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China export standards for Cosmetics & personal care

Cosmetics and personal care products exported from China—covering skincare, colour cosmetics, hair care, and oral hygiene products—are regulated through ingredient-restriction lists, safety assessment obligations, product notification or registration requirements, and labelling mandates that differ significantly between markets. The EU Cosmetics Regulation maintains a list of over 1,300 restricted or prohibited substances and requires a Cosmetic Product Safety Report and CPNP notification; the US under MoCRA now requires facility registration and product listing; other markets maintain their own positive or negative ingredient lists. Claims substantiation, preservative systems, and microbiological specifications must each be documented. The pages below compare the regulatory framework, restricted ingredient obligations, and notification or registration procedure for each market covered.