Spices, Essential Oils & Oleoresins
Spices supplied from Sri Lanka for trade buyers: cloves, coriander, cumin, fennel, fenugreek, mustard and goraka, plus pepper, nutmeg, cardamom, turmeric, ginger and vanilla on request.
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About Spices, Essential Oils & Oleoresins from Sri Lanka
This category covers spices supplied from Sri Lanka for trade buyers. The whole spices listed are cloves, coriander, cumin seeds, fennel seeds (two listings), fenugreek, garcinia (goraka) and mustard seeds. Six more are listed as available on request: whole black pepper, nutmeg and mace, cardamom capsules, dried turmeric (whole or powdered), dried ginger and cured vanilla pods. These six are standard Sri Lankan export spices described from official sources. A listing is not a statement of stock, and a quotation follows your enquiry. No essential oils or oleoresins are listed in this category. Cinnamon and cinnamon oils are under True Cinnamon, and citronella and lemongrass oils under Other Export Crops.
The pack formats recorded for the first group of spices are stand-up pouches from 30 g or 50 g up to 1 kg, glass jars, PET bottles, vacuum packs, multi-wall paper bags, bulk HDPE bags of 5 kg to 25 kg, jute and polypropylene sacks and corrugated cartons. Private label packing is listed on each of them. Ask for the order terms of each product with your quotation.
Typical buyers are spice importers, grinders and packers, curry powder and seasoning blenders, food manufacturers, food service distributors and retailers of South Asian groceries. Most records do not state a grade, so give your own specification, for example a moisture limit, a cleanliness level and whole or ground form. The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) names cinnamon, pepper, cloves, nutmeg and cardamom as the main Ceylon spices exported.
To request a quote, email us from the Contact page or the How to order page. State the spice, the quantity, the pack size, the destination port and any documents you need, such as a certificate of origin or a phytosanitary certificate. If you need a spice, an essential oil or an oleoresin that is not listed, send its specification the same way.
Available Products
Whole black pepper (Piper nigrum) is the dried whole fruit of the pepper vine, graded as Sp. Grade I, Grade I or FAQ. A standard Sri Lankan export spice, listed as available on request.
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Whole cardamom capsules are the dried fruit of the cardamom plant, graded in Sri Lanka by colour from Lanka Green to Lanka Bleached. A standard export spice, listed as available on request.
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Nutmeg and mace are the two products of the Myristica fragrans tree: the dried seed and its orange-yellow aril. Standard Sri Lankan export spices, listed here as available on request.
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Whole cloves, the dried flower buds of Syzygium aromaticum, supplied from Sri Lanka. Listed in retail pouches and jars and in 5 kg to 25 kg bulk bags for spice importers, packers and food manufacturers.
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Coriander seed (Coriandrum sativum, koththamalli) supplied from Sri Lanka, a base spice for curry powders. Listed in retail pouches and jars and 5 kg to 25 kg bulk bags for spice importers and packers.
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Cumin seeds (Cuminum cyminum, suduru) supplied from Sri Lanka, a base spice of curry powder. Listed in retail pouches and jars and 5 kg to 25 kg bulk bags for spice importers, blenders and food makers.
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Cured vanilla pods (Vanilla fragrans) from Sri Lanka: dark brown to black pods with a shiny, oily surface, graded by length. An export spice of Sri Lanka, listed as available on request.
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Dried ginger (Zingiber officinale) from Sri Lanka: washed, peeled and dried rhizomes of the local, Chinese or Rangoon type. An export spice of Sri Lanka, listed as available on request.
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Dried turmeric (Curcuma domestica) from Sri Lanka, sold as whole dried rhizomes or as powder for food colouring and flavouring. An export spice of Sri Lanka, listed as available on request.
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Fennel seeds (Foeniculum vulgare, maha duru) supplied from Sri Lanka, a sweet aromatic spice for curry powders and blends. Listed in retail pouches and 5 kg to 25 kg bulk bags for spice importers.
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Fennel seeds (Foeniculum vulgare) supplied from Sri Lanka in smaller lots. Listed in laminated pouches, PET jars, kraft bags, canisters and bulk polypropylene sacks for spice packers and retailers.
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Fenugreek seed (Trigonella foenum-graecum, uluhal) supplied from Sri Lanka: small, hard, yellow to amber seeds for curries, pickles and spice blends. For spice importers, packers and food makers.
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Dried garcinia fruit rind, known in Sri Lanka as goraka: dark, almost black sour segments used as a souring agent in fish curries. For spice importers, grocery distributors and food manufacturers.
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Mustard seeds (aba) supplied from Sri Lanka: small round pungent seeds for curries, pickles and mustard pastes. Listed in retail pouches and jars and 5 kg to 25 kg bulk bags for spice importers and packers.
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View Export OptionsBuyer questions
Are essential oils and oleoresins available?
None are listed in this category. Cinnamon leaf oil and cinnamon bark oil are listed under True Cinnamon, and citronella oil and lemongrass oil under Other Export Crops, all as available on request. For any other oil or an oleoresin, send its specification and the quantity through the How to order page.
Which spices is Sri Lanka known for exporting?
EDB names cinnamon, pepper, cloves, nutmeg and cardamom as the main Ceylon spices exported. The EDB page is in the sources for this category.
What documents are usually needed to import spices?
It depends on the destination country. Check with your import authority and tell us in your quote request which documents it requires, for example a certificate of origin or a phytosanitary certificate.
Can spices be supplied whole and ground?
Most items listed here are whole spices. Dried turmeric is listed as whole rhizomes or as powder. If you need a ground form, a particular mesh size or a blend, state it in your quote request through the How to order page.