| Product Category |
2018 Spanish Imports ($ Million) |
5-Year Average Import Growth (% Value) |
Key Constraints |
Attractiveness for U.S. Exporters |
| Fish Fillets & Other Fish Meat |
World Total: $961
USA: $64 |
4% |
Heavy competition from other EU member states and domestic suppliers. |
Good reputation and reliability of U.S. producers. High per capita consumption of fish. |
| Almonds |
World Total: $553
USA: $499 |
1% |
Aflatoxin issues. |
Domestic consumption and exports of tree nuts is increasing due to their use in the processing industry. |
| Beer |
World Total: $334
USA: $1 |
1% |
Competition from other EU countries, traditional producers of beer. |
U.S. style beer is a referent and making inroads in Spain due to increased interest in these styles. Average import growth from the U.S. in the last 5 years was 200 percent. |
| Pistachios |
World Total: $110
USA: $39 |
12% |
Competition from Iran and EU importers, such as Germany, who re-export this product to Spain. |
Domestic consumption of tree nuts continues to increase. U.S. pistachios have a higher quality image than Iranian pistachios, the major competitor. |
| Distilled Spirits |
World Total: $1,008
USA: $124 |
-2% |
Difference in legal format of alcohol containers; exporters need to adapt to EU sizes. |
Increasing interest in U.S. distilled drinks, mainly bourbon. Despite the total negative growth figure, the average import growth from the U.S. in the last 5 years was 4 percent. |
| Pulses |
World Total: $316
USA: $50 |
54% |
Strong competition from Argentina and Canada, a traditional supplier of Spain. |
Spain is a traditional consumer of pulses and its local production is insufficient to fulfill local demand. The average import growth from the U.S. in the last 5 years was 12 percent. |
