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Honey jars (Pixabay)Worldwide purchases of imported natural honey totaled US$2.45 billion in 2025.
The overall value of natural honey imports fell via an average -9.4% slowdown for all importing countries from five years earlier in 2021 when natural honey imports were valued at $2.7 billion.
Year over year, worldwide imports of natural honey grew by 5.7% compared to $2.3 billion starting from 2024.
By dollar value, the 5 biggest importers (United States of America, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom and France) bought over half (53.9%) of all natural honey imported during 2025.
From a continental perspective, buyers based in European countries imported the highest dollar worth of natural honey with purchases totaling $1.16 billion or 47.3% of the global total. In second place were importers in North America at 30.4% while another 18.9% of all natural honey imports was delivered to Asia.
Smaller percentages were sold to customers in Africa (1.7%), Oceania (1.3%) mostly Australia, then Latin America (0.4%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean.
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for natural honey is 0409.
Below are the 15 countries that spent the most on imported natural honey during 2025.
- United States: US$690.6 million (28.2% of natural honey imports)
- Germany: $235.8 million (9.6%)
- Japan: $150.5 million (6.2%)
- United Kingdom: $130.4 million (5.3%)
- France: $112.2 million (4.6%)
- Belgium: $100.5 million (4.1%)
- Italy: $89.9 million (3.7%)
- Spain: $76.6 million (3.1%)
- Saudi Arabia: $69.7 million (2.9%)
- Netherlands: $64.7 million (2.6%)
- Poland: $55.6 million (2.3%)
- Canada: $52.5 million (2.1%)
- mainland China: $48.7 million (2%)
- United Arab Emirates: $43.8 million (1.8%)
- Switzerland: $42.8 million (1.8%)
By value, the listed 15 countries purchased 80.3% of total natural honey imported in 2025.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing markets for natural honey since 2024 were: Italy (up 27.6%), Belgium (up 23.6%), Spain (up 15.5%) and the United Arab Emirates (up 14%).
The Netherlands posted a year-over-year decline in its imported natural honey purchases, enduring a -29.9% setback.
The 100 key importers of natural honey showcased in the automated database below represent 99.8% of the total value of natural honey imported around the globe during 2025.
| 1 | United States | $690,582,000 | +6.2% |
| 2 | Germany | $235,775,000 | +2.1% |
| 3 | Japan | $150,483,000 | +9.9% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | $130,364,000 | +5.1% |
| 5 | France | $112,190,000 | +1.6% |
| 6 | Belgium | $100,468,000 | +23.6% |
| 7 | Italy | $89,948,000 | +27.6% |
| 8 | Spain | $76,628,000 | +15.5% |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | $69,747,000 | +1.6% |
| 10 | Netherlands | $64,681,000 | -29.9% |
| 11 | Poland | $55,569,000 | +8.3% |
| 12 | Canada | $52,518,000 | +9.6% |
| 13 | mainland China | $48,708,000 | +0.7% |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | $43,816,000 | +14% |
| 15 | Switzerland | $42,846,000 | +11.4% |
| 16 | Australia | $31,830,000 | -4% |
| 17 | Austria | $25,309,000 | -8% |
| 18 | Portugal | $25,065,000 | -2.8% |
| 19 | Ireland | $22,208,000 | +17.2% |
| 20 | Greece | $21,902,000 | +19.4% |
| 21 | South Korea | $21,199,000 | +23.4% |
| 22 | Romania | $20,082,000 | +47.6% |
| 23 | Sweden | $20,002,000 | +9.1% |
| 24 | Czech Republic | $19,969,000 | +17.6% |
| 25 | Singapore | $17,986,000 | -4% |
| 26 | Denmark | $17,038,000 | +26.8% |
| 27 | Malaysia | $12,248,000 | +1% |
| 28 | Morocco | $12,146,000 | +31.1% |
| 29 | Hong Kong | $11,050,000 | -20.9% |
| 30 | Indonesia | $10,963,000 | +21% |
| 31 | Taiwan | $10,366,000 | -12% |
| 32 | Israel | $10,275,000 | +17.9% |
| 33 | Finland | $10,044,000 | +1.4% |
| 34 | Bulgaria | $10,034,000 | +17.2% |
| 35 | Norway | $9,617,000 | +16.8% |
| 36 | South Africa | $8,876,000 | +51.4% |
| 37 | Kuwait | $8,656,000 | -30.9% |
| 38 | Slovakia | $6,937,000 | -39.5% |
| 39 | Croatia | $6,923,000 | +18.4% |
| 40 | Qatar | $6,441,000 | -25.9% |
| 41 | Lithuania | $6,041,000 | +131.2% |
