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Anise Seeds Market Overview 2026

HS Code
090961
Last Updated
2026-04-20
Key takeaways for search and sourcing teams
  • Anise Seeds market coverage spans 141 countries.
  • 765 exporter companies and 999 importer companies are indexed in the global supply chain intelligence network for this product.
  • 2,203 supplier-linked transactions are summarized across the top 20 countries.
  • 2 premium suppliers and 0 catalog items are currently listed.
  • Wholesale sample entries: 0; farmgate sample entries: 0.
  • Latest reference year in this page dataset is 2024.
  • Page data last updated on 2026-04-20.

Global Supplier Transactions, Export Activity, and Price Benchmarks for Anise Seeds

Analyze 2,203 supplier-linked transactions across the top 20 countries, with monthly unit-price benchmarks to track export competitiveness and sourcing risk for Anise Seeds.

Anise Seeds Country YoY Change in Supplier Transactions and Export Momentum

Compare positive and negative YoY shifts in Anise Seeds to identify accelerating supplier markets and weakening export corridors.
Top YoY shifts for Anise Seeds: Ukraine (+127.2%), South Africa (+95.5%), Germany (+94.6%).

Anise Seeds Country-Level Supplier Transaction and Unit Price Summary

As of 2025-05, benchmark Anise Seeds country transaction counts with monthly unit price and volume to prioritize supplier and export markets.
In 2025-10, countries with visible Anise Seeds transaction unit prices: Austria (19.13 USD / kg), South Africa (16.41 USD / kg), United States (12.88 USD / kg), Germany (10.49 USD / kg), Peru (9.07 USD / kg), 11 more countries.
CountryYoY ChangeTransaction Count2025-052025-062025-072025-082025-092025-102025-112025-122026-012026-022026-032026-04
India+40.7%6271.31 USD / kg (755,446.612 kg)2.13 USD / kg (952,837.65 kg)1.13 USD / kg (609,888.65 kg)3.07 USD / kg (195,446.978 kg)1.63 USD / kg (607,750.22 kg)1.27 USD / kg (537,474.08 kg)
Egypt-10.1%1662.00 USD / kg (225,883.98 kg)1.28 USD / kg (829,294.59 kg)1.60 USD / kg (297,700 kg)1.41 USD / kg (258,191.34 kg)1.21 USD / kg (1,048,920 kg)1.97 USD / kg (233,430 kg)
United States-26.9%6016.68 USD / kg (37,521.12 kg)27.74 USD / kg (4.08 kg)27.51 USD / kg (671.83 kg)4.36 USD / kg (659.27 kg)7.19 USD / kg (817.24 kg)12.88 USD / kg (181.07 kg)
China+20.4%543.82 USD / kg (6,900 kg)6.43 USD / kg (150.02 kg)3.34 USD / kg (21,500 kg)8.28 USD / kg (18,650 kg)2.05 USD / kg (325,205.06 kg)1.55 USD / kg (6,862 kg)
Turkiye-15.4%502.83 USD / kg (205,221 kg)2.57 USD / kg (100,105 kg)2.72 USD / kg (54,050 kg)2.62 USD / kg (45,020 kg)3.41 USD / kg (136,425 kg)2.81 USD / kg (49,035.44 kg)
Singapore-30.5%282.32 USD / kg (121,849.34 kg)3.65 USD / kg (8,000 kg)2.63 USD / kg (51,960 kg)6.16 USD / kg (94.02 kg)3.32 USD / kg (26,036.16 kg)6.42 USD / kg (119,410.93 kg)
France-54.1%105.00 USD / kg (0.08 kg)- (-)- (-)- (-)- (-)- (-)
Vietnam-1.6%4892.17 USD / kg (61,389 kg)5.69 USD / kg (4,090 kg)4.14 USD / kg (28,767 kg)5.61 USD / kg (6,172.56 kg)4.82 USD / kg (986,330.2 kg)5.11 USD / kg (469,287.18 kg)
Argentina-1.2%2940.68 USD / kg (807,073.83 kg)0.58 USD / kg (281,151.92 kg)0.63 USD / kg (443,837 kg)0.90 USD / kg (420,741.7 kg)0.72 USD / kg (768,955.19 kg)0.63 USD / kg (742,459.15 kg)
Spain-24.2%543.78 USD / kg (91,629.18 kg)3.79 USD / kg (89,156.76 kg)3.76 USD / kg (109,000 kg)3.78 USD / kg (26,000 kg)4.94 USD / kg (94,690 kg)7.77 USD / kg (45,246.44 kg)
Anise Seeds Global Supply Chain Coverage
1,764 companies
765 exporters and 999 importers are mapped for Anise Seeds.
Exporters and importers can use Tridge Supply Chain Intelligence company profiles and analytics to identify counterparties for Anise Seeds, benchmark reach, and prioritize outreach by market.

