EU External Trade - Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered, Ginseng roots

Extra-EU sourcing of Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered, Ginseng roots is highly concentrated. 🇨🇳 China captures 91.7% of imports (€34.8M), followed by 🇰🇷 South Korea (5.6%). With an HHI of 8443, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

European exports of Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered, Ginseng roots are concentrated on a few markets. 🇺🇸 United States accounts for 55.2% (€1.8M), ahead of 🇨🇳 China (11.4%). The top three destinations are 🇺🇸 United States, 🇨🇳 China, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom.

Within the EU, the leading importers of Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered, Ginseng roots are 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France. 🇮🇹 Italy accounts for 35.9% of EU imports.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were surging (46.5%) while exports were falling sharply (-36.8%), signalling a structural market shift.