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Market Brief
2003
The United States Market
for Natural Ingredients
used in dietary supplements and
cosmetics
Highlights on selected Andean products
ITC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE UNCTAD/WTO
GENEVA
2003
The designations employed and presentation of material in this study do not imply the
expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the International Trade Centre
UNCTAD/WTO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or
of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
Short extracts from this document may be freely reproduced, with due acknowledgement of the
source. Permission should be requested for more extensive reproduction or translation. A copy of the
reprinted or translated material should be sent to ITC.
This publication was financed by the UNCTAD BioTrade Facilitation Programme (BTFP),
which is funded by the Governments of the Netherlands and Switzerland.
This Market Brief has not been formally edited by the
International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO
Prepared by Josef A. Brinckmann, ITC Consultant, brink@sonic.net
June 2003
For additional information, please contact: mb@intracen.org
M.DPMD/03/0146
BioTrade Facilitation Programme (BTFP)
Through it's BIOTRADE Initiative, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
works with partners in developing countries to promote trade in biodiversity products and services. These
countries' increasing need for hands-on assistance in export promotion has led to the creation of a special trade
promotion programme: the BioTrade Facilitation Programme (BTFP) for biodiversity products and services.
The BTFP helps enterprises in developing countries (for example small, medium, and community-based
enterprises) with export promotion. To achieve this, it joins several partners in developing and developed
countries. The programme supports products that have market potential and can be produced with the
participation of local communities, without harming biodiversity. To develop and trade these products, sector
plans are formulated and then implemented through a set of practical trade promotion services, including
market information collection, product development, quality improvement, certification, labelling, trade fair
participation and matchmaking. Selected countries from Latin America (the Andean and Amazonian regions),
Africa (the eastern and southern regions) and Asia are currently part of the BTFP.
Priority product groups include edible plant products (e.g. fruit and nuts); food ingredients (e.g. colouring and
flavouring materials); cosmetic and pharmaceutical ingredients (e.g. medicinal plants, essential fatty
and aromatic oils), fibres, latex, resins, gums and gum by-products. These products have high
value-adding potential and can generate local income by involving local and indigenous
communities while also contributing to the conservation of biodiversity.
This programme is an official partnership of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), and
counts with the financial support of the Governments of Switzerland and the Netherlands.
The International Trade Centre (ITC), a United Nations agency that assists developing countries with trade
promotion, serves as the Programme's technical advisor. Other current BTPF partners include: PhytoTrade
Africa, Programme Bolsa Amazonia, BIOTRADE country programmes, the Dutch Centre for the Promotion
of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI), and the Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO).
More information can be obtained at www.biotrade.org
or at UNCTAD from Rik Kutsch Lojenga, kutsch@unctad.org
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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
UNCTAD is the focal point within the United Nations system for development and related issues in the areas
of trade, finance, technology, investment and sustainable development. Its main goal is to facilitate the
integration of developing countries and economies in transition into the world economy and to promote
development through trade and investment. In pursuing its goals, UNCTAD carries out research and policy
analysis, intergovernmental deliberations and technical cooperation, and interacts with civil society and the
business sector.
UNCTAD's Conference, the highest policy-making body, is composed of the 192 member states and meets
every four years. The tenth Conference was held in 2000 in Bangkok. The executive body is the Trade and
Development Board, responsible for ensuring the overall consistency of UNCTAD's activities with agreed
priorities.
More information can be obtained at UNCTAD: info@unctad.org
The International Trade Centre (ITC)
The International Trade Centre (ITC) is the technical cooperation agency of the United Nations Conference on
Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) for operational, enterprise-
oriented aspects of trade development.
ITC supports developing and transition economies, and particularly their business sectors, in their efforts to
realize their full potential for developing exports and improving import operations. ITC works in six areas:
• Product and market development
• Development of trade support services
• Trade information
• Human resource development
• International purchasing and supply management
• Needs assessment, programme design for trade promotion
More information can be obtained at ITC: mas@intracen.org
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