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Top Spice Export Destinations from India FY2025-26
Where India's spices go: destination shares of export value for FY2025-26, led by the USA, China and the UAE.
Destination shares, FY2025-26
The table shows each market as a share of India spice export value in FY2025-26 (provisional). The USA leads on this metric, with China and the UAE close behind.
| Destination | Share of export value |
|---|---|
| United States | 14% |
| China | 12% |
| United Arab Emirates | 9% |
| Bangladesh | 8% |
| Saudi Arabia | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 3% |
| Thailand | 3% |
| Malaysia | 3% |
| Indonesia | 3% |
| Germany | 2% |
| Netherlands | 2% |
| Canada | 2% |
| Australia | 2% |
Reading the top of the list
- The USA at 14% and China at 12% swap places depending on the year and metric used. On FY2025-26 value share the USA is ahead; on FY2024-25 absolute import value IBEF places China ahead. See our USA vs China piece before quoting a "largest market".
- The UAE at 9% is inflated by re-export: Dubai is a hub that forwards spices onward under the India-UAE CEPA.
- The EU appears fragmented (Germany, Netherlands each 2%) but is a single regulatory bloc, so treat its border controls as one requirement set.
Frequently asked
What is India's top spice export destination?
By FY2025-26 value share the United States leads at 14%, followed by China at 12% and the UAE at 9%. On absolute FY2024-25 value, IBEF instead places China ahead of the USA.
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- Absolute USD per destination
- The Spices Board destination figures are value shares; the per-country USD totals for FY2025-26 are not published in the same table.
- Re-export attribution
- UAE volumes include onward re-export; the share does not separate UAE domestic consumption from re-exported spice.
Reviewed 16 July 2026.
Sources
- Spices Board of India — Export statistics· Tier 1, retrieved 2026-07-16