Almond nut, beech nut, cashew nut, hazelnut, macadamia nut, mongongo nut, pecan nut, pine nut, pistachio nut, walnut, coconut, sweet chestnut, macademia nuts, tamarind, food grains, white maize, yellow maize, corn oil, coconut oil, sunflower oil, canola oil, black and white pepper, turmeric, cur cumin, wheat, india masala, millet, sorghum, cumin seeds, cardamom, turmeric finger, red chile, cinnamon stick, powder, cloves, red chille powder, back pepper powder, garlic, paste, powder, bay leaf, black cumin black cardamom, saffron, fenugreek, crushed maize, chile, mustard seed, corn flakes, cereal, pink pepper, thyme leaf, ginger, dry ginger, sugar, poultry chicks, hatching ggs, rice bran oil, pasta, peanut butter, rice, eseential oils and vegetable, corn starch, beet sugar pulp, soya bean seed, white kidney beans, lentil, milk powder, ghee, milk protein concentrate, dried apricot, red raisin, canola meal, toothpaste, gluten free wheat flour, bee wax, groundnut, cardamom
Foods products, frozen fish fresh fish like norway salmon, . salmon trout. trout fish . white pomfret. black and silver pomfret fish . fresh and frozen sardine fish . frozen and fresh indian mackerel . hilsa. shrimps chickpeas, green, sugar, table eggs, wheat straw hay,, red onion, building material as: glass sheets, float sheets, aluminum sheets, aluminum profile, pvc profile, red brick, carbon steel sheets, carbon steel coil, carbon steel tubes.
Foods products, frozen fish fresh fish like Norway salmon, . salmon trout. Trout fish . white pomfret. black and silver pomfret fish . fresh and frozen sardine fish . frozen and fresh indian mackerel . hilsa. shrimps chickpeas, green, sugar, table eggs, wheat straw hay,, red onion, building material as: glass sheets, float sheets, Aluminum sheets, aluminum profile, Pvc profile, red brick, carbon steel sheets, carbon steel coil, carbon steel tubes.
Aluminum Ingot, Nitrile Gloves, Copper Scrap, Copper, Icumsa 45 Sugar ,Cathode, Ac Compressor Scrap, Aluminum Scrap, Aluminum Wire, Used Car Battery, Aluminum Wheels Scrap, Ubc Can Scrap, Used Rails, Copper Rod, Copper Plates,ubc Can Scrap,icumsa Sugar, Orange, Lemon, Garlic, Cashew Nuts, Nutella Chocolate, Refined Sunflower Oil, Betel Nuts, Almond, Agar Wood Oil, Natural Honey, Dates, Palm Oil, Animal Feed, Yelow And White Maize, Soybean, White Flour, Hardwood Charcoal, Hdpe Granules, Ldpe Film, Occ/onp Waste, Alfalfa Hay, Pet Bottles
Agriculture products like glutinous rice, palm sugar, vanilla beans, turmeric powder, red ginger powder, white pepper, black pepper, banana leaves, curry leaves, honey sweet potato, honey sweet potato powder,fresh potatoes, moringa powder, kaffir lime leaves power and wheat, cumin, cayaponia hybrid seeds. livestock like carcass cortunic cortunic japonica / quail meat. plantation like desiccated coconut, coconut sugar, and dried celery flakes. forestry like hardwood charcoal, coconut shisha/hookah charcoal. textile and garments, mask, nitrile gloves
Fmcg Products, Nutella, Energy Drink, , Soft Drink, Pringles, Barilla, Haribo, Mars, Twix, Sneakers, Nestle, Milka, Kinder, Torku, Etc. Pasta, Macaroni, Cereals, Biscuit, Cracker, Detergent Types, For Laundry, Dishwashing And Household Cleaning. And Turkish Products; Hazelnut, Olive, Apricot, Fig, Chestnut Sugar, Turkish Delight
