Overall spending on tomatoes imported during 2024 increased by 22.7% for all importing countries from five years earlier in 2020 when international buying of tomatoes amounted to $9.9 billion.
Year over year, the total cost for imported tomatoes grew by 2.1% compared to $11.9 billion during 2023.
The biggest international markets for tomatoes are the United States of America, Germany, France, United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Combined, those 5 largest importers bought almost two-thirds (65%) worth of imported fresh or chilled tomatoes in 2024.
From a continental perspective, buyers located in European countries bought the highest dollar worth of imported tomatoes during 2024 with purchases valued at $7.37 billion or 60.4% of the global total. In second place were importers located in North America at 34.4%.
Another 4.2% of tomatoes imported worldwide was delivered to customers in Asia.
Tinier percentages arrived in Latin America (0.46%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (0.45%), then Oceania (0.02%) led by Fiji, New Zealand and New Caledonia.
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 0702 for fresh or chilled tomatoes.
Imports of Tomatoes by Country
Below are the 15 countries that spent the most on imported tomatoes during 2024.
- United States: US$3.8 billion (30.8% of imported tomatoes)
- Germany: $1.7 billion (14%)
- France: $1.1 billion (9.4%)
- United Kingdom: $800.9 million (6.6%)
- Netherlands: $518.1 million (4.2%)
- Poland: $450.9 million (3.7%)
- Canada: $428.6 million (3.5%)
- Russia: $391.3 million (3.2%)
- Spain: $233.5 million (1.9%)
- Italy: $220.5 million (1.8%)
- Romania: $180.3 million (1.5%)
- Sweden: $154.5 million (1.3%)
- Czech Republic: $144.6 million (1.2%)
- Austria: $143.7 million (1.2%)
- Belgium: $123.2 million (1%)
By value, the listed 15 countries purchased 85.3% of all tomatoes imported in 2024.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing markets for tomatoes from 2023 to 2024 were: Canada (up 27.4%), United States (up 14.6%), Netherlands (up 14.1%) and Russia (up 13%).
Those countries that posted declines in their imported tomatoes purchases were led by: Belgium (down -24% from 2023), Sweden (down -13.8%), Germany (down -8.8%) and Poland (down -4.7%).
For a comprehensive listing, please see the section below.
Searchable List of Tomatoes Importer Countries in 2024
The top 100 most valuable markets for imported tomatoes are listed in the automated database below. Combined, those tomatoes-importing nations accounted for 99.9% of importing nations in 2024.
| Rank | Importer | Imported Tomatoes | 2023-4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States | $3,759,525,000 | +14.6% |
| 2. | Germany | $1,710,010,000 | -8.8% |
| 3. | France | $1,142,049,000 | +0.1% |
| 4. | United Kingdom | $800,927,000 | +7.7% |
| 5. | Netherlands | $518,141,000 | +14.1% |
| 6. | Poland | $450,860,000 | -4.7% |
| 7. | Canada | $428,579,000 | +27.4% |
| 8. | Russia | $391,266,000 | +13% |
| 9. | Spain | $233,454,000 | -0.7% |
| 10. | Italy | $220,495,000 | +5.4% |
| 11. | Romania | $180,293,000 | +7.4% |
| 12. | Sweden | $154,537,000 | -13.8% |
| 13. | Czech Republic | $144,625,000 | +2.1% |
