China Opens Testing Method of Anti-infective Agents in Cosmetics to Public Consultation
On Sep 14, China released a cosmetic testing method standardizing new requirements to test for anti-infective agents in cosmetic products. The draft is for public consultation until...
Taiwan FDA Drafted Administrative Measures for Cosmetics Certificate Issuance
On Sep 3, 2018, TFDA released a draft of Administrative Measures for Cosmetics Certificate Issuance. The Measure includes the application requirements, review procedures and...
Guangdong Opens the Third Port for Filing Management
On September 7th, Guangdong FDA appointed a new port for filing management...
Indonesia to Raise Import Tariffs on Cosmetics
On Sep 5, 2018, Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati gave a news briefing announcing that Indonesia would increase import tariffs on 1147 consumer goods ranging from cars to shampoo. Import tariff rates on...-
Taiwan to Modify the List of Ingredients Prohibited in Cosmetics and Ingredients Used in Special-Use Cosmetics
On Aug 30, 2018, Taiwan FDA released 2 drafts of Ingredients Prohibited in Cosmetics and Ingredients Used in Special-use Cosmetics. The ingredient... 
China Consults on the Amendment to Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics and the Draft of 2018 Chinese Version of INCI
The scopes of the amendment to Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics include overview, cosmetic prohibited/limited ingredients, cosmetic permitted ingredients and part of the toxicological testing methods. The 2018...
Nurmia Agustina4 Pitfalls of the Indonesian Cosmetic Market
As the 4th largest nation in terms of population and boasting a rapidly expanding middle class, Indonesia undoubtedly offers lucrative investment potentials for the global cosmetic sector...- Nurmia Agustina
What You Need to Know about Compulsory Halal Certification in Indonesia
Effective from October 11, 2017, the Religious Affairs Ministry (MORA) has founded the Halal Products Certification Agency or Halal Product Assurance Implementing Board (BPJPH) as the sole halal certification body – three years after Law 33/2014 was issued. This agency... 
Josephine ZhouHalal Cosmetics Market Rapid Growth Requires Further Regulatory Development
Halal cosmetics are a rapidly developing niche of the halal and mainstream market. The 100% natural ingredients commitment of halal products also attracts many non-Muslims. The increased popularity of these products requires development of a regulatory and...- Josephine Zhou
[Conference Exclusive] 2017 China Cosmetic Market Data Analysis and Predictions
During Sep. 19th -22nd 2017, the China Association of Fragrance Flavor and Cosmetic Industries (CAFFCI) held its annual conference during which market, regulatory trends and forecasts were revealed. Cosmetic sale growth rate shows an optimistic rise in 2017,... 
Giacomo CirilloCurrent Trends in China's Male Cosmetics Market
Male Cosmetic is still an underdeveloped sector of China's cosmetic industry but there is huge room for future development. In this article we will talk about the characteristics of this market and provide a case study of compliance requirements for 2 popular products...- Josephine Zhou
Bright Prospects for International Cosmetic Enterprise in Vietnam
As an important emerging economy Vietnam is now being recognized as a destination offering great potential for investment. For the cosmetics industry one of the most enticing aspects of Vietnam's market is the significant growth in teenage and young adult demographics...
OtherThis annual report encompasses main cosmetic regulatory updates around Asia Pacific countries in 2017, including topics such as importation compliance procedure changes, CBEC...$199
ChinaThe report detailed introduces and interprets Chinese major cosmetic regulatory updates in 2016.$110
TaiwanTaiwan's overarching regulation has been under revision since 2015, and hasn't finished yet in 2016. Presumably the most significant change wil be the abolition of pre-market...$69
TaiwanCosmetic regulations in Taiwan were not subject to any significant changes in 2015. Taiwan Food and Drug Administration did however announce plans to revise the overarching...$100
ChinaChina began cosmetic regulatory reform in earnest in 2014. In 2015 the reforms made significant progress. In 2015, China State Council released the second draft of the overarching...$170
KoreaCompared to China’s policy of sweeping reforms to its cosmetic regulatory framework, Korea adopts a more gradual approach through the implementation of smaller changes over an...$120
- Taiwan: Ingredients Restricted in Cosmetics
Aug 17,2018
- Korea: Approved Testing Institutions for Cosmetics
Jul 26,2018
- Taiwan: Ingredients Prohibited in Cosmetics (20160222 integrated version)
May 29,2018
- Korea: Functional Cosmetics and Quasi Drugs Classification
May 29,2018
- China: Testing Institutions for Filing of Domestic Non-special Use Cosmetics
May 18,2018
