Official data Source: US Census Bureau international trade data Data through August 2026 · updated monthly

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Cardamoms, crushed or ground

In short

  • The US imported $10.8M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 0.7% on the year before.
  • Guatemala is the largest supplier, with 85.9% of US imports; India is next, with 13.5%.
  • India is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $13.51/kg.
  • Duty paid averaged 0.0% of the value of imports in August 2026, down 4.2 points on a year earlier.
  • Guatemala is gaining share: 67.9% over the last 12 months, up from 61.1%.
  • 2 Federal Register notices named this product's tariff codes in the last 12 months.

US imports, Aug 2026

$636K

↓ −63% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$10.8M

↓ −0.7% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

0.0%

↓ −4.2 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Guatemala

85.9% of US imports

US imports by month

The last 13 months, so the same month a year ago is on the left. August 2026 is highlighted. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

Aug2025SepOctNovDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugDuty ↓
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MonthUS imports
August 2025$1.7M
September 2025$231K
October 2025$893K
November 2025$1.0M
December 2025$541K
January 2026$408K
February 2026$808K
March 2026$2.0M
April 2026$941K
May 2026$1.2M
June 2026$696K
July 2026$1.4M
August 2026$636K

What changed

  • US imports were $636K in August 2026, down 54% from July 2026 and down 63% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $10.8M, down 0.7% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Guatemala up from 77.3% to 85.9%, India down from 18.1% to 13.5%.
  • Average price from India fell 49% since July 2026, to $7.83/kg.
  • Duty paid by the main suppliers held within 2 points of July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $10.8M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, up 539% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $641K, down 13%. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026Duty ↑
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$1.7M
12 months to Aug 2018$4.7M
12 months to Aug 2019$4.8M
12 months to Aug 2020$7.7M
12 months to Aug 2021$7.5M
12 months to Aug 2022$7.4M
12 months to Aug 2023$5.7M
12 months to Aug 2024$6.6M
12 months to Aug 2025$10.9M
12 months to Aug 2026$10.8M
  • Guatemala
  • India
  • Honduras
  • Ethiopia
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodGuatemalaIndiaHondurasEthiopia
12 months to Aug 201749.0%42.7%1.3%0.3%
12 months to Aug 201840.1%49.6%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 201943.8%52.4%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202027.5%55.2%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202114.1%70.9%0.0%0.1%
12 months to Aug 202227.3%63.6%0.0%0.3%
12 months to Aug 202323.1%73.1%0.0%0.3%
12 months to Aug 202433.9%43.8%0.8%0.1%
12 months to Aug 202561.1%32.7%0.0%0.1%
12 months to Aug 202667.9%23.8%3.4%1.4%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodGuatemalaIndiaHondurasEthiopiaAll countries
12 months to Aug 20170.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20180.0%0.0%n/a0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20190.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 20200.0%0.0%n/a0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20210.0%0.0%n/a0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20220.0%0.0%n/a0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20230.0%0.0%n/a0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20240.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20253.3%1.1%n/a0.0%2.5%
12 months to Aug 20262.5%4.6%0.0%1.6%3.0%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$10.8M−0.7%3.0%+0.5 pts$641K+67%
12 months to Aug 2025$10.9M+66%2.5%+2.5 pts$384K−52%
12 months to Aug 2024$6.6M+16%0.0%0.0 pts$796K+87%
12 months to Aug 2023$5.7M−24%0.0%0.0 pts$425K−49%
12 months to Aug 2022$7.4M−1.3%0.0%0.0 pts$835K−39%
12 months to Aug 2021$7.5M−2.2%0.0%0.0 pts$1.4M+69%
12 months to Aug 2020$7.7M+61%0.0%0.0 pts$814K+54%
12 months to Aug 2019$4.8M+2.2%0.0%0.0 pts$528K+24%
12 months to Aug 2018$4.7M+178%0.0%0.0 pts$427K−42%
12 months to Aug 2017$1.7M0.0%$735K

Who supplies the US

August 2026. Small figures under each value are the change from August 2025. Landed cost by origin, below, adds freight and duty to the price.

