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Who buys the United States’ cosmetics? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, the United States exported $6.8 billion of cosmetics (172 thousand tonnes), 9.7% of the world total. Its main destinations were China (18%), Canada (16%) and the United Kingdom (8%). The United States was the world’s 3rd-largest exporter of cosmetics.

Summary

Value
$6.8billion
Tonnes
172thousand tonnes
Share of world total
9.7%
World rank
3rd
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 20 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
China1.2Tonnes: 10,715USD per tonne: $114,66918.2%Air
Canada1.1Tonnes: 27,320USD per tonne: $38,90315.7%Land
United Kingdom0.52Tonnes: 17,349USD per tonne: $29,9507.7%Sea
France0.36Tonnes: 6,789USD per tonne: $52,3045.3%Air
Australia0.33Tonnes: 8,393USD per tonne: $38,8644.8%Sea
Singapore re-exports0.25Tonnes: 4,544USD per tonne: $54,5943.7%Air
Mexico0.24Tonnes: 11,763USD per tonne: $20,3363.5%Land
Germany0.23Tonnes: 4,718USD per tonne: $47,7733.3%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.21Tonnes: 6,730USD per tonne: $30,7373.1%Sea
United Arab Emirates0.19Tonnes: 8,683USD per tonne: $21,5912.8%Sea
Hong Kong re-exports0.18Tonnes: 4,575USD per tonne: $38,4152.6%Sea
Japan0.16Tonnes: 1,891USD per tonne: $87,0772.4%Air
South Korea0.16Tonnes: 3,940USD per tonne: $39,9882.3%Sea
Macao0.15Tonnes: 778USD per tonne: $188,8202.2%Air
Taiwan0.11Tonnes: 1,776USD per tonne: $60,5311.6%Air
Norway0.08Tonnes: 822USD per tonne: $93,7781.1%Air
Thailand0.08Tonnes: 1,497USD per tonne: $50,7301.1%Air
Poland0.07Tonnes: 1,816USD per tonne: $37,9821%Sea
Saudi Arabia0.07Tonnes: 2,621USD per tonne: $26,1161%Sea
Ireland0.07Tonnes: 972USD per tonne: $68,6310.99%Air

Trend

Who it sells to

China has been its main destination since 2019

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

  • China 1.2
  • Canada 1.1
  • United Kingdom 0.52
  • France 0.36
  • Australia 0.33

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China< 0.011.2
Canada0.141.1
United Kingdom0.050.52
France0.030.36
Australia0.030.33

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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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