Japan’s Market

Product: 0910 "Ginger, saffron, turmeric ""curcuma"", thyme, bay leaves, curry and other
spices (excluding ...

 Japan’s Imports represent

Proportaion of 0910 products improt from 4.2% of world imports for
USA,AUS,Spain market for Japan this product, its ranking in
world imports is 7.
 The average distance of
supplying countries is 2895
14% km and the market
USA concentration is 0.46
AUS
9%    Pakistan's exports
Spain
represent 2.7% of world
exports for this product, its
ranking in world exports is
77%
8
 The average distance of
importing countries is 6173
km and the export
concentration is 0.14.

 Japan imports 77% of 0910 products at an average price of 15010$/ton from theUSA, while
Pakistan's average selling rate of these products to Japan is 5273$/ton (see Table 4).
 Although Pakistan is already exporting 0910 to Japan, it can also capture the huge market
(USA, AUS and Spain) share of Japan (which is imported from the USA now).
 Pakistan has to set the price of 0910 products at a range of 15010$ to 5273$ to get more profit.
 More imports of this product from Pakistan are also beneficial for Japan too because of low
transportation costs.

Japan import this 0910 product at:

Importers Price/tone Values, US $000 Quantity in tons

USA 15010$ 1736 116
AUS 8533$ 14 1
Spain 92782$ 1849 21
 

South Korea’s Market

Product: 0910 "Ginger, saffron, turmeric ""curcuma"", thyme, bay leaves, curry and other
spices (excluding ...

 Korea, Republic of's

Proportaion of 0910 products improt from imports represent 0.4% of
USA,AUS,Spain market to South Korea world imports for this
product, its ranking in
world imports is 40
 The average distance of
5% supplying countries is 4199
5%
USA
km and the market
AUS
Spain concentration is 0.31
 Pakistan's exports represent
2.7% of world exports for
this product, its ranking in
91% world exports is 8
 The average distance of
importing countries is 6173
km and the export
concentration is 0.14

 South Korea import 91% of this product 0910 at 5300$/ton (Table 3) from USA (when the
export market is AUS,USA,Spain then average rate from year 2017 to 2021).
 Pakistan is already exporting this product to South Korea at 4581$/ton (Table7).
 So Pakistan can get more benefits to capture this market by rearrange the exporting price of
this product for South Korea which should be less than the 5300$/ton and greater than
4581$/ton.

South Korea imports on an average specification of 0910 from the USA, Australia,
and Spanish markets. Average values of data from 2017 to 2021
Importers Price/tone Values, US $000 Quantity in tons
USA 34153$ 644 20
AUS 5300$ 11 1
Spain 117300$ 133 1

 
Appendices: 

1)      Appendices of japan market as an importer.

Product: 0910 "Ginger, saffron, turmeric ""curcuma"", thyme, bay leaves, curry and other
spices (excluding ...

Table1: US Dollars in Thousand

Exporters Imported Imported Imported Imported Imported

value in 2017 value in 2018 value in 2019 value in 2020 value in 2021

United States of 1,624 1,830 1,759 1,630 1,837

America

Spain 2,197 2,245 1,753 1,380 1,668

Australia 10 4 0 14 44

Table 2: Quantity in Tons

Exporters 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

 Imported Imported Imported Imported Imported
quantity, Tons quantity, Tons quantity, Tons quantity, Tons quantity, Tons

United States 122 119 114 108 116

of America

Spain 19 17 20 20 28

Australia 1 1   1 3

Sources: ITC calculations based on Japanese Ministry of Finance statistics since January, 2015.

               ITC calculations based on UN COMTRADE statistics until January, 2015.

