FAO FAOSTAT Trade Data · Commodity · Code 289
Sesame seed
Global agricultural trade data from FAO FAOSTAT. Cumulative 2018–2023 values for the top 50 trading nations.
- $18.6B
- exports, 2018–2023
- $22.0B
- imports, 2018–2023
- 45.8%
- of trade is exports
- #90 of 100
- by cumulative trade value
Rising latest-year exports
Sesame seed in the thin-trade third
Top-50 export value for Sesame seed rose about 55% on the latest full-year pair in this extract.
Cumulative 2018–2023 trade in Sesame seed is $40.7B - a thin-third book; year-to-year swings are noisier, so pair totals with the exporter/importer tables. Even at thin scale, India still tops exports and China; mainland tops imports. US tariff classification depends on product form (raw, processed, packaged), so map each shipment to a specific HTS code before quoting landed cost.
Dig deeper: How US import duties work. Source: FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock (USD converted from 1000 USD units).
Trade Trend (2019–2023)
| Year | Total Exports (top 50 countries) | Total Imports (top 50 countries) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $986.3M | $3.2B |
| 2020 | $982.7M | $3.2B |
| 2021 | $1.1B | $3.2B |
| 2022 | $1.0B | $3.4B |
| 2023 | $1.6B | $3.9B |
Top Exporters (2023)
| # | Country | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | $489.3M |
| 2 | Pakistan | $414.5M |
| 3 | Brazil | $219.9M |
| 4 | Türkiye | $124.0M |
| 5 | China; mainland | $101.5M |
| 6 | Egypt | $51.5M |
| 7 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | $39.1M |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | $23.5M |
| 9 | Germany | $23.2M |
| 10 | United States of America | $9.2M |
Top Importers (2023)
| # | Country | Import Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China; mainland | $1.5B |
| 2 | Türkiye | $486.1M |
| 3 | Japan | $321.9M |
| 4 | India | $205.2M |
| 5 | Republic of Korea | $162.3M |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | $118.0M |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | $115.7M |
| 8 | Egypt | $94.8M |
| 9 | United States of America | $89.0M |
| 10 | Germany | $85.8M |
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Nationwide commodities with similar trade scale
Two FAO FAOSTAT peer sets for Sesame seed, each excluding this commodity (country tables above stay the bilateral path).
Similar total trade value
Nearest other commodities by cumulative global trade ($40.7B here).
Similar export share
Nearest other commodities by exports ÷ total trade (45.8% here).
Sources: U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule (2026 Basic Edition) and FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock. See our methodology for how figures are computed.
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