Among continents, exporters in Oceania (mostly New Zealand) sold the highest dollar worth of exported kiwifruits during 2018 with shipments valued at $1.52 billion or almost half (49.8%) of the worldwide total. In second place were European shippers at 38.3%. Smaller percentages came originated from kiwifruit exporters in Latin America (6.7%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Asia (4.2%), North America (0.9%) then Africa (0.1%).
The 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for fresh kiwifruit is 081050.
Kiwifruit Exports by Country
Countries
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of kiwifruit during 2018.
- New Zealand: US$1.5 billion (49.7% of total kiwifruit exports)
- Italy: $518.4 million (16.9%)
- Belgium: $300.1 million (9.8%)
- Chile: $205.2 million (6.7%)
- Greece: $145.4 million (4.8%)
- Iran: $86.1 million (2.8%)
- Netherlands: $79.5 million (2.6%)
- Spain: $30.3 million (1%)
- France: $29.7 million (1%)
- United States: $26.6 million (0.9%)
- Portugal: $23.2 million (0.8%)
- Germany: $20.6 million (0.7%)
- Hong Kong: $19.1 million (0.6%)
- China: $9.8 million (0.3%)
- Lithuania: $6.8 million (0.2%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 98.7% of global kiwifruit exports.
Among these top exporters, the fastest-growing kiwifruit exporters since 2014 were: Hong Kong (up 197.5%), China (up 111.1%), Iran (up 103.6%), New Zealand (up 82.5%) and the Netherlands (up 43.4%).
Five countries experienced declines in their exported kiwifruit sales, namely: Lithuania (down -65.3%), France (down -40.9%), Italy (down -12%), Germany (down -11.7%) then the United States (down -3.5%).
Advantages
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for kiwifruit during 2018. 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 kiwifruit exports and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- New Zealand: US$1.5 billion (net export surplus up 82.7% since 2014)
- Italy: $425.5 million (down -18.7%)
- Chile: $204.7 million (up 15.4%)
- Greece: $140.8 million (up 35.6%)
- Iran: $86.1 million (up 103.6%)
- Belgium: $20.7 million (down -63.5%)
- Portugal: $6 million (reversing a -$1.1 million deficit)
- Bangladesh: $2.2 million (no 2014 data)
- Turkey: $2 million (reversing a -$2.6 million deficit)
- Yemen: $1 million (reversing a -$40,000 deficit)
- Guinea: $346,000 (no 2014 data)
- Afghanistan: $137,000 (no 2014 data)
New Zealand has the highest surplus in the international trade of kiwifruit. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms New Zealand’s strong competitive advantage for this specific product category.
Opportunities
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for kiwifruit during 2018. 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 Kiwifruit import purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- China: -US$401.5 million (net export deficit up 110.4% since 2014)
- Japan: -$369.8 million (up 76.4%)
- Germany: -$216.6 million (up 16.7%)
- Spain: -$197 million (up 15.9%)
- France: -$144.4 million (up 167.1%)
- United States: -$128 million (up 40.2%)
- Taiwan: -$116.9 million (up 35.2%)
- Russia: -$90.7 million (down -1.3%)
- South Korea: -$88.6 million (up 73.1%)
- Netherlands: -$86 million (up 35.6%)
- United Kingdom: -$53.9 million (down -1.3%)
- India: -$50 million (up 285.5%)
- Brazil: -$42.2 million (up 8%)
- Canada: -$41.1 million (up 9.2%)
- Australia: -$40.6 million (down -2.1%)
The People’s Republic of China incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of kiwifruit. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights China’s strong competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for kiwifruit-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand.
