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Where does Singapore get its cosmetics? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Singapore imported $2.6 billion of cosmetics (59 thousand tonnes), 3.7% of the world total. Its main sources were France (46%), Japan (16%) and the United States (10%). Singapore was the world’s 6th-largest importer of cosmetics.

Summary

Value
$2.6billion
Tonnes
59thousand tonnes
Share of world total
3.7%
World rank
6th
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
France1.2Tonnes: 19,130USD per tonne: $61,82446.4%Air
Japan0.41Tonnes: 4,606USD per tonne: $89,76416.2%Air
United States0.25Tonnes: 4,544USD per tonne: $54,5949.7%Air
South Korea0.22Tonnes: 4,192USD per tonne: $52,7158.7%Air
China0.05Tonnes: 4,055USD per tonne: $13,2172.1%Sea
Italy0.05Tonnes: 625USD per tonne: $84,8902.1%Air
Switzerland0.05Tonnes: 215USD per tonne: $225,0871.9%Air
Malaysia0.05Tonnes: 4,306USD per tonne: $10,5841.8%Sea
United Kingdom0.04Tonnes: 758USD per tonne: $55,2801.6%Air
Belgium re-exports0.04Tonnes: 437USD per tonne: $92,2381.6%Air
Germany0.03Tonnes: 1,460USD per tonne: $20,0301.2%Sea
Canada0.02Tonnes: 804USD per tonne: $26,5910.84%Air
Thailand0.02Tonnes: 1,819USD per tonne: $10,8290.77%Sea
India0.02Tonnes: 3,369USD per tonne: $5,8160.77%Sea
Indonesia0.02Tonnes: 1,901USD per tonne: $8,7070.65%Sea
South Africa0.01Tonnes: 3,214USD per tonne: $3,9740.5%Sea
Australia0.01Tonnes: 473USD per tonne: $26,0440.48%Sea
Spain0.01Tonnes: 284USD per tonne: $35,5790.4%Sea
Taiwan0.01Tonnes: 302USD per tonne: $31,9250.38%Sea
Hong Kong re-exports0.01Tonnes: 256USD per tonne: $35,5260.36%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

France was its main source throughout the period

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

  • France 1.2
  • Japan 0.41
  • United States 0.25
  • South Korea 0.22
  • China 0.05

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
France0.081.2
Japan0.020.41
United States0.040.25
South Korea< 0.010.22
China< 0.010.05

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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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