EnterCo has collected cosmetic regulatory updates in China, sharing company activities and data analysis of cosmetic registration and filing.
Official Announcements & Notices
NMPA Announcement on the 43 Batches of Non-compliance Cosmetics (No.1, 2024)
Source: National Medical Products Administration NMPA
Publish Date: January 5, 2024
NMPA Announcement on the Detection of Prohibited Raw Materials in 6 Batches of Cosmetics
(No.2, 2024)
Source: National Medical Products Administration NMPA
Publish Date: January 8, 2024
NMPA Issued the Test Methods for the Determination of 10 Ingredients in Cosmetics (No.3,
2024)
Source: National Medical Products Administration NMPA
Publish Date: January 9, 2024
Main Content Involved
These ingredients include Hydroxyflutamide, Finasteride, Nilutamide, Bicalutamide, Fluridil,
Flutamide, Cyproterone, Cyproterone acetate, Dutasteride, and Epristeride.
NMPA Announcement on the 37 Batches of Non-compliance Cosmetics (No.4, 2024)
Source: National Medical Products Administration NMPA
Publish Date: January 10, 2024
Source: China Oral Care Industry Association COCIA
Publish Date: January 12, 2024
Main Content Involved
On January 12, China Oral Care Industry Association released the Catalog of Used Toothpaste
Ingredients (Preliminary Draft) (Association Version), covering the Chinese name, INCI name/English
name, historical usage limit of 1026 used toothpaste ingredients.
Notice on Optimizing Import and Export Regulatory Measures for Low Concentration
Triethanolamine Mixtures
Source: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
Publish Date: January 25, 2024
Implementation Date: February 1, 2024
Main Content Involved
Consumer goods such as non-medical disinfectants, synthetic detergents, cosmetics, ink, etc. with low
triethanolamine content do not require import and export approval procedures for monitored chemical
products, nor do they require import and export permits for dual-use items and technologies.
NMPA Announcement on the 27 Batches of Non-compliance Cosmetics (No.7, 2024)
Source: National Medical Products Administration NMPA
Publish Date: January 26, 2024
Official Q&A
8.北京市化妆品审评检查中心关于普通化妆品备案常见问题一问一答（第二十八期）（主体责任专刊） Beijing Medical Products Administration Issued FAQs on General Cosmetic Filing (28th Issue)
Source: Beijing Municipal Medical Products Administration
Publish Date: January 3, 2024
Main Content Involved
1) What quality and safety management mechanism should the cosmetic registrant, filer, and
entrusted manufacturer establish?
2) How do cosmetic registrants, filers, and entrusted manufacturers establish and implement a system
for reviewing cosmetic registration and filing materials?
3) How do cosmetic registrants, filers, and entrusted manufacturers establish and implement a
production consistency review system?
4) How do cosmetic registrants, filers, and entrusted manufacturers establish and implement a batch-by-batch release system for products?
5) How do cosmetic registrants, filers, and entrusted manufacturers establish and implement a cause
triggered self-inspection system and a system for self-inspection of quality management?
Source: Beijing Municipal Medical Products Administration
Publish Date: January 11, 2024
Main Content Involved
1) Can two or more paste-making processes be used in the production of toothpaste at the same time?
2) For toothpaste with multiple sales packages, is it permissible to provide the label image for only
one of the sales packages?
3) What are the requirements for toxicological testing of toothpaste?
4) Which toothpaste needs to undergo efficacy evaluation, and which are exempt from efficacy
evaluation?
5) What are the requirements for the safety warning words in toothpaste?
6) What is children's toothpaste? What are the requirements for children's toothpaste?
Source: Guangzhou Municipal Administration for Market Regulation
Publish Date: January 12, 2024
Main Content Involved
1) Requirements for the annual report of general cosmetics
2) Which situation requires uploading the "Explanation Document for Re-filing after Cancellation"?
3) Can the corresponding product name continue to be used for product filing after the pre-filing
number has been cleared?
4) How to fill in multiple filing inspection reports for a product (from one manufacturing enterprise)?
Source: Guangzhou Municipal Administration for Market Regulation
Publish Date: January 18, 2024
Main Content Involved
1) Essential oil products
2) Which essential oil products do not belong to cosmetics?
3) For massage essential oil cosmetics, how do you apply for filing?
4) What should be noted when naming and claiming essential oil cosmetics?
5) How to conduct safety assessments on essential oil products?
Company Activity
12.2023年度数据报告及违法案例解析线上直播
Online Live Broadcasting: Big Data of Cosmetic Registration and Filing in 2023 and Non-compliance
Cases Sharing
Date: January 18, 2024
On January 18th, EnterCo and Yi Beauty & Lifestyle jointly held the 2023 annual data report and
illegal case analysis live broadcast event, attracting many industry insiders to watch and consult. Vicki
Jia, CEO of EnterCo, and Vian Fang, BD manager, analyzed online the new cosmetic ingredient data in 2023 and the trends, imported and domestic special cosmetic registration data, and shared the non-compliant cosmetic cases in 2023.
Yi Beauty Lifestyle is a service platform for the global beauty and fashion consumer goods industry,
which brings through over 100,000 member companies with five roles: retailers, brands, internet
celebrities, service providers, and factories.
Data Analysis
In 2023, NMPA issued 22 sampling notices, with 601 batches of non-compliant cosmetics. Among
them, 522 batches of cosmetics did not meet the relevant regulations, and 79 batches detected
prohibited raw materials.
In 2023, a total of 5,700 domestic special cosmetics are registered, an increase of 80% compared to
the same period last year. Meanwhile, nearly 900 imported special cosmetics are registered, an increase
of 93% compared to the same period last year.
In 2023, China's imported general cosmetics market saw a new lease of life. The total filing number
reached more than 12,500, an increase of 10% compared to 2022.
In 2023, about 567,000 domestic general cosmetics completed filing, an increase of 37% compared to
2022.
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