Anise Seeds Export Supplier Intelligence, Trade Flows, and Price Signals

765 exporter companies are mapped in Tridge Supply Chain Intelligence for Anise Seeds. Exporters and importers can use company profiles and analytics to evaluate supplier coverage, trading activity, and route opportunities.

Anise Seeds Verified Export Suppliers and Premium Partners

2 premium Anise Seeds suppliers include country, industry, and contactability signals to prioritize credible export partners faster.
Visimex Corporation Joint Stock Company
Vietnam
Contact
Food ManufacturingOthers
Viet D.E.L.T.A Industrial Co., Ltd.
Vietnam
Food ManufacturingBeverage ManufacturingFood Packaging
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Anise Seeds Top Exporters and Supplier Profiles

Review leading exporter profiles while benchmarking against 765 total exporter companies in the Anise Seeds supply chain intelligence network. Exporters and importers can unlock company profiles and analytics to qualify partners faster.
(Spain)
Latest Export Transaction: 2025-12-29
Recently Export Partner Companies: 1
Sales Revenue: USD 1M - 5M
Industries: Crop ProductionFood Manufacturing
Value Chain Roles: Distribution / WholesaleFarming / Production / Processing / Packing
(Egypt)
Latest Export Transaction: 2026-03-20
Employee Size: 11 - 50 Employees
Industries: Food WholesalersFood Manufacturing
Value Chain Roles: TradeDistribution / WholesaleFood Manufacturing
(Singapore)
Latest Export Transaction: 2025-05-29
Recently Export Partner Companies: 1
Industries: OthersFood Wholesalers
Value Chain Roles: Distribution / WholesaleTrade
(Poland)
Latest Export Transaction: 2026-03-20
Recently Export Partner Companies: 1
Industries: Food WholesalersGrocery StoresOnline Retail And Fulfillment
Value Chain Roles: Distribution / WholesaleRetail
(Spain)
Latest Export Transaction: 2026-03-20
Recently Export Partner Companies: 1
Employee Size: 51 - 100 Employees
Sales Revenue: USD 10M - 50M
Industries: Food Wholesalers
Value Chain Roles: Distribution / Wholesale
(India)
Latest Export Transaction: 2026-03-20
Recently Export Partner Companies: 1
Employee Size: 51 - 100 Employees
Sales Revenue: USD 10M - 50M
Industries: Food ManufacturingFood Services And Drinking PlacesFood Packaging
Value Chain Roles: Farming / Production / Processing / PackingFood ManufacturingDistribution / Wholesale
Anise Seeds Global Exporter Coverage
765 companies
Exporter company count is a key signal for Anise Seeds supply depth and sourcing optionality.
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Top Exporting Countries for Anise Seeds (HS Code 090961) in 2024

For Anise Seeds in 2024, compare export volume and value across the top 10 supplier countries to map core supply structure.
RankCountryVolumeValue
1India73,590,897.043 kg87,716,933.971 USD
2Egypt12,231,038.801 kg58,805,852.147 USD
3Germany1,865,260.761 kg15,583,844.35 USD
4Turkiye3,085,808 kg9,036,983 USD
5Spain1,471,965.13 kg6,300,646.359 USD
6Macedonia1,091,208 kg6,288,457.11 USD
7Netherlands744,170 kg4,891,743.805 USD
8Lithuania2,643,338.98 kg4,077,551 USD
9Poland806,785.82 kg4,073,031 USD
10Italy526,150 kg3,771,100.968 USD

Anise Seeds Export Trade Flow and Partner Country Summary

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Anise Seeds Import Buyer Intelligence, Demand Signals, and Price Benchmarks

999 importer companies are mapped for Anise Seeds demand intelligence. Use Supply Chain Intelligence company profiles and analytics to prioritize buyers, distributors, and downstream demand partners by market.

