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Who buys Switzerland’s cosmetics? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, Switzerland exported $1.6 billion of cosmetics (21 thousand tonnes), 2.3% of the world total. Its main destinations were Hong Kong (18%), China (17%) and Germany (16%). Switzerland was the world’s 12th-largest exporter of cosmetics.

Summary

Value
$1.6billion
Tonnes
21thousand tonnes
Share of world total
2.3%
World rank
12th
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 20 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Hong Kong re-exports284Tonnes: 3,051USD per tonne: $93,12318.1%Air
China265Tonnes: 1,539USD per tonne: $172,43716.9%Air
Germany250Tonnes: 5,800USD per tonne: $43,04515.9%Land
United States102Tonnes: 510USD per tonne: $200,7576.5%Air
France72.7Tonnes: 1,152USD per tonne: $63,0924.6%Land
South Korea63.9Tonnes: 381USD per tonne: $168,0104.1%Air
Singapore re-exports48.3Tonnes: 215USD per tonne: $225,0873.1%Air
United Kingdom46.2Tonnes: 648USD per tonne: $71,3052.9%Air
Austria34.9Tonnes: 1,894USD per tonne: $18,4512.2%Land
Italy33.7Tonnes: 409USD per tonne: $82,5772.1%Land
Saudi Arabia28.7Tonnes: 124USD per tonne: $232,0421.8%Air
Belgium re-exports22.1Tonnes: 484USD per tonne: $45,7141.4%Sea
Poland18.8Tonnes: 379USD per tonne: $49,4781.2%Air
Australia17.2Tonnes: 262USD per tonne: $65,5581.1%Air
Canada16.4Tonnes: 255USD per tonne: $64,2861%Air
Japan16.1Tonnes: 117USD per tonne: $137,6531%Air
United Arab Emirates14.5Tonnes: 156USD per tonne: $92,4750.92%Air
Taiwan13.9Tonnes: 74USD per tonne: $188,7850.89%Air
Turkey12.5Tonnes: 72USD per tonne: $171,9410.79%Air
Thailand12.4Tonnes: 35USD per tonne: $354,1700.79%Air

Trend

Who it sells to

Hong Kong has been its main destination since 2023

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

  • Hong Kong 284
  • China 265
  • Germany 250
  • United States 102
  • France 72.7

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Hong Kong18.7284
China0.03265
Germany58.8250
United States13.4102
France16.272.7

Sources and methodology

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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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