# Essential oils and cosmetics (HS2 33) Sector Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Essential oils and cosmetics at HS2 33, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The essential oils and cosmetics sector recorded $183.3B in reported global trade in 2024, with +5.5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $183.3B |
| Latest annual change | +5.5% |
| Active exporters | 200 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 29 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $22.6B | 6,925 | 29 |
| 1996 | $24.4B | 6,963 | 29 |
| 1997 | $26.1B | 7,051 | 29 |
| 1998 | $26.5B | 7,272 | 29 |
| 1999 | $29.3B | 7,967 | 29 |
| 2000 | $30.6B | 9,020 | 29 |
| 2001 | $33.1B | 9,265 | 29 |
| 2002 | $37.2B | 9,707 | 29 |
| 2003 | $45.5B | 9,828 | 29 |
| 2004 | $53.3B | 10,052 | 29 |
| 2005 | $57.6B | 10,578 | 29 |
| 2006 | $63.9B | 10,949 | 29 |
| 2007 | $74.6B | 11,045 | 29 |
| 2008 | $83.7B | 11,241 | 29 |
| 2009 | $77.3B | 11,496 | 29 |
| 2010 | $85.9B | 11,812 | 29 |
| 2011 | $97.6B | 12,198 | 29 |
| 2012 | $99.9B | 12,398 | 29 |
| 2013 | $106.8B | 12,582 | 29 |
| 2014 | $111.7B | 12,882 | 29 |
| 2015 | $107.4B | 13,095 | 29 |
| 2016 | $112.5B | 13,595 | 29 |
| 2017 | $123.1B | 13,727 | 29 |
| 2018 | $138.5B | 13,951 | 29 |
| 2019 | $142.4B | 14,204 | 29 |
| 2020 | $138.0B | 14,094 | 29 |
| 2021 | $158.6B | 14,707 | 29 |
| 2022 | $162.4B | 14,621 | 29 |
| 2023 | $173.3B | 14,648 | 29 |
| 2024 | $183.3B | 14,798 | 29 |

## Growth and market structure

- Trend: Growing
- Three-year CAGR: +4.9%
- Five-year CAGR: +5.2%
- Historical peak: $183.3B in 2,024
- Positive-growth years: 86.2%
- Exporter concentration HHI: 1,303.5
- Importer concentration HHI: 595.1
- Trade volatility coefficient: 0.6

## Leading corridors

| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 products | Distance | FTA |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | Ireland | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $4.2B | +8.7% | 26 | 5,129 km | No |
| 2 | France | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $3.6B | +9.8% | 29 | 5,852 km | No |
| 3 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | Canada | $3.1B | +5.5% | 29 | 556 km | Yes |
| 4 | France | China | $3.0B | -5.4% | 28 | 9,284 km | No |
| 5 | Japan | China | $2.4B | -21.1% | 29 | 1,763 km | No |
| 6 | France | Spain | $2.4B | +18.2% | 29 | 1,053 km | Yes |
| 7 | France | Germany | $2.2B | +3.6% | 29 | 881 km | Yes |
| 8 | Republic of Korea | China | $2.2B | -20.4% | 29 | 867 km | Yes |
| 9 | Ireland | Mexico | $2.1B | +22.4% | 14 | 8,486 km | Yes |
| 10 | Canada | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $1.9B | +2.4% | 29 | 556 km | Yes |

## Leading exporters

| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | France | $29.6B | 188 | 29 |
| 2 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $15.2B | 190 | 29 |
| 3 | Ireland | $12.7B | 166 | 29 |
| 4 | Germany | $11.9B | 187 | 29 |
| 5 | Italy | $10.3B | 175 | 29 |
| 6 | Republic of Korea | $9.6B | 178 | 29 |
| 7 | Spain | $9.3B | 183 | 29 |
| 8 | China | $8.9B | 197 | 29 |
| 9 | United Kingdom | $6.4B | 183 | 29 |
| 10 | Singapore | $5.5B | 155 | 29 |

## Leading importers

| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $22.3B | 162 | 29 |
| 2 | China | $13.6B | 144 | 29 |
| 3 | Germany | $9.5B | 155 | 29 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | $8.0B | 156 | 29 |
| 5 | France | $7.7B | 179 | 29 |
| 6 | Spain | $5.8B | 145 | 29 |
| 7 | Netherlands | $5.3B | 154 | 29 |
| 8 | Mexico | $5.3B | 90 | 29 |
| 9 | Canada | $5.0B | 171 | 29 |
| 10 | Italy | $4.7B | 103 | 29 |

## HS6 products

- Oils, essential: of bergamot (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes (HS6 330111)
- Oils, essential: of orange (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes (HS6 330112)
- Oils, essential: of lemon (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes (HS6 330113)
- Oils, essential: of lime (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes (HS6 330114)
- Oils, essential: of citrus fruits n.e.s. in heading no. 3301 (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes (HS6 330119)
- Oils, essential: of geranium (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes (HS6 330121)
- Oils, essential: of jasmin (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes (HS6 330122)
- Oils, essential: of lavender or of lavandin (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes (HS6 330123)
- Oils, essential: of peppermint (Mentha piperita), terpeneless or not, including concretes and absolutes (HS6 330124)
- Oils, essential: of mints (excluding peppermint), terpeneless or not, including concretes and absolutes (HS6 330125)
- Oils, essential: of vetiver (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes (HS6 330126)
- Oils, essential: n.e.s. in heading no. 3301 (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes (HS6 330129)
- Resinoids (HS6 330130)
- Oils, essential: concentrates in fats, fixed oils, waxes and the like, terpenic by-products, aqueous distillates and solutions, extracted oleoresins, n.e.c. in heading no. 3301 (HS6 330190)
- Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries (HS6 330210)
- Odoriferous substances and mixtures: used as raw materials in industries other than the food or drink industries (HS6 330290)
- Perfumes and toilet waters (HS6 330300)
- Cosmetic and toilet preparations: lip make-up (HS6 330410)
- Cosmetic and toilet preparations: eye make-up (HS6 330420)
- Cosmetic and toilet preparations: manicure or pedicure preparations (HS6 330430)
- Cosmetic and toilet preparations: powders, whether or not compressed (excluding lip, eye, manicure or pedicure preparations) (HS6 330491)
- Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) (HS6 330499)
- Hair preparations: shampoos (HS6 330510)
- Hair preparations: for permanent waving or straightening (HS6 330520)
- Hair preparations: lacquers (HS6 330530)
- Hair preparations: n.e.s. in heading no. 3305 (HS6 330590)
- Oral or dental hygiene preparations: dentifrices (HS6 330610)
- Oral or dental hygiene preparations: yarn used to clean between the teeth (dental floss) (HS6 330620)
- Oral or dental hygiene preparations: other than dentifrices (HS6 330690)
- Perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations: pre-shave, shaving or after-shave preparations (HS6 330710)
- Perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations: personal deodorants and antiperspirants (HS6 330720)
- Perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations: perfumed bath salts and other bath preparations (HS6 330730)
- Perfumes and deodorizers: perfuming or deodorizing preparations for rooms, agarbatti and other odoriferous preparations which operate by burning (including those used during religious rites) (HS6 330741)
- Perfumes and deodorizors: perfuming or deodorizing preparations for rooms, (excluding those which operate by burning) (HS6 330749)
- Perfumes and deodorizers: perfuming or deodorizing preparations n.e.c. in heading no. 3307 (HS6 330790)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS2. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024. The data release was refreshed 2026-07-20 09:34:08.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
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