Luxembourg, 2 December 2024
The most imported spice in 2023 was ginger with 114 000 tonnes, followed by paprika (110 600 tonnes) and pepper (50 300 tonnes). China was the main country of origin for ginger (43%) and paprika (73%), while Vietnam was the main supplier of pepper (63%).
Turmeric (16 000 tonnes) ranked 4th, with more than three quarters originating from India (79%). Cinnamon (13 300 tonnes) held 5th position among the most imported spices, with most of the imports coming from Vietnam (35%) (Source dataset: DS-045409).
Compared with 2013, the quantity of spices imported from the extra-EU countries increased by 44%. EU imports of turmeric and ginger more than doubled (+140% and +112% respectively), recording the largest increases among the most traded spices. In contrast, imports of pepper decreased (-19%) since 2013.
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Methodological notes
The following Combined Nomenclature (CN) product codes were used for the analysis presented in this news item:
Source – Eurostat