The overall value of natural honey imports increased by an average 8.4% for all importing countries from five years earlier in 2019 when natural honey imports were valued at $2.04 billion.
Year over year, worldwide imports of natural honey shrank by -21.3% compared to $2.81 billion starting from 2022.
By dollar value, the 5 biggest importers (United States of America, Germany, Japan, France and the United Kingdom) bought over half (53.7%) of all natural honey imported during 2023.
From a continental perspective, buyers in European countries imported the highest dollar worth of natural honey with purchases totaling $1.07 billion or 48.4% of the global total. In second place were importers in North America at 28.4% while another 19.4% of all natural honey imports was delivered to Asia.
Smaller percentages were sold to customers in Oceania (1.8%) led by Australia, Africa (1.63%), then Latin America (0.4%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean.
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for natural honey is 0409.
Natural Honey Imports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that spent the most on imported natural honey during 2023.
- United States: US$584.7 million (26.5% of natural honey imports)
- Germany: $228.7 million (10.4%)
- Japan: $145 million (6.6%)
- France: $115.9 million (5.2%)
- United Kingdom: $111.7 million (5.1%)
- Belgium: $87.2 million (3.9%)
- Italy: $86.5 million (3.9%)
- Spain: $66.7 million (3%)
- mainland China: $63.6 million (2.9%)
- Poland: $55.7 million (2.5%)
- Netherlands: $53 million (2.4%)
- Saudi Arabia: $50.4 million (2.3%)
- Switzerland: $44.1 million (2%)
- Canada: $42.6 million (1.9%)
- Australia: $39 million (1.8%)
By value, the listed 15 countries purchased 80.3% of total natural honey imported in 2023.
Those countries that posted the severest declines in their imported natural honey purchases were led by: Saudi Arabia (down -40.4% from 2022), United States of America (down -26.4%), Spain (down -25.6%) and Canada (down -25.1%).
Searchable List of Natural Honey Importing Countries in 2023
The 100 key importers of natural honey showcased in the automated database below represent 99.8% of the total value of natural honey imported around the globe during 2023.
| Rank | Importer | Natural Honey Imports | 2022-3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States | $584,680,000 | -26.4% |
| 2. | Germany | $228,703,000 | -24.9% |
| 3. | Japan | $144,969,000 | -14.2% |
| 4. | France | $115,907,000 | -17.4% |
| 5. | United Kingdom | $111,717,000 | -12.4% |
| 6. | Belgium | $87,237,000 | -14.9% |
| 7. | Italy | $86,451,000 | -15% |
| 8. | Spain | $66,696,000 | -25.6% |
| 9. | mainland China | $63,560,000 | -11% |
| 10. | Poland | $55,741,000 | -22.3% |
| 11. | Netherlands | $52,971,000 | -18.6% |
| 12. | Saudi Arabia | $50,426,000 | -40.4% |
| 13. | Switzerland | $44,094,000 | -3.8% |
| 14. | Canada | $42,596,000 | -25.1% |
| 15. | Australia | $39,049,000 | -0.6% |
| 16. | United Arab Emirates | $27,443,000 | -31.5% |
| 17. | Austria | $26,660,000 | -7.7% |
| 18. | Sweden | $22,209,000 | +0% |
| 19. | Portugal | $21,880,000 | -29.1% |
| 20. | Ireland | $20,254,000 | +14.2% |
| 21. | Singapore | $19,392,000 | -21% |
| 22. | Greece | $18,550,000 | -16.1% |
| 23. | South Korea | $18,191,000 | +4.6% |
| 24. | Hong Kong | $16,326,000 | -14.1% |
| 25. | Denmark | $15,294,000 | -0.6% |
| 26. | Romania | $14,612,000 | -0.5% |
| 27. | Czech Republic | $13,720,000 | -34% |
| 28. | Taiwan | $11,511,000 | -13.8% |
| 29. | Malaysia | $11,259,000 | -28.4% |
| 30. | Finland | $10,337,000 | +2.6% |
| 31. | Morocco | $8,588,000 | +1.9% |
| 32. | Kuwait | $8,312,000 | -38% |
| 33. | Nigeria | $7,885,000 | -44.7% |
| 34. | Israel | $7,792,000 | +25.4% |
| 35. | Norway | $7,762,000 | -7.5% |
| 36. | Bulgaria | $7,576,000 | -43.2% |
| 37. | Indonesia | $7,449,000 | -63.8% |
| 38. | Croatia | $6,345,000 | -14.5% |
| 39. | Thailand | $6,109,000 | +11.8% |
| 40. | Slovakia | $6,051,000 | -29.9% |
| 41. | South Africa | $6,012,000 | +93.1% |
