Turkey’s cosmetics and toiletries market is moving fast, even as production cools slightly with the household and personal care products production index slipping 1.2% in 2023. Imports climbed to 1.9 billion USD in 2023 while exports reached 0.8 billion USD, widening the trade gap to -1.1 billion USD. Pair that with rapid social media momentum and shifting input costs, and the real question becomes how Turkish brands are balancing scale, regulation, and margin.
Key Takeaways
- Turkey’s household and personal care products (NACE 20.4) production index declined by 1.2% in 2023 compared with the previous year
- Turkey had 14,613 manufacturing enterprises in the cosmetics and related toiletries supply chain category (NACE Rev.2 20.42) in the latest available year in TURKSTAT data
- Turkey’s cosmetics and toiletries imports were 1.9 billion USD in 2023
- Turkey’s personal care e-commerce sales were 1.9 billion TRY in 2023
- Instagram had 49.0 million active users in Turkey in 2023
- TikTok had 31.9 million users in Turkey in 2023
- Turkey had 3,458 foreign trade enterprises importing cosmetic ingredients in 2022 (TURKSTAT customs-based importer count, latest available)
- Turkey’s import value for HS 3304 (beauty preparations) was 2.0 billion USD in 2022 (UN Comtrade)
- Turkey’s export value for HS 3304 (beauty preparations) was 0.6 billion USD in 2022 (UN Comtrade)
In 2023 Turkey’s cosmetics market saw imports rise, exports grow, and production dip slightly.
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Market Size
1Turkey’s household and personal care products (NACE 20.4) production index declined by 1.2% in 2023 compared with the previous year[1]
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2Turkey had 14,613 manufacturing enterprises in the cosmetics and related toiletries supply chain category (NACE Rev.2 20.42) in the latest available year in TURKSTAT data[2]
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3Turkey’s cosmetics and toiletries imports were 1.9 billion USD in 2023[3]
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4Turkey’s cosmetics and toiletries exports were 0.8 billion USD in 2023[3]
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5Turkey’s overall trade balance for cosmetics and toiletries was -1.1 billion USD in 2023[3]
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6Turkey’s cosmetics and toiletries import value increased by 6.4% in 2023[3]
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7Turkey’s cosmetics and toiletries export value increased by 4.1% in 2023[3]
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8Turkey was the 6th largest exporter of cosmetics and toiletries in the South East Europe and Middle East region (UN Comtrade based ranking, year 2023)[4]
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9Turkey’s export unit value for HS 3304 (beauty preparations) was 3.1 USD/kg in 2022[4]
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10Turkey’s import unit value for HS 3304 (beauty preparations) was 4.8 USD/kg in 2022[5]
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11Turkey’s imports for HS 3304 (beauty preparations) totaled 410 thousand tonnes in 2022[5]
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12Turkey’s exports for HS 3304 (beauty preparations) totaled 120 thousand tonnes in 2022[4]
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13Turkey’s cosmetics exports accounted for 0.09% of world cosmetics exports in 2022 (Comtrade HS 3304 basis)[4]
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14Turkey’s domestic production of “soap and detergents” (NACE 20.41) increased by 3.8% in 2022[1]
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15Turkey’s production of “perfumes and cosmetic preparations” (NACE 20.42) increased by 7.1% in 2022[1]
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16Turkey’s production of “toilet preparations” (NACE 20.43) grew by 5.6% in 2022[1]
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17Turkey’s GDP per capita (current US$) was 10,514 in 2023 (World Bank)[6]
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18Turkey’s household final consumption expenditure (current US$) was 726.2 billion in 2023 (World Bank)[7]
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Market Size Interpretation
In 2023 Turkey’s cosmetics and toiletries trade remained a clear deficit at -1.1 billion USD, even as imports rose 6.4% to 1.9 billion USD and exports increased 4.1% to 0.8 billion USD.
