France Exports Extra Than One in Three Lipsticks to China

PARIS — The French cosmetics trade’s export gross sales in 2021 exceeded the extent reached in 2019, earlier than the coronavirus pandemic broke out, primarily due to the make-up, facial care and perfumery classes, plus a sturdy enterprise in China.

French cosmetics gross sales overseas generated 12.9 billion euros, comprising France’s third largest export enterprise after aeronautics, at 30.8 billion euros, and wines and spirits, at 14.6 billion euros, in accordance with France’s magnificence affiliation, the Fédération des Entreprises de la Beauté, or FEBEA.

France-wide, greater than 160,000 individuals labored instantly within the sector final 12 months.

Mixed, the European Union and Asia represented virtually two-thirds of French cosmetics product exports. For the second 12 months working, China got here in first place country-wise, with 11.7 p.c, or 1.9 billion euros-worth of exports bought. That enterprise posted 56 p.c progress since 2019, significantly due to gross sales of colour cosmetics. France now exports multiple in three lipsticks to China.

With 1.8 billion euros in gross sales, or 11.2 p.c of the full, the U.S. positioned second for French cosmetics exports. Speedy progress there was famous particularly within the perfume section, which was up 66 p.c on-year. Germany, in the meantime, ranked third, with 1.5 billion euros of gross sales, or 9.5 p.c of whole exports.

Concurrently, there was a lower in exports to Russia and Brazil, the place gross sales of French cosmetics have declined round 22 p.c since 2019, as a result of tough financial conditions in these international locations.

Versus 2019, export gross sales to the Center East additionally sank, by 5.7 p.c, principally due to the unfavourable impression the coronavirus has had on air site visitors and journey retail.

General, make-up, facial care and fragrances collectively represented 86.2 p.c of French cosmetics exports. The make-up and facial care classes mixed generated 9 billion euros, or 55.6 p.c, of gross sales overseas, led by facial care, which rang up 7.5 billion euros. Lipstick and eye make-up had been the second- and third-largest sellers outdoors of France.

Perfumes made up 30.6 p.c of French cosmetics export gross sales and notched up the perfect progress price of any magnificence class versus 2020, gaining 35.4 p.c.

“Cosmetics proves its spectacular capability to bounce again after the well being disaster,” stated Emmanuel Guichard, secretary basic of FEBEA. “It has profited, after all, from the return to financial progress, but additionally innovated to satisfy the brand new client expectations.

“Corporations of all sizes contributed to those good export figures — giant teams, however many small corporations, as effectively, that by their dynamism are additionally Made in France ambassadors,” he continued. “Because the disaster, the demand for extra pure and environmentally pleasant merchandise has elevated. As a result of it meets these expectations and invests closely in R&D, the sector achieves such performances worldwide.”

FEBEA is an expert affiliation of magnificence and well-being corporations, together with perfumeries and makers of skincare, hygiene, toiletries and hair care merchandise. It culls greater than 350 corporations, of which 82 p.c are small or mid-sized.

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