# Pharmaceutical excipients: Trading

How Indian makers price against imported grades

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/excipients/trading/

What this tab covers How it is bought and sold: buyers and sellers, price benchmarks and who publishes them, exchanges, contract types, traders, how Indian buyers price it, recent price points, and good sources to follow.

#### Who buys, and where

- Europe, US, India, China, Taiwan (MCC)

#### Who sells, and from where

- formulators worldwide

#### Price benchmarks

| Benchmark | Publisher | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| **No public price benchmark** |  | contract |

#### Contract types

- Annual supply agreements with change-notification clauses
- Distributor sales to small formulators

#### Traders and distributors

- Specialist distributors (e.g. IMCD, Brenntag, Azelis)

#### How Indian buyers price it

- Imported grades priced at landed cost plus distributor margin
- Domestic MCC and starch priced against imports

#### Good sources to follow
[Pharmaoffer excipient listings](https://pharmaoffer.com/api-excipient-supplier/transactions/paracetamol)freemium research site · Pharmaoffer

API and excipient suppliers
[Pharma's Almanac](https://www.pharmasalmanac.com/)free newsletter · Nice Insight

pharma manufacturing including excipients
[DCAT Value Chain Insights](https://www.dcatvci.org/)free newsletter · DCAT

excipient and ingredient supply news

## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/excipients/index.md)
- [Overview](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/excipients/overview/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/excipients/correlation/index.md)
- [Production route](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/excipients/routes/index.md)
- [Production](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/excipients/production/index.md)
- [Feedstocks](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/excipients/feedstocks/index.md)
- [Cycles](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/excipients/cycles/index.md)
- [Movement](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/excipients/movement/index.md)
- [Regulation](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/excipients/regulation/index.md)
- [Characteristics](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/excipients/characteristics/index.md)
- [Emissions](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/excipients/emissions/index.md)
- [Relationships](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/excipients/links/index.md)