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Find Afghan exporters of saffron, dried fruit and nuts, carpets, marble, silk and handicrafts — with contact details, and a free request for quotation to reach several suppliers at once.

Afghan exports in numbers

$1.71 bn Total exports in 2025
45% · 31% · 12% Carpets, dried fruit and medicinal plants — share of exports (Q3 2025)
38 t · $67.5 m Saffron exported in 2025, 95% from Herat
1,031 t · $15 m Pine nuts exported in 2025
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Video: Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL), Afghanistan · 31s

🎬 Afghan saffron: from flower harvest to export jars

A 31-second look at the saffron season in Afghanistan: purple crocus fields in autumn, women farmers picking the flowers by hand at dawn, separating the red stigmas, drying and weighing them, and packing graded saffron into glass jars for export.

  • Saffron crocus fields bloom in late October and November, mostly in Herat province.
  • Flowers are picked by hand, largely by women, early in the morning before they open fully.
  • Only the three red stigmas of each flower become saffron — about 150,000 flowers make one kilogram.
  • The stigmas are dried, sorted by grade, weighed and packed in sealed jars for local sale and export.
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Saffron suppliers67 suppliers Dried fruit and nut suppliers78 suppliers Carpet and rug companies125 suppliers Marble and stone companies15 suppliers Silk producers15 suppliers Handicraft producers74 suppliers Honey producers27 suppliers Mining companies64 suppliers

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How to buy from Afghanistan

  1. Find suppliers

    Browse the product pages above or search the directory. Companies with the “verified by owner” badge have confirmed their details.

  2. Ask for quotations

    Send one request for quotation and it reaches matching suppliers. Ask for samples, grades, packaging and certificates (phytosanitary, origin, lab analysis for saffron).

  3. Agree terms and transport

    Exports leave by air (Kabul, Herat, Mazar), by road through Torkham to Karachi, by rail via Hairatan–Termez to Central Asia, or through Iranian ports. Agree Incoterms and who handles customs.

  4. Pay safely

    International bank transfers to Afghanistan are restricted; many buyers pay through banks in the UAE, use letters of credit where possible, or pay in instalments against shipping documents.

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Frequently asked questions

What are Afghanistan's main exports?

Carpets and rugs, dried fruit and nuts (raisins, almonds, pine nuts, figs), medicinal plants, saffron, fresh fruit, marble and coal.

Is Afghan saffron good quality?

Afghan saffron, mostly from Herat, has repeatedly been rated among the best in the world by an international taste institute in Brussels. Ask suppliers for an ISO 3632 lab report.

Where do Afghan exports go?

Most go to Pakistan, India, the UAE, Iran and China; dried fruit and saffron also reach the Gulf, Europe, Türkiye and North America.