| 42. | Slovenia | $5,154,000 | +14% |
| 43. | Qatar | $4,878,000 | -46.8% |
| 44. | Lithuania | $4,418,000 | +4.3% |
| 45. | Hungary | $4,330,000 | -48% |
| 46. | Jordan | $4,147,000 | -32.8% |
| 47. | Oman | $3,674,000 | -39.1% |
| 48. | Bahrain | $2,692,000 | -19.6% |
| 49. | Libya, State of | $2,486,000 | -27.9% |
| 50. | India | $2,467,000 | -35.2% |
| 51. | Cyprus | $2,354,000 | -11.1% |
| 52. | Philippines | $2,234,000 | -7.6% |
| 53. | Tunisia | $2,160,000 | +1.8% |
| 54. | Costa Rica | $2,038,000 | +2.2% |
| 55. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $1,960,000 | -23.3% |
| 56. | Luxembourg | $1,946,000 | +6.9% |
| 57. | Brunei Darussalam | $1,752,000 | +147.8% |
| 58. | Yemen | $1,589,000 | -19.1% |
| 59. | Vietnam | $1,522,000 | +96.1% |
| 60. | Iceland | $1,354,000 | +16.2% |
| 61. | Maldives | $1,352,000 | -10.9% |
| 62. | Bahamas | $1,315,000 | -1.1% |
| 63. | Bangladesh | $1,300,000 | -39% |
| 64. | Namibia | $1,234,000 | +81.2% |
| 65. | Malta | $1,228,000 | +16.4% |
| 66. | Mauritius | $1,223,000 | -57.8% |
| 67. | Montenegro | $1,198,000 | +17.2% |
| 68. | Mongolia | $1,153,000 | -11% |
| 69. | Botswana | $1,108,000 | -1.5% |
| 70. | Panama | $1,079,000 | -19.2% |
| 71. | Serbia | $1,077,000 | -40.2% |
| 72. | Iraq | $1,064,000 | -83% |
| 73. | Macao | $938,000 | +28.7% |
| 74. | Somalia | $926,000 | -27.1% |
| 75. | North Macedonia | $903,000 | -0.1% |
| 76. | Barbados | $898,000 | +19.9% |
| 77. | Nepal | $804,000 | -59.3% |
| 78. | Kazakhstan | $583,000 | -14.3% |
| 79. | Azerbaijan | $568,000 | +5.4% |
| 80. | Lebanon | $562,000 | +24.3% |
| 81. | Colombia | $551,000 | -61.3% |
| 82. | Estonia | $540,000 | -23.7% |
| 83. | Bermuda | $528,000 | +4.6% |
| 84. | Pakistan | $452,000 | -60% |
| 85. | Kenya | $448,000 | -5.3% |
| 86. | New Zealand | $364,000 | -70.4% |
| 87. | Russia | $358,000 | +4.7% |
| 88. | Albania | $342,000 | +238.6% |
| 89. | Seychelles | $335,000 | -21.5% |
| 90. | Aruba | $323,000 | +24.7% |
| 91. | Andorra | $303,000 | -2.6% |
| 92. | Uganda | $291,000 | +86.5% |
| 93. | Peru | $290,000 | -30.8% |
| 94. | Curaçao | $280,000 | +37.9% |
| 95. | Honduras | $276,000 | 0% |
| 96. | Egypt | $265,000 | -63.5% |
| 97. | Sri Lanka | $243,000 | -53.4% |
| 98. | Papua New Guinea | $237,000 | -60.4% |
| 99. | Angola | $230,000 | +71.6% |
| 100. | Cambodia | $227,000 | -5% |
Year over year, the strongest percentage increases belonged to Albania (up 238.6% from 2022), Brunei Darussalam (up 147.7%), Vietnam (up 96.1%), South Africa (up 93.1%) then Uganda (up 86.5%).
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 2022 data was available.
Natural Honey Imports into the United States
America’s global purchases of imported natural honey totaled US$584.7 million in 2023. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which the United States of America imported the highest dollar value worth of natural honey during 2023. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2022 to 2023.
- India: US$161.1 million (down -26.7% from 2022)
- Argentina: $133.8 million (down -19.3%)
- Brazil: $71 million (down -35.5%)
- New Zealand: $51.9 million (down -17.3%)
- Mexico: $25.1 million (down -49.9%)
- Vietnam: $19.6 million (down -23.9%)
- Türkiye: $17.7 million (down -14.4%)
- Uruguay: $17.3 million (down -48.9%)
- Canada: $17.2 million (down -41.9%)
- Ukraine: $12.1 million (down -26.3%)
- Australia: $9.9 million (up 34.5%)
- Thailand: $5.6 million (down -1.3%)
- Spain: $5.5 million (down -24.9%)
- Taiwan: $3.93 million (down -29.7%)
- Cambodia: $3.9 million (up 141.2%)
By value in 2023, the listed 15 countries shipped 95.1% of natural honey imported by the world’s number one buyer, the United States of America.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of natural honey to the United States since 2022 were: Cambodia (up 141.2%) and Australia (up 34.5%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their natural honey supplied to American importers included: Mexico (down -49.9% from 2022), Uruguay (down -48.9%), Canada (down -41.9%) and Brazil (down -35.5%).