Anise Seeds Top Buyers, Importers, and Demand Partners

Review leading buyer profiles and compare them against 999 total importer companies tracked for Anise Seeds. Exporters and importers can use Supply Chain Intelligence company profiles and analytics to evaluate buyer quality and demand concentration.
(Turkiye)
Latest Import Transaction: 2026-03-20
Industries: Food ManufacturingBeverage ManufacturingFood Packaging
Value Chain Roles: -
(Turkiye)
Latest Import Transaction: 2026-03-20
Recently Import Partner Companies: 1
Employee Size: 51 - 100 Employees
Industries: Food WholesalersFood Manufacturing
Value Chain Roles: -
(Turkiye)
Latest Import Transaction: 2026-03-20
Recently Import Partner Companies: 3
Industries: Food PackagingBeverage ManufacturingFood ManufacturingFood Wholesalers
Value Chain Roles: -
(Ukraine)
Latest Import Transaction: 2026-03-20
Recently Import Partner Companies: 1
Industries: Food ManufacturingFood WholesalersBeverage ManufacturingFood Packaging
Value Chain Roles: -
(Poland)
Latest Import Transaction: 2026-03-20
Recently Import Partner Companies: 1
Employee Size: 11 - 50 Employees
Industries: Food WholesalersFood Manufacturing
Value Chain Roles: -
(Argentina)
Latest Import Transaction: 2026-03-20
Recently Import Partner Companies: 2
Industries: Beverage ManufacturingAlcohol WholesalersOthersBrokers And Trade Agencies
Value Chain Roles: -
Global Importer Coverage
999 companies
Importer company count highlights the current depth of demand-side visibility for Anise Seeds.
Use Supply Chain Intelligence analytics and company profiles to identify active Anise Seeds buyers, compare partner density by country, and refine GTM priorities.

Top Import Demand Countries for Anise Seeds (HS Code 090961) in 2024

For Anise Seeds in 2024, compare import volume and value across the top 10 demand countries to identify priority markets.
RankCountryVolumeValue
1India22,423,384 kg79,800,107.051 USD
2Germany8,278,146.558 kg34,202,058.977 USD
3United States8,436,243 kg31,089,982 USD
4United Kingdom2,094,088 kg13,216,390.961 USD
5Pakistan7,502,782 kg9,576,656.774 USD
6Turkiye5,348,243 kg9,486,547 USD
7Italy2,410,694 kg9,070,048.435 USD
8Netherlands1,393,622 kg7,808,842.488 USD
9Brazil3,153,703 kg7,193,545 USD
10Canada1,464,788.883 kg6,529,866.81 USD

Anise Seeds Import Trade Flow and Origin Country Summary

Analyze Anise Seeds origin-to-destination trade flows by value, volume, and share to monitor demand-side sourcing channels.

Classification

Product TypeRaw Material
Product FormDried
Industry PositionPrimary Agricultural Product

Raw Material

Commodity GroupSpice seed (Apiaceae)
Scientific NamePimpinella anisum L.
PerishabilityLow (dried spice seed; quality is primarily limited by moisture uptake, infestation, and volatile-aroma loss rather than rapid spoilage).
Growing Conditions
  • Annual crop suited to warm, sunny growing seasons
  • Typically associated with warm and relatively dry conditions during maturation for quality seed production
Consumption Forms
  • Whole seed used in foods and beverages
  • Ground/powdered spice for industrial and retail use
  • Steam-distilled essential oil and extracts for flavor/fragrance applications
Grading Factors
  • Cleanliness and low foreign matter
  • Low and stable moisture for storage safety
  • Uniformity of seed/fruit appearance and absence of insect damage
  • Aroma intensity consistent with buyer essential-oil profile expectations
Planting to HarvestAnnual crop; harvested within the same growing season after flowering and seed set (timing varies by region).

Market

Anise seeds (aniseed; Pimpinella anisum) are traded globally as a dried spice seed used for sweet-licorice flavoring in bakery, confectionery, and traditional spirits, and as a feedstock for essential oil and extracts. Cultivation is concentrated across warm-temperate Mediterranean and West Asian belts, with additional cultivation reported in parts of South Asia and other warm regions. In international trade statistics, aniseed is commonly grouped with “badian” (star anise) under HS 090910 (“seeds of anise or badian”), which can materially complicate exporter/importer interpretations for aniseed-only market sizing. Buyer specifications often reference ISO standards for whole aniseed and for aniseed essential oil quality characteristics.
Major Exporting Countries
  • ChinaListed as a top exporter under HS 090910 ("seeds of anise or badian") in UN Comtrade-derived WITS tables; HS 090910 aggregates aniseed with badian (star anise).
  • VietnamListed as a top exporter under HS 090910 ("seeds of anise or badian") in UN Comtrade-derived WITS tables; HS 090910 aggregates aniseed with badian (star anise).
  • IndiaListed as a top exporter under HS 090910 ("seeds of anise or badian") in UN Comtrade-derived WITS tables; HS 090910 aggregates aniseed with badian (star anise).
  • EgyptListed as a top exporter under HS 090910 ("seeds of anise or badian") in UN Comtrade-derived WITS tables; HS 090910 aggregates aniseed with badian (star anise).
  • Listed as a top exporter under HS 090910 ("seeds of anise or badian") in UN Comtrade-derived WITS tables; represents extra-EU exports and includes re-exports/processing trade.
Major Importing Countries
  • IndiaListed as a top importer under HS 090910 ("seeds of anise or badian") in UN Comtrade-derived WITS tables; HS 090910 aggregates aniseed with badian (star anise).
  • Listed as a top importer under HS 090910 ("seeds of anise or badian") in UN Comtrade-derived WITS tables.
  • United StatesListed as a top importer under HS 090910 ("seeds of anise or badian") in UN Comtrade-derived WITS tables.
  • GermanyListed as a top importer under HS 090910 ("seeds of anise or badian") in UN Comtrade-derived WITS tables; often functions as an EU spice processing and redistribution hub.
  • United KingdomListed as a top importer under HS 090910 ("seeds of anise or badian") in UN Comtrade-derived WITS tables.

