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Where does Japan get its cosmetics? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Japan imported $1.8 billion of cosmetics (48 thousand tonnes), 2.6% of the world total. Its main sources were South Korea (40%), France (24%) and the United States (9%). Japan was the world’s 10th-largest importer of cosmetics.

Summary

Value
$1.8billion
Tonnes
48thousand tonnes
Share of world total
2.6%
World rank
10th
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 Korea722Tonnes: 18,837USD per tonne: $38,30340.2%Sea
France431Tonnes: 5,610USD per tonne: $76,85424%Air
United States165Tonnes: 1,891USD per tonne: $87,0779.2%Air
China137Tonnes: 8,483USD per tonne: $16,0997.6%Sea
Singapore re-exports60.7Tonnes: 630USD per tonne: $96,3323.4%Air
Italy59.6Tonnes: 435USD per tonne: $136,9843.3%Air
United Kingdom34.8Tonnes: 402USD per tonne: $86,6111.9%Air
Canada17.6Tonnes: 1,182USD per tonne: $14,8930.98%Sea
Australia16.6Tonnes: 382USD per tonne: $43,3490.92%Sea
Taiwan16.5Tonnes: 692USD per tonne: $23,8390.92%Sea
Malaysia16.4Tonnes: 3,613USD per tonne: $4,5340.91%Sea
Switzerland16.1Tonnes: 117USD per tonne: $137,6530.9%Air
Germany15.4Tonnes: 346USD per tonne: $44,4430.86%Sea
Israel14.7Tonnes: 602USD per tonne: $24,3630.82%Sea
Vietnam14.4Tonnes: 2,029USD per tonne: $7,1010.8%Sea
Thailand13.6Tonnes: 1,162USD per tonne: $11,7050.76%Sea
Belgium re-exports12.9Tonnes: 130USD per tonne: $99,2470.72%Air
South Africa11.1Tonnes: 117USD per tonne: $94,1880.62%Air
Poland5.6Tonnes: 79USD per tonne: $70,2290.31%Air
India2.6Tonnes: 347USD per tonne: $7,5360.15%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

South Korea has been its main source since 2020

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

  • South Korea 722
  • France 431
  • United States 165
  • China 137
  • Singapore 60.7

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
South Korea1.2722
France209431
United States115165
China9.8137
Singapore360.7

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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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