Abalone mushrooms, abalone slice, accordion packer, acesulfame k, acid, ad aloe, ad cabbage, ad ginger, adult milk powder, adzuki beans, agar, agaricus blazei, alanine, alaska pollock, albumen powder, almond, almond kernel, aluminum foil, ammonium bicarbonate, anchovy, angelica, aniseed power, apple chips, apple dices, apple juice, apricot, apricot kernels, arbutus, artichoke, uht semi skimmed milk and full cream milk, nestle nido milk powder, coffee mate
Oxygen Concentrator, Pulse Oximeter, Ketchup, Chlorine Tcca 90% Tablet, Mdf Boards, Face Mask, Nitrile Gloves, Frozen Pork, Aluminum Sulfate,chlorinated Hydrocarbons,nitrogen Oxides, Chlorine Dioxide, , Monochloramine, , Silver Mercury, Agricultural Products, Frozen Chicken, Frozen Pork, Chemicals, Sugar, Nuts And Seeds, Milk Powder, Diapers, Wood Pellet, Charcoal, Cooking Oil, Toiletries, Cosmetics, Confectionaries, Food And Beverages, Ob/gyn Equipment, Diagnostic Equipment Sterilizer (autoclave), Operating Theatre Equipmen T, Dental Equipment, Ent Equipment, Home Care Equipment, Veterinary Equipment, Fresh Garlic, Fresh Ginger, Fresh Green Chilli, Fresh Mushroom, Fresh Onion, Fresh Potato, Firewood, Sawn Timber, Ldpe, lldpe, Abs, Abs/pc, Pc, Tpo, Pps, Ppo, Pei, Hdpe & Pp
Lentils, a4 copy paper, egg powder, canned pineapple, canned tuna, chicken feet, pork feet, fresh table chicken egg, mandarin, watermelon, dry anchovy fish, shrimp, heineken beer, corona beer, kronenbourg 1664 beer, xl energy drink, double a4 copy paper, rotatrim paper, red adzuki beans, red lentils, lentils, frozen chicken, chicken feet, red kidney beans, white kidney bean, black kidney beans, millet, oats, almond nuts, cashew nuts, betel nuts, macadamia nuts, pistachio nuts, apricot kernels, sesame seed, shrimp, red bull energy drink, evaporated milk, condensed milk, skimmed milk powder, full cream milk powder, sweetened condensed milk, green mung beans, bamboo beans, arowana fish, zebra pleco fish l046, l0236, l026, onion, tomatoes, canned beans, okra, fresh okra, frozen okra, fish meal, corn meal, ddgs, soyabean meal, sunflower oil, corn oil, soya bean oil, used cooking oil, canoli oil, pringles potato chips, nescafe
Chia seeds, chia oil, quinoa seeds, maca powder, quinoa, amaranth, canihua, quinoa flakes, quinoa powder, quinoa pop, pink salt, camu camu, lucuma powder, cacao powder, cacao nibs, camu camu powder, brasil nut, nueces de brasil, cocoa, chilean walnuts, aguaymanto, golden berries, purple corn, black eye beans, black eyed peas, frejol castilla, sacha inchi, sacha inchi seeds, roasted sacha inchi, amaranth, acai powder, freeze dried acai powder, tarwil powder, green coffee, green coffee powder, sacha inchi oil, sacha inchi flour, cats claw powder, ginger powder, passion fruit, granadilla, preserved roses, avocado, ginger, turmeric, flax seeds, sesame seeds, kidney beans, mango, grapes
Chia seeds, chia oil, quinoa seeds, maca powder, quinoa, amaranth, canihua, quinoa flakes, quinoa powder, quinoa pop, pink salt, camu camu, lucuma powder, cacao powder, cacao nibs, camu camu powder, brasil nut,nueces de brasil, cocoa, chilean walnuts, aguaymanto, golden berries, purple corn, black eye beans, black eyed peas, frejol castilla, sacha inchi, sacha inchi seeds, roasted sacha inchi, amaranth, acai powder, freeze dried acai powder, tarwil powder, green coffee, green coffee powder, sacha inchi oil, sacha inchi flour, cats claw powder, ginger powder, passion fruit, granadilla, preserved roses,avocado, ginger, turmeric, flax seeds, sesame seeds, kidney beans, mango, grapes
Farm Fresh products.
