Pineapple
Pineapple is a healing fruit, delicious, and with many properties. The pineapple plant is almost shrubby, reaching a height of about 1 to 1.5 meters. Pineapple is a good source of vitamins and minerals needed by the body such as calcium, potassium, fluoride, manganese, bromelain enzyme, fiber, vitamin A and groups B and C vitamins needed by the body. Pineapple is native to tropical and subtropical America and has been introduced elsewhere.
The fruit is eaten fresh where available and in canned form worldwide. In the United States and in Europe it is sometimes used as a pastry filling or in baked desserts.
Among the largest countries that are engaged in pineapples production and cultivation South America, Latin America, East Asia in Indonesia and Malaysia can be mentioned, which due to climatic conditions, these countries have a major share of the production of this product.
export and import of pineapple
Many countries are importers of this product so, in 2020, more than 150 countries bought pineapples from international markets. According to global reports, the value of imported pineapples in 2020 was $ 2.44 billion.
These statistics show that the global market value of pineapples has decreased by more than 8% compared to 2019. According to these statistics, Iran has also been ranked 32nd in the world. Iran imported more than $ 7 million in 2020 and was the 32nd largest importer of this product after Singapore and before Sweden.
On the other hand, published statistics show that Iran has reduced its pineapples imports in 2020 by more than 16% compared to the previous year.
Export and import of pineapples are done based on the customs code and customs tariff specified by the exporting and importing country. As with fruit exports, pineapples exports have a defined standard for the weight of each pineapple and the total weight of the pineapples carton which should be controlled accordingly. The 6-digit HS code of the customs tariff system is 080430 for fresh or dried pineapples.
Pineapple import to Iran
Iran does not have pineapples cultivation conditions due to its climate, so it imports this fruit from tropical countries in Asia and South Africa. Large volumes of pineapples are imported to Iran from Southeast Asian countries. The most important importers of pineapples to Iran are the Philippines, Malaysia, India, Thailand, and South Africa. Import of pineapples and its compote is possible for Iran with special conditions.
The ideal temperature for storing pineapples is between 7 and 12 degrees Celsius. Putting pineapples below 7 degrees Celsius can cause a decrease in the quality of pineapple, especially pineapples that are not fully ripe will suffer from frost damage at a temperature of about 4 degrees Celsius, in which case the quality will drop sharply.
For the import of pineapples fruit, 6 or 4 of these fruits, depending on the size of the fruits, are packed in cardboard boxes, and 19.1% of the global cultivation of this product has been the share of loading these sweet fruits to Asia.
Pineapple trade statistics in 2021
According to global statistics published on the trademap site, the statistics for pineapple imports to Iran in 2021 are as follows:
pineapple and Hermes trading development Company
The Philippines is one of the best destinations for importing quality pineapple products to Iran. Pineapples import to Iran can be considered as one of the specialized areas of activity of Hermes Trading Development company.
In 2021, Hermes succeeded in importing high-quality pineapples from the Philippines for several periods and announced its readiness to import this product with quality assurance. This product is imported to Iran exclusively. For information on how to import this product and order imported pineapples, contact our experienced experts.
In order to purchase this product or for counseling please contact our experts in Hermes Trading Development.
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