First of all, there are three steps to register imported Thai cosmetics in the China market:
1. Go to the Food and Drug Administration to apply for account registration and account password. Duration: 5 working days.
2. Go to the relevant inspection agency for inspection: 2-8 months.
3. Go to the General Administration for approval: 3-5 months.
Just look around 1 year or more. The fact is not so simple, because just filing requires submitting 12 application materials, and each item is very tiring:
Next, let's break down each item:
1. If you want to visit China market, you must find a companion.
Power of Attorney: Foreign investors naturally need a power of attorney from a foreign company to sell cosmetics in the China market, and this power of attorney needs to cooperate with a legally registered domestic standards organization with independent legal personality, and both parties sign or seal it.
Each authorization period is 4 years. The power of attorney shall indicate the authorization qualification granted by the enterprise to the domestic institution, including which goods are authorized, and the scope of authorization must be as comprehensive as possible within a certain range to avoid signing new authorizations to increase products in the future.
You must choose a good name.
Of course, the goods in China market should be marked in Chinese familiar to China people, just like the English names of foreigners, and finally translated into Jack and Tom.
According to the naming rules of cosmetics, we can't use such absolute adjectives as "comprehensive", "efficient", "intelligent" and "high-tech", which exaggerates the stunt in product promotion.
3, the formula has passed.
Formula review is a headache for foreign cosmetics to enter China. After all, different countries have different lists of banned cosmetics formulas, but since they want to be imported into other countries, they still have to follow the laws of each country.
But does this mean that foreign cosmetics will reduce the quality of products when they arrive in China, and are not as effective as original products bought outside? This requires a clear question. Does effectiveness mean security? If you throw away some raw materials that don't pass the customs, it will also make the skin of Chinese people less painful. Isn't that a good thing?
4, the production process should also report to the organization.
It is not enough to know what is in the product. Relevant units also require a review of the production process. Foreign-funded products need to submit a brief description of the process and a schematic diagram of the process flow in the declaration, which is concise and complete. The brief description is consistent with the sketch, and all the raw materials mentioned in the third formula should appear here, and none of them can be less.
Simplicity doesn't mean omitting some taken-for-granted parts, such as the heating process in some products, and directly omitting the cooling process after emulsifying the water-phase oil at 80℃, simply saying filling.
Just want to ask: "aren't you afraid of the heat?"
5, all kinds of specifications should also be clear.
When applying for a product, it is necessary to state the specifications (color, character, odor and microbial indicators) of the product, promise that the product meets the requirements of China cosmetic hygiene standards, and submit a foreign language version and a Chinese translation.
Say what's in the product, for example, methanol content should be indicated for products with total ethanol/isopropanol ≥ 10%(w/w), products with perming, hair removal and freckle removal, and products with total ethanol/isopropanol ≥3%(w/w) should be indicated with pH value.
6. Packaging is also a hurdle.
This package needs a good translator. The original packaging (including product labels and product specifications) of foreign products sold in the market should be provided when applying, and translated into standardized Chinese truthfully. This Chinese label is what we often stick on the back of original imported products.
The contents of the product declaration shall be consistent with the foreign language labels, instructions, methods of use, users and parts, precautions, etc. , the content shall not be deleted to reduce the inspection items. If it is a product suitable for men, it must also specify why it is suitable for men.
7, can not be toxic!
All declared cosmetics should be tested for toxicity and irritation by an inspection agency licensed by the government. The inspection items should be comprehensively determined according to the product category, packaging promotion and formula components, and the indicators should be measured according to what products they are. Moreover, it must be carried out in strict accordance with the steps, and toxicology tests can only be carried out before human trials. Finally, the documents submitted for inspection must be stamped by the testing organization before they are completed.
This piece is also a cosmetics brand banned by too many brands. First of all, animal testing prevented some brands from entering the China market (such as the famous body shop), but it was also for the safety of consumers.
& gt& gt Some brands are opposed to animal testing, so they are kept out of the China market.
8. Risk assessment is also required.
The declaration of cosmetics should also provide a risk assessment report, identify the hazards of the substances contained one by one, and analyze whether there are safety risk substances (dioxane, acrylamide, methanol, etc.). ). Some substances do not exist in raw materials originally, but they will be produced for other reasons in the production process. This piece also needs analysis and evaluation.
If this piece is not done well, think of the bully who was badly pitted by dioxane.
9, can not be associated with mad cow disease.
If raw materials extracted from animals such as cattle and sheep are used, a commitment letter for mad cow disease is required.
10, you must have a formal birth certificate: production and sales certificate.
Children without birth certificates can't even register, and cosmetics are not much better for a whole black household.
Cosmetic applicants are required to provide production and sales certificates issued by the competent government departments or trade associations in the country of production or country of origin (region), which specify the product name, the name of the manufacturer, the name of the organization that issued the documents, the seal of the organization or the signature of its legal representative (or its authorized person), and the date of issuance of the documents.