Dry fruits and nuts · importers
Poland reports $3.1B in the fruit and nuts chapter, fourteenth of 96, and the chapter ranks 26th in its own import bill.
| Market | HS 08 imports |
|---|---|
| United States | $26.0B |
| China | $20.2B |
| Germany | $13.3B |
| Netherlands | $8.5B |
| United Kingdom | $7.2B |
Figures are for the whole of HS chapter 08 (edible fruit and nuts). Source: UN Comtrade, as reported by national authorities; latest available year per market.
Japan is above at $3.2B and the United Arab Emirates below at $2.7B. Poland’s 1.9% share of reported world imports puts it close to Japan and a clear step above the UAE. The chapter is 0.8% of total imports of $379.5B.
That share is higher than for Japan or South Korea and similar to several western European buyers.
Poland is a large food-processing and packing centre for central Europe. Imported nuts and dried fruit feed bakeries, cereal and snack producers and retail packers who sell within Poland and to neighbouring markets. Industrial machinery, electrical machinery and vehicles lead the import bill at $46.8B, $45.4B and $40.0B.
For an exporter, the buyer is often a processor that wants stable supply more than a marketing story. Ask about production calendars, since a plant that runs year-round will want deliveries spread evenly, and about how the buyer treats a lot that falls slightly outside specification.
Germany, China, the USA and Italy lead the overall source list. It covers all goods, but it suggests strong links with western Europe, and some dry fruit may arrive via German or Dutch hubs. Ask whether the buyer purchases direct from origin.
The $3.1B covers all edible fruit and nuts, fresh as well as dried, so dry fruits are only part. Rankings are declared by each reporter and re-exports can distort them.
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Fourteenth of 96 markets at $3.1B in 2024, a 1.9% share of reported world imports.
Processors, packers and retailers, among others. Ask which type the importer serves.
No. It covers all edible fruit and nuts.
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