What are the Chinese labeling regulations for imported cosmetics?

Provisions on Chinese Labeling of Imported Cosmetics: Article 7 (Labeling Requirements) Cosmetic labels must ensure that the contents of the labels are complete and clear, and must not be printed off or pasted loosely, and cannot be modified or supplemented by pasting, cutting or altering. Article 8 (Contents of Labels) Cosmetic labels shall at least indicate the following contents: (1) Product name; (2) The name and address of the producer; (three) the actual production and processing places; (four) the hygiene license number and product standard number of the cosmetics production enterprise; (five) approval number or filing number; (6) List of all parts; (7) Quality guarantee period; (8) net content; (nine) other information marked by the laws and regulations of the US Food and Drug Administration or the provisions of the State Council; Cosmetics with a net content of less than 15g or 15ml only need to be marked with product name, manufacturer name, net content, shelf life, approval number or filing number, and other contents of this clause can be marked in the manual. If the transparent packaged cosmetics can clearly identify all the contents on the inner packaging or container or the contents marked in this article through the sales packaging, the corresponding contents may not be repeatedly marked on the sales packaging. Article 9 (Prohibition Provisions) Cosmetics are prohibited from labeling and declaring the following contents: (1) Contents that express or imply medical functions; (2) Exaggerating functions, making false propaganda, belittling similar products or easily causing misunderstanding or confusion to consumers; (3) content that violates social public order and good customs; (4) Contents prohibited by other laws, regulations and standards. Article 10 (Innovative Terms) When innovative terms that have not been widely used in the industry are used in cosmetics labels, the specific meaning of the innovative terms shall be explained on the same display surface with the same font size. Article 11 (Requirements for Logo Text) In addition to the registered trademark logo, the production address of overseas enterprises and the established professional terms of cosmetics, the contents of the logo specified in Article 8 must be marked on the visual surface of product packaging with standardized Chinese characters. If it is necessary to use foreign characters or other symbols to accurately express its meaning, it should be explained in Chinese on the visual plane. All or part of Chinese characters in domestic cosmetic labels can be translated into other kinds of characters. When marking at the same time, the font size of other types of characters of the same content shall not be greater than that of Chinese characters. Article 12 (Naming Requirements) Cosmetics shall be marked with the product name, which consists of three parts: trademark name, generic name and attribute name, and shall meet the following requirements: (1) The trademark name shall comply with the provisions of relevant laws and administrative regulations. Registered trademarks and unregistered trademarks may be used, except those used in cosmetics that do not meet the prohibitive provisions of Article 9 of these Measures. (2) The generic name shall be accurate and objective, and may be a text indicating the raw materials of the product or describing the purpose and use of the product. Where the name of the raw material of the product is used, the efficacy of the raw material shall be consistent with the purpose of the product. (3) The attribute name shall indicate the true physical properties or appearance of the product. Common names and attribute names can be omitted from the names of cosmetics that are used by convention and habit. When the brand name, common name and attribute name of different products are the same, other contents that need to be marked should be indicated after the attribute name, including color or color number, sun protection index, smell, applicable hair quality, skin type or specific population. Article 13 (Requirements for Name Labeling) The product name marked on cosmetics shall be consistent with the approved or filed name, and the logo font of the product name shall not be smaller than other logo fonts in the sales package, except for trademarks contained in the name. The name of cosmetics should be marked in a prominent position on the display surface of sales packaging. If the cosmetics sales package cannot be marked on the display surface due to the shape and volume of the sales package, it can be marked on its visual surface. Article 14 (Meaning of Producer's Name and Address) The producer's name and address marked on cosmetics include the names and addresses of the production enterprises that bear the responsibility for product quality and safety according to law and the actual production enterprises that organize the implementation of production activities. Imported cosmetics also include the names and addresses of enterprises that undertake product safety responsibilities in China. The actual manufacturer of cosmetic labels is the manufacturer who completes the final process of contact with the contents. If the actual production enterprise is a domestic enterprise, it shall be marked according to the requirements of domestic cosmetics, and if the actual production enterprise is an overseas enterprise, it shall be marked according to the requirements of imported cosmetics. If the enterprise is a branch or production base of a group company that cannot bear legal responsibility independently according to law, the name and address of the enterprise in the cosmetics label shall be the name and address of the group company that bears legal responsibility. Article 15 (Marking of Producer's Name and Address) The name and address of the cosmetics producer shall be marked in accordance with the following provisions: (1) If the cosmetics are produced independently by the production enterprise, the name and address of the production enterprise shall be marked. (2) If the cosmetics are produced by the actual production enterprise entrusted by the production enterprise, the names and addresses of the production enterprise and the actual production enterprise shall be marked at the same time. (3) Unless the manufacturing enterprise is a domestic enterprise, the name and address of the enterprise responsible for product safety in China shall be marked on the imported cosmetics. There are many actual production enterprises in the products entrusted for processing, and it is difficult to mark all the information of the actual production enterprises on the visible surface of