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HS TOTALData as of 2023

Trade & price

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Exports

$17M
▼ Moderate · -26.7% · in 2023
$12M
2020
$19M
2021
$23M
2022
$17M
2023

Imports

$184M
Minor · -6.5% · in 2023
$138M
2020
$166M
2021
$196M
2022
$184M
2023

Market feed

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Regulatory news

Rule changes 274

Rules a market is changing · WTO SPS/TBT (ePing)

  • TBT2026-09-15
    Proposed Voluntary Product Standard PS 2-25, Performance Standard for Wood Structural Panels
    United States of America · comment by 2026-10-13 · Official WTO notice ↗
  • SPS2026-09-01
    KS 2744:2025 Orthodox tea – Specification
    Kenya · Official WTO notice ↗
  • SPS2026-08-12
    Resolución 229-2026-IPSA, Establecimiento de Requisitos Fitosanitarios para la Importación de reglas de madera aserrada de abeto rojo (Pseudotsuga menziesii), origen Estados Unidos de América (Resolut…
    Nicaragua · comment by 2026-10-11 · Official WTO notice ↗
  • TBT2026-08-04
    Primera Revisión del Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano RTE INEN 243 (1R) "Tableros de madera contrachapada" (First revision (1R) of Ecuadorian Technical Regulation RTE INEN No. 243 "Plywood panels")
    Ecuador · Official WTO notice ↗
  • TBT2026-07-28
    DEAS 105:2025, Roasted coffee beans and roasted ground coffee — Specification
    Rwanda · Official WTO notice ↗
Border rejections 175
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Export partners– annual(sell to)

#Partner countryValueShareYear-over-yearYoY
1Pakistan$31M58% —
2Germany$6M12%▲ +626.5%
3Netherlands$4M7%▲ +3.6%
4France$3M6%▼ -27.1%
5United Arab Emirates$2M4%▲ +3865.8%
6USA$2M3%▲ +97.4%
20222023
  • Pakistan
  • Germany
  • Netherlands
  • France
  • United Arab Emirates
  • USA
  • Other

Import partners– annual(buy from)

#Partner countryValueShareYear-over-yearYoY
1Portugal$55M46%▼ -20.6%
2Gabon$19M16% —
3China$11M9%▼ -25.1%
4Türkiye$6M5%▲ +16.9%
5Japan$4M4%▲ +769.7%
6Brazil$4M3%▼ -6.0%
20222023
  • Portugal
  • Gabon
  • China
  • Türkiye
  • Japan
  • Brazil
  • Other

Shipments stopped at the EU border · RASFF

  • REJECTED2026-09-30
    Residues of dinotefuran in teas from Japan
    risk: potential risk · origin: Japan · notified by Poland
    Poland · EU RASFF ↗
  • REJECTED2026-09-28
    Clothianidin in rice from Pakistan
    risk: not serious · origin: Pakistan · notified by France
    France · EU RASFF ↗
  • REJECTED2026-09-25
    Thiametoxam and Tricyclazole in rice from India
    risk: potentially serious · origin: India · notified by France
    France · EU RASFF ↗
  • REJECTED2026-09-24
    Przekroczenie NDP pozostałości pestycydów w herbacie czarnej i zielonej pochodzącej z Azerbejdżanu//Exceedance of MRLs for pesticide residues in black and green tea from Azerbaijan/
    risk: potential risk · origin: Azerbaijan · notified by Poland
    Poland · EU RASFF ↗
  • REJECTED2026-09-24
    Non-authorized GMO events in rice cakes originating from China
    risk: potentially serious · origin: China · notified by Belgium
    Belgium · EU RASFF ↗