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Where does France get its cosmetics? Import sources 2024

In 2024, France imported $2.5 billion of cosmetics (119 thousand tonnes), 3.6% of the world total. Its main sources were Italy (22%), the United States (14%) and Germany (10%). France was the world’s 7th-largest importer of cosmetics.

Summary

Value
$2.5billion
Tonnes
119thousand tonnes
Share of world total
3.6%
World rank
7th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Italy562Tonnes: 16,621USD per tonne: $33,80422.3%Land
United States355Tonnes: 6,789USD per tonne: $52,30414.1%Air
Germany255Tonnes: 19,456USD per tonne: $13,13110.1%Land
Spain195Tonnes: 19,282USD per tonne: $10,0917.7%Land
China193Tonnes: 11,462USD per tonne: $16,8397.6%Sea
Netherlands re-exports187Tonnes: 15,038USD per tonne: $12,4307.4%Sea
South Korea146Tonnes: 2,362USD per tonne: $62,0365.8%Air
Belgium re-exports104Tonnes: 3,968USD per tonne: $26,1734.1%Land
Poland84Tonnes: 7,621USD per tonne: $11,0213.3%Sea
Canada73.7Tonnes: 1,186USD per tonne: $62,1212.9%Air
Switzerland72.7Tonnes: 1,152USD per tonne: $63,0922.9%Land
Japan72.4Tonnes: 1,231USD per tonne: $58,8632.9%Air
United Kingdom61.3Tonnes: 2,200USD per tonne: $27,8702.4%Sea
Luxembourg24.1Tonnes: 846USD per tonne: $28,4180.95%Land
Taiwan16.9Tonnes: 343USD per tonne: $49,1760.67%Sea
Czechia14.2Tonnes: 859USD per tonne: $16,5360.56%Air
Greece11.9Tonnes: 2,522USD per tonne: $4,7050.47%Sea
Denmark11Tonnes: 736USD per tonne: $14,8980.43%Sea
Vietnam5.9Tonnes: 76USD per tonne: $77,6050.23%Air
Israel5.5Tonnes: 264USD per tonne: $20,7540.22%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Italy has been its main source since 2017

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

  • Italy 562
  • United States 355
  • Germany 255
  • Spain 195
  • China 193

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Italy43.1562
United States31.6355
Germany51255
Spain49.3195
China0.15193

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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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