# Flavours and fragrances: Movement

How Indian mint and spice oils reach the world

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/flavours_fragrances/movement/

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 m
exports $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 |

 UN Comtrade 2024, reported by each country (exports by exporters, imports by importers), all partners. Some countries (for example Russia and Iran) do not report, so their shares are missing. HS codes can be broader than the tile: check the code before reading a share as the whole market.

#### 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). |  |  |

## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/flavours_fragrances/index.md)
- [Overview](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/flavours_fragrances/overview/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/flavours_fragrances/correlation/index.md)
- [Production route](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/flavours_fragrances/routes/index.md)
- [Production](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/flavours_fragrances/production/index.md)
- [Feedstocks](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/flavours_fragrances/feedstocks/index.md)
- [Cycles](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/flavours_fragrances/cycles/index.md)
- [Trading](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/flavours_fragrances/trading/index.md)
- [Regulation](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/flavours_fragrances/regulation/index.md)
- [Characteristics](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/flavours_fragrances/characteristics/index.md)
- [Emissions](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/flavours_fragrances/emissions/index.md)
- [Relationships](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/flavours_fragrances/links/index.md)