The main consumers of clove in the world are the inhabitants of Indonesia, responsible for the consumption of more than 50% of the world production. The main use of this plant is not, however, in the kitchen, but in the making of extremely popular carnation-flavored cigarettes, to the point of asserting that the whole country, by virtue of this habit, seems to be odorized by the soft and characteristic aroma of the clove.

The main buyer of the Brazilian carnation and promoter of the sharp expansion of its participation in foreign trade was Singapore, neighboring country of Indonesia (more than 32% of the total in 2006). The variation of the quantities negotiated, year by year, indicates the typical behavior of common intermediaries in Asian warehouses. The second largest importer of the Brazilian carnation is the United Arab Emirates (12.6% of the amount and 13.9% of the value in 2006), followed by Pakistan (8.0% of value), Mexico (7.9% and India (6.3%). In addition, the Asian countries cited totaled 47.2% of the value of Brazilian exports of clove in 2006.

The Latin American neighbors, comprising Mexico (7.9%), Peru (4.5%), Venezuela (4.4%), Colombia (3.5%) and the Dominican Republic (2.2%) accounted for 22.6% of the value in 2006 and were traditional buyers of the Brazilian carnation (75.4% of the total value in 1996).

In Brazil, practically only Bahia produces this spice commercially in the Southern Lowlands, represented by the municipalities of Valença, Ituberá, Taperoá, Camamu and Nilo Peçanha, being these the main producers and more to the Southeast the municipality of Una.