CountryUS importsShareAverage priceDuty paidLast 13 months
Guatemala$546K85.9%+0.9 pts$18.94/kg+88%0.0%−3.2 pts
India$86K13.5%+2.3 pts$7.83/kg−48%0.0%−10.0 pts
Netherlands$4K0.7%new$42.58/kg0.0%
All countries$636K100.0%$15.96/kg+58%0.0%−4.2 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 95.1% of US imports over the last 12 months.

Landed cost by origin

What importers paid to land this product at a US port from each main supplier, June–August 2026: the price, freight and insurance to the first US port, and duty, per unit. Suppliers with 3% or more of these imports, cheapest landed first. Small figures under landed cost are the change from the same months a year earlier.

  • Price
  • Freight and insurance
  • Duty
CountryPriceFreight and insuranceDutyLanded costMake-up
India$13.18/kg$0.32/kg2.4% of price$0.00/kg0.0% of price$13.51/kg−21%
Guatemala$23.20/kg$0.23/kg1.0% of price$0.01/kg0.0% of price$23.44/kg+33%
All countries$20.46/kg$0.30/kg1.5% of price$0.01/kg0.0% of price$20.77/kg+23%

Landed at a US port, India was cheapest, at $13.51/kg: 42.4% below Guatemala.

Landed cost from Guatemala rose 33% on a year earlier, to $23.44/kg, mostly on price: $16.40/kg then, $23.20/kg now.

How the market is shifting

Guatemala gained the most share: 67.9% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 61.1% in the 12 months before. India lost the most: 23.8%, down from 32.7%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

  • Guatemala
  • India
  • Honduras
  • Ethiopia
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthGuatemalaIndiaHondurasEthiopia
September 202461.7%27.3%0.0%0.0%
October 202474.6%7.1%0.0%0.0%
November 202433.5%59.3%0.0%0.4%
December 202461.0%34.4%0.0%0.0%
January 20250.3%94.0%0.0%0.0%
February 20251.6%51.1%0.0%0.0%
March 202523.4%70.5%0.0%2.2%
April 202538.5%57.8%0.0%0.0%
May 202548.2%50.3%0.0%0.0%
June 202580.7%9.4%0.0%0.0%
July 202596.7%1.7%0.0%0.0%
August 202584.9%11.2%0.0%0.0%
September 20258.3%82.6%0.0%0.0%
October 202578.2%17.0%0.0%1.7%
November 202545.6%49.8%0.0%0.9%
December 202577.9%15.4%0.0%4.7%
January 202667.6%22.9%0.0%3.6%
February 202685.6%8.8%0.0%1.0%
March 202666.4%28.9%0.0%0.2%
April 202633.9%24.2%32.9%1.4%
May 202680.6%13.6%2.2%0.7%
June 202671.3%22.7%0.0%4.1%
July 202677.3%18.1%2.1%2.0%
August 202685.9%13.5%0.0%0.0%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthGuatemalaIndiaHondurasEthiopiaAll countries
September 20240.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
October 20240.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
November 20240.0%0.0%n/a0.0%0.0%
December 20240.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
January 20250.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
February 20250.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
March 20250.0%0.0%n/a0.0%0.0%
April 20250.0%0.4%n/an/a0.2%
May 20251.6%0.3%n/an/a1.1%
June 20258.4%10.0%n/an/a8.6%
July 20254.9%10.0%n/an/a4.9%
August 20253.2%10.0%n/an/a4.2%
September 20250.0%11.6%n/an/a10.8%
October 202510.0%48.6%n/a10.0%16.6%
November 202510.0%3.8%n/a10.0%7.1%
December 20250.0%4.4%n/a0.0%0.7%
January 20260.2%0.0%n/a0.0%0.4%
February 20260.0%0.0%n/a0.0%0.9%
March 20261.6%0.0%n/a0.0%1.1%
April 20260.0%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.3%
May 20264.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.7%
June 20260.1%0.0%n/a0.0%0.1%
July 20260.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
August 20260.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%

Tariff actions touching this product

When the duty paid on this product changed and stayed changed, for its main suppliers and all countries, newest first, with the Federal Register notices that named the product in the 3 months before. Rates are medians of the 4 months either side, less any usual seasonal swing. A change shows what happened to duty paid, not why; read each notice for what it did.

