China Alkaloids (HS 2939) Trade by Country

Monthly USD Source: GACC Data as of: August 2026 Coverage 2021–2026

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Latest exports$27.3MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $194M · +10.3% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Latest imports$2.5MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $43.6M · -8.2% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Trade balance+$24.8MAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 · Imports August 2026
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Browse 24 of 43 HS6 / HS8 codes under HS 2939

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HS 293911 Concentrates of poppy straw; buprenorphine (INN), codeine, dihydrocodeine (INN), ethylmorphine, etorphine (INN), heroin, hydrocodone (INN), hydromorphone (INN), morphine, nicomorphine (INN), oxycodone (INN), oxymorphone (INN), pholcodine (INN), thebacon (INN) and thebaine; salts thereofHS 29391100 Concentrates of poppy straw; buprenorphine, INN and slats thereofHS 293919 Other alkaloids of opium and their derivatives and salts thereofHS 29391900 Alkaloids of opium&their derivatives; salts thereofHS 293920 Alkaloids of cinchona and their derivatives; salts thereofHS 29392000 Alkaloids of cinchona&their derivatives; salts thereof, nesHS 293930 Caffeine and its saltsHS 29393000 Caffeine&its saltsHS 293941 Ephedrine and its saltsHS 29394100 Ephedrine&its saltsHS 293942 Pseudoephedrine (INN) and its saltsHS 29394200 Pseudoephedrine (INN)&its saltsHS 293943 Cathine (INN) and its saltsHS 29394300 d ?Norpseudoephedrine&its saltsHS 293944 Norephedrine and its saltsHS 29394400 Norephedrine and its saltsHS 293945 Levometamfetamine, metamfetamine (INN), metamfetamine racemate and their saltsHS 29394500 Levometamfetamine, metamfetamine (INN), metamfetamine racemate and their saltsHS 293949 Ephedrines and their salts (excluding ephedrine, pseudoephedrine INN, cathine INN, norephedrine, and their salts)HS 29394900 Other ephedrines&their saltsHS 293959 Theophylline and aminophylline theophylline-ethylenediamine and their derivatives, and salts thereof (excluding fenetylline INN and its salts)HS 29395900 Theophylline&aminophylline&derivatives&saltsHS 293961 Ergometrine (INN) and its saltsHS 29396100 Ergometrine (INN)&its salts

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Monthly Trade Trend

Exports · 2026-01 to 2026-08 · Imports · 2026-01 to 2026-08 · Monthly USD values; separate scales.

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Source
GACC statistics query
Unit
USD
Rows
473
Data as of
August 2026

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Exports · 2026-01 to 2026-08 · Cumulative partner values.

PartnerValueShare
1United States$37.6M19.3%
2Germany$34.4M17.7%
3India$13.5M7.0%
4Singapore$12.2M6.3%
5Canada$9.2M4.7%

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How markets are selected

Ranked by USD increase, then current value. Current value ≥ $1M, increase ≥ $500K and YoY growth ≥ 50%. Only complete, observed matching months with a positive prior-year baseline qualify. Missing or excluded values are not zero. Rankings compare all markets, independently of the chart’s selected country or historical period.

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Imports · 2026-01 to 2026-08 · Cumulative partner values.

PartnerValueShare
1Japan$16.1M37.0%
2United Kingdom$12.1M27.8%
3India$4.4M10.0%
4Czech Republic$3.3M7.6%
5Italy$2.1M4.9%

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How markets are selected

Ranked by USD increase, then current value. Current value ≥ $1M, increase ≥ $500K and YoY growth ≥ 50%. Only complete, observed matching months with a positive prior-year baseline qualify. Missing or excluded values are not zero. Rankings compare all markets, independently of the chart’s selected country or historical period.

HS 2939 Trade Analysis

Over the 8 months both directions report (January 2026 to August 2026), China's alkaloids trade under HS 2939 ran $194M of exports against $43.6M of imports, a trade surplus of $151M.

Monthly exports of alkaloids (HS 2939) ranged from $15.7M to $46.5M between January 2026 and August 2026, averaging $24.3M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $27.3M.

Imports over the same months came to $43.6M. Across the published period its largest source markets are Japan, United Kingdom and India.

The three largest destination markets — United States, Germany and India — account for 44% of the published total, out of 55 trading partners on record.

Annual Totals

Sum of published monthly values per year. The latest year is labelled with its last published month until December is in.

YearExportsImportsBalance
2021$251M2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$42.9M2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$208M
2022$412M2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$61.0M2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$351M
2023$305M2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$65.2M2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$240M
2024$265M2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$61.5M2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$203M
2025$275M2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$75.8M2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$200M
2026$194M2026 Jan–Aug · YTD$43.6M2026 Jan–Aug · YTD+$151M

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 2939 is an official customs product-group classification. Monthly values are shown in USD, and long product names may be shortened for display.

Source

Source

Source: China General Administration of Customs (GACC), cleaned and structured by China Data Portal.
Transformations: Values are presented as published by the source.

Citation

Citation

China Data Portal. "China Alkaloids Trade Data (HS 2939)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/2939/

About this data

How much alkaloids does China export?

China exported $194M of alkaloids in the 8 months to August 2026, averaging $24.3M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 2939).

Which countries buy the most alkaloids from China?

United States, Germany and India together account for 44% of the published total, out of 55 trading partners on record.

Where does this China customs data come from, and can I get the full dataset?

Figures come from official China General Administration of Customs (GACC) statistics, published monthly. ChinaData cleans partner names, periods and values so the series is ready for analysis. Partner-level rows for every month, including HS8 detail, are available as a one-time CSV purchase. Choose your products and coverage, then preview the file and price before payment.

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