Analysis Table: 3 Table 3: Average of (HS code: 0910) product’s (Quantity in tons, Values in term of
Dollars and price per ton) import to the japan from USA, AUS and Spain market by the time period of
.2017 to 2021

    USA Australia Spain

US Price US Price US Price

Import YEA TON DOLLA per TON DOLLA per TON DOLLA per
er R S RS TON S RS TON S RS TON

JAPA 122 1,624 13,31 1 10 10,00 19 2,197 115,63

N 2017 1 0 2

JAPA 119 1,830 15,37 1 4 17 2,245 132,05

N 2018 8 4,000 9
 JAPA 114 1,759 15,43 0 0 20 1,753
N 2019 0 0 87,650

JAPA 108 1,630 15,09 1 14 14,00 20 1,380

N 2020 3 0 69,000

JAPA 116 1,837 15,83 3 44 14,66 28 1,668

N 2021 6 7 59,571

Averag 15,01
e   116 1,736 0 1 14 8,533 21 1,849 92,782

2)      Appendices of (product 0910)  South Korea as importer

Table:4 Unit : US Dollar thousand

Exporters Imported Imported Imported Imported Imported

value in 2017 value in 2018 value in 2019 value in 2020 value in 2021

World 9,154 12,220 17,031 17,187 16,225

United States of 478 526 536 700 981

America

Spain 166 126 157 101 115

Australia 0 0 10 38 7
  

Table5: Quantity in Tons

Exporters 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

Imported Imported Imported Imported Imported

quantity, Tons quantity, Tons quantity, Tons quantity, Tons quantity, Tons

World 6,186 8,571 14,942 11,295 8,491

United States 21 24 21 13 21
of America

Australia 0 0 1 4 1

Spain 1 1 2 1 1

Analysis: Table6 Average of (HS code: 0910) product’s (Quantity in tons, Values in term of Dollars
and price per ton) import to the South Korea from USA, AUS and Spain market by the time period of
2017 to 2021.

    USA AUS Spain

Pric
US US e per US Price
TON DOLLA Price per TON DOLLA TO TON DOLLA per
    S RS TON S RS N S RS TON

S.KOR 201 21 478 22761.904 0 0 1 166 16600

YA 7 76 0 0

24 526 0 0 0 1 126
S.KOR 201 21916.666 12600
 YA 8 67 0

S.KOR 201 21 536 25523.809 1 10 1000 2 157

YA 9 52 0 78500

S.KOR 202 13 700 53846.153 4 38 1 101 10100

YA 0 85 9500 0

S.KOR 202 21 981 46714.285 1 7 1 115 11500

YA 1 71 7000 0

5,30 117,3
Average   20 644 34,153 1 11 0 1 133 00

List of importing markets for a product exported by Pakistan

Product: 0910 "Ginger, saffron, turmeric ""curcuma"", thyme, bay leaves, curry and
other spices (excluding ...

Table7:

Importe 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021      

 rs Exported Exported Exported Exported Exported Avera Export Export
unit unit unit unit unit ge ed ed
value, US value, US value, US value, US value, US value value quantit
Dollar/T Dollar/T Dollar/T Dollar/T Dollar/T from in y in
ons ons ons ons ons the 2021, 2021,
year US Tons
2017 Dollar
to thousa
2021 nd

World 4,471 4,531 4,510 4,607 4,530 4,530 93,976 20,743

Saudi 4,083 3,699 3,971 4,248 4,383 4,077 25,078 5,722

Arabia

United 4,935 6,168 5,317 6,960 8,073 6,291 18,139 2,247

States of
America

United 4,552 4,650 4,839 4,839 5,815 4,939 13,554 2,331

Kingdo
m

United 4,299 4,816 4,134 3,307 2,311 3,773 7,582 3,281

Arab
Emirate
s

Australi 4,886 5,035 5,111 6,369 6,023 5,485 3,891 646

a

Japan 4,481 4,703 4,750 6,127 6,306 5,273 391 62

Korea, 3,750 5,063 5,184 4,137 4,769 4,581 310 65

Republi
 c of

Sources: ITC calculations based on Pakistan Bureau Of Statistics statistics since January, 2017.

               ITC calculations based on UN COMTRADE statistics until January, 2017.