CINNAMON OR TRUE CINNAMON - Intercom Exports

ESA- Individual product specification
Cinnamon (ESA)- Ash % w/w max. – 7%
A/A % w/w max. –2%
Water % w/w max. -14%
V/o % v/w min. – 0.4 %
IMPORT PROCEDURE FLOW CHART
Sample collected for lab examinations
*sample found passable *sample found violate
*apply for *shipment detained
* shipment released reconditioning *shipment refused *destruction
*successful
reconditioning
* re -sample
*export *unsuccessful reconditioning
Vietnam is major supplier of cassia and cinnamon products including oils to the
European Union (EU ) market. The EU market importing 226 tons of cinnamon from
Vietnam in 1992 , by 1996 the figure rose to 684 (391%) .
MEXICO
Cinnamon is the most important spice imported into Mexico, accounting of an
average of 2/3 rd of country’s total imports of spices in 1970’s. it is estimated that more
than 50% of world trade in true cinnamon is absorbed by this market. Further over the 5
year period of 1976-80 imports of cinnamon into Mexico averaged 2224 ton. In recent
years (between 1887 and 1999) the average import has been around 2771 ton vaiued US
$ 28.4 million. Sri Lanka provided around 94% of total imports during 1998. the USA is
major non- producing supplier of both ground and unground cinnamon to the Mexican
market. The Indian export to Mexico has come down from 80 t in 1981 to 10 ton in 1998,
while imports from Netherlands have risen dramatically.