Official data Source: US Census Bureau international trade data Data through August 2026 · updated monthly

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Alkaloids of rye ergot and their derivatives; salts thereof, not elsewhere specified

In short

  • The US imported $4.8M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, up 20% on the year before.
  • Japan is the largest supplier, with 85.7% of US imports; Czech Republic is next, with 9.7%.
  • Italy is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $2,275/kg.
  • Duty paid averaged 0.0% of the value of imports in August 2026, down 14.2 points on a year earlier.
  • Japan is gaining share: 30.8% over the last 12 months, up from 18.5%.
  • 4 Federal Register notices named this product's tariff codes in the last 12 months.

US imports, Aug 2026

$432K

↑ +34% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$4.8M

↑ +20% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

0.0%

↓ −14.2 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Japan

85.7% of US imports

US imports by month

The last 13 months, so the same month a year ago is on the left. August 2026 is highlighted.

Aug2025SepOctNovDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
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MonthUS imports
August 2025$322K
September 2025$400K
October 2025$379K
November 2025$745K
December 2025$338K
January 2026$18K
February 2026$602K
March 2026$382K
April 2026$87K
May 2026$33K
June 2026$1.2M
July 2026$191K
August 2026$432K

What changed

  • US imports were $432K in August 2026, up 127% from July 2026 and up 34% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $4.8M, up 20% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Japan up from 0.0% to 85.7%, Italy down from 77.2% to 0.0%.
  • Average price from Czech Republic rose 139% since July 2026, to $14,000/kg.
  • Duty paid by the main suppliers held within 2 points of July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $4.8M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, down 51% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $662K, down 47%.

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$9.8M
12 months to Aug 2018$5.6M
12 months to Aug 2019$4.2M
12 months to Aug 2020$4.5M
12 months to Aug 2021$4.6M
12 months to Aug 2022$5.0M
12 months to Aug 2023$4.6M
12 months to Aug 2024$5.7M
12 months to Aug 2025$4.0M
12 months to Aug 2026$4.8M
  • Japan
  • Czech Republic
  • Italy
  • China
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodJapanCzech RepublicItalyChina
12 months to Aug 20173.2%19.0%30.3%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20185.6%43.1%19.4%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20197.6%26.0%59.9%3.7%
12 months to Aug 202013.9%25.8%29.7%28.0%
12 months to Aug 20216.9%41.6%36.8%12.1%
12 months to Aug 202212.6%34.5%16.6%33.3%
12 months to Aug 202313.9%26.0%42.7%11.2%
12 months to Aug 202436.1%22.6%24.1%15.7%
12 months to Aug 202518.5%51.2%17.6%5.9%
12 months to Aug 202630.8%29.5%26.7%9.0%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodJapanCzech RepublicItalyChinaAll countries
12 months to Aug 20170.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 20180.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20190.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20200.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20210.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20220.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20230.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20240.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20250.0%0.0%0.0%20.0%1.2%
12 months to Aug 20260.0%0.0%0.2%12.0%1.2%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$4.8M+20%1.2%0.0 pts$662K−78%
12 months to Aug 2025$4.0M−30%1.2%+1.2 pts$3.1M+25%
12 months to Aug 2024$5.7M+25%0.0%0.0 pts$2.4M+48%
12 months to Aug 2023$4.6M−9.1%0.0%0.0 pts$1.6M+23%
12 months to Aug 2022$5.0M+9.3%0.0%0.0 pts$1.3M−43%
12 months to Aug 2021$4.6M+0.8%0.0%0.0 pts$2.3M+15%
12 months to Aug 2020$4.5M+8.9%0.0%0.0 pts$2.0M+23%
12 months to Aug 2019$4.2M−26%0.0%0.0 pts$1.7M+43%
12 months to Aug 2018$5.6M−43%0.0%0.0 pts$1.2M−7.0%
12 months to Aug 2017$9.8M0.0%$1.2M

Who supplies the US

August 2026. Small figures under each value are the change from August 2025. Landed cost by origin, below, adds freight and duty to the price.

CountryUS importsShareAverage priceDuty paidLast 13 months
Japan$370K85.7%new$3,700/kg0.0%
Czech Republic$42K9.7%−19.1 pts$14,000/kg+141%0.0%0.0 pts
Korea, South$20K4.5%new$19,500/kg0.0%
All countries$432K100.0%$4,149/kg+196%0.0%−14.2 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 87.0% of US imports over the last 12 months.

Landed cost by origin

What importers paid to land this product at a US port from each main supplier, June–August 2026: the price, freight and insurance to the first US port, and duty, per unit. Suppliers with 3% or more of these imports, cheapest landed first. Small figures under landed cost are the change from the same months a year earlier.

  • Price
  • Freight and insurance
  • Duty
CountryPriceFreight and insuranceDutyLanded costMake-up
Italy$2,197/kg$63.56/kg2.9% of price$14.33/kg0.7% of price$2,275/kg
Japan$3,700/kg$8.99/kg0.2% of price$0.00/kg0.0% of price$3,709/kg
Czech Republic$4,879/kg$101.70/kg2.1% of price$0.00/kg0.0% of price$4,981/kg+90%
All countries$3,411/kg$58.96/kg1.7% of price$5.62/kg0.2% of price$3,476/kg+228%

Landed at a US port, Italy was cheapest, at $2,275/kg: 38.7% below Japan.

Landed cost from Czech Republic rose 90% on a year earlier, to $4,981/kg, mostly on price: $2,590/kg then, $4,879/kg now.

How the market is shifting

Japan gained the most share: 30.8% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 18.5% in the 12 months before. Czech Republic lost the most: 29.5%, down from 51.2%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months.

