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.

Import Failure from Jan. – Mar. 2019
According to the data on non-compliant cosmetics from China General Administration of Customs (GAC), a total of 8 batches of cosmetics from 3 countries/regions (South Korea, Germany and Taiwan) were rejected from January to March 2019.

These products range from cleansing products to skin care products. The major reason for the rejections is invalid certificates, including inconsistencies between the certificates supplied and the cosmetics inspected. Additional reasons were lack of filing 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	Countries/Regions of Origin	Port of Entry	Reasons for Non-compliance
January ^[1]	1	Cleansing Foam	South Korea	Guangzhou	Excessive bacteria counts(Microbial contamination)
	1	Essence	Germany	Shenzhen	Inconsistencies between certificates and inspected cosmetics
	2	Makeup-removal Cotton	Taiwan	Shenzhen	Lack of filing certificates
February ^[2]	1	Makeup remover	South Korea	Shenzhen	Inconsistencies between certificates and inspected cosmetics
	1	Children toothpaste	Germany	Shenzhen	Unqualified labeling
	1	Essence	South Korea	Shanghai	Incomplete certificates or relevant materials
March ^[3]	1	Fragrance	Germany	Guangzhou	Lack of filing certificates

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

Detailed requirements for imported cosmetics filing can refer to CL News.