| 14. | Austria | $143,736,000 | +7.4% |
| 15. | Belgium | $123,221,000 | -24% |
| 16. | Switzerland | $116,766,000 | -3.5% |
| 17. | Ukraine | $113,579,000 | -2.8% |
| 18. | Bulgaria | $96,923,000 | +1.7% |
| 19. | Denmark | $95,094,000 | +0.6% |
| 20. | Portugal | $65,974,000 | -17.1% |
| 21. | Ireland | $63,995,000 | +5% |
| 22. | Finland | $63,929,000 | -8.5% |
| 23. | Slovakia | $60,263,000 | -5.1% |
| 24. | Saudi Arabia | $60,196,000 | -53.3% |
| 25. | Norway | $57,164,000 | -15.8% |
| 26. | Kazakhstan | $57,152,000 | +17.3% |
| 27. | Hungary | $53,838,000 | +12.6% |
| 28. | Pakistan | $52,288,000 | +2.5% |
| 29. | Serbia | $48,503,000 | +7.9% |
| 30. | Lithuania | $46,633,000 | -2.2% |
| 31. | Viet Nam | $46,613,000 | +694.9% |
| 32. | Latvia | $44,872,000 | -6.6% |
| 33. | Singapore | $38,376,000 | -8.4% |
| 34. | Greece | $37,734,000 | +25.8% |
| 35. | Croatia | $34,642,000 | +5.3% |
| 36. | Hong Kong | $29,185,000 | -14.9% |
| 37. | Kuwait | $29,184,000 | -21.1% |
| 38. | Estonia | $28,491,000 | -1.6% |
| 39. | Israel | $26,731,000 | -25% |
| 40. | Moldova | $25,261,000 | +15.4% |
| 41. | United Arab Emirates | $23,420,000 | -55.9% |
| 42. | Ghana | $22,186,000 | +13028% |
| 43. | Syria | $20,692,000 | +108.3% |
| 44. | Slovenia | $20,167,000 | -6.4% |
| 45. | Luxembourg | $19,125,000 | -5.2% |
| 46. | Japan | $16,836,000 | -19.2% |
| 47. | Georgia | $16,769,000 | +66.1% |
| 48. | Belarus | $16,034,000 | +21.8% |
| 49. | El Salvador | $15,957,000 | -0.4% |
| 50. | Iraq | $14,444,000 | -90.7% |
| 51. | Kyrgyzstan | $14,185,000 | +18.3% |
| 52. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $13,903,000 | +1.8% |
| 53. | Argentina | $13,533,000 | +4426% |
| 54. | Bangladesh | $13,115,000 | +10.6% |
| 55. | Montenegro | $9,133,000 | +3.8% |
| 56. | Armenia | $8,634,000 | +25.4% |
| 57. | Bahamas | $8,012,000 | +42.6% |
| 58. | Maldives | $8,008,000 | +19% |
| 59. | South Africa | $7,634,000 | -12.2% |
| 60. | Mauritania | $7,597,000 | +37.4% |
| 61. | North Macedonia | $6,251,000 | +10.9% |
| 62. | Malta | $5,853,000 | +17.4% |
| 63. | Cyprus | $5,613,000 | +31.1% |
| 64. | Qatar | $5,285,000 | -78.6% |
| 65. | Oman | $4,652,000 | -83.1% |
| 66. | Afghanistan | $4,302,000 | -87.8% |
| 67. | Jordan | $4,194,000 | +38027% |
| 68. | Iceland | $3,824,000 | -13.7% |
| 69. | Paraguay | $3,693,000 | +104.7% |
| 70. | Nepal | $3,552,000 | -15.6% |
| 71. | Ivory Coast | $3,492,000 | +35% |
| 72. | Albania | $3,292,000 | +13.9% |
| 73. | Malaysia | $3,046,000 | -18.9% |
| 74. | Macao | $2,755,000 | +8.7% |
| 75. | Cayman Islands | $2,452,000 | +18.3% |
| 76. | Uzbekistan | $2,225,000 | +2319% |
| 77. | Chile | $2,211,000 | +19.6% |
| 78. | Seychelles | $2,137,000 | +28.6% |
| 79. | Mexico | $2,007,000 | +108.6% |
| 80. | Mozambique | $1,985,000 | -4.9% |
| 81. | Bermuda | $1,859,000 | +20.2% |
| 82. | Thailand | $1,647,000 | +137.7% |
| 83. | Bhutan | $1,638,000 | -11.5% |
| 84. | Bahrain | $1,619,000 | -89.7% |
| 85. | Lesotho | $1,588,000 | +8.7% |
| 86. | Uganda | $1,557,000 | +24% |
| 87. | Aruba | $1,393,000 | -54.7% |
| 88. | Trinidad/Tobago | $1,359,000 | -14.4% |
| 89. | Mongolia | $1,294,000 | +190.1% |
| 90. | Turks/Caicos Islands | $1,255,000 | +125.7% |
| 91. | Namibia | $1,236,000 | +42.2% |
