# Spices (HS4 0909) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Spices at HS4 0909, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The spices subsector recorded $1.7B in reported global trade in 2024, with +0.8% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.7B |
| Latest annual change | +0.8% |
| Active exporters | 155 |
| Active importers | 199 |
| Active HS6 products | 6 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $160.1M | 1,698 | 6 |
| 1996 | $193.8M | 1,765 | 6 |
| 1997 | $211.9M | 1,789 | 6 |
| 1998 | $192.7M | 1,836 | 6 |
| 1999 | $179.0M | 1,932 | 6 |
| 2000 | $215.0M | 2,211 | 6 |
| 2001 | $350.2M | 2,319 | 6 |
| 2002 | $489.4M | 2,411 | 6 |
| 2003 | $320.7M | 2,417 | 6 |
| 2004 | $290.0M | 2,475 | 6 |
| 2005 | $243.4M | 2,539 | 6 |
| 2006 | $362.8M | 2,513 | 6 |
| 2007 | $469.1M | 2,632 | 6 |
| 2008 | $526.7M | 2,588 | 6 |
| 2009 | $476.9M | 2,713 | 6 |
| 2010 | $527.9M | 2,819 | 6 |
| 2011 | $607.3M | 2,883 | 6 |
| 2012 | $640.7M | 3,062 | 6 |
| 2013 | $756.1M | 3,080 | 6 |
| 2014 | $850.0M | 3,265 | 6 |
| 2015 | $803.0M | 3,331 | 6 |
| 2016 | $883.5M | 3,400 | 6 |
| 2017 | $953.7M | 3,479 | 6 |
| 2018 | $1.0B | 3,585 | 6 |
| 2019 | $1.0B | 3,670 | 6 |
| 2020 | $1.2B | 3,710 | 6 |
| 2021 | $1.4B | 3,869 | 6 |
| 2022 | $1.3B | 3,893 | 6 |
| 2023 | $1.7B | 3,977 | 6 |
| 2024 | $1.7B | 3,949 | 6 |

## Leading corridors

- India to China: $174.4M; growth +3.5%.
- India to Bangladesh: $99.7M; growth +15.9%.
- India to United Arab Emirates: $97.4M; growth +52.6%.
- India to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $79.3M; growth +15%.
- Viet Nam to India: $45.3M; growth -11%.
- India to Malaysia: $38.2M; growth +12.2%.
- China to Viet Nam: $37.6M; growth +2.6%.
- India to United Kingdom: $35.7M; growth +16.7%.
- India to Saudi Arabia: $29.4M; growth +30.5%.
- Afghanistan to India: $29.3M; growth +8.1%.

## HS6 products

- Spices: anise or badian seeds (HS6 090910)
- Spices: coriander seeds (HS6 090920)
- Spices: coriander seeds, neither crushed nor ground (HS6 090921)
- Spices: coriander seeds, crushed or ground (HS6 090922)
- Spices: cumin seeds (HS6 090930)
- Spices: cumin seeds, neither crushed nor ground (HS6 090931)
- Spices: cumin seeds, crushed or ground (HS6 090932)
- Spices: caraway seeds (HS6 090940)
- Spices: fennel or juniper seeds (HS6 090950)
- Spices: seeds of anise, badian, caraway or fennel: juniper berries, neither crushed nor ground (HS6 090961)
- Spices: seeds of anise, badian, caraway or fennel: juniper berries, crushed or ground (HS6 090962)

## 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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