In 2023 with over 960 million euros of cosmetics imported, the United States was the leading destination country for Italian cosmetics. The second most important destination market was France, where Italian companies exported more than 700 million euros worth of cosmetics. The exports of the Italian cosmetics industry increased steadily in the last few years, at least until the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. The latest data available showed that exports of the sector reached a total value of about seven billion euros.
In Italy, appearance and skin care and body care seem to be a prominent sector. Data show that the consumption of cosmetics products in the country reached a value of over nine billion euros in 2020 and over 12.5 billion euros in 2023. Furthermore, a closer look at the most popular product categories reveals that face care products were the most preferred products by Italians.
Leading countries for Italian cosmetic industry exports from 2014 to 2023
(in million euros)
Source shows the first ten leading countries. Thus, data on some countries might be not be available if in the reference year they did not rank among the first ten.
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Cosmetica Italia. (June 17, 2024). Leading countries for Italian cosmetic industry exports from 2014 to 2023 (in million euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/407691/italy-cosmetics-industry-export-value-countries/
Cosmetica Italia. "Leading countries for Italian cosmetic industry exports from 2014 to 2023 (in million euros)." Chart. June 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/407691/italy-cosmetics-industry-export-value-countries/
Cosmetica Italia. (2024). Leading countries for Italian cosmetic industry exports from 2014 to 2023 (in million euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/407691/italy-cosmetics-industry-export-value-countries/
Cosmetica Italia. "Leading Countries for Italian Cosmetic Industry Exports from 2014 to 2023 (in Million Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/407691/italy-cosmetics-industry-export-value-countries/
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