From a continental perspective, 87.7% of total cinnamon exports were shipped from suppliers in Asia. Smaller percentages came from exporters in Europe (9.3%), North America (1.9%), Africa (1%), Latin America (0.2%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, and Oceania (0.04%) mostly Australia.
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 0906 for cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers.
Cinnamon Exports by Country
Top 15
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of cinnamon during 2019.
- China: US$162.1 million (23.4% of total cinnamon exports)
- Sri Lanka: $153.4 million (22.2%)
- Indonesia: $143.3 million (20.7%)
- Vietnam: $136.1 million (19.7%)
- Netherlands: $22.3 million (3.2%)
- United States: $12.3 million (1.8%)
- Germany: $11 million (1.6%)
- France: $7.4 million (1.1%)
- India: $7.1 million (1%)
- Madagascar: $5 million (0.7%)
- Austria: $3.8 million (0.6%)
- Poland: $3.1 million (0.4%)
- United Kingdom: $2.8 million (0.4%)
- Spain: $2.6 million (0.4%)
- Sweden: $2.2 million (0.3%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 97.4% of global cinnamon exported in 2019.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing cinnamon exporters since 2015 were: Spain (up 191.2%), Poland (up 167.5%), India (up 116%) and Netherlands (up 96.9%).
Advantages
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for cinnamon during 2019. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s exported cinnamon and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- China: US$160.1 million (net export surplus up 56.9% since 2015)
- Sri Lanka: $152.7 million (up 15.9%)
- Indonesia: $142.8 million (up 42%)
- Vietnam: $96.2 million (up 43.5%)
- Madagascar: $5 million (up 40.7%)
- Netherlands: $2.1 million (reversing a -$2.5 million deficit)
- Tanzania: $869,000 (reversing a -$7,000 deficit)
- Myanmar (Burma): $517,000 (reversing a -$67,000 deficit)
- Estonia: $317,000 (down -14.1%)
- Seychelles: $258,000 (up 360.7%)
- Uganda: $49,000 (up 36.1%)
- Comoros: $34,000 (no 2015 data)
- Grenada: $19,000 (down -13.6%)
- Saint Kitts/Nevis: $14,000 (reversing an -$8,000 deficit)
- Saint Lucia: $9,000 (reversing a -$29,000 deficit)
China generated the highest surplus in the international trade of cinnamon. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms China’s strong competitive advantage for this specific product category.
Opportunities
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for cinnamon during 2019. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s imported cinnamon purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- United States: -US$117.2 million (net export deficit up 68.5% since 2015)
- India: -$75.2 million (up 82.4%)
- Mexico: -$69.3 million (up 15%)
- Bangladesh: -$22.7 million (up 130%)
- Peru: -$16 million (up 32.7%)
- Pakistan: -$13.7 million (up 299%)
- Canada: -$12.4 million (up 87%)
- United Arab Emirates: -$11.8 million (up 907.9%)
- Guatemala: -$11.8 million (up 171.3%)
- Saudi Arabia: -$11.4 million (up 29.1%)
- Germany: -$10.8 million (up 102.6%)
- United Kingdom: -$10.8 million (up 28.3%)
- Japan: -$10.3 million (up 31.7%)
- Spain: -$8.9 million (up 51.1%)
- Brazil: -$8.7 million (up 80.4%)
The United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of cinnamon. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for cinnamon-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful consumer demand.
Companies
Cinnamon-Sticks Exporting Companies
According to global trading platform Alibaba, the following suppliers are examples of cinnamon-sticks trading exporters. The home-country location for each business is shown within parentheses.
