Overall, the value of apples imports rose by 2.9% for all importing countries from 5 years earlier in 2021 when international purchases of apples were valued at $8.43 billion.
Year over year, the value of globally imported apples increased by 5.8% compared to $8.2 billion starting from 2024.
The top 5 largest importers of fresh apples as measured by dollar value are Germany, United Kingdom, India, Indonesia and Vietnam. Collectively, that cohort of major buying markets purchased nearly one quarter (24.9%) of all imported apples sold during 2025.
From a continental perspective, countries in Asia spent the most on imported apples during 2025 with purchases valued at $3.58 billion or 41.3% of the global total. In second place were exporters located in Europe at 36.6% while 9% of apples imported worldwide was procured from providers in Latin America excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean. Another 7% worth arrived from shippers in North America.
Smaller percentages went to customers in Africa (5.9%) and Oceania (0.2%) led by Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Australia.
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 080810 for fresh apples.
Apples Imports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that imported the highest dollar value worth of apples during 2025.
- Germany: US$667.2 million (7.7% of total imported apples)
- United Kingdom: $450.4 million (5.2%)
- India: $373.4 million (4.3%)
- Indonesia: $356.8 million (4.1%)
- Vietnam: $311.3 million (3.6%)
- Netherlands: $305.8 million (3.5%)
- Taiwan: $300.5 million (3.5%)
- Mexico: $270.8 million (3.1%)
- mainland China: $270.6 million (3.1%)
- Russia: $262.4 million (3%)
- Egypt: $261.2 million (3%)
- Spain: $245.6 million (2.8%)
- Hong Kong: $239 million (2.8%)
- Brazil: $233.2 million (2.7%)
- Philippines: $225.2 million (2.6%)
By value, the listed 15 countries purchased more than half (55.1%) of all apples imported in 2025.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing markets for apples since 2024 were: Egypt (up 33.7%), Vietnam (up 32%), Netherlands (up 24.4%) and mainland China (up 24.2%).
Major suppliers that posted year-over-year declines in their imported apples purchases were: Mexico (down -14.5% from 2024), India (down -11.9%), Brazil (down -11.4%) and the United Kingdom (down -0.5%).
Searchable List of Apples Importers in 2025
The 100 key importers of fresh apples in the following database purchased 98.3% of the overall value for fresh apples imported during 2025.
| Rank | Importer | Imported Apples | 2024-5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | $667,245,000 | +2.5% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | $450,410,000 | -0.5% |
| 3 | India | $373,448,000 | -11.9% |
| 4 | Indonesia | $356,779,000 | +12.2% |
| 5 | Vietnam | $311,305,000 | +32% |
| 6 | Netherlands | $305,833,000 | +24.4% |
| 7 | Taiwan | $300,531,000 | +6.8% |
| 8 | Mexico | $270,753,000 | -14.5% |
| 9 | mainland China | $270,642,000 | +24.2% |
| 10 | Russia | $262,359,000 | +11.2% |
| 11 | Egypt | $261,169,000 | +33.7% |
| 12 | Spain | $245,557,000 | +15.2% |
| 13 | Hong Kong | $239,010,000 | +6.6% |
| 14 | Brazil | $233,217,000 | -11.4% |
| 15 | Philippines | $225,191,000 | +3.9% |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | $206,464,000 | -5% |
| 17 | Canada | $197,409,000 | +5.9% |
| 18 | Thailand | $192,971,000 | -23.4% |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | $187,627,000 | +2.5% |
| 20 | Colombia | $156,266,000 | +1% |
| 21 | Malaysia | $140,912,000 | +12% |
| 22 | United States | $136,967,000 | -4.3% |
| 23 | Bangladesh | $126,162,000 | -4.4% |
| 24 | Belgium | $104,380,000 | +1.9% |
| 25 | Sweden | $103,272,000 | +19.3% |
| 26 | Nepal | $98,663,000 | +24.8% |
| 27 | Israel | $97,763,000 | +13.4% |
| 28 | Romania | $97,068,000 | +44.2% |
| 29 | France | $94,909,000 | -10.4% |
| 30 | Czech Republic | $85,300,000 | +16.7% |
| 31 | Ireland | $77,017,000 | +3.9% |
| 32 | Iraq | $73,841,000 | +58.9% |
| 33 | Norway | $64,389,000 | +10.1% |
| 34 | Singapore | $63,596,000 | +5.2% |
| 35 | Denmark | $62,548,000 | +5.3% |
| 36 | Ecuador | $60,743,000 | +4.9% |
