The place Your Make-up and Skincare Merchandise Come From—And How Tariffs Will Make Them Pricier

Key Takeaways

• Many make-up and skincare manufacturers supply key elements for magnificence and skincare merchandise like botanical extracts, emulsifiers, and preservatives from around the globe.
• The Trump administration's sweeping world tariffs could make magnificence and skincare merchandise pricier for shoppers.
• South Korea, France, Canada, Italy, and China have been the highest 5 nations that the U.S. imported make-up and skincare merchandise from in 2024.

From Korean skincare to French pharmacies, your make-up bag could also be extra worldwide than you assume—which may imply sticker shock the following time you refill on manufacturers like Laneige, La Roche-Posay and Elf Magnificence.

Magnificence lovers and skincare fans, brace yourselves—this might imply will increase in the price of lip and eye merchandise, powder make-up, basis, concealers, blush, sunscreen, moisturizers, and facial toners, amongst others.

South Korea, France, Canada, Italy, and China have been the highest 5 nations from which the U.S. imported make-up and skincare merchandise in 2024. Due to varied tariffs, cosmetics from these nations are prone to rise, some greater than others.

Nonetheless, tariffs enforce this yr will doubtless take a while to hit cabinets, mentioned Michael Sacco, managing director and nationwide shopper and industrial merchandise chief at tax and enterprise advisory agency CBIZ. 

“The sweetness business operates with a protracted provide chain cycle, which suggests you won’t see elevated costs this fiscal yr." he mentioned. "Any price hikes are prone to be felt subsequent yr, giving the business time to evaluate the mandatory worth changes that can finally have an effect on shoppers."

Even when Your Model is Home, Substances and Packing Might Be Worldwide  

Sacco mentioned many manufacturers supply key elements for magnificence and skincare merchandise, akin to botanical extracts, emulsifiers, and preservatives from around the globe. That would drive up costs for merchandise made within the U.S.

Many manufacturers additionally supply packaging like bottles, jars, tubes, and labels from China, which has a 145% tariff levied towards it. The elevated price of packaging from China may imply “vital challenges” for the wonder business, he mentioned. 

“Packaging already makes up a considerable portion of the price of producing cosmetics, and plenty of manufacturers rely upon China for his or her packaging because of its decrease manufacturing prices,” Sacco mentioned.

Tariffs Differ, So Some Cosmetics Will Have Bigger Worth Bumps Than Others

Due to the various nature of Trump’s tariff insurance policies, not all nations that ship make-up and skincare to the U.S. have the identical levies utilized to their items. Additional complicating the matter, non permanent pausesin what the administration is asking “reciprocal tariffs” may add further prices within the close to future if a deal between nations can’t be reached.

Right here is snapshot of the highest nations that provide magnificence and skincare merchandise to the U.S.:

South Korea

South Korea was the highest exporter of make-up and wonder merchandise to the U.S., sending greater than $1.7 billion price of merchandise in 2024.

Greater than 78% of this whole was skincare merchandise, particularly ones with sunscreen, so your 10-step Korean skincare routine may get pricier. Social media-viral Okay-Magnificence manufacturers like Laneige, Cosrx, Great thing about Joseon, and Peach & Lily, amongst others, are prone to get dearer below the ten% tariff that’s presently levied towards South Korean items.

Nonetheless, if the 2 governments can’t attain a deal, that quantity will rise to 25%.

France and Italy

France was the second high exporter of magnificence and skincare merchandise into the U.S. in 2024.

Over 76% of France's $1.3 billion price of magnificence exports to the U.S. have been skincare merchandise. French skincare merchandise have gone viral on social media. Those that love iconic French pharmacy manufacturers like La Roche-Posay, Caudalie, Avene, and Nuxe may need to pay extra for them if a 20% tariff on items from the European Union resumes.

The identical goes for make-up and skincare merchandise from Italy, which embrace manufacturers akin to Kiko Milano, Prada Magnificence, Gucci Magnificence, and Armani Magnificence.

Nonetheless, for now, each nations' merchandise are topic to a ten% tariff whereas the European Union and the U.S. authorities attempt to attain a commerce settlement.

Canada

There’s some excellent news when you're a fan of Canadian skincare and make-up manufacturers like The Bizarre or MAC Cosmetics.

Regardless that the U.S. has 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, your make-up and skincare merchandise from these nations are doubtless exempt as a result of they’re protected below the United States-Mexico-Canada Settlement, which Trump signed in his first time period.

China

China is the fifth largest importer of magnificence and skincare merchandise to the U.S. In 2024, about 8.8% of make-up and skincare merchandise shipped to the U.S. have been from China alone, price an estimated $671 million.

Along with pushing up the packing costs on different nation's merchandise, the Trump administration’s 145% tariffs on all imports from China may probably double the worth of skincare and beauty merchandise made within the nation, akin to Moist n' Wild, Elf Magnificence and Tarte.