- CV Kerinci Agro (Indonesia)
- G.P. De Silva Spices (United States)
- Justingredients (United Kingdom)
- Nature’s Agro Products Lanka Co. (Sri Lanka)
- RKR Exports (India)
- Vietnam Hanfimex Corp. (Vietnam)
- Wuzhou Hengsheng Trading Co. (China)
- Yehiawy (Egypt)
Searchable List of Cinnamon Exporting Countries in 2019
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| Rank | Exporter | Cinnamon Exports (US$) | 2018-9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | China | $162,082,000 | +19.6% |
| 2. | Sri Lanka | $153,379,000 | -25.6% |
| 3. | Indonesia | $143,285,000 | +1.3% |
| 4. | Vietnam | $136,050,000 | +1.5% |
| 5. | Netherlands | $22,315,000 | -1.1% |
| 6. | United States | $12,281,000 | -4.2% |
| 7. | Germany | $10,965,000 | -3.4% |
| 8. | France | $7,376,000 | -15.2% |
| 9. | India | $7,140,000 | +14.3% |
| 10. | Madagascar | $4,983,000 | -32.2% |
| 11. | Austria | $3,811,000 | +9.4% |
| 12. | Poland | $3,092,000 | -15.1% |
| 13. | United Kingdom | $2,840,000 | +3.1% |
| 14. | Spain | $2,574,000 | -8.4% |
| 15. | Sweden | $2,189,000 | +16.5% |
| 16. | Estonia | $1,701,000 | +16.3% |
| 17. | Portugal | $1,303,000 | +18.7% |
| 18. | Singapore | $1,199,000 | -11.6% |
| 19. | Belgium | $1,106,000 | -6.4% |
| 20. | Tanzania | $1,091,000 | +84.6% |
| 21. | Malaysia | $1,073,000 | +15.4% |
| 22. | Czech Republic | $999,000 | +24.6% |
| 23. | Italy | $980,000 | -9.8% |
| 24. | Israel | $645,000 | +71.5% |
| 25. | Canada | $602,000 | -17.2% |
| 26. | Guatemala | $590,000 | +3.5% |
| 27. | Myanmar (Burma) | $520,000 | 0% |
| 28. | Latvia | $400,000 | -23.1% |
| 29. | Russia | $384,000 | +9.1% |
| 30. | Nepal | $373,000 | +34.7% |
| 31. | Romania | $362,000 | +64.5% |
| 32. | Denmark | $323,000 | -0.9% |
| 33. | Croatia | $310,000 | -1.3% |
| 34. | Seychelles | $269,000 | +144.5% |
| 35. | Turkey | $267,000 | +0.8% |
| 36. | Slovakia | $244,000 | +14.6% |
| 37. | Australia | $229,000 | -35.3% |
| 38. | Finland | $207,000 | -4.2% |
| 39. | Slovenia | $207,000 | +13.7% |
| 40. | Thailand | $200,000 | +11.7% |
| 41. | Hong Kong | $192,000 | +74.5% |
| 42. | United Arab Emirates | $181,000 | -97.7% |
| 43. | South Africa | $164,000 | -41.6% |
| 44. | Greece | $157,000 | -23% |
| 45. | South Korea | $149,000 | +338.2% |
| 46. | Costa Rica | $137,000 | -58.7% |
| 47. | El Salvador | $134,000 | -23.9% |
| 48. | Bulgaria | $133,000 | +1.5% |
| 49. | Egypt | $110,000 | -25.2% |
| 50. | Serbia | $108,000 | -7.7% |
| 51. | Peru | $108,000 | +40.3% |
| 52. | Lebanon | $102,000 | +920% |
| 53. | Lithuania | $86,000 | +13.2% |
| 54. | Switzerland | $61,000 | -33.7% |
| 55. | Uganda | $55,000 | -29.5% |
| 56. | Ecuador | $52,000 | -23.5% |
| 57. | Iran | $48,000 | +29.7% |
| 58. | Bangladesh | $45,000 | +40.6% |
| 59. | Comoros | $34,000 | 0% |
| 60. | Hungary | $27,000 | -51.8% |
| 61. | Mexico | $27,000 | -98% |
| 62. | Namibia | $26,000 | +2,500% |
| 63. | Pakistan | $24,000 | -40% |
| 64. | Cyprus | $20,000 | +25% |
| 65. | Grenada | $19,000 | +5.6% |
| 66. | Ireland | $18,000 | +100% |
| 67. | New Zealand | $17,000 | +6.3% |
| 68. | Ukraine | $16,000 | -65.2% |
| 69. | Morocco | $15,000 | +15.4% |
| 70. | Brazil | $14,000 | +75% |
| 71. | Saint Kitts/Nevis | $14,000 | -17.6% |
| 72. | Chile | $10,000 | 0% |
| 73. | Bolivia | $9,000 | +12.5% |
| 74. | Honduras | $9,000 | +12.5% |
| 75. | Saint Lucia | $9,000 | -10% |
| 76. | Trinidad/Tobago | $8,000 | -11.1% |
| 77. | Taiwan | $8,000 | -91.1% |
| 78. | Jordan | $8,000 | -98.1% |
| 79. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $7,000 | -30% |
| 80. | Dominica | $7,000 | +16.7% |
| 81. | Dominican Republic | $7,000 | -94.8% |
| 82. | Colombia | $6,000 | -97.4% |
| 83. | Belarus | $6,000 | -33.3% |
| 84. | Luxembourg | $5,000 | -16.7% |
| 85. | Syria | $5,000 | -98.9% |
| 86. | North Macedonia | $5,000 | -16.7% |
| 87. | Fiji | $3,000 | 0% |
| 88. | Mauritius | $2,000 | 0% |
| 89. | Kenya | $1,000 | -98.8% |
| 90. | Kuwait | $1,000 | -98.5% |
| 91. | Guyana | $1,000 | -75% |
| 92. | Afghanistan | $1,000 | 0% |
| 93. | Sierra Leone | $1,000 | 0% |
| 94. | Tunisia | $1,000 | 0% |
| 95. | St Vincent/Grenadines | $1,000 | 0% |
See also Sugar Exports by Country and Cheese Exports by Country
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on May 17, 2020
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on May 17, 2020
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on May 17, 2020
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on May 17, 2020
Wikipedia, Cinnamon. Accessed on May 17, 2020