Specification

Physical Attributes
  • Small, aromatic dried fruits (commonly marketed as “seeds”) with characteristic sweet-licorice aroma
Compositional Metrics
  • Essential-oil aroma profile (often summarized commercially as anethole-driven character) is a key buyer quality differentiator
  • ISO 3475 provides a reference framework for assessing quality characteristics of aniseed essential oil
Grades
  • Whole aniseed buyer specifications may reference ISO 7386 for requirements, sampling, test methods, and packing/marking
Packaging
  • Bulk sacks or lined bags for dried spice seeds; packaging aims to prevent moisture uptake, oxidation-driven aroma loss, and infestation during transit and storage
ProcessingTraded as whole seed for downstream grinding/blending; also used as a raw material for steam-distilled essential oil production

Supply Chain

Value Chain
  • Harvest at seed maturity -> drying/curing -> cleaning (screens/aspiration) -> sorting -> bagging -> export or domestic distribution -> (optional) grinding/blending/steam treatment -> retail or industrial use
Demand Drivers
  • Flavoring demand from bakery, confectionery, and beverage/spirits manufacturing
  • Industrial demand for aniseed essential oil and extracts for food, fragrance, and related applications
Temperature
  • Ambient supply chain; quality preservation depends on keeping product cool, dry, and protected from direct heat and sunlight to reduce volatile-aroma loss
Shelf Life
  • Shelf-stable as a dried spice seed when moisture is controlled; main commercial quality loss is aroma volatilization/oxidation and risk of pest infestation during warm storage

Risks

Food Safety HighAs a dried spice seed used as an ingredient, aniseed shipments can face trade disruption from contaminant, foreign-matter, or pesticide-residue non-compliance and resulting border rejections or product recalls in destination markets.Use documented GAP/GMP programs, apply representative sampling, and test against destination-market contaminant/residue requirements; maintain supplier approval and traceability with lot-level COAs.
Market Integrity MediumAniseed (Pimpinella anisum) is botanically distinct from “star anise” (Illicium spp.), yet trade nomenclature and HS aggregation (HS 090910: “seeds of anise or badian”) can drive mislabeling risk, quality inconsistency, and analytical confusion in trade monitoring.Specify botanical identity in contracts and labels, and use authenticity checks (e.g., microscopy/chemical profile) for incoming lots where substitution risk is material.
Climate MediumAnise is an annual crop associated with warm, sunny growing conditions; adverse climatic conditions (e.g., unseasonal rainfall during maturation, drought/heat extremes) can reduce seed yield and degrade aroma quality, increasing supply and price volatility.Diversify sourcing across multiple origins and crop years, and contract for quality parameters (aroma profile) with contingency suppliers for weather-affected seasons.
Sustainability
  • Water and heat stress exposure in key warm-temperate producing zones can increase yield variability and tighten supply in poor seasons
  • Pesticide residue compliance and good agricultural practice expectations can influence market access for spice-seed exports
Labor & Social
  • Smallholder production and fragmented supply bases in some origins can increase traceability and quality-assurance complexity
  • Price volatility risk for growers and traders due to weather-driven yield swings and variable essential-oil quality outcomes

FAQ

Is anise seed the same product as star anise?No. Aniseed comes from Pimpinella anisum, while “star anise” comes from Illicium species; they have similar flavor profiles but are botanically unrelated and can be treated as different products in sourcing and specifications.
Why do some global trade dashboards show China and Vietnam as leading exporters for “anise seeds”?Many trade datasets use HS 090910 (“seeds of anise or badian”), which groups aniseed together with “badian” (star anise). Countries with strong star-anise exports can therefore appear as leading exporters even when analyzing aniseed-focused supply.
What international standards are commonly referenced for aniseed quality specifications?For whole aniseed, ISO 7386 provides a specification framework covering requirements, sampling, test methods, and packing/marking. For aniseed essential oil, ISO 3475 specifies characteristics used to assess oil quality.

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