# HS 300349 Containing Alkaloids Or Their Deriva global trade...

Reported global trade in containing alkaloids or their derivatives: other than ephedrine, pseudoephedrine (inn) or norephedrine or their salts: for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale) reached $130.7M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +4.8%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $105.8M | +2.7% | +22.5% |
| 2014 | $119.8M | +13.2% | +28.9% |
| 2015 | $89.9M | -25% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | $45.2M | -49.8% | -24.7% |
| 2017 | $90.7M | +100.8% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | $314.2M | +246.5% | +51.8% |
| 2019 | $103.4M | -67.1% | +31.8% |
| 2020 | $107.9M | +4.4% | +6% |
| 2021 | $146.4M | +35.6% | -22.5% |
| 2022 | $200.0M | +36.6% | +24.6% |
| 2023 | $129.1M | -35.4% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | $130.7M | +1.2% | -3.7% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| France | $19.7M | +44.5% | 9 |
| Malaysia | $12.5M | +186.6% | 3 |
| Viet Nam | $10.5M | +88.6% | 3 |
| USA | $8.3M | +8.1% | 12 |
| Saudi Arabia | $7.6M | +41.3% | 10 |
| Japan | $7.3M | +23.5% | 2 |
| Hungary | $7.1M | +24.2% | 9 |
| Czechia | $4.8M | +108.8% | 6 |
| Egypt | $4.5M | +52.9% | 3 |
| Spain | $4.0M | +63.8% | 18 |
| Iran | $3.5M | +750.3% | 7 |
| Netherlands | $3.2M | +14.6% | 16 |

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