Compliance
Cosmetic regulations by market, with the latest amendments
42 markets, one card each: the authority, notification vs registration, who must be the local responsible person, what the safety file needs, key labeling rules, and the most recent change. Where a market's banned/restricted list is in our inventories, it links straight through.
Every entry cites an official or industry source; the official text of each market prevails and this is a factory-side digest, not legal advice. Data updated 2026-09-10.
Latest changes, 2025–2026
Newest first; only changes in force or with a published date.
European Union · Expanded EU fragrance-allergen labelling becomes mandatory for new products
Regulation (EU) 2023/1545 adds 56 allergens to Annex III; products placed on the market from 31 July 2026 must name them above 0.001% (leave-on) / 0.01% (rinse-off), with existing products to comply by 31 July 2028 — Switzerland applies the same annex and Canada mirrors the list.
SourcesMainland China · China NMPA Announcement No. 70 (2026) streamlines registration and filing
Eight measures: a first-launch-in-China commitment replaces home-market sale proof, animal-test exemptions widen, ingredient safety data are archived instead of submitted, similar formulas may share test reports, cross-border production transfers and domestic-responsible-person changes are simplified, and more efficacy-test methods are accepted.
SourcesUnited Kingdom (Great Britain) · UK SI 2026/23 and SI 2026/109 set GB-specific bans and dates
Great Britain bans 4-MBC and lowers the formaldehyde-releaser warning threshold to 0.001% from 15 July 2026, bans CMRs incl. TPO from 15 August 2026 (sell-through to 14 February 2027), restricts hexyl salicylate from 15 August 2026 and bans 17 more CMRs incl. nano silver from 23 March 2027, while still not adopting the EU 2023/1545 allergen expansion.
SourcesTaiwan · Taiwan makes PIF and GMP mandatory for all general cosmetics
The final phase of the Cosmetic Hygiene and Safety Act roll-out requires every general cosmetic (except exempt handmade soap) to hold a Product Information File with a safety assessment and to be manufactured under 化粧品優良製造準則, on top of the existing product notification.
SourcesASEAN (ASEAN Cosmetic Directive) · ASEAN releases revised ACD Annexes II, III, IV and VI
After the 43rd ACC meeting, bifonazole, clotrimazole, thiabendazole and tioconazole were banned, kojic acid capped at 1%/0.2%, BHT and verbena absolute restricted and chlorophene/2-chloroacetamide dropped as preservatives; Malaysia transposed the changes by NPRA Circular 2/2026 on 2026-07-06 and the Philippines had adopted the 40th–42nd ACC changes by FDA Circular 2026-0001 on 2026-04-22.
SourcesAustralia · Australia requires an AICIS assessment certificate for retinal in consumer products
Following evaluation EVA00186 (presumed developmental toxicant, Repr. 1B), retinal/retinaldehyde with any consumer end use can no longer be exempted or reported, so an assessment certificate is needed before import or manufacture of retinal serums, creams and moisturisers.
SourcesBangladesh · Bangladesh publishes draft Cosmetics (Licence and Registration) Rules 2026
The Health Services Division released for comment the draft rules that will operationalise cosmetics licensing and registration under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 2023 (DGDA), which has so far run without detailed rules.
SourcesBrazil · Brazil issues RDC 1.029/2026 and 1.030/2026 ingredient lists after 2025 bans
ANVISA's new Mercosur-harmonised restricted list (part 1, 24-month adaptation) and prohibited list (12-month adaptation) follow RDC 995/2025's TPO and DMPT ban in force 2025-11-03 and Law 15.183/2025's animal-testing ban from 2025-07-31; consultation 1.399/2026 on the second restricted-list tranche ran until 8 September 2026.
SourcesUkraine · Ukraine adopts Resolution No. 737 amending the cosmetics Technical Regulation
Re-issues Annexes 2–6 to EU 1223/2009 levels, keeps 2026-08-03 as the date from which all newly placed cosmetics must be notified and fully compliant, allows legacy/non-notified stock to be sold until 2030-08-03, and enters into force six months after publication (2026-12-13).
SourcesEuropean Union · Regulation (EU) 2026/909 ('Omnibus Act 2') enters into force
Published 2026-04-28, it restricts fragrance allergens (benzyl salicylate, citral/geranial/neral, acetylated vetiver oil), aluminium compounds, zinc salts and several hair dyes and bans triphenyl phosphate, with a placing-on-market deadline of 2027-01-01 and sell-through to 2028-07-01 (citral 2028-08-01).
