What is the price of cumin seeds in Malaysia?

As of January 2025, cumin seeds in Malaysia is US$ 2.62 per kg (11.87 MYR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Malaysia's world rank in cumin seed exports?

Malaysia ranks 18th among 84 cumin seed exporters.

What was the year-over-year change in Malaysia's cumin seed exports?

Exports increased by 91.9% year-over-year.

Cumin Seeds Price in Malaysia - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Cumin Seeds Prices in Malaysia

US$ 2.62 / kg

11.87 MYR / kg

MoM ▼ 21.1% YoY ▼ 21.1%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (MYR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	2.62	11.87	▼ 21.1%	▼ 21.1%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the cumin seeds price in Malaysia available is US$ 2.62 per kg (11.87 MYR), down 21.1% year-on-year.

Malaysia exported 166 tonnes of cumin seeds in 2024, valued at US$549,225, ranking 18th among 84 global exporters and accounting for 0.1% of world exports. Exports grew by 91.9% year-over-year, and Malaysia is a net exporter of cumin seeds. The latest export unit value is US$2.6156 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - cumin seeds in Malaysia

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Malaysia exported $549.2K (165.8 t) of cumin seeds▲ 91.9% YoY. That ranks #18 worldwide (0.1% of global exports).

$549.2K

Export value

165.8 t

Export volume

#18 / 84

World rank

0.1%

Global share

$3.31

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top cumin seeds exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 India $713.2M · 91.9%
#2 Turkey $17.1M · 2.2%
#3 Egypt $12.5M · 1.6%
#4 Netherlands $7.8M · 1%
#5 China $3.2M · 0.4%

Annual export data Malaysia · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$549.2K	165.8 t	$3.31
2023	$286.2K	57.2 t	$5
2022	$371.3K	131 t	$2.83
2021	$91.2K	38.6 t	$2.36
2020	$195.5K	74.4 t	$2.63

HS Code

cumin seeds is traded under Harmonized System code 0909.31. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade; harvest season - FAO GIEWS Crop Calendar. Values are official reported figures.

Malaysia cumin seeds - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The volume of cumin seeds sold by Malaysia in 2020 was 150 tons. In 2019 Malaysia exported 114 tonnes of cumin seeds. Across 2019 alone, the demand for Malaysia cumin seeds (herbs and spices category) has decreased, changing by -42.714 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cumin seeds' exports went down by -19.72 percent netting Malaysia US$0.32m for the year 2019. Malaysia's cumin seeds exports are classified as:

Cumin seeds, crushed or ground (HS code 090932)
Cumin seeds, neither crushed nor ground (HS code 090931)
Cumin seeds (HS code 090930)
Cumin seeds (HS code 0909Xb)

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Malaysia cumin seeds export values

In 2019, Malaysia sold cumin seeds costing 0.32m USD, a drop of -55.80% from 2018's total cumin seeds export of 0.724m USD. The annual reduction in value of Malaysia cumin seeds between 2017 to 2018 was 18.494 pc.

The per year variation in the quantity of Malaysia's cumin seeds exports between 2017 and 2019 was -19.72 percent in comparison to a variation of -42.714% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Malaysia cumin seeds ( in '000$ )

Malaysia brought in 3,440 tonnes of cumin seeds in 2019.

Cumin Seeds Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest cumin seeds prices in other Asia countries:

China$5.31/kg Pakistan$3.34/kg Iran$1.99/kg Philippines$4.36/kg Sri Lanka$7.29/kg India$3.23/kg Singapore$4.49/kg Tajikistan$0.39/kg Uzbekistan$5.30/kg Maldives$6.28/kg Indonesia$2.51/kg Kazakhstan$0.34/kg Thailand$5.00/kg

Other Herbs and Spices Prices in Malaysia

Latest prices for other herbs and spices in Malaysia:

Vanilla$1.74/kg Garlic$0.60/kg Turmeric$1.69/kg Capsicum (Bell Pepper)$1.56/kg Cloves$8.46/kg Thyme$2.82/kg Ginger$1.72/kg Pepper$5.91/kg Juniper Berries$3.30/kg Cinnamon$4.45/kg

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