Export Indian Spices to Saudi Arabia — duty, demand, documents and buyers

Saudi Arabia applies a 5.0% MFN (applied) import duty on Indian Spices (HS 091030) as reported for 2023 to World Bank WITS / UNCTAD TRAINS. Indian exporters can claim RoDTEP at 1.4% of FOB (DGFT Appendix 4R (RoDTEP schedule)). Saudi Arabia imported US$15.30M of this product in 2024, ranking #8 worldwide (OEC World (BACI / UN Comtrade)).

Top importing markets for Indian Spices

• Bangladesh — US$52.20M
• United Arab Emirates — US$51.53M
• United States — US$49.87M
• India — US$37.10M
• Malaysia — US$19.93M
• Germany — US$16.51M
• Morocco — US$15.86M
• Saudi Arabia — US$15.30M

Source: OEC World (BACI / UN Comtrade) (2024)

Duty and taxes at destination

• Import duty into Saudi Arabia: 5.0% (MFN (applied), 2023, World Bank WITS / UNCTAD TRAINS)
• India export benefit: RoDTEP 1.4% of FOB (DGFT Appendix 4R (RoDTEP schedule))

Buyer coverage

• Verified buyer coverage for Saudi Arabia is being ingested. Import demand above is real; buyer records are published only after screening.

Trade events in this market

• Big 5 Construct Saudi — Riyadh 2027-02-23
• Saudi Food Show — Riyadh 2027-06-22

Data sources

• World Bank WITS / UNCTAD TRAINS (as of 2023) — duty
• DGFT Appendix 4R (RoDTEP schedule) (as of 2026-05-01) — exportBenefit
• OEC World (BACI / UN Comtrade) (as of 2024) — demand

Disclaimer: Tariff and incentive figures are the latest officially published rates from the sources shown and may lag the current year. Verify against the destination customs tariff and DGFT notifications before contracting or shipping.

Source

Vametra AI — https://vametra.com/export/indian-spices/to/saudi-arabia