SourcesArgentina · Argentina adopts Mercosur GMC 27/25, 06/25 and 07/25 lists and deregulates imports
Disp. 2820/2026 bans TPO and N,N-dimethyl-p-toluidine with 60 days to adapt; Disp. 2599/2026 and 2601/2026 (BO 2026-05-21) replace the 2011/2014 restricted and prohibited lists; earlier Disp. 4033/2025 removed ANMAT prior intervention on cosmetic imports from 2025-07-10 and Disp. 7939/2025 allowed establishment enabling by sworn declaration.
SourcesEuropean Union · EU Omnibus VIII (Regulation (EU) 2026/78) applies
Published 2026-01-13, it bans nano and massive silver, restricts silver powder, hexyl salicylate and o-phenylphenol, and required withdrawal of non-compliant products by 1 May 2026 without a stock-clearance period.
SourcesCanada · Canada mandates fragrance-allergen disclosure on cosmetic labels
Under SOR/2024-63, 24 fragrance allergens must appear in the ingredient list above 0.001% leave-on / 0.01% rinse-off from 12 April 2026, expanding to 81 allergens for new products from 1 August 2026 and all products from 1 August 2028, with compliance promotion until 11 April 2027.
SourcesSouth Korea · Korea enacts a mandatory cosmetic safety assessment system (Act No. 21302)
Responsible sellers must prepare and retain a safety assessment reviewed by a qualified assessor before marketing; MFDS issued preparation guidelines on 2026-06-10 and draft Decree/Rule amendments on 2026-07-08, with phased application from 2028 and full enforcement around 2031.
SourcesIsrael · Israel proposes a 'U.S. track' and retailer duties for cosmetics
A Ministry of Health legislative memorandum would allow import of FDA-compliant cosmetics alongside the EU track, impose verification duties on retailers via the MoH cosmetics database, bring solid soap into scope and create a standing advisory committee; it remains a proposal.
SourcesUnited States · FDA withdraws talc-asbestos testing rule while other MoCRA rules stay pending
FDA withdrew the December-2024 proposed talc testing rule, issued its PFAS-in-cosmetics report (2025-12-29) and draft mandatory-recall guidance (2025-12-18); GMP, fragrance-allergen and formaldehyde hair-smoothing rules missed statutory deadlines with NPRMs now targeted for November 2026, and biennial facility-registration renewals began two years after each initial registration.
SourcesIndonesia · Indonesia issues PerBPOM 25/2025 on cosmetic ingredients ahead of the halal deadline
Issued in October 2025 (day inferred from its one-year transition ending 2026-10-03), PerBPOM 25/2025 replaced the 2019/2022 ingredient rules with tighter ACD-aligned limits; two weeks after that deadline, on 2026-10-17, BPJPH halal certification becomes mandatory for all cosmetics under PP 42/2024.
SourcesKazakhstan (EAEU member) · EEC Council Decision No. 74/2025 amends TR CU 009/2011 ingredient annexes
Published 2025-10-28 and applicable across the EAEU (incl. Kazakhstan) from 2026-10-28, it adds 14 prohibited substances, three restricted substances, a new UV filter (incl. nano form) and bans fluorides in liquid oral products for children under 6, with a 0.001% formaldehyde labelling threshold from 2027-01-01; EEC Board Decision No. 31 (2026-03-10) set transition periods.
SourcesSaudi Arabia · SFDA bans 21 more cosmetic ingredients
After a 2025-08-14 circular adding three restricted substances, SFDA added 21 substances (e.g. dibutyltin maleate, dibutyltin oxide, 4-nitrosomorpholine, 4-methylimidazole) to its prohibited list; import/manufacture of non-compliant products is banned from 2026-01-01 with sell-through allowed until 2028-01-01.
SourcesEuropean Union · EU Omnibus VII (Regulation (EU) 2025/877) bans TPO and other CMRs
TPO (UV nail-gel photoinitiator) and other newly classified CMR substances were added to Annex II with no sell-through: products may neither be placed nor made available on the EU market from 1 September 2025.
SourcesVietnam · Vietnam Circular 34/2025/TT-BYT takes effect; draft Cosmetics Decree in consultation
Circular 34/2025 (issued 2025-07-03) added online notification via the National Public Service Portal, while the MoH's draft Decree on Cosmetic Management (WTO G/TBT/N/VNM/349, redrafted 2026-02 and 2026-05) would replace Circular 06/2011 with mandatory CGMP-ASEAN, PIF and stricter claims rules.
