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Where does Germany get its cosmetics? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Germany imported $3.2 billion of cosmetics (161 thousand tonnes), 4.6% of the world total. Its main sources were France (21%), Poland (14%) and Italy (12%). Germany was the world’s 4th-largest importer of cosmetics.

Summary

Value
$3.2billion
Tonnes
161thousand tonnes
Share of world total
4.6%
World rank
4th
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
France674Tonnes: 21,671USD per tonne: $31,09521%Land
Poland443Tonnes: 27,142USD per tonne: $16,31513.8%Land
Italy385Tonnes: 14,453USD per tonne: $26,66012%Sea
Switzerland250Tonnes: 5,800USD per tonne: $43,0457.8%Land
United States225Tonnes: 4,718USD per tonne: $47,7737%Air
China211Tonnes: 12,337USD per tonne: $17,0746.6%Sea
Netherlands re-exports175Tonnes: 20,543USD per tonne: $8,5115.4%Land
Spain111Tonnes: 16,999USD per tonne: $6,5553.5%Sea
Austria109Tonnes: 3,731USD per tonne: $29,1753.4%Land
South Korea101Tonnes: 3,853USD per tonne: $26,2993.2%Sea
United Kingdom95.1Tonnes: 3,629USD per tonne: $26,2033%Sea
Czechia87.2Tonnes: 5,112USD per tonne: $17,0492.7%Land
Luxembourg62.5Tonnes: 6,252USD per tonne: $9,9981.9%Land
Japan55.3Tonnes: 841USD per tonne: $65,6671.7%Air
Greece23.4Tonnes: 2,480USD per tonne: $9,4480.73%Sea
Belgium re-exports23.2Tonnes: 1,877USD per tonne: $12,3550.72%Land
Bulgaria21.8Tonnes: 867USD per tonne: $25,1500.68%Air
Canada18.1Tonnes: 1,024USD per tonne: $17,6970.56%Sea
Denmark14.6Tonnes: 546USD per tonne: $26,8050.45%Land
Sweden12.1Tonnes: 238USD per tonne: $51,0050.38%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

France was its main source throughout the period

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

  • France 674
  • Poland 443
  • Italy 385
  • Switzerland 250
  • United States 225

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
France278674
Poland0.43443
Italy23.2385
Switzerland58.8250
United States49.5225

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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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