Flavours and fragrances: Movement
How Indian mint and spice oils reach the world
What this tab covers How it moves between countries: share of output traded, physical form and transport, the largest exporters and importers, main routes, India's trade, and handling rules in transit.Trade in 2024 UN Comtrade, HS 330210
World exports $22.5 bn 120 reporting exporters · about 856k t Largest exporter Ireland 52.5% of world exports Largest importer United States 19.8% of world imports India imports $123.7 mexports $139.7 m #38 importer · #16 exporter
Where it is exported from and imported to, 2024
Chart: World map of the largest trade flows
Exporter (size = share of world exports) Importer (share of world imports) Shipping chokepoint UN Comtrade 2024, HS 330210: shares of reported world exports and imports by value. Country-to-country route lines are not available for this commodity yet. Hover a circle for values.HS 330210: largest exporters
| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 52.5% | $11.8 bn | 195k |
| United States | 8.5% | $1.90 bn | 83k |
| Germany | 6.7% | $1.51 bn | 100k |
| Singapore | 5.3% | $1.19 bn | 47k |
| France | 4.4% | $996.0 m | 56k |
| Netherlands | 3% | $683.2 m | 45k |
| Egypt | 2.1% | $464.9 m | 26k |
| Switzerland | 2% | $445.3 m | 17k |
HS 330210: largest importers
| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19.8% | $4.34 bn | 97k |
| Mexico | 12% | $2.63 bn | – |
| France | 5.9% | $1.30 bn | 48k |
| United Kingdom | 5.2% | $1.14 bn | 103k |
| Germany | 3.9% | $855.4 m | 38k |
| Canada | 3.1% | $691.5 m | 20k |
| Spain | 2.8% | $610.8 m | 30k |
| Netherlands | 2.3% | $512.9 m | 30k |
HS 330290: largest exporters
| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 21% | $2.41 bn | – |
| Switzerland | 15.1% | $1.74 bn | 65k |
| Singapore | 11% | $1.27 bn | 79k |
| Germany | 10.4% | $1.20 bn | 59k |
| United States | 8% | $916.8 m | 46k |
| Netherlands | 6.6% | $761.1 m | – |
| United Kingdom | 5.4% | $619.1 m | 22k |
| Spain | 4.6% | $526.5 m | 34k |
HS 330290: largest importers
| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 18.9% | $1.84 bn | 64k |
| Spain | 5.2% | $509.9 m | – |
| Italy | 5% | $487.8 m | 23k |
| Germany | 4.6% | $449.8 m | 22k |
| Thailand | 4.2% | $406.5 m | 21k |
| Mexico | 4.1% | $396.5 m | – |
| Indonesia | 4% | $390.5 m | – |
| Saudi Arabia | 3.6% | $348.7 m | 9,124 |
How it moves
| Measure | Figure | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Share traded | high for naturals and aroma chemicals, which concentrate value in small volumes; compounds are often made regionally; no published share | ||
| How it moves | Drums, IBCs and small packs by container and air freight; some flammable or environmentally hazardous. | ||
| Routes and chokepoints | India, China, Indonesia, Madagascar and Brazil to Europe and the US for naturals; Europe and China to the world for aroma chemicals; compounds from regional plants. | ||
| India | India exported 16,882 t of spice oils and oleoresins worth $430 million and 19,636 t of mint products in Apr-Jan 2025-26 (Spices Board via spices tile). HS 3302. HS 330210: India imported $124 million (0.6% of world imports, rank 38) and exported $140 million (0.6% of world exports, rank 16); HS 330290: India imported $161 million (1.6% of world imports, rank 16) and exported $341 million (3.0% of world exports, rank 9) (UN Comtrade 2024). | ||
| Handling in transit | Many essential oils and flavour extracts are flammable liquids (UN1169 extracts, aromatic, liquid; UN1197 extracts, flavouring, liquid; class 3); some are environmentally hazardous (UN3082, class 9). |