| 37 | Guatemala | $60,314,000 | +1.2% |
| 38 | Austria | $56,047,000 | +15.2% |
| 39 | Portugal | $55,938,000 | +10.6% |
| 40 | Nigeria | $51,609,000 | +100.5% |
| 41 | Peru | $51,026,000 | +7.8% |
| 42 | Finland | $48,113,000 | +25.4% |
| 43 | Slovakia | $47,938,000 | +33.8% |
| 44 | Dominican Republic | $40,761,000 | +14.2% |
| 45 | Kazakhstan | $40,612,000 | -26.9% |
| 46 | Oman | $36,790,000 | +11.9% |
| 47 | Hungary | $36,208,000 | +64.4% |
| 48 | Italy | $31,526,000 | +22.8% |
| 49 | Japan | $30,464,000 | +74.3% |
| 50 | Bulgaria | $30,453,000 | +8.3% |
| 51 | Costa Rica | $30,372,000 | +7.1% |
| 52 | Libya | $30,045,000 | +9.9% |
| 53 | Pakistan | $29,700,000 | +146.4% |
| 54 | Belarus | $29,171,000 | +50.8% |
| 55 | Jordan | $26,572,000 | -35% |
| 56 | El Salvador | $25,658,000 | -5.5% |
| 57 | Qatar | $24,429,000 | -15.5% |
| 58 | Lithuania | $24,192,000 | +47.9% |
| 59 | Honduras | $22,524,000 | +0.2% |
| 60 | Mongolia | $21,763,000 | -6.4% |
| 61 | Croatia | $21,072,000 | +57.2% |
| 62 | Latvia | $20,179,000 | +49.8% |
| 63 | Serbia | $19,170,000 | +102.7% |
| 64 | Greece | $17,121,000 | +61.6% |
| 65 | Panama | $17,094,000 | +6.7% |
| 66 | Ukraine | $15,674,000 | +2792% |
| 67 | Ghana | $14,706,000 | +37.6% |
| 68 | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $14,207,000 | +44% |
| 69 | Venezuela | $14,115,000 | -28.1% |
| 70 | Kuwait | $13,058,000 | -58.9% |
| 71 | Senegal | $13,048,000 | +8.9% |
| 72 | Cyprus | $12,842,000 | +13.7% |
| 73 | Tanzania | $12,716,000 | +41.6% |
| 74 | Kenya | $12,038,000 | +32.3% |
| 75 | Cameroon | $11,819,000 | +119.9% |
| 76 | Uzbekistan | $11,643,000 | -59.9% |
| 77 | Estonia | $11,080,000 | +9.6% |
| 78 | Sri Lanka | $10,765,000 | +25.4% |
| 79 | Macao | $10,692,000 | -1.7% |
| 80 | Luxembourg | $10,349,000 | -1.4% |
| 81 | Nicaragua | $10,224,000 | +9.8% |
| 82 | Slovenia | $9,911,000 | +9.4% |
| 83 | North Korea | $9,755,000 | -17% |
| 84 | Bolivia | $9,210,000 | -31.3% |
| 85 | Ivory Coast | $8,955,000 | -5.5% |
| 86 | Albania | $8,437,000 | +5.3% |
| 87 | Türkiye | $8,260,000 | +7693% |
| 88 | Chile | $7,846,000 | +14.6% |
| 89 | Botswana | $7,727,000 | -18.2% |
| 90 | Brunei Darussalam | $7,602,000 | +45.2% |
| 91 | Morocco | $7,310,000 | +6.2% |
| 92 | Iceland | $7,168,000 | +2.9% |
| 93 | Switzerland | $7,157,000 | -54.9% |
| 94 | Malta | $6,967,000 | +2.9% |
| 95 | Namibia | $6,917,000 | +4.2% |
| 96 | Mauritius | $6,824,000 | -3.8% |
| 97 | Paraguay | $6,212,000 | +0.7% |
| 98 | Uganda | $6,076,000 | -6.2% |
| 99 | Zambia | $5,989,000 | -2.6% |
| 100 | Cambodia | $5,843,000 | +48.1% |
Posting the strongest percentage gains in the value of their imported fresh apples purchases from 2024 to 2025 were buyers in: Türkiye (up 7,693%), Ukraine (up 2,792%), Pakistan (up 146.4%), Cameroon (up 119.9%), Serbia (up 102.7%) then Nigeria (up 100.5%).
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An entry of 0% in the right-most column means that 2024 data was unavailable at time of article publication.
Apples Imported into Germany
Germany’s global purchases of imported apples totaled US$667.2 million in 2025. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Germany imported the highest dollar value worth of apples during 2025. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2024 to 2025.
- Italy: US$338.4 million (up 7.6% from 2024)
- France: $66.5 million (up 11.4%)
- Netherlands: $65.8 million (up 12.9%)
- Chile: $53.2 million (up 18.2%)
- Poland: $37.7 million (down -36.3%)
- South Africa: $31.5 million (down -4.2%)
- New Zealand: $20.2 million (down -10.1%)
- Belgium: $14.4 million (down -5.1%)
- Spain: $13.9 million (up 2.1%)
- Austria: $13 million (down -25.7%)
- Argentina: $5.2 million (up 36.8%)
- Peru: $2.4 million (up 8.4%)
- Slovenia: $985,000 (down -15.7%)
- Türkiye: $784,000 (up 23.9%)
- Czech Republic: $756,000 (down -27.4%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.6% of apples imported by Germany in 2025.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of apples to Germany since 2024 were: Argentina (up 36.8%), Türkiye (up 23.9%), Chile (up 18.2%) and Netherlands (up 12.9%).
