The World Market for Natural or Cultured Pearls: A 2016 Global Trade Perspective

This report was created for strategic planners, international executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for natural or cultured pearls. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for natural or cultured pearls for those countries serving the world market via exports or supplying from various countries via imports. I do so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models. On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the world market face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying natural or cultured pearls? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of natural or cultured pearls vary from one country to another? Do exporters serving the world market have similar market shares across the importing countries? Which countries supply the most exports of natural or cultured pearls? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

1 METHODOLOGY 9 1.1 Our Approach 9 2 THE WORLD MARKET 15 2.1 Exports 15 2.1.1 The World Market: Natural or Cultured Pearls Export Supplies in 2016 15 2.2 Imports 17 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Natural or Cultured Pearls in 2016 17 3 EXPORTS 21 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Natural or Cultured Pearls 21 3.1.1 Executive Summary 21 3.1.2 Mauritius 23 3.1.3 South Africa 24 3.1.4 Tunisia 24 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Natural or Cultured Pearls 24 3.2.1 Executive Summary 24 3.2.2 Burma 28 3.2.3 China 29 3.2.4 Hong Kong 30 3.2.5 India 31 3.2.6 Indonesia 32 3.2.7 Japan 33 3.2.8 Macau 34 3.2.9 Malaysia 34 3.2.10 Papua New Guinea 34 3.2.11 Philippines 35 3.2.12 Singapore 35 3.2.13 Sri Lanka 36 3.2.14 Taiwan 36 3.2.15 Thailand 37 3.2.16 Vietnam 37 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Natural or Cultured Pearls 38 3.3.1 Executive Summary 38 3.3.2 Austria 41 3.3.3 Belgium 42 3.3.4 Denmark 42 3.3.5 France 43 3.3.6 Germany 44 3.3.7 Greece 44 3.3.8 Italy 45 3.3.9 Spain 45 3.3.10 Sweden 46 3.3.11 Switzerland 46 3.3.12 the Netherlands 47 3.3.13 the United Kingdom 47 3.3.14 Ukraine 48 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Natural or Cultured Pearls 48 3.4.1 Executive Summary 48 3.4.2 Belize 50 3.4.3 Colombia 51 3.4.4 Mexico 51 3.4.5 Panama 51 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Natural or Cultured Pearls 51 3.5.1 Executive Summary 51 3.5.2 Canada 55 3.5.3 Dominican Republic 56 3.5.4 Haiti 56 3.5.5 the Bahamas 56 3.5.6 the United States 57 3.5.7 Trinidad and Tobago 57 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Natural or Cultured Pearls 58 3.6.1 Executive Summary 58 3.6.2 Australia 62 3.6.3 Cook Islands 62 3.6.4 Fiji 63 3.6.5 French Polynesia 63 3.6.6 New Caledonia 64 3.6.7 New Zealand 64 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Natural or Cultured Pearls 64 3.7.1 Executive Summary 64 3.7.2 Bahrain 67 3.7.3 Israel 68 3.7.4 Jordan 68 3.7.5 Lebanon 68 3.7.6 Qatar 68 3.7.7 Saudi Arabia 69 3.7.8 Syrian Arab Republic 69 3.7.9 the United Arab Emirates 69 4 IMPORTS 70 4.1 Africa: Natural or Cultured Pearls Imports in 2016 70 4.1.1 Executive Summary 70 4.1.2 Mali 72 4.1.3 Mauritius 73 4.1.4 Morocco 73 4.1.5 South Africa 73 4.1.6 Tunisia 74 4.2 Asia: Natural or Cultured Pearls Imports in 2016 74 4.2.1 Executive Summary 74 4.2.2 China 78 4.2.3 Hong Kong 79 4.2.4 India 80 4.2.5 Indonesia 80 4.2.6 Japan 81 4.2.7 Malaysia 82 4.2.8 Nepal 82 4.2.9 Philippines 82 4.2.10 Singapore 83 4.2.11 South Korea 83 4.2.12 Taiwan 84 4.2.13 Thailand 85 4.3 Europe: Natural or Cultured Pearls Imports in 2016 85 4.3.1 Executive Summary 85 4.3.2 Austria 90 4.3.3 Belgium 90 4.3.4 Cyprus 91 4.3.5 Czech Republic 91 4.3.6 Denmark 92 4.3.7 Finland 92 4.3.8 France 93 4.3.9 Germany 94 4.3.10 Greece 94 4.3.11 Ireland 95 4.3.12 Italy 95 4.3.13 Latvia 96 4.3.14 Lithuania 96 4.3.15 Luxembourg 96 4.3.16 Malta 97 4.3.17 Norway 97 4.3.18 Poland 97 4.3.19 Portugal 98 4.3.20 Slovenia 98 4.3.21 Spain 99 4.3.22 Sweden 99 4.3.23 Switzerland 100 4.3.24 the Netherlands 101 4.3.25 the United Kingdom 101 4.3.26 Ukraine 102 4.4 Latin America: Natural or Cultured Pearls Imports in 2016 102 4.4.1 Executive Summary 102 4.4.2 Brazil 104 4.4.3 Costa Rica 105 4.4.4 Mexico 105 4.4.5 Venezuela 105 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Natural or Cultured Pearls Imports in 2016 106 4.5.1 Executive Summary 106 4.5.2 Aruba 109 4.5.3 Bermuda 110 4.5.4 Canada 110 4.5.5 the United States 111 4.6 Oceana: Natural or Cultured Pearls Imports in 2016 112 4.6.1 Executive Summary 112 4.6.2 Australia 116 4.6.3 French Polynesia 116 4.6.4 New Caledonia 117 4.6.5 New Zealand 117 4.7 the Middle East: Natural or Cultured Pearls Imports in 2016 117 4.7.1 Executive Summary 117 4.7.2 Bahrain 121 4.7.3 Israel 122 4.7.4 Lebanon 122 4.7.5 Oman 123 4.7.6 Qatar 123 4.7.7 Saudi Arabia 123 4.7.8 the United Arab Emirates 124 4.7.9 Turkey 124 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 125 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 125 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 126