Standard International Trade Classification
U.S. imports of Beauty & Make-Up Preparations, Skin Care, Sunscreen, and Manicure & Pedicure Preparations (SITC 55320) totaled $694.0M in August 2026, imported from 111 countries.
Importers of Beauty & Make-Up Preparations, Skin Care, Sunscreen, and Manicure & Pedicure Preparations paid $81.7M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 11.82% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Beauty & Make-Up Preparations, Skin Care, Sunscreen, and Manicure & Pedicure Preparations imports of $694.0M in August 2026 ran 10% above the year-to-date monthly average of $630.3M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataSkin care and color cosmetics — including foundation, moisturizers, sunscreens, and nail preparations — occupy one of the broadest and most commercially dynamic segments of the personal-care import market. Sunscreen products warrant particular attention: the FDA regulates them as over-the-counter drugs rather than cosmetics, requiring an approved active-ingredient list, drug-facts labeling, and facility registration, which adds a compliance layer absent for purely cosmetic items. Manicure and pedicure preparations, by contrast, clear as cosmetics but may contain regulated solvents subject to state-level VOC restrictions that affect marketability after entry.
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28.6K import shipments a month
The FDA classifies sunscreens as OTC drugs because their active ingredients (e.g., avobenzone, zinc oxide) are intended to prevent sunburn — a drug claim. This means imported sunscreens must comply with FDA OTC monograph requirements, including approved actives, drug-facts labeling, and manufacturing under drug GMP standards, rather than the lighter cosmetic registration pathway.
Yes. Many nail preparations contain solvents such as toluene, formaldehyde, or dibutyl phthalate that are restricted or banned under California's Prop 65 and various state VOC regulations. Importers should verify formulation compliance with destination-state rules before distribution, as federal customs clearance does not guarantee state-level marketability. Consulting a licensed customs broker or regulatory specialist is advisable.
Basic heading 5 of 465 in section 5
Basic heading 55320 · $694.0M of $27.5B
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Imports · August 2026
origin
South Korea and France together supply 44% of it. China pays 36.4% duty; Canada 3.9%.
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Imports
$694.0MYoY · free account
Exports
$491.7MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $7.4B of Beauty & Make-Up Preparations, Skin Care, Sunscreen, and Manicure & Pedicure Preparations and exported $5.8B.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.