For the third quarter of 2021, purchases in the Central American region of beauty and personal care products increased by 28% to reach $413 million, with Mexico being the main supplier of these products with a sales value of $123 million.
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In the first nine months of 2019, companies in the region imported $374 million in beauty and personal care items, 5% more than reported for the same period in 2018.
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Between January and September 2018, companies in the region imported $358 million in beauty and personal care items, and purchases from companies in Spain grew 21% over the same period in 2017.
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In the first three months of the year, Central American countries imported $116 million worth of beauty and personal care items, and $52 million were purchased by companies in Guatemala and Costa Rica.
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Between January and March of this year, companies in Guatemala imported $27 million worth of beauty and personal hygiene items, 3% more than in the same period in 2017, and 56% came from Mexico and the United States.
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Last year imports of beauty and personal care products in Central America amounted to $489 million, representing a 2% increase with respect to 2016.
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From January to November 2017, countries in the region imported $105 million worth of beauty and personal hygiene products from Mexico, and 57% was purchased by companies in Guatemala and Costa Rica.
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Between 2012 and 2016 imports of cosmetic products for spas and beauty centers in the North American grew by 12%, surpassing $3.5 billion.
From a report by PROCOMER in Costa Rica:
Globally, the beauty and personal care industry is dominated by multinationals such as Coty Inc., Estee Lauder, L'Oreal Group, and Procter and Gamble, which are examples of companies that control the global management of major brands such as MAC makeup, Cover Girl, the Body Shop, Clarins, Clairol, among others.
In 2016, imports of beauty and personal hygiene products totaled $104 million, and the value imported from the United States increased 13%.
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Between 2015 and 2016, the value of diapers and similar items imported into countries in the region fell slightly, going from $289 million in 2015 to $285 million in 2016.
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In 2016, Central American countries imported $477 million worth of beauty and personal hygiene articles, and 60% came from Mexico, the United States and Colombia.
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Between January and September 2016, the value of imports of beauty and personal care products from Colombia grew by 12% compared to the same period in 2015.
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75% of the value of exports in 2016 was destined for the Central American region, followed by other countries, with 10%, and the Dominican Republic, with 8%.
Of the $347.7 million generated from exports of cosmetics from Guatemala, 52% corresponded to items classified as "Home Care", equivalent to $182 million.According to the Commission on cosmetics at Agexport, the second most important product, in terms of export earnings generation, were those classified as "cosmetics", with 21% of the total, followed by products for "Personal Care" with $56 million.