| 92. | Democratic Republic Congo | $1,202,000 | +13256% |
| 93. | Rwanda | $1,140,000 | -3.4% |
| 94. | Türkiye | $1,027,000 | +27.9% |
| 95. | Fiji | $1,011,000 | -29.5% |
| 96. | Guatemala | $954,000 | +311.2% |
| 97. | Antigua/Barbuda | $922,000 | +35% |
| 98. | Curaçao | $837,000 | +1.2% |
| 99. | Costa Rica | $827,000 | +1432% |
| 100. | Cabo Verde | $821,000 | +11.5% |
Focusing on the 100 main international buyers of tomatoes, the fastest growers from 2023 to 2024 were those based in Jordan (up 38,027%), Democratic Republic of the Congo (up 13,256%), Ghana (up 13,028%), Argentina (up 4,426%) and Uzbekistan (up 2,319%).
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the above table’s columns. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means that no 2023 data was available.
Tomatoes Imported into the United States
America’s global purchases of imported tomatoes totaled US$3.76 billion in 2024. Below are the top suppliers from which the U.S. imported the highest dollar value worth of tomatoes during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2023 to 2024.
- Mexico: US$3.2 billion (up 14.6% from 2023)
- Canada: $475.9 million (up 15.9%)
- Guatemala: $23.5 million (up 1%)
- Dominican Republic: $18.8 million (down -9.4%)
- Honduras: $6.4 million (up 122.1%)
- New Zealand: $483,000 (up 201.9%)
- Australia: $65,000 (down -20.7%)
- France: $31,000 (2023 data unavailable)
- Micronesia: $29,000 (2023 data unavailable)
- Chile: $23,000 (2023 data unavailable)
- Moldova: $11,000 (2023 data unavailable)
- Ecuador: $6,000 (down -92.3%)
- Japan: $4,000 (2023 data unavailable)
By value, the listed countries shipped 100% of tomatoes imported by the United States of America in 2024.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of tomatoes to the US from 2023 to 2024 were: New Zealand (up 201.9%), Honduras (up 122.1%), Canada (up 15.9%) and Mexico (up 14.6%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their tomatoes supplied to American importers were: Ecuador (down -92.3% from 2023), Australia (down -20.7%) then the Dominican Republic (down -9.4%).
Overall, the value of America’s imported tomatoes increased by an average 14.6% from all supplying countries since 2023 when tomatoes purchased cost $3.3 billion.
Tomatoes Imported into Germany
Germany’s global purchases of imported tomatoes totaled US$1.71 billion in 2024. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Germany imported the highest dollar value worth of tomatoes during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2023 to 2024.
- Netherlands: US$837.7 million (down -4.8% from 2023)
- Spain: $379.4 million (down -9%)
- Morocco: $167.6 million (down -16%)
- Belgium: $136.7 million (up 15.3%)
- Italy: $58.1 million (down -21.4%)
- France: $52.6 million (down -15.8%)
- Tunisia: $34.2 million (up 2.2%)
- Türkiye: $23.1 million (down -46.8%)
- Poland: $13.3 million (down -55.1%)
- Hungary: $2.4 million (down -26.8%)
- Austria: $1.8 million (down -68.6%)
- Senegal: $820,000 (down -64.1%)
- Saudi Arabia: $574,000 (down -18.9%)
- Portugal: $366,000 (up 16.2%)
- Croatia: $270,000 (down -80.4%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.9% of tomatoes imported by Germany in 2024.