| 42 | Oman | $5,674,000 | -14.2% |
| 43 | Jordan | $4,698,000 | +6.7% |
| 44 | Philippines | $4,697,000 | +53.4% |
| 45 | Slovenia | $3,843,000 | -27.9% |
| 46 | Cyprus | $3,804,000 | +18.8% |
| 47 | Hungary | $3,701,000 | +40.9% |
| 48 | Thailand | $3,287,000 | -35.9% |
| 49 | Libya | $3,062,000 | -25.1% |
| 50 | Bangladesh | $2,697,000 | +14% |
| 51 | India | $2,516,000 | +31.9% |
| 52 | Colombia | $2,463,000 | +256.4% |
| 53 | Serbia | $2,460,000 | +30.9% |
| 54 | Costa Rica | $2,326,000 | +50.3% |
| 55 | Mauritius | $2,252,000 | +22.7% |
| 56 | Luxembourg | $2,185,000 | +21.5% |
| 57 | Tunisia | $2,171,000 | +21% |
| 58 | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $2,122,000 | -16.1% |
| 59 | Rwanda | $1,797,000 | +62.8% |
| 60 | Bahrain | $1,763,000 | -39.2% |
| 61 | Lebanon | $1,694,000 | +93.2% |
| 62 | Iraq | $1,680,000 | -29.5% |
| 63 | Bahamas | $1,671,000 | +13.6% |
| 64 | Iceland | $1,630,000 | +20.9% |
| 65 | Maldives | $1,613,000 | -7.3% |
| 66 | Nigeria | $1,508,000 | -64.5% |
| 67 | Namibia | $1,340,000 | -11.9% |
| 68 | Botswana | $1,334,000 | -11.5% |
| 69 | Nepal | $1,286,000 | +14.6% |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | $1,243,000 | +55% |
| 71 | Montenegro | $1,226,000 | +7.3% |
| 72 | Malta | $1,213,000 | -4.7% |
| 73 | Panama | $1,097,000 | +27.7% |
| 74 | North Macedonia | $1,044,000 | +0.1% |
| 75 | Mongolia | $978,000 | -27.2% |
| 76 | Pakistan | $884,000 | -13.7% |
| 77 | Somalia | $867,000 | -37.6% |
| 78 | Barbados | $864,000 | +15% |
| 79 | Macao | $834,000 | +0.5% |
| 80 | Latvia | $834,000 | -14.5% |
| 81 | Egypt | $794,000 | +102% |
| 82 | Yemen | $649,000 | +1523% |
| 83 | Russia | $647,000 | +488.2% |
| 84 | Azerbaijan | $647,000 | -18.7% |
| 85 | Vietnam | $639,000 | -28.4% |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | $549,000 | -25.9% |
| 87 | Kenya | $517,000 | -2.3% |
| 88 | Estonia | $514,000 | +25.7% |
| 89 | Honduras | $469,000 | +17.5% |
| 90 | Sri Lanka | $427,000 | +49.8% |
| 91 | Papua New Guinea | $381,000 | -8.6% |
| 92 | Peru | $361,000 | +501.7% |
| 93 | Syria | $351,000 | +4914% |
| 94 | Uganda | $322,000 | +35.3% |
| 95 | Armenia | $321,000 | +100.6% |
| 96 | Seychelles | $316,000 | -8.4% |
| 97 | Andorra | $310,000 | +19.2% |
| 98 | Cabo Verde | $298,000 | +4.9% |
| 99 | Albania | $292,000 | -17.7% |
| 100 | Curaçao | $280,000 | +34.6% |
Year over year, the strongest percentage increases belonged to Syria (up 4,914% from 2024), Yemen (up 1,523%), Peru (up 501.7%), Russia (up 488.2%) then Colombia (up 256.4%).
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the above table’s columns. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means that no 2024 data was available.
Natural Honey Imports into the United States
America’s global purchases of imported natural honey totaled US$690.6 million in 2025. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which the United States of America imported the highest dollar value worth of natural honey during 2025. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2024 to 2025.
- India: US$179.6 million (up 18.8% from 2024)
- Argentina: $138.8 million (up 0.6%)
- Brazil: $104 million (up 23.6%)
- New Zealand: $79.3 million (up 36.2%)
- Vietnam: $32.2 million (down -25.4%)
- Mexico: $27 million (up 19.8%)
- Uruguay: $21.8 million (down -15.1%)
- Canada: $20.2 million (down -26.5%)
- Ukraine: $15.3 million (down -44.8%)
- Türkiye: $13.8 million (up 7.4%)
- Australia: $11 million (up 0.3%)
- France: $5.2 million (up 43.8%)
- Thailand: $5.1 million (down -0.3%)
- Hungary: $4.9 million (up 41.8%)
- Spain: $4.7 million (down -26.5%)
By value in 2025, the listed 15 countries shipped 96% of natural honey imported by the world’s number one buyer, the United States of America.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of natural honey to the United States since 2024 were: France (up 43.8%), Hungary (up 41.8%), New Zealand (up 36.2%) and Brazil (up 23.6%).
Countries that experienced year-over-year declines in the value of their natural honey supplied to American importers included: Ukraine (down -44.8%), Spain (down -26.5%), Canada (down -26.5%) and Vietnam (down -25.4%).