the product packaging due to the shape or volume of the sales packaging. You can mark the information of the actual production enterprises by marking the guiding information on the visible surface of the product packaging and marking the detailed name and address in the manual. Article 16 (Labeling of Actual Production and Processing Place) The actual production and processing place in the cosmetics label refers to the location of the actual production enterprise. The actual production and processing places of domestic cosmetics should be marked at least to the provincial level according to administrative divisions, and the actual production and processing places of imported cosmetics should be marked to or regions (Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan). Article 17 (Marking of Batch Number and Record Number of Cosmetic License) The approval number and record number of domestic cosmetics for special use and imported cosmetics shall be marked according to the approval number or record number issued by the examination and approval authority. Within six months before the domestic non-special purpose cosmetics go on the market, enterprises can log in to the domestic non-special purpose filing management system to obtain the automatically generated product record number, and use the record number to identify it. If the filing information of domestic non-special cosmetics is not submitted within six months from the date of obtaining the filing number, the filing management system will automatically cancel the filing number. Article 18 (Labeling of Cosmetic Ingredients) Cosmetic labels shall be marked with a list of all ingredients. The labeling method and requirements shall conform to the relevant provisions of the standard General Label for Consumer Goods and Cosmetics (GB5296.3-2008). Article 19 (Function, Safety Statement and Certification Mark) The function statement of cosmetics shall be scientific, true and accurate, and supported by sufficient experimental or evaluation data. If a product claims to have been tested by a efficacy evaluation and verification institution and a report is issued, relevant evaluation and verification information may be marked on the product label; If it has not been evaluated and verified, the words "the above-mentioned efficacy has not been evaluated and verified" shall be marked at the end of the description of the claimed efficacy, and the font shall be the same as the logo font not lower than the claimed efficacy. Article 20 (Administration of Efficacy Evaluation and Verification Institutions) Efficacy evaluation and verification institutions shall have the basic conditions suitable for their cosmetic efficacy evaluation and verification work, and carry out efficacy evaluation and verification work scientifically and fairly according to the Guiding Principles for Efficacy Evaluation issued by the US Food and Drug Administration in the State Council. The efficacy evaluation and verification institution shall be responsible for the authenticity and accuracy of the efficacy evaluation and verification report issued by it, and shall not forge or alter the inspection report or its data and results. The relevant qualification documents of the efficacy evaluation verification institution and the efficacy evaluation report issued by it shall be voluntarily disclosed on the website designated by the food and drug supervision and administration department of the State Council, and be subject to supervision. Article 21 (Marking of Production Date and Shelf Life) The shelf life shall be marked in one or two of the following ways: (1) Production date and shelf life; (2) Production batch number and validity period. The production date or batch number must be in Chinese or Arabic numerals, arranged and marked in the order of four-digit year, two-digit month and two-digit day, and printed on the original packaging of the product in direct contact with the contents. If other information needs to be marked in the production batch number, a letter suffix can be added after the marked information such as year, month and day. Article 22 (Provisions on Marking Warning Words for Precautions) In any of the following circumstances, warning words shall be marked: (1) Laws, regulations, standards and norms have warning words and safety-related labeling requirements for cosmetics restricted substances, preservatives, sunscreens and temporarily allowed hair dyes; (two) laws, regulations, standards and norms for cosmetics suitable for special groups such as children; (3) Flammable cosmetics such as nail polish, nail remover, nail hardener and pressurized sol should be marked with fire or explosion-proof safety warning words. (four) other provisions of laws, regulations, standards and norms that should be marked with safety warnings, methods of use or storage conditions. Article 23 (Provisions on Precautions for Other Labeling Matters) Usage, suitable crowd, unsuitable crowd, suitable part and unsuitable part can be derived without notice, except as required by laws, regulations, standards and norms. Precautions and warning words should be marked with guiding words, and standardized Chinese signs must be used. Article 24 (Claims in disguise are prohibited) Cosmetics shall not be publicized in the following forms: (1) misleading consumers by using trademarks, font sizes, color differences or suggestive language, graphics and symbols; (two) by claiming the function of the raw materials used to imply that the product does not actually have or is not allowed to claim the function; (three) the use of certification marks that have not been approved by the China municipal government departments to declare the safety and function of cosmetics; (4) Other implied forms claim that it is forbidden to mark the contents stated in Article 9 of these Measures. Article 25 (Label Change Procedure) Where the product needs to be approved or put on record, the following provisions shall apply: (1) Domestic non-special-purpose cosmetics, domestic special-purpose cosmetics and imported cosmetics that claim to be changed need to be updated with their product labels. After the manufacturer uploads the updated label to the designated online filing system, the product can be produced and sold; (2) If the labels of domestic cosmetics for special purposes and imported cosmetics need to be replaced, and the updated contents involve the claimed changes in product safety and efficacy, the producer shall upload the updated labels to the unified designated online filing system. If the original product examination and approval department fails to put forward rectification opinions within 20 working days, the updated products can be produced and sold.