  • Japan
  • Czech Republic
  • Italy
  • China
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthJapanCzech RepublicItalyChina
September 20240.0%97.4%0.0%0.0%
October 20240.0%86.2%0.0%0.0%
November 20240.0%36.7%58.1%0.0%
December 20240.0%89.8%0.0%0.0%
January 202579.3%20.7%0.0%0.0%
February 20250.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%
March 202569.0%31.0%0.0%0.0%
April 20250.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%
May 20250.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%
June 20250.0%90.2%0.0%0.0%
July 20250.0%4.0%0.0%6.6%
August 20250.0%28.9%0.0%71.1%
September 20250.0%0.0%95.6%2.5%
October 20250.0%5.5%80.2%0.0%
November 202549.7%30.6%0.0%13.0%
December 20250.0%93.0%0.0%2.4%
January 20260.0%24.9%0.0%0.0%
February 20260.0%37.9%10.0%52.1%
March 202696.9%3.1%0.0%0.0%
April 20260.0%0.0%90.0%3.0%
May 20260.0%31.8%0.0%9.1%
June 202630.7%42.9%26.1%0.0%
July 20260.0%21.5%77.2%0.0%
August 202685.7%9.7%0.0%0.0%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthJapanCzech RepublicItalyChinaAll countries
September 2024n/a0.0%n/an/a0.0%
October 2024n/a0.0%n/an/a0.0%
November 2024n/a0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
December 2024n/a0.0%n/an/a0.0%
January 20250.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
February 2025n/a0.0%n/an/a0.0%
March 20250.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
April 2025n/an/a0.0%n/a0.0%
May 2025n/a0.0%n/an/a0.0%
June 2025n/a0.0%n/an/a0.0%
July 2025n/a0.0%n/a20.0%1.3%
August 2025n/a0.0%n/a20.0%14.2%
September 2025n/an/a0.0%20.0%0.5%
October 2025n/a0.0%0.0%n/a0.4%
November 20250.0%0.0%n/a18.4%2.4%
December 2025n/a0.0%n/a10.0%0.2%
January 2026n/a0.0%n/an/a0.0%
February 2026n/a0.0%0.0%10.0%5.2%
March 20260.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
April 2026n/an/a0.0%0.0%0.0%
May 2026n/a0.0%n/a0.0%0.0%
June 20260.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
July 2026n/a0.0%2.0%n/a1.6%
August 20260.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%

Tariff actions touching this product

Federal Register notices from the last 12 months that list this product's tariff codes. A notice can add a duty, exclude products from one or only mention them, so read each for what it changes. Search the Federal Register for 2939.69

Where it enters the US

Main ports of entry over the 12 months to August 2026: US imports and share.

  1. Chicago, IL$2.7M · 55.4%
  2. Newark, NJ$939K · 19.5%
  3. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN$324K · 6.7%
  4. Houston Intercontinental Airport, TX$306K · 6.4%
  5. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX$294K · 6.1%

Where US exports go

US exports were $5K in August 2026, down 98% from August 2025, and $662K over the last 12 months, down 78% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: India, up 671%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Netherlands$246K37.2%−31%
Japan$102K15.4%+300%
United Kingdom$57K8.5%+164%
India$51K7.6%+671%
Germany$39K5.9%−74%
Canada$39K5.8%−72%
Australia$20K3.1%−32%
China$20K3.0%−99%
Other countries (11)$90K13.5%−63%
All countries$662K100.0%−78%

Markets abroad

Each country's own import figures for this product, from UN Comtrade: the 8 biggest importers outside the US in the latest year each has reported, what they bought from the US, and the change from the year before. Values usually include freight and insurance to the importer's border, so they run a little above US export figures. Countries report a year or more late; 73 have reported 2025 so far. Where a country's figure for imports from the US is under half or over double what the US recorded exporting there that year, the US figure is shown under it.

MarketImportsvs year beforeFrom the USUS share
Belgium$33.3Min 2025+120191%$7K0.0%
China$7.0Min 2025−21%$2KUS records $1.4M0.0%
Germany$6.8Min 2025+97%$36K0.5%
Japan$4.5Min 2025−78%$3K0.1%
Hungary$4.3Min 2025−8.1%$00.0%
Italy$4.2Min 2025+450%$8K0.2%
Korea, South$4.0Min 2025−4.8%$2K0.1%
Romania$2.9Min 2025−16%$00.0%

The biggest market outside the US is Belgium, which imported $33.3M of this product in 2025, under 0.1% of it from the US.

Of these, imports into Germany grew fastest: up 97% from 2024 to 2025.

Other products under heading 2939: vegetable alkaloids, natural or synthetic, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.

About these figures
  • Source: US Census Bureau international trade data, not seasonally adjusted, in US dollars. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
  • US imports are general imports at customs value, which excludes freight and insurance. Exports are at free-alongside-ship value.
  • Average price is customs value divided by quantity (kilograms), across all of the product's 10-digit lines.
  • Duty paid is the duty Census calculates on each country's imports for consumption, as a share of their value. It moves with tariff changes, exemptions and the mix of goods within the product.
  • Landed cost adds Census's import charges (freight, insurance and other costs of bringing the goods to the first US port) and calculated duty to the customs value, per unit, across the product's 10-digit lines. It leaves out antidumping and countervailing duties, customs fees and transport inland. Prices are averages across the goods within the code, so a lower one can mean cheaper goods, not the same goods for less.
  • Markets abroad are each country's imports as it reports them to UN Comtrade, in US dollars, usually including freight and insurance. Countries report a year or more late and in their own edition of the HS codes, so one still on an older edition is missing for codes that changed in 2022.
  • Tariff notices are from the Federal Register, matched to this product by the HTS numbers in their text.
  • Census revises recent months, so figures can change slightly. These are estimates for research and planning, not customs or legal advice.

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