Fresh vegetables: onion, tomato, potato, cabbage
fruits: watermelon, sweet melon, grapes, apple, banana, mango (seasonal)
dry fruits: almond, cashew nut, pistachio, walnu
fresh fish: shrimp & white pomfret
agricultural products: alfalfa, wheat straw, corn hay & grpe pipes of all dimensions
petrochemical: crude oil, diesel, jet fuel, bitumen
fertilizer: urea
Free Flowing Edible And Industrial Salts Etc, Fmcg, Foodstuff, Pulses, Grains, Spices & Besan (chickpea Flour), Gram Flour, Rice Flour, Corn Flour, Maida, Wheat Atta, Wheat Flour, Tapioca Starch, Tapioca Flour,maize Starch, Corn Starch, Sugar Powder , Bura Sugar, Buru Sugar , Cocoa Powder, Skimmed Milk Powder, Rice Grit, Corn Grit, Gram Grit , All Type Of Flour
Vinca rosea leaves and roots, senna leaves grade 2 & 3, gymnema sylvestre leaves, gotu kola leaves ( centella asiatica ), moringa leaves, morinda citrifolia fruit ( noni fruit), acorus calamus root, tulsi leaves, coleus roots, eucalyptus leaves, cassia alata leaves, yellow dock root, sarsaparilla root, papaya leaves, turmeric (finger, whole and mother turmeric), henna leaves ( lawsonia inermis) and powder, cyperus rotundus, betel leaves
Cosmetic products like beauty creams eye liners and mascaras,lip kits, foundation,primer,moisturizer,face wash,scrub,cleanser milk,toner,face masks,bronzer,brushes,eye shadow palette,contour,concealor,highlighter,beauty blender,rose water,sunscreen,face pack,hair colour,eye lashes,eye lash curler,kajal,rose,serum,hair oil,shampoo,treatmentcream,conditioner,sanitary pad, body wash, body lotion,perfume,deodorant,nail paint,nail arts, jewelries etc
Cereals, wheat, barley, rapeseed, flax, green red lentil, peas, sunflowers, prosso, water, fuel, flour, pasta, fruits, vegetables, cotton, steel, copper, iron, zinc, tin, sand, coal, oil, meat
Baby Food, Baked Goods, Bean Products, Canned Food, Coffee, Confectionery, Dairy, Drinking Water
Egg & Egg Products, Food Ingredients, Fruit Products, Grain Products, Honey Products, Instant Food, Meat & Poultry, Other Food & Beverage
Seafood, Seasonings & Condiments, Snack Food
Soft Drinks, Tea, Vegetable Products, Agricultural Waste, Animal Products, Beans, Cocoa Beans, Coffee Beans, Farm Machinery & Equipment
Feed, Fresh Seafood, Fruit, Grain, Nuts & Kernels
Ornamental Plants, Other Agriculture Products
Plant & Animal Oil, Plant Seeds & Bulbs, Timber Raw Materials, Vanilla Beans, Vegetables, Biodiesel
Charcoal, Coal, Crude Oil And Wood Pellets
Baby food, baked goods, bean products, canned food, coffee, confectionery, dairy, drinking water
egg & egg products, food ingredients, fruit products, grain products, honey products, instant food, meat & poultry, other food & beverage, seafood, seasonings & condiments, snack food, soft drinks, tea, vegetable products, agricultural waste, animal products, beans, cocoa beans,
coffee beans, farm machinery & equipment, feed
fresh seafood,
fruit
grain
herbal cigars & cigarettes
nuts & kernels
ornamental plants
other agriculture products
plant & animal oil
plant seeds & bulbs
timber raw materials
vanilla beans
vegetables
biodiesel
charcoal
coal
crude oil
wood pellets
Baby food
baked goods
bean products
canned food
coffee
confectionery
dairy
drinking water
egg & egg products
food ingredients
fruit products
grain products
honey products
instant food
meat & poultry
other food & beverage
seafood
seasonings & condiments
snack food
soft drinks
tea
vegetable products
agricultural waste
animal products
beans
cocoa beans
coffee beans
farm machinery & equipment
feed
fresh seafood
fruit
grain
nuts & kernels
ornamental plants
other agriculture products
plant & animal oil
plant seeds & bulbs
timber raw materials
vanilla beans
vegetables
biodiesel
charcoal
coal
crude oil
wood pellets
The edible part of plants is called vegetables. These plant parts can be roots, stems, flowers, fruits, seeds, and leaves. It is consumed by both humans and animals. The word “vegetable” came from Old French and was initially used for all plants. It is believed that vegetables originated between 10,000 BC to 7,000 BC. They have been a part of the human diet when people used to hunt to get food on their plates. The only difference is that they used to eat it in raw form, and now, people cook vegetables before eating them.