Overall, the value of America’s imported natural honey rose by an average 6.2% from all supplying countries since 2024 when natural honey purchased cost $650.2 million.
Natural Honey Imports into Germany
Germany’s global purchases of imported natural honey totaled US$235.8 million in 2025. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Germany imported the highest dollar value worth of natural honey during 2025. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2024 to 2025.
- Argentina: US$28.7 million (up 22.1% from 2024)
- New Zealand: $27.9 million (up 15.5%)
- Ukraine: $25.5 million (down -18.8%)
- Mexico: $17.9 million (up 15%)
- Romania: $16.8 million (down -2.8%)
- Chile: $16.2 million (up 28.2%)
- Hungary: $15.1 million (down -14.2%)
- Spain: $14.6 million (up 29.3%)
- Bulgaria: $14.5 million (down -10.4%)
- Brazil: $5.7 million (down -9.5%)
- Türkiye: $5.3 million (down -11.5%)
- mainland China: $5.1 million (up 0.4%)
- Austria: $4.9 million (down -26.3%)
- Vietnam: $4.4 million (up 3.9%)
- Cuba: $3.9 million (down -48.7%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 87.5% of natural honey imported by Germany in 2025.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of natural honey to Germany since 2024 were: Spain (up 29.3%), Chile (up 28.2%), Argentina (up 22.1%) and New Zealand (up 15.5%).
Countries that experienced year-over-year declines in the value of their natural honey supplied to German importers included: Cuba (down -48.7%), Austria (down -26.3%), Ukraine (down -18.8%) and Hungary (down -14.2%).
Overall, the value of Germany’s imported natural honey went up by an average 2.1% from all supplying countries since 2024 when natural honey purchased cost $230.8 million.
Natural Honey Imports into Japan
Japan’s global purchases of imported natural honey totaled US$150.5 million in 2025. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Japan imported the highest dollar value worth of natural honey during 2025. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2024 to 2025.
- mainland China: US$65.6 million (up 8.9% from 2024)
- New Zealand: $28.4 million (up 15.3%)
- Canada: $16.5 million (up 0.6%)
- Hungary: $8.1 million (up 40%)
- Argentina: $7.5 million (down -18.2%)
- Australia: $4.7 million (up 28%)
- Myanmar: $3.5 million (up 24.2%)
- Romania: $2.2 million (down -16.2%)
- Mexico: $2 million (up 18.2%)
- Vietnam: $1.8 million (up 21.7%)
- Bulgaria: $1.4 million (up 57.4%)
- Thailand: $1.23 million (up 54%)
- India: $1.23 million (up 47.2%)
- Spain: $1.1 million (up 43.9%)
- Italy: $924,000 (up 1.9%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 97.1% of natural honey imported by Japan in 2025.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of natural honey to Japan since 2024 were: Bulgaria (up 57.4%), Thailand (up 54%), India (up 47.2%) and Spain (up 43.9%).
Countries that experienced year-over-year declines in the value of their natural honey supplied to Japanese importers were Argentina (down -18.2%) and Romania (down -16.2%).
Overall, the value of Japan’s imported natural honey grew by an average 9.9% from all supplying countries since 2024 when natural honey purchased cost $136.9 million.
Natural Honey Imports into the UK
The United Kingdom’s global purchases of imported natural honey totaled US$130.4 million in 2025. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which the UK imported the highest dollar value worth of natural honey during 2025. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2024 to 2025.
- mainland China: US$45.3 million (down -9.2% from 2024)
- New Zealand: $31.1 million (up 7.5%)
- Mexico: $8.3 million (up 13.7%)
- Spain: $7.6 million (up 17.5%)
- Poland: $3.44 million (up 30%)
- Ireland: $3.37 million (up 22.4%)
- Greece: $3.36 million (up 29.3%)
- Türkiye: $3.2 million (up 142%)
- Italy: $2.6 million (up 25.5%)
- Romania: $2.5 million (down -13.2%)
- Argentina: $2.4 million (up 29.4%)
- Vietnam: $2 million (down -23.1%)
- Brazil: $1.9 million (down -37%)
- Ukraine: $1.7 million (up 23.2%)
- Bulgaria: $1.6 million (up 35%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 92.4% of natural honey imported by the United Kingdom in 2025.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of natural honey to the UK since 2024 were: Türkiye (up 142%), Bulgaria (up 35%), Poland (up 30%) and Argentina (up 29.4%).
Countries that experienced year-over-year declines in the value of their natural honey supplied to UK importers included: Brazil (down -37%), Vietnam (down -23.1%), Romania (down -13.2%) and mainland China (down -9.2%).
Overall, the value of the United Kingdom’s imported natural honey improved by an average 5.1% from all supplying countries since 2024 when natural honey purchased cost $124 million.
See also Natural Honey Exports by Country, America’s Top Trading Partners, Germany’s Top Trading Partners and Poland’s Top Trading Partners
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on August 24, 2026
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on August 24, 2026
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on August 24, 2026
Wikipedia, Honey. Accessed on August 24, 2026
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