What is the price of cloves per kilogram/pound in Tanzania today?
The retail price range for Tanzania cloves is between US$ 2.40 and US$ 4.09 per kilogram or between US$ 1.09 and US$ 1.85 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of cloves in Tanzania
The retail price range in Tanzanian shilling for cloves is between TZS 5,724.40 and TZS 9,731.49 per kilogram or between TZS 2,596.10 and TZS 4,413.37 per pound(lb) in Dar es Salaam and Mwanza.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Tanzania cloves is between US$ 1.68 and US$ 2.86 per kilogram or between US$ 0.76 and US$ 1.30 per pound(lb).
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Tanzania Cloves Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of cloves from Tanzania over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2016, the price per kilogram was 7.92 US dollars, which then dropped to 7.82 US dollars in 2017. The price then decreased further to 5.29 US dollars in 2018, before reaching its lowest point of 4.98 US dollars in 2019. However, the price has since recovered, reaching 4.69 US dollars in 2020 and 7.37 US dollars in 2021. Based on this data, it is likely that the export price of cloves from Tanzania will remain relatively stable in the next two years, with an estimated price of around 6.50 US dollars per kilogram in 2023 and 6.75 US dollars per kilogram in 2024.The exports of cloves from Tanzania are categorised as:
- Cloves, whole fruit, cloves and stems (HS code 090700)
- Cloves, whole fruit, cloves and stems, crushed or ground (HS code 090720)
- Cloves, whole fruit, cloves and stems, neither crushed nor ground (HS code 090710)
Tanzania Cloves Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Cloves into Tanzania has seen a steady decline over the past five years. In 2017, the price was 7.82 US dollars per kg, followed by 5.29 US dollars per kg in 2018. This was the lowest price in the past five years. In 2019, the price increased slightly to 4.98 US dollars per kg, and further increased to 4.69 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then rose to 7.37 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Cloves into Tanzania will be 6.18 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 5.07 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Tanzania cloves
The total values in export for cloves in Tanzania were US$ 8,167, US$ 360 and US$ 6,789 in US dollar thousand for the years 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, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Mace, Cardamom, Anise & Coriander seeds.
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Tanzania cloves - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Tanzania exported 874 tonnes of cloves. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in Tanzania cloves (herbs and spices category) has increased, recording a change of 1185.294 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cloves' exports went down by -16.28 pc bringing the country US$6.79m for the year 2019. Tanzania's cloves exports are categorised as:
- Cloves, whole fruit, cloves and stems, neither crushed nor ground (HS code 090710)
- Cloves, whole fruit, cloves and stems (HS code 090700)
- Cloves, whole fruit, cloves and stems, crushed or ground (HS code 090720)
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Tanzania cloves export values
In 2019, Tanzania shipped cloves valued at 6.79m USD, an increment of 1,786.11% from 2018's total cloves export of 0.36m USD. The annual increase in value of Tanzania cloves between 2017 to 2018 was -95.592%.
The annual change in the amount of Tanzania's cloves exports between 2017 and 2019 was -16.28 per cent when compared to a variation of 1185.294% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Tanzania cloves ( in '000$ )
Tanzania's top destinations for cloves are Indonesia, India, Singapore, Japan and South Korea.
Tanzania brought in 0 tonnes of cloves in 2019.
Production
The production of cloves in Tanzania was 26,910 tonnes in 2019 and is estimated to change by an average of 0.89%. The country had approximately 20,298.00 hectares under cloves cultivation.