Mace is the lacy red covering (aril) around the nutmeg seed, Myristica fragrans, peeled off by hand and dried until it turns orange to golden. Sri Lanka grows nutmeg in its mid-country spice gardens and exported about 346 tonnes of mace in 2025.

Mace is used whole in pickling, stocks and spiced rice, and ground in baking, sausage and meat seasonings and spice blends. It has a softer, more aromatic flavour than nutmeg.

Forms we quote

• Whole blades, graded by colour and size
• Broken blades, for grinding
• Ground mace, to your mesh size

What to include in your request

• Form, and colour grade for whole blades
• Moisture, volatile oil and broken percentage limits
• Lab parameters for the certificate (aflatoxins and microbiology are the usual ones for nutmeg and mace)
• Packing, quantity per shipment and destination port

Buying nutmeg as well? See bulk nutmeg; we can ship both in one consignment. Each lot can be tested by an independent laboratory before shipment.

US tariff codes for reference: whole mace HTS 0908.21, ground mace 0908.22. Your customs broker confirms the code and any duty for your shipment.

Packing and shipping

Lots are packed to your instruction, usually in food-grade inner liners inside woven polypropylene sacks or cartons, and labelled with the lot number that matches the laboratory certificate. Trial and sample lots ship by express courier; larger orders by air or sea freight, quoted FOB Colombo, CFR or CIF to your port. Products from several Sri Lankan suppliers can share one container through our consolidation service.

How to get a price: tell us the quantity, your specification and your destination port. We quote FOB Colombo, CFR or CIF, with lead time and minimum order, and arrange samples before an order. The range shown is indicative, from market evidence; your quote is confirmed against a supplier offer.