Vegetables contain a high amount of nutrients (minerals, fibres, vitamins, plant-based chemicals like Carotenoids). According to research, 469,551 participants observed that with every additional serving of green vegetables, you decrease the risk of getting heart disease or cancer by 4%. As per the study done by Nurses’ Health Studies and the Health Professionals, the right fruits and vegetables can also help in preventing obesity. Green leafy and non-starchy vegetables have a low glycemic index, which prevents hunger-causing sudden high sugar spikes. Moreover, various studies show that we should eat 5 servings of vegetables a day. To achieve this goal, you can add mixed vegetable curry along with vegetable salad to your daily meals.
Vegetables' demand in the global trade has witnessed an average increase of 3% from 2017 to 2022. This is because of the high consumer demands and the improved logistics in the global trading business. This shift towards vegetable dominance is because people are prioritizing healthier and low-carb foods. And what could be better than vegetables for fulfilling this purpose.
The processed forms of vegetables have also been in demand, especially for ready-to-eat meals. This is why the consumer demands have been consistent despite the high costs, as a consequence of the decreased production in the US and the EU. The improvements done in the production process, along with the development of more varieties of vegetables, have made the Northern Hemisphere regions expand their production seasons.
It is also important to note that the consumer demands run parallel to urbanization. So, as more people are moving into the cities and their incomes are increasing, the demands are also increasing unstoppably. Did you know that China is the largest vegetable producer in the world, producing around 600 million tons of vegetables every year. It is then followed by India, which has seen a 20% increase in its vegetable exports from the year 2023 to 2024. It exported 689k shipments of vegetables in 2024 to 9,461 international buyers.
How various research studies and campaigns are driving the global trade of vegetables:
Let’s now focus on what vegetables buyers need from the supplier, in terms of quality. Meeting all those requirements increases your chances of finding suitable importers quickly.
Vegetable Types & Other Related Categories in the Global Market
As an exporter who is exporting vegetables to other countries, you’ve already set a goal of expanding your business. You can scale up your business by broadening your product range. Sometimes, fresh vegetable buyers might also be looking for other related products like vegetable seeds and be vegetable seed buyers as well. Here is the list of other categories you can include:
Knowing market insights can help you understand the current market situation. Based on that data, you can then decide which importing countries you should target to connect with the wholesale vegetable market.
Global Market Size
Source: Precedence Research
Top Importing Countries for Vegetables (2023):
Source: Import Globals
Finding the right buyer is, without any doubt, the most important step in global trading. It becomes even more crucial when it comes to food items. So, here is how you can use multiple platforms to find potential vegetable buyers:
1. Which vegetable is high demand?
Potatoes, Tomatoes, Onions, and Okra are some of the most demanded vegetables. They’re used in cooking almost all types of cuisines.
2. Which country buys vegetables from India?
Bangladesh, UAE, Malaysia, the USA, and Sri Lanka are some of the top countries buying Indian vegetables.
3. Who are the leading vegetable importers globally?
The US, Germany, France, the US, Germany, and the UK are some of the leading importers in global trade.
4. What is the HS code for vegetables?
0709 is the HS code for vegetables. Different varieties of vegetables have different HS codes.
5. What are the profit margins in the vegetable export business?
The average profit margins in the vegetable exporting range from 15 to 30%. This totally depends on the specific vegetable variety, destination country, and production cost.
6. What are the major challenges in vegetable export?
A few of the major challenges faced in vegetable export include shelf life constraints, market competition, production issues (like post-harvest losses), long documentation processes, etc.
7. Who is the largest exporter of vegetables in the world?
China is the largest exporter of vegetables in the world. In 2023, China exported $10.55 billion worth of vegetables to the world. It is then followed by the Netherlands and Mexico.
8. Which vegetable is best for export?
Onions are the best vegetable for exporting due to their availability, accompanied by high demand from all across the world.
9. Which country is the largest producer of vegetables?
China is the largest producer of vegetables.
10. How to package vegetables for export?
For packing vegetables for export, you need to choose durable containers that can maintain cleanliness and have good air flow. You should also reduce the heat of vegetables before packing them. Do not forget to label the containers correctly and clearly.
11. What is India's rank in vegetable exports?
India ranks 11th in the list of the largest vegetable exporters.
Bangladesh vegetable exports have tripled in the 2024-25 fiscal year, with 58,766 tons of shipments. It is witnessing a 313% increase in its year-on-year growth. (Full story: Fresh Plaza)