  1. January 2026 · Duty paid: Guatemala 10.0% → 0.1%, all countries 8.9% → 0.6%.
  2. July–August 2025 · Duty paid: Guatemala 3.2% → 10.0%, India 0.3% → 11.6%, all countries 0.6% → 7.9%.

Federal Register notices from the last 12 months that list this product's tariff codes. A notice can add a duty, exclude products from one or only mention them, so read each for what it changes. Search the Federal Register for 0908.32

Where it enters the US

Main ports of entry over the 12 months to August 2026: US imports and share.

  1. Newark, NJ$2.7M · 25.0%
  2. Seattle, WA$1.9M · 17.9%
  3. Tacoma, WA$1.0M · 9.4%
  4. Norfolk-Newport News, VA$947K · 8.7%
  5. Houston, TX$856K · 7.9%

Where US exports go

US exports were $34K in August 2026, up 181% from August 2025, and $641K over the last 12 months, up 67% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Guatemala, up 213%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Canada$520K81.1%+63%
Guatemala$60K9.4%+213%
India$27K4.2%new
Vietnam$20K3.1%new
Hungary$7K1.1%new
Mexico$4K0.6%−91%
Costa Rica$3K0.5%+34%
All countries$641K100.0%+67%

Markets abroad

Each country's own import figures for this product, from UN Comtrade: the 8 biggest importers outside the US in the latest year each has reported, what they bought from the US, and the change from the year before. Values usually include freight and insurance to the importer's border, so they run a little above US export figures. Countries report a year or more late; 103 have reported 2025 so far.

MarketImportsvs year beforeFrom the USUS share
Saudi Arabia$10.4Min 2025+85%$00.0%
Norway$4.9Min 2025+139%$00.0%
Netherlands$3.7Min 2025+178%$80.0%
Sweden$2.8Min 2025+21%$24K0.9%
United Kingdom$2.6Min 2025+60%$00.0%
Germany$2.5Min 2025+65%$00.0%
Australia$2.4Min 2025+122%$11K0.4%
Denmark$2.1Min 2025+33%$00.0%

The biggest market outside the US is Saudi Arabia, which imported $10.4M of this product in 2025, none of it from the US.

Of these, imports into the Netherlands grew fastest: up 178% from 2024 to 2025.

Other products under heading 0908: nutmeg, mace and cardamons. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.

ProductUS importsUS exports
Cardamoms, neither crushed nor groundHS 0908.31$34.5M$657K
Nutmeg, crushed or groundHS 0908.12$13.4M$2.3M
Nutmeg, neither crushed nor groundHS 0908.11$2.3M$206K
Mace, crushed or groundHS 0908.22$1.0M$157K
Mace, neither crushed nor groundHS 0908.21$1.1M$15K
About these figures
  • Source: US Census Bureau international trade data, not seasonally adjusted, in US dollars. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
  • US imports are general imports at customs value, which excludes freight and insurance. Exports are at free-alongside-ship value.
  • Average price is customs value divided by quantity (kilograms), across all of the product's 10-digit lines.
  • Duty paid is the duty Census calculates on each country's imports for consumption, as a share of their value. It moves with tariff changes, exemptions and the mix of goods within the product.
  • Landed cost adds Census's import charges (freight, insurance and other costs of bringing the goods to the first US port) and calculated duty to the customs value, per unit, across the product's 10-digit lines. It leaves out antidumping and countervailing duties, customs fees and transport inland. Prices are averages across the goods within the code, so a lower one can mean cheaper goods, not the same goods for less.
  • Markets abroad are each country's imports as it reports them to UN Comtrade, in US dollars, usually including freight and insurance. Countries report a year or more late and in their own edition of the HS codes, so one still on an older edition is missing for codes that changed in 2022.
  • Tariff notices are from the Federal Register, matched to this product by the HTS numbers in their text.
  • Census revises recent months, so figures can change slightly. These are estimates for research and planning, not customs or legal advice.

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