Among the above countries, the growth suppliers of tomatoes to Germany from 2023 to 2024 were: Portugal (up 16.2%), Belgium (up 15.3%) and Tunisia (up 2.2%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their tomatoes supplied to German importers included: Croatia (down -80.4%), Austria (down -68.6%), Senegal (down -64.1%) and Poland (down -55.1%).
Overall, the value of Germany’s imported tomatoes fell by an average -8.8% from all supplying countries since 2023 when tomatoes purchased cost $1.9 billion.
Tomatoes Imported into France
France’s global purchases of imported tomatoes totaled US$1.14 billion in 2024. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which France imported the highest dollar value worth of tomatoes during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2023 to 2024.
- Morocco: US$918.8 million (up 3% from 2023)
- Spain: $122.2 million (down -13.3%)
- Tunisia: $30.1 million (up 20.2%)
- Belgium: $28.9 million (down -12.6%)
- Italy: $17.5 million (down -12.1%)
- Netherlands: $16.3 million (down -6.1%)
- Dominican Republic: $2.4 million (down -2.8%)
- Poland: $2 million (down -59.5%)
- Portugal: $1.4 million (up 13.6%)
- France: $1.2 million (down -4.3%)
- Türkiye: $327,000 (down -59.8%)
- Senegal: $280,000 (down -6.7%)
- Germany: $171,000 (up 11.8%)
- Colombia: $126,000 (up 600%)
- Egypt: $118,000 (up 490%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.96% of tomatoes imported by France in 2024.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of tomatoes to France from 2023 to 2024 were: Colombia (up 600%), Egypt (up 490%), Tunisia (up 20.2%) and Portugal (up 13.6%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their tomatoes supplied to French importers included: Türkiye (down -59.8%), Poland (down -59.5%), Spain (down -13.3%) and Belgium (down -12.6%).
Overall, the value of France’s imported tomatoes flatlined via an average 0.1% gain from all supplying countries since 2023 when tomatoes purchased cost $1.1 billion.
Tomatoes Imported into the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom’s global purchases of imported tomatoes totaled US$800.9 million in 2024. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which the UK imported the highest dollar value worth of tomatoes during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2023 to 2024.
- Netherlands: US$309 million (up 19.8% from 2023)
- Morocco: $217.4 million (up 9.4%)
- Spain: $174.5 million (down -4.1%)
- Belgium: $51.5 million (up 29.2%)
- Italy: $21.8 million (down -20%)
- Türkiye: $5.2 million (down -39.7%)
- Poland: $4.6 million (down -68%)
- Portugal: $4.4 million (up 61.9%)
- France: $3.9 million (up 33.9%)
- Tunisia: $3.4 million (down -12.2%)
- Germany: $1.8 million (down -15.7%)
- Egypt: $1 million (up 45.4%)
- Ireland: $945,000 (up 17%)
- Senegal: $409,000 (up 278.7%)
- North Macedonia: $327,000 (down -51.6%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.9% of tomatoes imported by the United Kingdom in 2024.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of tomatoes to the UK from 2023 to 2024 were: Senegal (up 278.7%), Portugal (up 61.9%), Egypt (up 45.4%) and France (up 33.9%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their tomatoes supplied to British importers included: Poland (down -68%), North Macedonia (down -51.6%), Türkiye (down -39.7%) and Italy (down -20%).
Overall, the value of the United Kingdom’s imported tomatoes grew by an average 7.7% from all supplying countries since 2023 when tomatoes purchased cost $743.5 million.
See also Tomatoes Exports by Country, Cheese Imports by Country, Onions Exports by Country, America’s Top Trading Partners and Top Imported Fruits Most Loved by Americans
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International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on September 5, 2025
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