Soybean · importers
Spain is eighth of 96 at $2.9B in the oil seeds chapter, level with the United States and only just ahead of Turkey.
| Market | HS 12 imports |
|---|---|
| China | $61.5B |
| Germany | $7.1B |
| Japan | $5.3B |
| Mexico | $4.9B |
| Netherlands | $4.2B |
Figures are for the whole of HS chapter 12 (oil seeds and oleaginous fruits); soybean is only part of it. Source: UN Comtrade, as reported by national authorities; latest available year per market.
The United States is above at $2.9B and Turkey below at $2.8B. Spain’s 2.1% share of reported world imports is the same as the United States’, and Turkey is not far behind. Any of the three could swap places after a revision, so Spain is best described as one of the top ten rather than an exact eighth.
The chapter is 0.6% of the country’s $451.3B imports and ranks 33rd among its import chapters.
Spain has a substantial pig and poultry sector, which needs protein meal, most of it from crushed soybeans. Coastal crushers import beans, and feed makers buy meal. A seller should ask whether the buyer crushes or compounds feed, and what protein and moisture specification is needed.
Buyers near ports can take vessel-size cargoes; inland buyers rely on onward road or rail.
European rules on traceability, sustainability documentation and genetic-modification labelling are set by the authorities and can change. Confirm the current position with them and with the importer. Agree Incoterm, currency, payment terms and discharge port in writing.
The $2.9B is the total for HS chapter 12, oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, and soybeans are only a share of it. Spain, the United States and Turkey report values within a hair of one another, so national reporting differences can swap them.
Customs shipment data for the soybean heading names the consignee and gives cargo weights. Filter for coastal crushers and feed makers, agree Incoterm, currency and payment terms with the ones you pick, and reach them via this site’s free marketplace.
Eighth of 96 at $2.9B in 2024, a 2.1% share of reported world imports.
Mostly to supply crushers and feed makers for a large livestock sector.
It is 0.6% of $451.3B and ranks 33rd among import chapters.
Read soybean-heading shipment data and pick out consignees at coastal ports.
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