South Korea cosmetics exports to Nicaragua
니카라과 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $85,899 of cosmetics to Nicaragua, up 70.9% from September 2026 and up 105.6% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of cosmetics to Nicaragua totalled $640,906, up 147.3% from the 12 months before ($259,155).
Nicaragua ranked 118th of 207 destinations for Korean cosmetics over the 12 months to October 2026, up from 127th in the 12 months before.
Cosmetics made up 0.97% of South Korea's total goods exports to Nicaragua over those 12 months ($640,906 of $66.0 million).
The largest product group was other beauty, make-up and skin care preparations (including sunscreen) (HS 3304.99), with $562,721 or 87.8% of cosmetics exports to Nicaragua.
Last 24 months
What South Korea exports to Nicaragua
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3304 | Beauty, make-up and skin care preparations | $568K | 88.7% | +137.6% | $76K |
| 3304.10 | Lip make-up preparations | $2,901 | 0.5% | – | $182 |
| 3304.20 | Eye make-up preparations | $2,125 | 0.3% | – | $53 |
| 3304.30 | Manicure and pedicure preparations | $90 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3304.91 | Powders for make-up or skin care, whether or not compressed | $523 | 0.1% | – | $0 |
| 3304.99 | Other beauty, make-up and skin care preparations (including sunscreen) | $563K | 87.8% | +141.7% | $76K |
| 3305 | Hair preparations | $12K | 1.8% | – | $1,023 |
| 3305.10 | Shampoos | $3,377 | 0.5% | – | $313 |
| 3305.90 | Other hair preparations | $8,310 | 1.3% | – | $710 |
| 3307 | Shaving, deodorant, bath and other toiletry preparations | $8,323 | 0.7% | – | $547 |
| 3307.20 | Personal deodorants and antiperspirants | $510 | 0.1% | – | $403 |
| 3307.30 | Perfumed bath salts and other bath preparations | $614 | 0.1% | – | $0 |
| 3307.49 | Other room perfuming or deodorizing preparations | $121 | not in total | – | $0 |
| 3307.90 | Other toiletry preparations (depilatories, sheet masks, contact lens solutions and others) | $7,078 | 0.5% | – | $144 |
| 3401.11 + 3401.30 | Soap and cleansers | $57K | 8.8% | +238.7% | $7,885 |
| 3401.30 | Liquid or cream skin-washing products | $57K | 8.8% | +238.7% | $7,885 |
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 Nicaragua reached $100,000 over 24 months.
See also: all South Korean exports to Nicaragua, by chapter and heading.
Monthly figures
| Month | Exports | vs year earlier | Export weight | Export $/kg | Imports | Import weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $86K | +105.6% | 1.2 t | $70.76 | $0 | 0 kg |
| September 2026 | $50K | -53.1% | 726 kg | $69.23 | $0 | 0 kg |
| August 2026 | $67K | +323.6% | 1.1 t | $61.13 | $0 | 0 kg |
| July 2026 | $46K | +111.2% | 908 kg | $50.88 | $0 | 0 kg |
| June 2026 | $65K | +237.7% | 1.5 t | $42.71 | $0 | 0 kg |
| May 2026 | $44K | – | 762 kg | $58.19 | $0 | 0 kg |
| April 2026 | $71K | +131.1% | 2.6 t | $27.00 | $0 | 0 kg |
| March 2026 | $54K | +394.1% | 1.2 t | $43.29 | $0 | 0 kg |
| February 2026 | $30K | – | 505 kg | $59.60 | $0 | 0 kg |
| January 2026 | $91K | – | 2.1 t | $44.13 | $0 | 0 kg |
| December 2025 | $10K | – | 157 kg | $65.54 | $0 | 0 kg |
| November 2025 | $27K | – | 396 kg | $67.21 | $0 | 0 kg |
| October 2025 | $42K | – | 748 kg | $55.86 | $0 | 0 kg |
| September 2025 | $107K | – | 2.0 t | $53.56 | $0 | 0 kg |
| August 2025 | $16K | – | 191 kg | $82.20 | $0 | 0 kg |
| July 2025 | $22K | – | 515 kg | $42.48 | $0 | 0 kg |
| June 2025 | $19K | – | 372 kg | $51.69 | $0 | 0 kg |
| May 2025 | $7,891 | – | 173 kg | $45.61 | $0 | 0 kg |
| April 2025 | $31K | – | 618 kg | $49.78 | $0 | 0 kg |
| March 2025 | $11K | – | 279 kg | $38.81 | $0 | 0 kg |
| February 2025 | $1,569 | – | 27 kg | $58.11 | $0 | 0 kg |
| January 2025 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $0 | 0 kg |
| December 2024 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $0 | 0 kg |
| November 2024 | $2,236 | – | 30 kg | $74.53 | $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.