SourcesColombia / Andean Community (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) · Andean Decision 944, mandatory labelling regulation and Colombia's animal-testing rule
Decision 944 removes the blanket Spanish-translation requirement for NSO technical files; the Andean Labelling Technical Regulation (Res. 2310) became mandatory on 2025-12-17 for Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia; Colombia's Res. 0814/2026 (May 2026) requires a first-party no-animal-testing declaration with new and renewed NSOs.
SourcesMorocco · Morocco's AMMPS conditions cosmetic applications on updated establishment declarations
Applications filed since 2025-06-11 are processed only after the operator's cosmetics/body-hygiene establishment declaration is updated, part of the DMP-to-AMMPS transition aimed at tracing every product to a responsible operator.
SourcesJapan · Japan promulgates PMD Act amendment (Act No. 37 of 2025)
Phased in from 2025-11-20 and 2026-05-01, the amendment strengthens MAH quality/safety governance and supply obligations; the cosmetics-specific 2025 change was MHLW's 2025-03-10 notice rewriting the 特記表示 highlighted-ingredient rules to require the ingredient's purpose on packs and ads.
SourcesSri Lanka · Sri Lanka NMRA revises document requirements for new cosmetic registrations
A new 11-document checklist for importers (heavy-metal CoA, steroid-free declaration, ISO 22716/GMP certificate, Safety Assessment Report, embassy-attested FSC) applies from 2025-06-01.
SourcesMainland China · China stops accepting simplified safety assessment reports
The one-year transition under NMPA Announcement 2024 No. 50 ended, so every new registration or filing now needs a full-version safety assessment per the 2021 Technical Guidelines, with eligible general cosmetics submitting the basic conclusion and keeping the full report on file.
SourcesSouth Korea · Korea amends cosmetic packaging labelling rules
MFDS amended the Cosmetics Act Enforcement Rule (Annex 4) with immediate effect, revising how the manufacturing number, expiry date, period-after-opening and precautions must appear on all cosmetics made or imported after that date.
SourcesIsrael · Israel's 'What is good for Europe' cosmetics reform takes effect
Amendment No. 37 (2024) to the Pharmacists Ordinance replaced the cosmetic product licence (discontinued 2024-12-31) with notification of EU/UK/Swiss-compliant cosmetics by a registered Israeli responsible representative, while sensitive categories remain under approval.
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Eurasia 3
Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) sets the rules; national bodies enforce — in Russia Rospotrebnadzor (state registration, surveillance) and accredited certification bodies for declarations
Russia / Eurasian Economic Union (Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan)
TR CU 009/2011 (Customs Union Commission Decision No. 799 of 23 September 2011) · Technical Regulation of the Customs Union TR CU 009/2011 'On Safety of Perfumery and Cosmetic Products'
- In force
- 2012-07-01
- Latest change
- EEC Board Decision No. 87 of 2025-10-07 updated the lists of standards supporting TR CU 009/2011 (new test methods for formaldehyde, UV-A, water resistance and SPF; essential-oil safety standards) effective 2026-04-08; the last substantive annex revision (EEC Council Decision No. 64 of 2022-04-15, prohibited/restricted lists, colorants, preservatives, UV filters) took effect 2023-04-18.Sources
- Market entry
- Mandatory EAC conformity assessment before placing on the market — Declaration of Conformity for most cosmetics, or a State Registration Certificate (SGR) for higher-risk groups such as children's, intimate-hygiene, tanning, whitening, hair-dye/perm, chemical-peel and fluoride >0.15% products — recorded in the EAEU unified register.
- Responsible person
- The applicant for the declaration or state registration must be a legal entity or sole trader registered in an EAEU member state (manufacturer, its authorised representative or importer) and is named on the label.
- Safety file
- Technical evidence behind the declaration — test reports from accredited EAEU laboratories (physico-chemical, microbiological, toxicological/clinical) plus GMP evidence; no PIF/CPSR concept but equivalent documents are held by the applicant.
- Labeling
- Russian (plus the state language of the member state of sale) for product name, purpose, warnings, applicant/manufacturer details, shelf life and batch; the ingredient list may use INCI/Latin; EAC mark mandatory; no fragrance-allergen declaration requirement.
- Animal testing
- No ban — animal testing is not prohibited and toxicological data may still be generated in vivo.
- Ingredient lists
- Annex 1 (prohibited), Annex 2 (restricted), Annex 3 (colorants), Annex 4 (preservatives), Annex 5 (UV filters) of TR CU 009/2011, plus the list of products subject to state registration (Annex 12).
- Notes
- Annex numbering for the state-registration product list (Annex 12) and the SGR product categories are summarised from certification-body guidance, not re-verified against the consolidated regulation text.
Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan – Committee for Sanitary and Epidemiological Control (state registration) and EAEU-accredited certification bodies (declarations), under rules set by the Eurasian Economic Commission
Kazakhstan (EAEU member)
TR CU 009/2011 (Customs Union Commission Decision No. 799 of 23 Sept 2011), as amended by EEC Council Decisions No. 64/2022, No. 114/2024 and No. 74/2025 · EAEU/Customs Union Technical Regulation TR CU 009/2011 'On Safety of Perfumery and Cosmetic Products', applied directly in Kazakhstan as an EAEU member state (no separate national cosmetics law)
- In force
- 2012-07-01
- Latest change
- EEC Council Decision No. 114 (29 Nov 2024) entered into force (new product categories, state-registration schemes with 5-year certificates, enhanced toxicology testing from 2026-07-01), while Decision No. 74 (12 Sept 2025) adds 14 prohibited substances, a new UV filter and a fluoride ban in children's liquid oral products from 2026-10-28 and a 0.001% formaldehyde labelling threshold from 2027-01-01.Sources
- Market entry
- Pre-market EAC conformity assessment: a Declaration of Conformity (max 5 years) registered by an EAEU-accredited body for most cosmetics, or a State Registration certificate (SGR, now max 5 years) for listed categories (children's, intimate, tanning, whitening, chemical peels, hair dyes, etc.), with documents issued in any EAEU state valid in Kazakhstan.
- Responsible person
- The applicant/declarant must be a legal entity registered in an EAEU member state (Kazakh importer or the manufacturer's authorised representative) whose name and address appear on the label.
- Safety file
- Test reports from accredited EAEU laboratories (microbiology, toxicology/safety, physico-chemical), formula, technical documentation and label samples, with foreign documents translated into Russian.
- Labeling
- Russian plus Kazakh (state language) labeling with the EAC mark, EAEU applicant name/address, ingredients, batch, shelf life and specific warnings (e.g. fluoride content), as Kazakhstan's Law on Languages requires Kazakh on labels.
- Animal testing
- No ban on animal testing under TR CU 009/2011.
- Ingredient lists
- TR CU 009/2011 Annexes 1–5 (prohibited substances, restricted substances, colorants, preservatives, UV filters), broadly aligned to EU lists and updated by Decisions 64/2022, 114/2024 and 74/2025.
- Notes
- The specific Kazakh committee issuing SGR certificates was not confirmed on an official page. EEC Board Decision No. 87 (7 Oct 2025) updated the standards lists from 2026-04-08 and Board Decision No. 31 (10 Mar 2026) set transition periods for Decision 74.
Ministry of Health of Ukraine (regulator and notification portal) and the State Service of Ukraine on Medicines and Drugs Control (market surveillance)
Ukraine
CMU Resolution No. 65 of 2021-01-20 (in force 2024-08-03), as amended by CMU Resolution No. 737 of 2026-06-04 · Technical Regulation on Cosmetic Products, approved by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 65 of 20 January 2021 (aligned with EU Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009)
- In force
- 2024-08-03
- Latest change
- Resolution No. 737 re-issued Annexes 2–6 in line with EU lists and set staged deadlines: products placed on the market from 2026-08-03 must be notified and fully compliant, legacy/non-notified stock may be sold until 2030-08-03, and the amendment enters into force six months after publication (2026-12-13).Sources
- Market entry
- Mandatory pre-market notification through the Ministry of Health's electronic portal (CPNP-style) by the responsible person before placing on the market, fully enforced for products placed from 2026-08-03.
- Responsible person
- A responsible person established in Ukraine (manufacturer, importer or a third party mandated in writing) must be designated and named on the label.
- Safety file
- Product Information File with a Cosmetic Product Safety Report signed by a qualified assessor, kept 10 years at the responsible person's address.
- Labeling
- Ukrainian-language labeling with responsible person name/address, INCI ingredients, batch, durability/PAO, precautions and function, with internationally understood symbols allowed.
- Animal testing
- Banned – the regulation prohibits placing on the market cosmetics tested on animals, mirroring EU Article 18.
- Ingredient lists
- Annexes 2–6 of the Technical Regulation (prohibited, restricted, colorants, preservatives, UV filters) mirroring EU 1223/2009 Annexes II–VI as updated by Resolution 737/2026.
- Notes
- GlobalCosing reports publication of Resolution 737 on 2026-06-13 and entry into force on 2026-12-13; confirm against zakon.rada.gov.ua. The draft had been notified to the WTO on 2025-07-30 with comments to 2026-01-09.
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