The OEC is trustworthy; that’s just what exports are. The source of the product doesn’t matter. If it enters through one of Germany’s ports, that’s an import, a

The OEC is trustworthy; that’s just what exports are. The source of the product doesn’t matter. If it enters through one of Germany’s ports, that’s an import, and if it exits through another, that’s an export. So these numbers probably just indicate that Germany is a common port of entry for vanilla headed to other EU countries (although most of the vanilla it imports stays in the country).