China Non-Compliant Cosmetic Data from January-July 2018: Certification Problems Major Cause of Rejection by Customs Authorities

Takehome: The major reasons for cosmetic rejected at Chinese ports by Chinese Customs authorities from January to July were non-compliant certificates and unqualified labeling.

According to data on non-compliant cosmetics from China General Administration of Customs (GAC), a total of 44 batches of cosmetics from 11 countries/regions were rejected from January to July 2018. Among these, body creams and body washes accounted for the majority of rejections. Reasons for rejections were primarily associated with invalid certificates including: inconsistent cosmetics and corresponding certificate, incomplete certificates or relevant materials, and unqualified labeling.

The table below details the information of rejected cosmetics each month:

Rejection Time	Number of Batches	Product Category	Main Countries/Regions of Origin	Reasons for Non-compliance
January	1	Shampoos	Sweden	Incomplete certificates or relevant materials
March	4	Mouthwash	Korea	Unqualified Labeling
April	2	Masks	Israel, Korea	Incomplete certificates or relevant materials
	2	Body creams, Moisturizers	Israel	Incomplete certificates or relevant materials
	5	Children toothpastes	Japan	Excessive Methyl paraben; Unqualified labeling.
	1	Shaving creams	Israel	Incomplete certificates or relevant materials
May	9	Body cream, body lotion	The US, Fiji	Inconsistent cosmetics and corresponding certificate
	1	Skin care powder	The UAE	Excessive saccharomycetes; Excessive moulds; Excessive bacteria counts.
	5	Gels	The US	Inconsistent cosmetics and corresponding certificate
	6	Body wash	Australia, the US	Inconsistent cosmetics and corresponding certificate
	2	Cleansing soaps	The US	Inconsistent cosmetics and corresponding certificate
June	2	Essential oils	The UK	Inconsistent cosmetics and corresponding certificate
	1	Face creams	Australia	Inconsistent cosmetics and corresponding certificate
	1	Handmade soaps	Taiwan (China)	Unqualified labeling
July	2	Hair conditioners	Italy	Unqualified labeling; Contamination and spoilage.

Note: All the non-compliant cosmetic products have been either returned or destroyed at the port.