South Korea cosmetics exports to Iran
이란 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $1.0 million of cosmetics to Iran, up 1,917% from September 2026 and up 934.0% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of cosmetics to Iran totalled $1.9 million, up 207.1% from the 12 months before ($631,485).
Iran ranked 101st of 207 destinations for Korean cosmetics over the 12 months to October 2026, up from 116th in the 12 months before.
Cosmetics made up 2.46% of South Korea's total goods exports to Iran over those 12 months ($1.9 million of $78.7 million).
The largest product group was other beauty, make-up and skin care preparations (including sunscreen) (HS 3304.99), with $1.9 million or 100.0% of cosmetics exports to Iran.
Last 24 months
What South Korea exports to Iran
Cosmetics export value by HS code over the 12 months to October 2026.
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3303 | Perfumes and toilet waters | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3303.00 | Perfumes and toilet waters | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3304 | Beauty, make-up and skin care preparations | $1.9M | 100.0% | +209.8% | $1.0M |
| 3304.10 | Lip make-up preparations | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3304.20 | Eye make-up preparations | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3304.99 | Other beauty, make-up and skin care preparations (including sunscreen) | $1.9M | 100.0% | +211.1% | $1.0M |
| 3305 | Hair preparations | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3305.10 | Shampoos | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3305.90 | Other hair preparations | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3307 | Shaving, deodorant, bath and other toiletry preparations | $11K | 0.0% | -57.0% | $60 |
| 3307.30 | Perfumed bath salts and other bath preparations | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3307.49 | Other room perfuming or deodorizing preparations | $0 | not in total | – | $0 |
| 3307.90 | Other toiletry preparations (depilatories, sheet masks, contact lens solutions and others) | $11K | 0.0% | -32.2% | $60 |
| 3401.11 + 3401.30 | Soap and cleansers | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3401.11 | Toilet soap, including medicated soap | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
Group rows (bold) are the sum of the six-digit rows below them. "Share" is the share of the cosmetics total, which leaves out the rows marked "not in total". Products are linked when exports to Iran reached $100,000 over 24 months.
See also: all South Korean exports to Iran, by chapter and heading.
Monthly figures
| Month | Exports | vs year earlier | Export weight | Export $/kg | Imports | Import weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $1.0M | +934.0% | 3.2 t | $315.09 | $0 | 0 kg |
| September 2026 | $51K | -70.8% | 227 kg | $223.30 | $0 | 0 kg |
| August 2026 | $220K | +777.6% | 1.2 t | $177.75 | $0 | 0 kg |
| July 2026 | $78K | +168.3% | 435 kg | $179.85 | $0 | 0 kg |
| June 2026 | $82K | – | 1.6 t | $50.87 | $0 | 0 kg |
| May 2026 | $0 | -100.0% | 0 kg | – | $0 | 0 kg |
| April 2026 | $53K | -26.6% | 335 kg | $157.80 | $0 | 0 kg |
| March 2026 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $0 | 0 kg |
| February 2026 | $18K | – | 231 kg | $80.09 | $0 | 0 kg |
| January 2026 | $26K | – | 564 kg | $45.70 | $0 | 0 kg |
| December 2025 | $341K | +94.8% | 1.2 t | $292.60 | $0 | 0 kg |
| November 2025 | $48K | – | 534 kg | $90.08 | $0 | 0 kg |
| October 2025 | $99K | – | 284 kg | $348.06 | $0 | 0 kg |
| September 2025 | $174K | – | 1.2 t | $140.23 | $0 | 0 kg |
| August 2025 | $25K | -49.1% | 277 kg | $90.45 | $0 | 0 kg |
| July 2025 | $29K | -11.9% | 540 kg | $54.01 | $0 | 0 kg |
| June 2025 | $5,562 | – | 25 kg | $222.48 | $0 | 0 kg |
| May 2025 | $46K | +31.2% | 854 kg | $54.32 | $0 | 0 kg |
| April 2025 | $72K | +33.3% | 188 kg | $382.98 | $0 | 0 kg |
| March 2025 | $0 | -100.0% | 0 kg | – | $0 | 0 kg |
| February 2025 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $0 | 0 kg |
| January 2025 | $0 | -100.0% | 0 kg | – | $0 | 0 kg |
| December 2024 | $175K | +1,585% | 3.7 t | $47.29 | $0 | 0 kg |
| November 2024 | $5,544 | -72.7% | 180 kg | $30.80 | $0 | 0 kg |
Exports FOB, imports CIF, US dollars. Weight is net weight. "vs year earlier" compares export value with the same month one year before and is left blank when that month was under $10,000. Source: Korea Customs Service, via data.go.kr.