Ambergris, castoreum, civet & musk; cantharides; bile; glands & other animal products used in the preparation of pharmaceutical products | Imports and Exports | 2023

In 2023, the world exports of "Ambergris, castoreum, civet & musk; cantharides; bile; glands & other animal products used in the preparation of pharmaceutical products" exceeded $479 million (according to external trade statistics of 60 countries). It was $326 million in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 61 countries).

There are no trade data (2023) for such exporters as Korea (0.175% of the world exports in 2022), Mongolia (0.078%), Vietnam (0.055%), The Bahamas (0.004%), Serbia (0.002%), Tanzania (0.001%)

Top exporters of Ambergris, castoreum, civet & musk; cantharides; bile; glands & other animal products used in the preparation of pharmaceutical products in 2023

The world's largest exporters of this commodity group in 2023:

• Brazil - 50% of the world exports ($240 million)
• USA - 6.53% ($31 million)
• Colombia - 4.97% ($23 million)
• Hong Kong - 4.89% ($23 million)
• New Zealand - 3.81% ($18.3 million)

«Ambergris, castoreum, civet & musk; cantharides; bile; glands & other animal products used in the preparation of pharmaceutical products» accounted for a substantial share of total exports of

• Uruguay - 0.082% of Uruguay's total exports in 2023 ($7.6 million of $9.19 billion)
• Brazil - 0.07% ($240 million of $339 billion)
• Colombia - 0.047% ($23 million of $49 billion)
• New Zealand - 0.043% ($18.3 million of $42 billion)
• Paraguay - 0.042% ($5.05 million of $11.8 billion)
• Kyrgyz Republic - 0.039% ($1.3 million of $3.3 billion)
• Ethiopia - 0.019% ($555 thousand of $2.85 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major exporters, the largest flows of exports of «Ambergris, castoreum, civet & musk; cantharides; bile; glands & other animal products used in the preparation of pharmaceutical products» in 2023:

• Exports from Australia to Hong Kong: (1.79% of the world exports, $8.59 million according to external trade statistics of Australia)
• Exports from Brazil to Hong Kong: (42% of the world exports, $203 million according to external trade statistics of Brazil)
• Exports from Brazil to Japan: (5.22% of the world exports, $25 million according to external trade statistics of Brazil)
• Exports from Colombia to Hong Kong: (3.23% of the world exports, $15.5 million according to external trade statistics of Colombia)
• Exports from Germany to Netherlands: (1.76% of the world exports, $8.47 million according to external trade statistics of Germany)
• Exports from Hong Kong to Korea: (4.59% of the world exports, $22 million according to external trade statistics of Hong Kong)
• Exports from New Zealand to Japan: (1.96% of the world exports, $9.42 million according to external trade statistics of New Zealand)
• Exports from Spain to USA: (1.37% of the world exports, $6.6 million according to external trade statistics of Spain)
• Exports from Thailand to China: (1.66% of the world exports, $7.99 million according to external trade statistics of Thailand)
• Exports from USA to Brazil: (1.5% of the world exports, $7.19 million according to external trade statistics of USA)

In 2023, the world imports of "Ambergris, castoreum, civet & musk; cantharides; bile; glands & other animal products used in the preparation of pharmaceutical products" exceeded $506 million (according to external trade statistics of 59 countries). It was $434 million in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 66 countries).

There are no trade data (2023) for such importers as Korea (12.3% of the world imports in 2022), Paraguay (0.038%), Kyrgyz Republic (0.019%), Qatar (0.011%), Kenya (0.001%)

Top importers of Ambergris, castoreum, civet & musk; cantharides; bile; glands & other animal products used in the preparation of pharmaceutical products in 2023

The world's largest importers of this commodity group in 2023:

• Hong Kong - 46% of the world imports ($233 million)
• Japan - 9.6% ($48 million)
• Germany - 9.04% ($45 million)
• Brazil - 6.12% ($31 million)
• USA - 4.78% ($24 million)
• Spain - 3.76% ($19 million)

«Ambergris, castoreum, civet & musk; cantharides; bile; glands & other animal products used in the preparation of pharmaceutical products» accounted for a substantial share of total imports of

• Hong Kong - 0.035% of Hong Kong's total imports in 2023 ($233 million of $654 billion)
• New Zealand - 0.034% ($17.4 million of $50 billion)
• Costa Rica - 0.027% ($6.12 million of $22 billion)
• Brazil - 0.012% ($31 million of $252 billion)
• Argentina - 0.007% ($5.24 million of $73 billion)
• Japan - 0.006% ($48 million of $751 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major importers, the largest flows of imports of «Ambergris, castoreum, civet & musk; cantharides; bile; glands & other animal products used in the preparation of pharmaceutical products» in 2023:

• Imports to France from Belgium (2.76% of the world imports, $13.9 million according to external trade statistics of France)
• Imports to Germany from Netherlands (2.18% of the world imports, $11 million according to external trade statistics of Germany)
• Imports to Germany from Spain (4.8% of the world imports, $24 million according to external trade statistics of Germany)
• Imports to Hong Kong from Argentina (2.68% of the world imports, $13.6 million according to external trade statistics of Hong Kong)
• Imports to Hong Kong from Australia (2.89% of the world imports, $14.6 million according to external trade statistics of Hong Kong)
• Imports to Hong Kong from Brazil (29% of the world imports, $148 million according to external trade statistics of Hong Kong)
• Imports to Hong Kong from Colombia (2.79% of the world imports, $14.1 million according to external trade statistics of Hong Kong)
• Imports to Hong Kong from USA (1.9% of the world imports, $9.65 million according to external trade statistics of Hong Kong)
• Imports to Japan from Brazil (7.89% of the world imports, $40 million according to external trade statistics of Japan)
• Imports to Spain from Netherlands (1.64% of the world imports, $8.32 million according to external trade statistics of Spain)