South Korea cosmetics exports to Zambia
잠비아 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $16,892 of cosmetics to Zambia, down 36.9% from September 2026. The figure for October 2025 ($8,613) is too small for a percentage comparison.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of cosmetics to Zambia totalled $187,196, up 195.0% from the 12 months before ($63,456).
Zambia ranked 139th of 207 destinations for Korean cosmetics over the 12 months to October 2026, up from 149th in the 12 months before.
Cosmetics made up 0.64% of South Korea's total goods exports to Zambia over those 12 months ($187,196 of $29.4 million).
The largest product group was other beauty, make-up and skin care preparations (including sunscreen) (HS 3304.99), with $139,619 or 74.6% of cosmetics exports to Zambia.
Last 24 months
What South Korea exports to Zambia
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 | $140K | 74.9% | +219.9% | $17K |
| 3304.10 | Lip make-up preparations | $535 | 0.3% | – | $66 |
| 3304.20 | Eye make-up preparations | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3304.91 | Powders for make-up or skin care, whether or not compressed | $14 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3304.99 | Other beauty, make-up and skin care preparations (including sunscreen) | $140K | 74.6% | +218.8% | $17K |
| 3305 | Hair preparations | $46K | 24.4% | +141.6% | $0 |
| 3305.10 | Shampoos | $46 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3305.90 | Other hair preparations | $46K | 24.4% | +141.4% | $0 |
| 3307 | Shaving, deodorant, bath and other toiletry preparations | $476 | 0.3% | – | $0 |
| 3307.90 | Other toiletry preparations (depilatories, sheet masks, contact lens solutions and others) | $476 | 0.3% | – | $0 |
| 3401.11 + 3401.30 | Soap and cleansers | $882 | 0.5% | – | $4 |
| 3401.30 | Liquid or cream skin-washing products | $882 | 0.5% | – | $4 |
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 Zambia reached $100,000 over 24 months.
See also: all South Korean exports to Zambia, by chapter and heading.
Monthly figures
| Month | Exports | vs year earlier | Export weight | Export $/kg | Imports | Import weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $17K | – | 283 kg | $59.69 | $0 | 0 kg |
| September 2026 | $27K | – | 2.2 t | $12.10 | $73 | 1 kg |
| August 2026 | $7,232 | – | 104 kg | $69.54 | $0 | 0 kg |
| July 2026 | $31K | – | 2.3 t | $13.57 | $39 | 1 kg |
| June 2026 | $15K | – | 308 kg | $49.35 | $0 | 0 kg |
| May 2026 | $18K | – | 422 kg | $43.75 | $0 | 0 kg |
| April 2026 | $9,053 | – | 197 kg | $45.95 | $0 | 0 kg |
| March 2026 | $13K | – | 270 kg | $49.17 | $0 | 0 kg |
| February 2026 | $907 | – | 51 kg | $17.78 | $0 | 0 kg |
| January 2026 | $21K | – | 2.3 t | $9.37 | $288 | 1 kg |
| December 2025 | $15K | +26.3% | 2.1 t | $6.87 | $0 | 0 kg |
| November 2025 | $12K | +11.7% | 234 kg | $51.56 | $0 | 0 kg |
| October 2025 | $8,613 | – | 171 kg | $50.37 | $0 | 0 kg |
| September 2025 | $5,899 | – | 112 kg | $52.67 | $0 | 0 kg |
| August 2025 | $6,934 | – | 127 kg | $54.60 | $0 | 0 kg |
| July 2025 | $2,404 | -84.1% | 45 kg | $53.42 | $0 | 0 kg |
| June 2025 | $2,366 | – | 45 kg | $52.58 | $0 | 0 kg |
| May 2025 | $1,427 | – | 39 kg | $36.59 | $0 | 0 kg |
| April 2025 | $5,904 | – | 124 kg | $47.61 | $0 | 0 kg |
| March 2025 | $693 | – | 17 kg | $40.76 | $0 | 0 kg |
| February 2025 | $4,489 | – | 83 kg | $54.08 | $0 | 0 kg |
| January 2025 | $2,265 | – | 48 kg | $47.19 | $0 | 0 kg |
| December 2024 | $12K | – | 2.0 t | $5.71 | $0 | 0 kg |
| November 2024 | $11K | – | 2.0 t | $5.32 | $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.