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Where does the United States get its cosmetics? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United States imported $7.4 billion of cosmetics (392 thousand tonnes), 10.6% of the world total. Its main sources were South Korea (23%), France (18%) and Canada (14%). The United States was the world’s 2nd-largest importer of cosmetics.

Summary

Value
$7.4billion
Tonnes
392thousand tonnes
Share of world total
10.6%
World rank
2nd
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
South Korea1.7Tonnes: 57,016USD per tonne: $29,35222.6%Sea
France1.3Tonnes: 27,379USD per tonne: $47,70917.6%Sea
Canada1Tonnes: 63,552USD per tonne: $16,40914.1%Land
China0.72Tonnes: 83,848USD per tonne: $8,5479.7%Sea
Italy0.65Tonnes: 14,916USD per tonne: $43,5998.8%Sea
Mexico0.28Tonnes: 32,387USD per tonne: $8,6183.8%Land
United Kingdom0.25Tonnes: 11,510USD per tonne: $21,8973.4%Sea
Japan0.21Tonnes: 4,693USD per tonne: $45,6282.9%Sea
Germany0.21Tonnes: 4,999USD per tonne: $41,7262.8%Sea
Taiwan0.14Tonnes: 4,541USD per tonne: $29,9201.8%Sea
Sweden0.13Tonnes: 194USD per tonne: $652,4011.7%Air
Switzerland0.1Tonnes: 510USD per tonne: $200,7571.4%Air
India0.09Tonnes: 14,907USD per tonne: $5,8691.2%Sea
Spain0.07Tonnes: 9,378USD per tonne: $7,7480.98%Sea
Poland0.06Tonnes: 2,572USD per tonne: $22,2840.77%Sea
Belgium re-exports0.06Tonnes: 1,060USD per tonne: $52,7150.75%Air
Israel0.05Tonnes: 2,047USD per tonne: $23,1780.64%Sea
Australia0.04Tonnes: 2,030USD per tonne: $19,1770.53%Sea
Ireland0.04Tonnes: 23,074USD per tonne: $1,6750.52%Sea
South Africa0.03Tonnes: 1,661USD per tonne: $19,2710.43%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

South Korea has been its main source since 2024

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

  • South Korea 1.7
  • France 1.3
  • Canada 1
  • China 0.72
  • Italy 0.65

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
South Korea0.011.7
France0.171.3
Canada0.061
China0.010.72
Italy0.020.65

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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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