# HS 051000 Ambergris global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in ambergris, castoreum, civet, musk, cantharides, bile (dried or not) glands and other animal products, for pharmaceutical purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or otherwise provisionally preserved reached $555.9M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +12.9%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $208.2M | +5.3% | +12.6% |
| 2014 | $199.2M | -4.3% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | $199.3M | +0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | $201.4M | +1.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | $234.7M | +16.5% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | $302.5M | +28.9% | +14.9% |
| 2019 | $302.8M | +0.1% | +14.6% |
| 2020 | $334.0M | +10.3% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | $348.7M | +4.4% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | $400.4M | +14.8% | +9.8% |
| 2023 | $542.2M | +35.4% | +17.5% |
| 2024 | $555.9M | +2.5% | +16.8% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $283.1M | +28.9% | 51 |
| Republic of Korea | $57.8M | +9% | 16 |
| Germany | $43.9M | +13.8% | 31 |
| Japan | $35.1M | +5% | 20 |
| Brazil | $29.8M | -5.3% | 27 |
| New Zealand | $17.2M | -6.6% | 17 |
| USA | $16.9M | +3.8% | 22 |
| Spain | $10.9M | +15.9% | 23 |
| Canada | $8.7M | +17.6% | 15 |
| Netherlands | $7.6M | +50.6% | 10 |
| India | $7.5M | +38.3% | 6 |
| Italy | $6.1M | -10.8% | 24 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._