China Starts a New Round of Consultation on Cosmetic Safety and Technical Standard
To reinforce cosmetic safety surveillance, China National Institutes for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) has started a new round to collect public comments to revise Cosmetic Safety and Technical Standard...
China Non-compliant Cosmetic Data from January to March
The main reasons for cosmetics being rejected at Chinese ports from January to March were lack of filing certificates and inconsistencies between certificates and inspected cosmetics...
Practical Design Tips for Chinese Chic Cosmetics (Video)
Every year when the Chinese Spring Festival comes, major beauty brands launch an abundance of Chinese chic cosmetics to cater to the festive season. However, in the past we...
China NMPA Launches Online Cosmetics Risk Inspection and Rectification Campaign
On May 1st NMPA began a nationwide campaign focused on rectifying issues associated with substandard products, illegal cosmetic claims, online sellers using false qualification information and e-commerce platform operators...
South Korea Implements Regulations on Hazard Assessment of FMCGs
Potentially hazardous cosmetics and other products generally considered fast moving consumer goods(FMCGs) as designated by international institutions or foreign governments, which use new...
India Postpones the Establishment of an Independent Cosmetics Legislative Framework
India is expected to establish a separate legislative framework to regulate the manufacture, sale and import of cosmetics in the country. India has placed the establishment of an independent cosmetics legislative framework on hiatus until the second half of 2019...
Hedy HeChinese Cosmetic Consumers: Trends and Forecasts
In a background of slowing economic growth and a palpable downturn in the willingness of Chinese consumers to spend, China’s cosmetic sector is a bright point which has maintained impressive growth. According to data from China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS),...- Hedy He
A Compendium of South Korean Cosmetic Regulatory Updates
South Korea’s latest updates for cosmetic regulations focus on 5 key areas: cosmetic business reclassification; natural and organic cosmetics certification system; extension of functional cosmetics review applicants’ scope; submission of the list of cosmetic raw... 
Anne PengThe Post Ecommerce Law Era: How are Daigou Doing?
News about the demise of daigou have been greatly exaggerated. Many daigou are atill alive despite risks...- Hedy He
Latest Updates and Problems may Occur on Indonesian Halal Certification
Indonesia is the fourth biggest country in the world with about 260 million people, of whom more than 86% are Islamic, making Indonesia the largest Muslim country in the world. Muslims have strict standards on diet and consumer products. For the same kind of products,... 
ParkLuThe Truth About KOLs’ Impact on China E-commerce Sales
If a brand can understand the unique value of a KOL impression, they can refine predictive metrics that will lead to KOL initiatives which guarantee ROI...
Vicky SunSpecifications on Imported Non-Special Use Cosmetics Filing Documents Review in Shanghai
On Nov. 9, 2018, China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) officially announced that registration of first imported non-special use cosmetics will be entirely replaced by filing management nationwide from Nov. 10. Due to the novelty of the new system,...
JapanThe standard regulates all cosmetic raw materials in Japan and includes two lists: negative list and positive list. Note: This translation was published by the Ministry of...Free
IndonesiaIndonesian Halal Product Assurance Law was released on Oct. 17, 2014 and will come into force on Oct. 17, 2019. The Law stipulated that all halal products which are imported,...Free
South KoreaCosmetic Safety Standard is to ensure the management of manufacture, import and safety management by defining standards of prohibited ingredients, restricted ingredients used in...$630
South KoreaEnforcement Rule of the Cosmetics Act is pursuant to South Korean overarching regulation Cosmetics Act and specifies detailed rules to regulate production and selling of cosmetics...$1650
South KoreaOn March 13, 2018, South Korea released No. 15488 Cosmetics Act and it entered into force on March 14, 2019. This Act is the overarching regulations for cosmetics in South Korea,...$1550
JapanThe document is the enforcement regulations of the Act on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Products Including Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices. Note: This...Free
- Draft for Amendments of Restrictions on Manufacture, Import and Sales of Cosmetics and Personal Cleaning Products containing Microbeads
- Restrictions on Manufacture, Import and Sales of Cosmetics and Personal Cleaning Products containing Microbeads
- Guangdong Cosmetics Safety Regulation
- Safety Standards, etc. for Cosmetics
- Cosmetic Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations
- China: Registration Dossiers for Imported Cosmetics and Domestic Special Use Cosmetics
Apr 28,2019
- Japan: Permitted Tar Colors
Apr 16,2019
- Japan Quasi Drugs: Positive List of Additives (April 16 2019)
Apr 16,2019
- Japan Cosmetics: Limitation on Inclusion of UV Absorbers in Cosmetics
Mar 20,2019
- Korea: Approved Testing Institutions for Cosmetics
Jan 14,2019
How to Export Cosmetics to the EU (+UK): A Step by Step Approach to Compliance
Speaker: Matteo Zanotti Russo
How to Enter the Chinese Market via Cross Border E-commerce
Speaker: John Piao, Winnie Xu
Retrospect of 2018 Asia-Pacific Cosmetic Regulatory Updates
Speaker: Danni Chen
