# Alkaloids, vegetable (HS4 2939) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Alkaloids, vegetable at HS4 2939, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The alkaloids, vegetable subsector recorded $2.4B in reported global trade in 2024, with +742.1% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $2.4B |
| Latest annual change | +742.1% |
| Active exporters | 127 |
| Active importers | 191 |
| Active HS6 products | 18 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.1B | 2,027 | 18 |
| 1996 | $1.3B | 2,010 | 18 |
| 1997 | $1.2B | 2,146 | 18 |
| 1998 | $1.2B | 1,991 | 18 |
| 1999 | $1.2B | 2,109 | 18 |
| 2000 | $1.3B | 2,280 | 18 |
| 2001 | $1.5B | 2,323 | 18 |
| 2002 | $1.6B | 2,302 | 18 |
| 2003 | $1.9B | 2,326 | 18 |
| 2004 | $2.0B | 2,319 | 18 |
| 2005 | $2.1B | 2,369 | 18 |
| 2006 | $2.0B | 2,444 | 18 |
| 2007 | $2.5B | 2,428 | 18 |
| 2008 | $4.7B | 2,500 | 18 |
| 2009 | $3.2B | 2,569 | 18 |
| 2010 | $2.3B | 2,552 | 18 |
| 2011 | $2.3B | 2,557 | 18 |
| 2012 | $2.7B | 2,639 | 18 |
| 2013 | $2.8B | 2,654 | 18 |
| 2014 | $2.4B | 2,656 | 18 |
| 2015 | $2.4B | 2,779 | 18 |
| 2016 | $2.2B | 2,712 | 18 |
| 2017 | $1.9B | 2,537 | 18 |
| 2018 | $1.9B | 2,517 | 18 |
| 2019 | $1.9B | 2,470 | 18 |
| 2020 | $1.8B | 2,556 | 18 |
| 2021 | $1.9B | 2,663 | 18 |
| 2022 | $2.2B | 2,715 | 18 |
| 2023 | $2.2B | 2,805 | 18 |
| 2024 | $2.4B | 2,822 | 18 |

## Leading corridors

- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $82.0M; growth +2.3%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $78.1M; growth +7.1%.
- Switzerland, Liechtenstein to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $72.4M; growth +16.2%.
- China to Germany: $61.7M; growth +16.3%.
- India to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $53.8M; growth -3.4%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Italy: $51.1M; growth +270.7%.
- United Kingdom to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $44.0M; growth -13.9%.
- Germany to Ireland: $40.4M; growth +18.9%.
- Hungary to India: $38.2M; growth +135.1%.
- Switzerland, Liechtenstein to Germany: $37.1M; growth +27.2%.

## HS6 products

- Alkaloids, vegetable: of opium and their derivatives: salts thereof (HS6 293910)
- Alkaloids, vegetable: of opium and their derivatives: salts thereof (HS6 293911)
- Alkaloids, vegetable: of opium and their derivatives: other than in 2939.11, salts thereof (HS6 293919)
- Alkaloids: of cinchona and their derivatives: salts thereof (HS6 293920)
- Alkaloids, vegetable: of cinchona and their derivatives, quinine and its salts (HS6 293921)
- Alkaloids, vegetable: of cinchona and their derivatives: salts thereof, other than quinine and its salts (HS6 293929)
- Alkaloids, vegetable: caffeine and its salts (HS6 293930)
- Alkaloids, vegetable: ephedrines and their salts (HS6 293940)
- Alkaloids: of ephedrine and their derivatives: salts thereof (HS6 293941)
- Alkaloids: of ephedrine and their derivatives: pseudoephedrine (INN) and its salts (HS6 293942)
- Alkaloids, vegetable: ephedrines and their salts, other than ephedrine and its salts and other than pseudoephedrine (INN) and its salts (HS6 293943)
- Alkaloids: of ephedrine and their derivatives: norephedrine and its salts (HS6 293944)
- Alkaloids: of ephedrine and their derivatives: levometamfetamine, metamfetamine (INN), metamefetamine racemate and their salts (HS6 293945)
- Alkaloids, vegetable: ephedrines and their salts, other than ephedrine, pseudoephedrine (INN), and cathine (INN) and their salts (HS6 293949)
- Alkaloids, vegetable: theophylline and aminophylline (theophyllineethylenediamine) and their derivatives: salts thereof (HS6 293950)
- Alkaloids vegetable: theophylline and aminophylline (theophylline-ethylenediamine) and their derivatives: salts thereof, fenetylline (INN) and its salts (HS6 293951)
- Alkaloids vegetable: theophylline and aminophylline (theophylline-ethylenediamine) and their derivatives: salts thereof, other than fenetylline (HS6 293959)
- Alkaloids, vegetable: of rye ergot and their derivatives: salts thereof (HS6 293960)
- Alkaloids: of rye ergot and their derivatives, ergometrine (INN) and its salts (HS6 293961)
- Alkaloids, vegetable: of rye ergot and their derivatives, ergotamine (INN) and its salts (HS6 293962)
- Alkaloids, vegetable: of rye ergot and their derivatives, lysergic acid and its salts (HS6 293963)
- Alkaloids, vegetable: of rye ergot and their derivatives, salts thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 2939.6 (HS6 293969)
- Alkaloids, vegetable: nicotine and its salts (HS6 293970)
- Alkaloids: of vegetal origin, cocaine, ecgonine, levometamfetamine, metamfetamine (INN), metamfetamine racemate: salts, esters and other derivatives thereof (HS6 293971)
- Alkaloids: of vegetal origin, cocaine, ecgonine: salts, esters and other derivatives thereof (HS6 293972)
- Alkaloids: of vegetal origin, other than cocaine, ecgonine: salts, esters and other derivatives: n.e.c. in heading no. 2939 (HS6 293979)
- Alkaloids: natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, esters and other derivatives n.e.c. in heading no. 2939 (HS6 293980)
- Alkaloids, vegetable: natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, esters and other derivatives n.e.s. in heading no. 2939 (HS6 293990)
- Alkaloids, vegetable: natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, esters and other derivatives n.e.c. in heading no. 2939.1, 2939.2, 2939.3, 2939.4, 2939.5, 2939.6, 2939.7 (HS6 293991)
- Alkaloids, vegetable: natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, esters and other derivatives n.e.c. in heading no. 2939 (HS6 293999)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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