Agriculture commodity
Ginger
Zingiber officinale — Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, DRC, Cameroon
At a glance
- Family
- Spices & Aromatics
- Sector
- Agriculture
- HS code
- 0910.11
- Forms
- 3
Traded forms
- Fresh (neither crushed nor ground)
- Fresh ginger rhizome
- Dried (neither crushed nor ground)
- Dried whole or split ginger
- Crushed or GroundHS 0910.12
- Ginger powder
Grading standards
Ginger — Specification
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) · 1997 · ISO 13685:1997
Frequently asked
- What is Ginger?
- Zingiber officinale — Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, DRC, Cameroon
- Which forms is Ginger traded in?
- Ginger is traded as: Fresh (neither crushed nor ground), Dried (neither crushed nor ground), Crushed or Ground.
- Which standards apply to Ginger?
- Applicable grading standards include: Ginger — Specification.
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