Companies
Kiwifruit Exporting Companies
The following companies are also examples of kiwifruit-trading companies located in the country shown within parentheses:
- Ahikiwi Orchard (New Zealand)
- Alfafood GmbH (Germany)
- Camill Alimentos S/A (United States)
- Jining Eagle International Trade Co Ltd (China)
- Kiwi Uno (Italy)
- KxKfruit (Greece)
- Macfarlane Consultancy BV (Netherlands)
Searchable List of Kiwifruit Exporting Countries in 2018
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| Rank | Exporter | Kiwifruit Exports (US$) | %Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | New Zealand | $1.5 billion | 49.7% |
| 2. | Italy | $518.4 million | 16.9% |
| 3. | Belgium | $300.1 million | 9.8% |
| 4. | Chile | $205.2 million | 6.7% |
| 5. | Greece | $145.4 million | 4.8% |
| 6. | Iran | $86.1 million | 2.8% |
| 7. | Netherlands | $79.5 million | 2.6% |
| 8. | Spain | $30.3 million | 1% |
| 9. | France | $29.7 million | 1% |
| 10. | United States | $26.6 million | 0.9% |
| 11. | Portugal | $23.2 million | 0.8% |
| 12. | Germany | $20.6 million | 0.7% |
| 13. | Hong Kong | $19.1 million | 0.6% |
| 14. | China | $9.8 million | 0.3% |
| 15. | Lithuania | $6.8 million | 0.2% |
| 16. | Poland | $4.7 million | 0.2% |
| 17. | Turkey | $3.8 million | 0.1% |
| 18. | United Kingdom | $3.7 million | 0.1% |
| 19. | Australia | $2.7 million | 0.1% |
| 20. | United Arab Emirates | $2.6 million | 0.1% |
| 21. | Czech Republic | $2.4 million | 0.1% |
| 22. | Bangladesh | $2.2 million | 0.1% |
| 23. | Slovenia | $2.1 million | 0.1% |
| 24. | South Korea | $2.1 million | 0.1% |
| 25. | Austria | $1.8 million | 0.1% |
| 26. | Belarus | $1.1 million | 0.04% |
| 27. | Latvia | $1.1 million | 0.04% |
| 28. | South Africa | $1.1 million | 0.04% |
| 29. | Yemen | $1 million | 0.03% |
| 30. | Argentina | $891,000 | 0.03% |
| 31. | Singapore | $779,000 | 0.03% |
| 32. | Armenia | $617,000 | 0.02% |
| 33. | Russia | $387,000 | 0.01% |
| 34. | Denmark | $367,000 | 0.01% |
| 35. | Guinea | $352,000 | 0.01% |
| 36. | Luxembourg | $334,000 | 0.01% |
| 37. | Ireland | $314,000 | 0.01% |
| 38. | Slovakia | $304,000 | 0.01% |
| 39. | Japan | $280,000 | 0.01% |
| 40. | North Macedonia | $237,000 | 0.01% |
| 41. | Bulgaria | $203,000 | 0.01% |
| 42. | Taiwan | $193,000 | 0.01% |
| 43. | Malaysia | $173,000 | 0.01% |
| 44. | Afghanistan | $151,000 | 0.005% |
| 45. | Georgia | $145,000 | 0.005% |
| 46. | Morocco | $120,000 | 0.004% |
| 47. | Mexico | $71,000 | 0.002% |
| 48. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $62,000 | 0.002% |
| 49. | New Caledonia | $60,000 | 0.002% |
| 50. | Egypt | $55,000 | 0.002% |
| 51. | Romania | $48,000 | 0.002% |
| 52. | Croatia | $48,000 | 0.002% |
| 53. | Vietnam | $45,000 | 0.001% |
| 54. | Costa Rica | $40,000 | 0.001% |
| 55. | Hungary | $36,000 | 0.001% |
| 56. | Serbia | $26,000 | 0.001% |
| 57. | Ukraine | $25,000 | 0.001% |
| 58. | Sweden | $25,000 | 0.001% |
| 59. | Finland | $25,000 | 0.001% |
| 60. | Brazil | $25,000 | 0.001% |
| 61. | Kazakhstan | $23,000 | 0.001% |
| 62. | Kyrgyzstan | $22,000 | 0.001% |
| 63. | Canada | $18,000 | 0.001% |
| 64. | Tajikistan | $14,000 | 0.0005% |
| 65. | Albania | $10,000 | 0.0003% |
| 66. | Colombia | $9,000 | 0.0003% |
| 67. | Lebanon | $7,000 | 0.0002% |
| 68. | India | $7,000 | 0.0002% |
| 69. | Thailand | $4,000 | 0.0001% |
| 70. | Uruguay | $4,000 | 0.0001% |
| 71. | Estonia | $4,000 | 0.0001% |
| 72. | Kenya | $3,000 | 0.0001% |
| 73. | Iceland | $3,000 | 0.0001% |
| 74. | Niger | $3,000 | 0.0001% |
| 75. | Ghana | $2,000 | 0.0001% |
| 76. | Dominican Republic | $2,000 | 0.0001% |
| 77. | Mozambique | $1,000 | 0.00003% |
| 78. | Montenegro | $1,000 | 0.00003% |
See also Top Almonds Exporters by Country, Pineapples Exports by Country, Oranges Exports by Country and Lemons and Limes Exporters by Country
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Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on June 10, 2018
Kiwi Fruit of Italy Consortium, Kiwifruit of Italy: The associated firms. Accessed on June 10, 2018
The World Factbook, Field Listing: Exports – Commodities, Central Intelligence Agency. Accessed on June 10, 2018
Trade Map, International Trade Centre. Accessed on July 16, 2019