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Where does Hong Kong get its cosmetics? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Hong Kong imported $3.8 billion of cosmetics (87 thousand tonnes), 5.4% of the world total. Its main sources were South Korea (22%), Singapore (19%) and China (14%). Hong Kong was the world’s 3rd-largest importer of cosmetics.

Summary

Value
$3.8billion
Tonnes
87thousand tonnes
Share of world total
5.4%
World rank
3rd
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
South Korea832Tonnes: 19,415USD per tonne: $42,83422%Sea
Singapore re-exports714Tonnes: 18,370USD per tonne: $38,85918.8%Sea
China528Tonnes: 12,718USD per tonne: $41,52513.9%Land
Japan359Tonnes: 8,301USD per tonne: $43,1959.5%Sea
France292Tonnes: 6,550USD per tonne: $44,6207.7%Sea
Switzerland284Tonnes: 3,051USD per tonne: $93,1237.5%Air
United States176Tonnes: 4,575USD per tonne: $38,4154.6%Sea
Italy117Tonnes: 1,944USD per tonne: $60,0793.1%Air
Germany52.3Tonnes: 1,570USD per tonne: $33,3071.4%Sea
Spain47.9Tonnes: 1,028USD per tonne: $46,6281.3%Air
Taiwan44.6Tonnes: 1,059USD per tonne: $42,1561.2%Sea
Thailand39.2Tonnes: 1,463USD per tonne: $26,7981%Sea
United Kingdom31.8Tonnes: 678USD per tonne: $46,8780.84%Sea
Australia31.4Tonnes: 911USD per tonne: $34,4510.83%Sea
Macao31Tonnes: 278USD per tonne: $111,7850.82%Air
Netherlands re-exports28.6Tonnes: 702USD per tonne: $40,8180.76%Sea
Belgium re-exports24Tonnes: 489USD per tonne: $49,0350.63%Sea
Malaysia18.6Tonnes: 827USD per tonne: $22,4440.49%Sea
Canada13.4Tonnes: 357USD per tonne: $37,5290.35%Sea
Poland13.2Tonnes: 305USD per tonne: $43,2890.35%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

South Korea has been its main source since 2015

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

  • South Korea 0.83
  • Singapore 0.71
  • China 0.53
  • Japan 0.36
  • France 0.29

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
South Korea0.010.83
Singapore0.040.71
China0.020.53
Japan0.030.36
France0.090.29

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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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