What is the price of cinnamon per kilogram/pound in Tanzania today?
The retail price range for Tanzania cinnamon is between US$ 7.21 and US$ 12.01 per kilogram or between US$ 3.27 and US$ 5.45 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of cinnamon in Tanzania
The retail price range in Tanzanian shilling for cinnamon is between TZS 17,155.36 and TZS 28,592.26 per kilogram or between TZS 7,780.21 and TZS 12,967.01 per pound(lb) in Dar es Salaam and Mwanza.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Tanzania cinnamon is between US$ 5.04 and US$ 8.41 per kilogram or between US$ 2.29 and US$ 3.81 per pound(lb).
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Tanzania Cinnamon Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Cinnamon from Tanzania over the last five years has seen a significant decrease. In 2012, the price per kilogram was 5.33 US dollars, but by 2021, it had dropped to 2.73 US dollars. This represents a decrease of 48.4%. The lowest price was in 2014, when it was 0.28 US dollars per kilogram. Since then, the price has been steadily increasing, with the highest price in 2021 at 2.73 US dollars per kilogram. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the price of Cinnamon from Tanzania in 2023 will be 3.30 US dollars per kilogram and in 2024 will be 3.87 US dollars per kilogram.The cinnamon exports from Tanzania are classified as:
- Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers (excluding crushed and ground) (HS code 090610)
- Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers (excluding cinnamon "Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume" and crushed and ground cinnamon) (HS code 090619)
- Crushed or ground cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers (HS code 090620)
- Cinnamon "Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume" (excluding crushed and ground) (HS code 090611)
- Cinnamon (incl flowers), not crushed, not ground (HS code 0906XX)
Tanzania Cinnamon Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Cinnamon into Tanzania over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2012, the price was 5.33 US dollars per kg, dropping to 0.94 US dollars per kg in 2013. This trend continued in 2014, when the price fell to 0.28 US dollars per kg. In 2016, the price rose slightly to 2.38 US dollars per kg, before dropping again to 1.97 US dollars per kg in 2017. The price then decreased further to 1.58 US dollars per kg in 2018, before rising to 1.62 US dollars per kg in 2019. The most recent year, 2020, saw the price increase to 2.19 US dollars per kg, and in 2021 the price rose again to 2.73 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is likely that the price of Cinnamon imported into Tanzania will continue to rise in the coming years, with an estimated price of 2.86 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 3.00 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Tanzania cinnamon
The total values in export for cinnamon in Tanzania were US$ 31, US$ 57, US$ 591 and US$ 1,168 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Herbs and Spices category in Tanzania: Garlic, Pepper, Capsicum (Bell Pepper), Vanilla, Cloves, Nutmeg, Mace, Cardamom, Anise & Coriander seeds.
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Tanzania cinnamon - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Tanzania sold 403 tonnes of cinnamon. Through 2019 alone, the market for Tanzania cinnamon (herbs and spices category) has surged, changing by 7.467 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cinnamon's exports grew by 1289.66 pc netting Tanzania US$1.17m for the year 2019. Tanzania's cinnamon exports are classified as:
- Cinnamon (incl flowers), not crushed, not ground (HS code 0906XX)
- Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers (excluding cinnamon "Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume" and crushed and ground cinnamon) (HS code 090619)
- Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers (excluding crushed and ground) (HS code 090610)
- Cinnamon "Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume" (excluding crushed and ground) (HS code 090611)
- Crushed or ground cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers (HS code 090620)
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Tanzania cinnamon export values
In 2019, Tanzania supplied cinnamon with a value of 1.17m USD, an increase of 97.97% from 2018's total cinnamon export of 0.591m USD. The annual increase in value of Tanzania cinnamon between 2017 to 2018 was 936.842 per cent.
The per year change in the amount of Tanzania's cinnamon exports between 2017 and 2019 was 1289.66 per cent in comparison to a variation of 7.467% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Tanzania cinnamon ( in '000$ )
Tanzania's best performing export markets for cinnamon are the Netherlands, Kenya, United Kingdom (UK), Spain and Italy.
Tanzania brought in 146 tonnes of cinnamon in 2019.