🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates imports of cloves: 2024 trade data
Imports of cloves by the United Arab Emirates reached $50.4 million in 2024 (7.4 thousand tonnes). That makes it the 3rd largest importer of this product worldwide, out of 201 countries. Value rose 10% on 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 22% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of cloves by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $50.4M | 7.4K t |
| 2023 | $45.9M | 6.5K t |
| 2022 | $38.7M | 5.9K t |
| 2021 | $26.0M | 4.6K t |
| 2020 | $19.1M | 4.7K t |
| 2019 | $20.7M | 4.1K t |
| 2018 | $22.3M | 3.6K t |
| 2017 | $12.4M | 2.0K t |
Where the United Arab Emirates imports cloves from
One supplier dominates: Indonesia accounted for 61% of the value. Among the main suppliers, Indonesia grew fastest (+286% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $30.6M | 61% |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | $15.3M | 30% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $1.2M | 2.4% |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | $1.1M | 2.3% |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | $1.0M | 2% |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | $583K | 1.2% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $223K | 0.4% |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | $143K | 0.3% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $72K | 0.1% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $33K | 0.1% |
Types of cloves under HS 0907
| 0907.10 | Spices: cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems), neither crushed nor ground | 100% |
| 0907.20 | Spices: cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems), crushed or ground | 0.4% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 0907.
Average import price of cloves
The average declared value was about $6.81 per kg, close to the world average of $6.89.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United Arab Emirates also exports cloves
The United Arab Emirates exported $3.5 million of cloves in 2024 (752 tonnes). Its share of world exports was 1%. The largest buyer markets were Kuwait (29%), Qatar (28%), Bahrain (13%). Among the main buyer markets, United States grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $998K | 29% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $983K | 28% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $465K | 14% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $250K | 7.2% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $213K | 6.2% |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | $112K | 3.3% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $108K | 3.1% |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | $74K | 2.2% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $65K | 1.9% |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | $60K | 1.7% |
Who is behind these numbers in the United Arab Emirates?
Public statistics stop at country totals and the last published year. EximDataX shows the shipment records underneath: the companies, dates, quantities and declared values, updated weekly.
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Mirror data: built from the shipment records of the countries that trade with it.
Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Annual values in US dollars at the customs border; quantities in tonnes where reported. HS 0907: Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems).
Cloves trade in the United Arab Emirates: questions
What is the value of cloves imported by the United Arab Emirates?
The United Arab Emirates imported cloves worth $50.4 million in 2024 (7.4 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United Arab Emirates import cloves from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Indonesia (61%), Madagascar (30%), India (2%).
What is the average import price of cloves in the United Arab Emirates?
The average declared import value was about $6.81 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $6.89 per kg.
Does the United Arab Emirates export cloves?
Yes. The United Arab Emirates exported cloves worth $3.5 million in 2024, mainly to Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain.
What is the HS code for cloves?
Cloves falls under HS heading 0907 (Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems)). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading cloves with the United Arab Emirates?
These public statistics stop at country level. EximDataX builds the United Arab Emirates trade from the records of its trading partners, updated weekly, so you can see who ships this product there.
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