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Supplier to USA
IndianXporter is a leading bulk supplier of certified clove for the USA market. We provide end-to-end logistics, customs compliance support, and direct shipping to major USA ports.
About Clove
Clove is the dried, unopened flower bud of the evergreen tree Syzygium aromaticum (formerly Eugenia caryophyllata), native to the Maluku (Spice) Islands of Indonesia. The buds are hand-picked when they turn pink-red but before they open, then sun-dried until they shrink to the familiar hard, nail-shaped reddish-brown spice — the name itself derives from the Latin 'clavus', meaning nail. Cloves are unusually rich in volatile oil (14–20%), of which eugenol is the dominant compound, giving clove its intense warm-sweet, pungent aroma and powerful antiseptic and analgesic properties.
In India, cloves are cultivated mainly in Kerala — particularly the Western Ghats districts — along with Tamil Nadu (the Kanyakumari / Kalakkad hills), Karnataka and the Nilgiris, typically intercropped within spice and plantation systems. While India's volume is modest against the global giants, Indian export houses clean, grade, hand-sort and value-add whole clove, headless/stemless clove, clove stems and ground powder, and also process eugenol-rich clove oil and oleoresin for flavour, fragrance and dental applications.
Globally, clove is dominated by Indonesia (largely for its domestic kretek cigarette industry), Madagascar and Zanzibar (Tanzania), which together drive the international free-trade supply. India is a net importer for domestic consumption but maintains a steady premium export trade in clean, high-eugenol, ASTA-grade cloves and value-added clove products, leveraging integrated processing and competitive FOB shipping from Cochin and Tuticorin.
Compliance & Quality Standards for USA
The United States is India's largest agricultural export destination, importing over $8 billion in agri-commodities annually. All food shipments must comply with U.S. FDA food safety standards under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), including Prior Notice submission to the FDA before cargo arrives at a U.S. port. IndianXporter manages all FSMA paperwork including Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP), Foreign Supplier Verification, and FDA Facility Registration for each exporting unit. USDA-regulated products such as plant material and certain grains require USDA-APHIS phytosanitary clearance. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) mandates a valid Importer Security Filing (ISF/10+2) at least 24 hours before loading. We also support HS code classification, customs bond arrangements, and anti-dumping duty (ADD) disclosures where applicable. At IndianXporter, we ensure every batch of clove exceeds the quality expectations of USA importers and adheres to all local regulatory mandates.
Our Export Commitment
Processing Excellence
Advanced Sortex-cleaned, graded, and processed in ISO & FDA certified facilities.
Verified Inspection
Full pre-shipment inspections by SGS, Intertek, or QIMA available upon request.
100% Traceability
End-to-end farm-to-port traceability maintained for all international shipments.
Logistics & Shipping to USA
Streamlined transit routes from major Indian ports to ensure fast and secure delivery to USA.
Destination Ports
Direct FCL/LCL shipping to:
Estimated Transit
Port-to-Port lead time:
25-35 Days
From Mumbai / Mundra
Indian Loading Hubs
Consolidated shipments via:
Clove Export Specifications
What Drives Clove Pricing
Before quoting USA buyers, we track the same factors that move global clove FOB rates:
- Indonesia kretek demand — Indonesia consumes most of its huge clove crop domestically for kretek cigarettes, tightening world free-trade supply
- Madagascar & Zanzibar harvests — these origins drive the international export market; a short East African crop sharply lifts global clove prices
- Biennial bearing — clove trees bear heavily in alternate years, creating natural multi-year price cycles
- Eugenol & clove-oil demand — strong pharma/fragrance demand for eugenol firms prices for buds, headless and stems
- USD/INR, freight and import parity — India's own deficit means landed cost and currency strongly influence export pricing
Clove Commercial Grades
Choose the grade that matches your USA buyer's application and budget.
Hand-Picked Selected (HPS) Whole Clove
- Processing
- Hand-sorted whole buds with heads intact, max 5% headless
- Colour
- Uniform dark reddish-brown
- Use Case
- Premium retail, gourmet, branded whole-spice jars
- Pricing
- +15–25% over standard whole
Standard Whole Clove (Stemless)
- Processing
- Machine-cleaned, de-stemmed, sortex-graded
- Colour
- Reddish-brown, mostly uniform
- Use Case
- Industrial food, spice blenders, foodservice, biryani/masala trade
- Pricing
- Base export grade
Headless / FAQ Clove
- Processing
- Lower selection with higher headless and broken content
- Colour
- Mixed brown
- Use Case
- Grinding to powder, oleoresin and oil extraction
- Pricing
- -15–20% below standard whole
Clove Powder (Ground)
- Processing
- Sortex-cleaned buds milled to 60–80 mesh
- Colour
- Dark brown
- Use Case
- Bakery, masala blends, retail jars, nutraceutical capsules
- Pricing
- +10–20% (value-added)
Clove Stems
- Processing
- Separated dried stems for extraction
- Colour
- Brown, woody
- Use Case
- Clove stem oil and eugenol extraction
- Pricing
- -50–60% below whole clove
India vs Madagascar: Clove Sourcing Comparison
Indonesia is the world's largest producer but consumes most of its crop domestically for kretek cigarettes, so Madagascar and Zanzibar (Tanzania) dominate the international free-trade supply of whole clove. India is a comparatively small grower (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka) and a net importer for domestic use, but competes in premium export channels through ASTA-grade cleaning, hand-sorted high-eugenol cloves and strong value-added clove powder and oil processing.
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