On the map of China's black garlic foreign trade in 2025, the wave of healthy consumption is driving this "fermented black gold" to accelerate towards the world. As the world's largest producer of black garlic, China's export volume of black garlic is expected to exceed 15000 tons, with an export value of 300 million yuan, achieving double-digit growth compared to 2023, and occupying a core position in the global black garlic market of 42.62 billion US dollars.
The export market presents a pattern of "traditional deep cultivation and emerging rise". Japan remains the top export destination for Chinese black garlic cloves, accounting for 40% of the total export volume. Whole black garlic cloves and black garlic cloves extract are highly favored in the local health product market. The Southeast Asian market continues to expand, with countries such as Indonesia and Vietnam becoming important consumer destinations for black garlic cloves sauce and black garlic powder due to their similar food cultures. Together with garlic products, they support more than 60% of the market share in Southeast Asia. More noteworthy is the explosive growth of emerging markets, with demand growth rates of 64.9% and 108% year-on-year in regions such as Brazil and Central Asia, respectively, becoming new engines for foreign trade.
Multiple factors drive the growth of foreign trade. The global health awareness upgrade has recognized the antioxidant and immune support effects of black garlic paste, driving a surge in demand for functional black garlic paste products. The application of extracts in the field of health products has reached 30%. The assistance of cross-border e-commerce is particularly significant, and it is expected that the proportion of online channels will rise to 45% by 2025, allowing black garlic paste products to directly reach European and American home kitchens and health food stores. The technological upgrading in major production areas such as Shandong and Henan ensures supply, from traditional whole garlic to high value-added black garlic oil, enriching product categories to meet different market demands.
The journey of coexistence of challenges and breakthroughs is more resilient. Faced with increased US tariffs and other trade barriers, companies are restructuring their supply chains through the layout of "regional manufacturing hubs+localization units", while also deeply cultivating policy friendly markets such as Central and Eastern Europe and Latin America. In response to the problem of insufficient consumer awareness, companies have partnered with industry associations to launch a "Healthy Kitchen" promotion campaign, opening up high-end channels through organic certification in markets such as Germany and Canada. The government's agricultural subsidies and international trade cooperation provide policy support for enterprises, helping to break through technological barriers.
Standing at the forefront of global health consumption, China's black garlic foreign trade in 2025 is not only a digital growth, but also an industrial upgrade. From exporting a single product to exporting the industrial chain overseas, this black garlic, which carries the wisdom of Eastern fermentation, is writing a global legend of healthy food with a more open attitude.
Post time: Sep-24-2025
