Spices · importers
Poland ranks twelfth of 96 at $1.6B in the chapter that contains spices, and a big meat and food-processing sector is a steady user of seasonings.
| Market | HS 09 imports |
|---|---|
| United States | $11.7B |
| Germany | $6.5B |
| France | $4.0B |
| Italy | $3.4B |
| Canada | $2.4B |
Figures are for the whole of HS chapter 09 (coffee, tea, mate and spices). Source: UN Comtrade, as reported by national authorities; latest available year per market.
Saudi Arabia is just above at $1.6B and Switzerland below at $1.5B, so Poland’s 2.3% share of reported world imports sits in a tight group. The chapter is 0.4% of its $379.5B imports and ranks 48th among import chapters.
Poland is a large producer of processed meats, and seasonings such as pepper, paprika, marjoram, garlic and coriander are used in volume by sausage and meat-product makers. Snack, soup and sauce producers add to the demand, and seasoning blenders supply them. These buyers value tight specifications, dependable deliveries and pricing that stays stable through a production season.
Retail packers sell smaller units to households and compete on shelf appearance and price. A further point is seasonality: sausage and preserved-meat production peaks before major holidays, so buyers may need spices to arrive weeks earlier, and a supplier who plans around that calendar earns trust quickly.
Germany, China, the USA and Italy lead Poland’s overall source list, which covers all goods and suggests that some spices reach Polish buyers via western European traders. Ask the importer whether it buys direct. Contaminant, residue and treatment rules are set by the authorities and change over time, so confirm the current conditions with them and with the buyer.
The $1.6B counts coffee, tea, mate and spices, so spices are only part. National reporting and re-exports can shift a market’s position.
Shipment records for individual spice headings show consignees and weights. Set Incoterm, currency, payment terms and port, then contact the shortlist through this site’s free marketplace. Meat processors in particular tend to negotiate annual supply, so ask whether a framework contract with a price review is possible.
Twelfth of 96 at $1.6B in 2024, a 2.3% share of reported world imports.
Meat processors, snack and soup makers, seasoning blenders and retail packers.
No. It includes coffee, tea and mate.
Read spice-heading shipment records and rank consignees by cargo weight.
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