spices: nutmeg, crushed or ground (HS6 090812)
- Spices: mace (HS6 090820)
- Spices: mace, neither crushed nor ground (HS6 090821)
- Spices: mace, crushed or ground (HS6 090822)
- Spices: cardamoms (HS6 090830)
- Spices: cardamoms, neither crushed nor ground (HS6 090831)
- Spices: cardamoms, crushed or ground (HS6 090832)

## 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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