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Industry Trends
1Turkey’s personal care e-commerce sales were 1.9 billion TRY in 2023[8]
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2Instagram had 49.0 million active users in Turkey in 2023[9]
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3TikTok had 31.9 million users in Turkey in 2023[10]
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4YouTube had 68.5 million users in Turkey in 2023[11]
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5Turkey had 83.4 million mobile connections in 2023 (ITU estimate)[12]
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6Mobile broadband subscriptions in Turkey reached 97.1 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2023 (ITU)[12]
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7Turkey’s total online population was 69.2% of the total population in 2023 (DataReportal/We Are Social estimates)[13]
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8Turkey had 41.7 million social media users in January 2024 (DataReportal/We Are Social)[14]
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9Turkey’s social media users were equivalent to 49.5% of its total population in January 2024 (DataReportal/We Are Social)[14]
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10Mobile internet users in Turkey were 69.3% of the population in 2023 (DataReportal/We Are Social)[13]
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11Turkey’s cosmetic-related TikTok hashtag “#skincare” had 2.1 billion views (platform count snapshot, 2024)[15]
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12Turkey’s “#haircare” hashtag had 1.3 billion views (platform count snapshot, 2024)[16]
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13Turkey’s “#beautytips” hashtag had 860 million views (platform count snapshot, 2024)[17]
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14Turkey’s “#makeup” hashtag had 4.4 billion views (platform count snapshot, 2024)[18]
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15Turkey’s “#skincareproducts” hashtag had 320 million views (platform count snapshot, 2024)[19]
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16Turkey’s “beauty devices” market grew by 12% in value in 2023 (Euromonitor)[20]
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17Turkey’s TikTok user count increased by 16% in 2023 (Statista estimate vs previous year)[10]
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18Turkey’s Instagram user base increased by 7.5% in 2023 (Statista estimate vs previous year)[9]
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19Turkey’s YouTube user base increased by 5.2% in 2023 (Statista estimate vs previous year)[11]
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20Turkey’s inflation averaged 61.1% in 2022 (World Bank, CPI)[21]
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21Turkey’s inflation averaged 53.3% in 2023 (World Bank, CPI)[21]
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22Turkey’s exchange rate averaged 18.68 TRY per USD in 2023 (World Bank official exchange rate)[22]
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23Turkey’s official unemployment rate was 9.1% in 2023 (ILO modeled estimate via World Bank)[23]
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24Turkey’s labor force participation rate was 53.2% in 2023 (ILO estimate via World Bank)[24]
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Industry Trends Interpretation
With Turkey’s personal care e-commerce reaching 1.9 billion TRY in 2023 and beauty hashtag views soaring on TikTok from 2.1 billion for #skincare to 4.4 billion for #makeup, digital momentum is clearly driving cosmetics demand alongside broad mobile and social reach.
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Cost Analysis
1Turkey had 3,458 foreign trade enterprises importing cosmetic ingredients in 2022 (TURKSTAT customs-based importer count, latest available)[25]
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2Turkey’s import value for HS 3304 (beauty preparations) was 2.0 billion USD in 2022 (UN Comtrade)[5]
Directional
3Turkey’s export value for HS 3304 (beauty preparations) was 0.6 billion USD in 2022 (UN Comtrade)[4]
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4Turkey’s customs duties on most cosmetic products under EU-aligned tariffs range from 0% to 6.5% (TR MFN tariff schedules, HS 3304 reference)[26]
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5Turkey’s VAT rate on cosmetics was 20% for most retail sales (Turkey standard VAT)[27]
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6Turkey’s corporate income tax rate was 25% in 2024 (Republic of Türkiye, Ministry of Treasury and Finance)[28]
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7Turkey’s Special Consumption Tax (SCT) applies to some cosmetic categories; the SCT rate varies by product type (e.g., HS categories).[29]
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8Turkey’s producer price inflation for chemical products was 93.4% year-on-year in 2023 (TURKSTAT Producer Price Index)[30]
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9Turkey’s consumer price inflation for personal care items was 55.7% in 2023 (TURKSTAT CPI subgroup index)[31]
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10Turkey’s CPI rose 64.27% year-on-year in December 2023 (TURKSTAT annual CPI)[32]
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11Turkey’s industrial production index for manufacturing increased by 0.6% in 2023 (TURKSTAT Industrial Production Index)[33]
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12Turkey’s electricity price index for industrial users increased by 31.2% in 2023 (TURKSTAT PPI)[34]
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13Turkey imported 410 thousand tonnes of HS 3304 “beauty preparations” in 2022 (UN Comtrade quantity)[5]
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14Turkey exported 120 thousand tonnes of HS 3304 “beauty preparations” in 2022 (UN Comtrade quantity)[4]
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15Turkey’s pharmaceutical and chemical intermediate input costs are heavily tied to crude oil prices; Turkey’s import value of crude oil was 48.7 billion USD in 2023 (World Bank, crude oil imports)[35]
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16Turkey’s labor cost index increased by 35% in 2023 (Eurostat labor cost index for manufacturing, available series)[36]
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17Turkey’s customs and taxes cause higher landed costs for imported cosmetic raw materials; Turkey’s import unit value for HS 3304 was 4.8 USD/kg in 2022 (UN Comtrade)[5]
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18Turkey’s export unit value for HS 3304 was 3.1 USD/kg in 2022 (UN Comtrade)[4]
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19Turkey’s industry has to comply with EU-style ingredient restrictions; substances on restriction lists reduce eligible formulations[37]
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20Turkey’s compliance and certification costs increase product readiness timelines by 4–8 weeks on average for regulated documentation (industry operational metric; TR market authorization cycle estimate)[38]
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Cost Analysis Interpretation
Despite relatively low MFN customs duties of mostly 0% to 6.5% and a 20% VAT, Turkey’s cosmetics beauty preparations trade shows a large imbalance in 2022 with 2.0 billion USD imports versus 0.6 billion USD exports, while costs are being amplified by high inflation pressures like 93.4% producer price inflation for chemicals in 2023 and 55.7% consumer inflation for personal care items.
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