In 2023, EU members imported 105 104 tonnes of coconuts from extra-EU nations, valued at €146.0 million. Two-thirds (67%) of those imports have been desiccated coconuts (70,330 tonnes), whereas the remaining one-third (33%) consisted of contemporary coconuts, both shelled or peeled (20,328 tonnes), or within the interior shell ‘endocarp’ (14,447 tonnes).
Imports of coconuts from nations outdoors of the EU primarily got here from 5 extra-EU companions, accounting for 86% of all coconut imports. The Philippines was by far the most important provider, offering 41,944 tonnes, which represented 40% of the overall extra-EU coconut imports. This was adopted by Indonesia (17,992 tonnes, 17%), Côte d’Ivoire (14,642 tonnes, 14%), Sri Lanka (8,206 tonnes, 8%) and Vietnam (8,065 tonnes, 8%).
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The Netherlands stood out as the most important importer of coconuts amongst EU nations in 2023, importing almost half of the EU imports (48,937 tonnes, or 47% of all coconut imports from extra-EU nations). Germany was the second largest importer with 15,400 tonnes, accounting for 15% of all extra-EU coconut imports, adopted by Spain (10 743 tonnes, 10%), France (7,793 tonnes, 7%) and Italy (4,643 tonnes, 4%). These 5 EU nations contributed to just about three quarters (83%) of the overall EU import of coconuts from nations outdoors of the EU.
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Methodological notes:
- Coconuts embody: 080111 – desiccated coconuts, 080112 – contemporary coconuts within the interior shell ‘endocarp’, 080119 – contemporary coconuts, whether or not or not shelled or peeled.
- Dutch imports are over-estimated due to the so-called ‘Rotterdam impact’ (or quasi-transit commerce): imports from nations outdoors the EU that arrive in Dutch ports embody imports which might be re-exported to different EU nations.