despite governmental efforts to outlaw the trade. (15) A number of United States-based companies have already pledged to remove from the market all products containing ejiao. Despite this, far too many United States-based companies continue to sell products containing ejiao. (16) The leading importers in the world for ejiao are mainland China and Hong Kong. However, the United States is the third largest importer of ejiao, with $12,000,000 in annual imports of ejiao each year. 3. Prohibitions (a) Donkeys and donkey hides No person shall knowingly import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase, in interstate or foreign commerce, in the United States, any donkey or donkey hide for the purpose of producing— (1) ejiao