GLOBAL BEAUTY MARKET GROWS 10% AS AL AND E-COMMERCERESHAPE CONSUMER BUYING
March 31, 2026Online sales outpace in-store by 6x as digital-first and AI-influenced commerce acceleratesgloballyCHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– NielsenIQ (NYSE:NIQ), a global leader in consumer intelligence,today released its State of Beauty 2026 report, showing the global beauty market grew 10%year-on-year, with E-commerce expanding six times faster than in-store sales. The findingshighlight a rapid shift to digital-first, AI-influenced commerce […]
FROM AISLE TO ALGORITHM: THE BEAUTY CATEGORIES CHANNELS,AND CONCEPTS SHAPING 2030 GROWTH
June 18, 2026The global beauty market is expected to grow by 5 percent annually through 2030. But majordisruptions are underway, driven by expanding definitions of beauty, fluid shopping behaviour,and social commerce.For both brands and retailers, beauty’s competitive landscape is in flux: Players with novelproducts, as well as new entrants from adjacent categories, are gaining ground […]
PAKISTAN – COSMETICS – MARKET ANALYSIS, FORCAST, SIZE, TRENDSAND INSIGHTS
Mar 23, 2026Executive SummaryPakistan is a notable consumer and producer within the global cosmetics market, rankingamong the world’s leading countries in both consumption and production volume in 2024.The country’s trade dynamics are characterized by a significant reliance on imports, primarilyfrom China, while exports are strongly directed towards the United Arab Emirates. Theperiod from 2020 to […]
GOVT CONSIDERING DUTY CUTS ON BEAUTY PRODUCTS AND GYMEQUIPMENT
June 6, 2026ISLAMABAD: The federal government is considering significant customs duty reductions onimported beauty products, skincare materials, and fitness equipment as part of theupcoming Budget 2026-27, sources revealed.According to informed sources, authorities are reviewing Customs Notifications 1151 and1152 with a proposal to reduce import duties by an additional 2 percent to 5 percent on arange […]
CHINESE BEAUTY BRANDS ARE FINDING A NEW MARKET INPAKISTAN
In 2024, Pakistan imported $9.02 million worth of beauty, makeup and skincare productsunder HS code 330499. China supplied $2.95 million, or roughly one-third of that total,making it the largest source among the countries listed in the data. Chinese shipments alsoamounted to 85,668 kilograms.Those figures cover a broad product category and do not mean all of […]
BEAUTY AND PERSONAL CARE IN PAKISTAN
June 2026Beauty and personal care in Pakistan in 2025 reflected a resilient value growth trajectorysupported by a large and expanding population of over 255 million, alongside improvingeconomic conditions including a real GDP growth of 3% and easing inflation at 4%.Despite moderate volume growth constrained by economic uncertainties, the industryremains attractive due to consumers’ prioritisation of […]
REGULATING AESTHETIC MEDICINE IN PAKISTAN
June 2026A proposition for an inclusive, tiered practitioner framework — submitted to the Governmentof Pakistan, PM&DC and the Provincial Healthcare Commissions.A market of $611M by 2036 — governed by competency, not turf.The global non-surgical cosmetic market was valued at USD 35.99 billion in 2025 and isprojected to reach USD 64.07 billion by 2033. Pakistan — […]
PRA issues guidelines for aesthetic service providers
September 1, 2026The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has issued special guidelines for aesthetic clinics, spas,beauty salons and parlours across Punjab, directing them to prominently display theinstructions at their cash counters.According to a PRA spokesperson on Monday, a five percent Punjab sales tax is applicable toservices provided by aesthetic clinics, spas, salons and skin and laser […]
COSMETIC BOOM OUTPACES OVERSIGHT
August 17, 2026Pakistan’s booming, multi-billion-rupee cosmetic procedures industry, driven by an imageconscious urban elite and growing at an estimated 40 per cent annually, presents a starkcontrast to a country where preventable childhood malnutrition and waterborne diseasescontinue to claim tens of thousands of young lives each year.If industry estimates of 200,000 regular aesthetic clinic clients and […]
PAFDA Advances Consultations on Cosmetics Testing Regulatory Framework
Sep 04, 2026PAFDA (Punjab Agricultural Food and Drug Authority) reported consultations in September2026 with Punjab’s Food Safety and Consumer Protection Department regarding a strongercosmetics-testing regulatory framework, laboratory capabilities, standards and prioritytesting parameters.PAFDA hosted a series of consultative visits from the Food Safety and Consumer ProtectionDepartment, led by Ms. Azubah Azam, Additional Director General, along with […]