Price for Alkaloids, Vegetable; Ephedrine and Its Salts in Hong Kong SAR - 2023

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  1. Price for Alkaloids, Vegetable; Ephedrine and Its Salts in Hong Kong SAR (CIF) - 2022
  2. Imports of Alkaloids, Vegetable; Ephedrine and Its Salts in Hong Kong SAR

Price for Alkaloids, Vegetable; Ephedrine and Its Salts in Hong Kong SAR (CIF) - 2022

The average import price for alkaloids, vegetable; ephedrine and its saltses stood at $66,361 per ton in 2022, surging by 23% against the previous year. In general, import price indicated a temperate increase from 2012 to 2022: its price increased at an average annual rate of +2.2% over the last decade. The trend pattern, however, indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded throughout the analyzed period. Based on 2022 figures, import price for alkaloids, vegetable; ephedrine and its saltses decreased by -36.1% against 2019 indices. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2019 an increase of 42%. As a result, import price attained the peak level of $103,831 per ton. From 2020 to 2022, the average import prices failed to regain momentum.

Prices varied noticeably by country of origin: amid the top importers, the country with the highest price was China ($68,857 per ton), while the price for India ($36,000 per ton) was amongst the lowest.

From 2012 to 2022, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by Singapore (+2.2%), while the prices for the other major suppliers experienced mixed trend patterns.

Imports of Alkaloids, Vegetable; Ephedrine and Its Salts in Hong Kong SAR

In 2022, overseas purchases of alkaloids, vegetable; ephedrine and its saltses were finally on the rise to reach 1.1 tons for the first time since 2019, thus ending a two-year declining trend. Over the period under review, imports, however, showed a abrupt decline.

In value terms, imports of alkaloids, vegetable; ephedrine and its saltses surged to $75K in 2022. Overall, imports, however, continue to indicate a precipitous curtailment.

Import of Alkaloids, Vegetable; Ephedrine and Its Salts in Hong Kong SAR (Thousand USD)
COUNTRY2019202020212022CAGR,
2019-2022
Singapore17712818.272.6-25.7%
India0.41.40.10.826.0%
China13.42.90.20.5-66.6%
Others1.52.50.31.1-9.8%
Total19213518.875.0-26.9%

Top Suppliers of Alkaloids, Vegetable; Ephedrine and Its Salts to Hong Kong SAR in 2022:

  1. Singapore (1086.0 kg)
  2. India (23.0 kg)
  3. China (7.0 kg)

Source: IndexBox Market Intelligence Platform

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