Onion · importers
Turkey closes the top twenty at $1.1B in the chapter containing onions, and as a vegetable grower its imports serve narrower needs than a pure consumer market.
| Market | HS 07 imports |
|---|---|
| United States | $16.5B |
| Germany | $8.8B |
| United Kingdom | $5.2B |
| India | $5.1B |
| France | $4.8B |
Figures are for the whole of HS chapter 07 (edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers); onion is only part of it. Source: UN Comtrade, as reported by national authorities; latest available year per market.
Indonesia is just above at $1.1B, and Pakistan just below at $1.1B. Turkey’s share of reported world imports is 1.2%. It occupies the boundary of the top group by the thinnest of margins.
The chapter is 0.3% of total imports of $344.0B and ranks 39th among Turkey’s import chapters, behind mineral fuels at $65.6B, industrial machinery at $39.6B and vehicles at $31.7B.
Countries with their own vegetable sector often import to bridge months when local stocks run out, to supply a re-export or processing business, or to add varieties. A seller should identify which purpose the importer serves and shape the offer accordingly.
China, the Russian Federation, Germany and Italy lead the overall source list, which covers all goods and reveals little about onion origins.
Confirm the current import, plant-health and labelling requirements with the competent authorities, and do not treat any older rule of thumb as still valid. Agree Incoterm, currency, payment terms and discharge port, and ask how the buyer secures foreign-currency payments.
The $1.1B is the value of all of HS chapter 07, edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers, of which onions are just one item. Reporter declarations, re-exports and reporting gaps can change the ranking from year to year.
Shipment data for the onion heading names the receiver of each consignment. Combine that shortlist with this site’s free marketplace to approach importers that fit, and ask each what a new supplier would need to prove before a first order.
Twentieth of 96 markets at $1.1B in 2024, a 1.2% share of reported world imports, with Indonesia above and Pakistan below at similar values.
No. The next market reports nearly the same value.
To bridge seasonal gaps, supply processors or trade onward. Ask the buyer which applies.
Open the onion lines of customs shipment data and note which consignees keep appearing.
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