Overall, the value of America’s imported natural honey slipped by an average -26.4% from all supplying countries since 2022 when natural honey purchased cost $794.3 million.
Natural Honey Imports into Germany
Germany’s global purchases of imported natural honey totaled US$228.7 million in 2023. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Germany imported the highest dollar value worth of natural honey during 2023. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2022 to 2023.
- Ukraine: US$29.8 million (down -30.9% from 2022)
- Mexico: $25.9 million (down -31.8%)
- Argentina: $25 million (down -37.5%)
- New Zealand: $22.2 million (down -17.6%)
- Hungary: $16.9 million (up 3%)
- Romania: $12.93 million (down -30.6%)
- Bulgaria: $12.89 million (down -8%)
- Spain: $11.8 million (up 25.1%)
- Cuba: $9 million (up 5.7%)
- Brazil: $7.6 million (down -55.4%)
- Chile: $7.4 million (down -47%)
- Greece: $6.3 million (up 11.6%)
- mainland China: $5.6 million (down -23.4%)
- Vietnam: $5.5 million (up 75.4%)
- Italy: $4.8 million (down -4.1%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 89% of natural honey imported by Germany in 2023.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of natural honey to Germany since 2022 were: Vietnam (up 75.4%), Spain (up 25.1%), Greece (up 11.6%) and Cuba (up 5.7%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their natural honey supplied to German importers included: Brazil (down -55.4% from 2022), Chile (down -47%), Argentina (down -37.5%) and Mexico (down -31.8%).
Overall, the value of Germany’s imported natural honey fell by an average -24.9% from all supplying countries since 2022 when natural honey purchased cost $304.4 million.
Natural Honey Imports into Japan
Japan’s global purchases of imported natural honey totaled US$145 million in 2023. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Japan imported the highest dollar value worth of natural honey during 2023. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2022 to 2023.
- mainland China: US$54.7 million (down -16.9% from 2022)
- New Zealand: $25.7 million (up 14%)
- Canada: $16.4 million (down -33.6%)
- Argentina: $11.1 million (down -17.5%)
- Hungary: $9.4 million (down -21.4%)
- Romania: $5.7 million (up 41%)
- Myanmar: $3.4 million (down -3.9%)
- Australia: $3.2 million (down -13.5%)
- Ukraine: $2.1 million (down -39.1%)
- Mexico: $2 million (down -31.6%)
- Bulgaria: $1.43 million (up 15.7%)
- Spain: $1.41 million (up 20.2%)
- Vietnam: $1.2 million (down -26.9%)
- France: $1.09 million (up 20.7%)
- Thailand: $1.09 million (up 105.1%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 96.5% of natural honey imported by Japan in 2023.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of natural honey to Japan since 2022 were: Thailand (up 105.1%), Romania (up 41%), France (up 20.7%) and Spain (up 20.2%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their natural honey supplied to Japanese importers included: Ukraine (down -39.1% from 2022), Canada (down -33.6%), Mexico (down -31.6%) and Vietnam (down -26.9%).
Overall, the value of Japan’s imported natural honey reduced by an average -14.2% from all supplying countries since 2022 when natural honey purchased cost $168.9 million.
Natural Honey Imports into France
France’s global purchases of imported natural honey totaled US$115.9 million in 2023. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which France imported the highest dollar value worth of natural honey during 2023. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2022 to 2023.
- Spain: US$24.5 million (down -12.5% from 2022)
- Ukraine: $14.6 million (down -7.6%)
- Germany: $13.8 million (down -3.5%)
- Belgium: $12.7 million (up 18.2%)
- Hungary: $8.9 million (up 18.2%)
- Bulgaria: $5.98 million (down -36.3%)
- mainland China: $5.96 million (down -67.9%)
- Argentina: $4.9 million (down -13.3%)
- Italy: $3.11 million (down -52.5%)
- Vietnam: $3.08 million (up 57.9%)
- New Zealand: $3 million (up 12.6%)
- Romania: $2.4 million (down -5.9%)
- Poland: $2 million (down -23.1%)
- Mexico: $1.97 million (up 17.2%)
- Cuba: $1.8 million (down -23%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 93.9% of natural honey imported by France in 2023.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of natural honey to France since 2022 were: Vietnam (up 57.9%), Belgium (up 18.2%), Hungary (up 18.2%) and Mexico (up 17.2%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their natural honey supplied to French importers included: mainland China (down -67.9% from 2022), Italy (down -52.5%), Bulgaria (down -36.3%) and Poland (down -23.1%).
Overall, the value of France’s imported natural honey retreated by an average -17.4% from all supplying countries since 2022 when natural honey purchased cost $140.3 million.
See also Natural Honey Exports by Country, America’s Top Trading Partners, Germany’s Top Trading Partners and Poland’s Top Trading Partners
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International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on September 21, 2024
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on September 21, 2024
Wikipedia, Honey. Accessed on September 21, 2024
