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Where does China get its cosmetics? Import sources 2024

In 2024, China imported $10.1 billion of cosmetics (146 thousand tonnes), 14.4% of the world total. Its main sources were France (24%), Japan (21%) and South Korea (20%). China was the world’s largest importer of cosmetics.

Summary

Value
$10.1billion
Tonnes
146thousand tonnes
Share of world total
14.4%
World rank
1st
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
France2.4Tonnes: 28,960USD per tonne: $84,14324.2%Air
Japan2.1Tonnes: 20,078USD per tonne: $104,01320.7%Air
South Korea2Tonnes: 54,566USD per tonne: $37,49220.3%Sea
United States1.2Tonnes: 10,715USD per tonne: $114,66912.2%Air
United Kingdom0.68Tonnes: 2,638USD per tonne: $258,5306.8%Air
Switzerland0.27Tonnes: 1,539USD per tonne: $172,4372.6%Air
Belgium re-exports0.2Tonnes: 1,086USD per tonne: $188,4582%Air
Singapore re-exports0.18Tonnes: 3,753USD per tonne: $47,1511.8%Air
Italy0.16Tonnes: 1,008USD per tonne: $155,5591.6%Air
Germany0.15Tonnes: 4,313USD per tonne: $34,1891.5%Sea
Thailand0.13Tonnes: 3,387USD per tonne: $37,3061.3%Sea
Australia0.09Tonnes: 2,298USD per tonne: $38,2460.87%Sea
Netherlands re-exports0.07Tonnes: 586USD per tonne: $111,0390.65%Air
Canada0.06Tonnes: 3,036USD per tonne: $20,7170.62%Sea
Taiwan0.06Tonnes: 938USD per tonne: $61,8030.58%Air
Poland0.04Tonnes: 899USD per tonne: $47,0690.42%Air
Spain0.04Tonnes: 2,032USD per tonne: $18,6380.38%Sea
Hong Kong re-exports0.03Tonnes: 862USD per tonne: $32,7970.28%Land
New Zealand0.02Tonnes: 218USD per tonne: $96,7940.21%Air
Indonesia0.01Tonnes: 301USD per tonne: $48,0060.14%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

France has been its main source since 2024

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • France 2.4
  • Japan 2.1
  • South Korea 2
  • United States 1.2
  • United Kingdom 0.68

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
France< 0.012.4
Japan< 0.012.1
South Korea< 0.012
United States< 0.011.2
United Kingdom< 0.010.68

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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