Countries that experienced year-over-year declines in the value of their apples supplied to German importers included: Poland (down -36.3% from 2024), Czech Republic (down -27.4%), Austria (down -25.7%) and Slovenia (down -15.7%).
Overall, the value of Germany’s imported apples rose by an average 2.5% from all supplying countries since 2024 when apples purchased cost $651 million.
Apples Imported into the UK
The United Kingdom’s global purchases of imported apples totaled US$450.4 million in 2025. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which the UK imported the highest dollar value worth of apples during 2025. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2024 to 2025.
- France: US$146.2 million (up 6.6% from 2024)
- South Africa: $111.6 million (up 8.8%)
- Italy: $56.3 million (down -7.4%)
- Chile: $31.4 million (up 21.2%)
- New Zealand: $28.6 million (down -17.5%)
- Spain: $20.6 million (down -5.1%)
- Poland: $17.6 million (down -27.5%)
- Serbia: $7.4 million (down -19%)
- Germany: $6.9 million (down -9.5%)
- Ireland: $5.4 million (up 11.3%)
- Belgium: $5 million (down -15.4%)
- Argentina: $4.5 million (up 27.7%)
- Netherlands: $2.5 million (down -11.3%)
- Portugal: $1.53 million (up 120.1%)
- Brazil: $1.49 million (up 5.8%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.3% of apples imported by the United Kingdom in 2025.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of apples to the UK since 2024 were: Portugal (up 120.1%), Argentina (up 27.7%), Chile (up 21.2%) and Ireland (up 11.3%).
Countries that experienced year-over-year declines in the value of their apples supplied to British importers included: Poland (down -27.5% from 2024), Serbia (down -19%), New Zealand (down -17.5%) and Belgium (down -15.4%).
Overall, the value of United Kingdom’s imported apples fell by an average -0.5% from all supplying countries since 2024 when apples purchased cost $452.6 million.
Apples Imported into India
India’s global purchases of imported apples totaled US$373.4 million in 2025. Below are the top suppliers from which India imported the highest dollar value worth of apples based on 2024 data. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2021 to 2024.
- Iran: US$71.4 million (down -12.8% from 2024)
- Türkiye: $54.9 million (down -39.9%)
- New Zealand: $37.9 million (up 17.1%)
- United States: $36.8 million (down -2.9%)
- South Africa: $32.5 million (down -10%)
- Chile: $30.7 million (up 18.1%)
- Afghanistan: $28.7 million (down -35.4%)
- Italy: $24.8 million (up 63.1%)
- United Arab Emirates: $22.2 million (up 28.6%)
- Poland: $19.2 million (down -28.3%)
- Germany: $4.2 million (up 72.8%)
- France: $4 million (up 90.9%)
- Brazil: $2.3 million (down -34%)
- Serbia: $1.5 million (down -45%)
- Belgium: $625,000 (down -35.1%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.5% of apples imported by India in 2025.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of apples to India since 2024 were: France (up 90.9%), Germany (up 72.8%), Italy (up 63.1%) and the United Arab Emirates (up 28.6%).
Countries that experienced year-over-year declines in the value of their apples supplied to Indian importers included: Serbia (down -45% from 2024), Türkiye (down -39.9%), Afghanistan (down -35.4%) and Belgium (down -35.1%).
Overall, the value of India’s imported apples went down by an average -11.9% from all supplying countries since 2024 when apples purchased cost $424.1 million.
Apples Imported into Indonesia
Indonesia’s global purchases of imported apples totaled US$356.8 million in 2025. Below are the top suppliers from which Indonesia imported the highest dollar value worth of apples during 2025. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2024 to 2025.
- mainland China: US$301 million (up 10.6% from 2024)
- United States: $34.2 million (up 51.5%)
- New Zealand: $16.8 million (up 0.3%)
- South Africa: $4 million (down -9.8%)
- Chile: $337,000 (2024 data unavailable)
- Japan: $107,000 (down -70.1%)
- Thailand: $95,000 (down -80.9%)
- Türkiye: $64,000 (down -90.7%)
- Australia: $57,000 (down -64.8%)
- Canada: $54,000 (2024 data unavailable)
- Poland: $47,000 (down -53.9%)
- South Korea: $45,000 (up 60.7%)
By value, the listed countries shipped 100% of apples imported by Indonesia in 2025.
Among the above countries, growth suppliers of apples to Indonesia since 2024 were: South Korea (up 60.7%), United States of America (up 51.5%), mainland China (up 10.6%) and New Zealand (up 0.3%).
Year-over-year decliners were led by: Türkiye (down -90.7%), Thailand (down -80.9%), Japan (down -70.1%) then Australia (down -64.8%).
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Overall, the value of Indonesia’s imported apples expanded by an average 12.2% from all supplying countries since 2024 when apples purchased cost $317.9 million.
See also Apples Exports by Country Plus Average Prices, Germany’s Top Trading Partners, United Kingdom’s Top 10 Imports, Top Vitamins Exports & Imports by Country and Top Pears Exports & Imports by Country Plus Average Prices
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