2026 Practical Guide to Full Process of Cosmetic Raw Material Import, Access Permission and Inspection Difficulties Disassembled One by One

2026 Core Regulatory Requirements for Cosmetic Raw Material Import

In 2026,the General Administration of Customs issued the latest regulatory rules for cosmetic raw materials,separating them from the category of ordinary chemical products and implementing stricter access verification standards.All imported raw materials shall be checked against the *Catalogue of Used Cosmetic Raw Materials (2025 Edition)* in advance,127 newly added functional raw materials require separate safety risk assessment,and new raw materials not included in the catalogue shall submit filing applications to the drug regulatory authority 6 months in advance,and can only enter the country after approval.

Many enterprises importing for the first time easily confuse the regulatory requirements for ordinary chemical products and cosmetic raw materials,resulting in failure to declare normally after the goods arrive at the port.The following is a comparison of regulatory differences between the two types of goods:

Common Pitfalls in Cosmetic Raw Material Import Agency

We have handled nearly 3,000 cases of cosmetic raw material import declaration,80% of abnormal port detention are caused by the following common problems,which can be checked in advance before enterprises declare independently:

• Failure to handle the filing of domestic responsible person for cosmetics in advance,leading to unmatched declaration subject after arrival at port,resulting in port detention fees and container rental ranging from RMB 3,000 to 8,000 per day.Customs late fee will be incurred if declaration is not made within 15 days
• Failure to conduct CIQ pre-inspection of ingredients in advance,if ingredients contain prohibited components in China or the deviation between declared ingredients and actual test results exceeds 5%,the return process will be triggered directly,and the round-trip logistics cost can reach 30% of the cargo value
• Ordinary cosmetic raw materials from the EU,Japan and South Korea are not attached with cruelty-free certificate.The 2026 new regulation requires that such certificates shall be issued by the official agency of the exporting country,self-issued certificates are not accepted,and the goods will be detained for rectification
• The ingredient content and use scope marked on the Chinese label are inconsistent with the filing information,which will trigger customs valuation,require additional payment of tariff and value-added tax,and serious cases will be transferred to the anti-smuggling department for verification

Practical Customs Clearance Optimization Solutions

Last year,Mr.Li,who runs a functional beauty brand,imported 1,200 kg of pro-xylane raw materials from France.At first,he found a freight forwarder to declare by himself.Because a new anti-aging ingredient added was not filed as a new raw material in advance,the goods were detained at the port for 15 days,and the detention fee and container rental alone cost RMB 87,000.When he contacted us,he had missed the raw material supply period of the production line and lost orders worth nearly RMB 2 million.After taking over the case,we first helped him apply for the temporary filing qualification for new raw materials,coordinated with the Shanghai Commodity Inspection Laboratory to open a fast ingredient verification channel,and completed all verification processes and released the goods in 3 days.Later,we helped him conduct pre-inspection of documents and ingredient verification for all imported batches in advance.For 17 import shipments in the past year,the average customs clearance duration was controlled at 2.1 days,and no port detention problem occurred again.

We have corresponding optimization solutions for different import scenarios.For cosmetic raw materials imported from RCEP member countries,we help customers apply for certificate of origin in advance to enjoy 0 tariff preference.In 2026,we helped customers reduce tariffs by more than RMB 12 million in total.For raw materials imported from Europe and the US,we check the anti-dumping catalogue in advance.For example,a 15% anti-dumping duty is imposed on peptide raw materials imported from the US in 2026,we will help customers make compliance planning for cargo value in advance to avoid additional tax expenses.Headquartered in Shanghai,we can handle cross-port declaration for all ports across the country,and have a cooperative agency network in 127 countries around the world.We can undertake all trade terms including EXW,FOB,CIF,etc.and provide full-chain services covering overseas door-to-door pickup,international logistics,customs clearance and domestic delivery,eliminating the need for customers to coordinate with multiple service providers.

Risk Control Standards for Agency Services

We conduct full-chain risk investigation for all agency projects in advance.First,cost transparency: we confirm all details of document exchange fees and wharf fees with overseas agents in advance,and reimburse based on actual expenses,to avoid the trap of freight forwarders charging high document exchange fees after the goods arrive at the port after attracting customers with low prices.Second,exchange rate risk control: we can lock the settlement exchange rate in advance according to customer needs to avoid exchange losses caused by international exchange rate fluctuations,and the maximum single exchange loss can be controlled within 0.3% of the cargo value.Finally,compliance risk control: all documents are pre-inspected 7 days in advance,ingredients are 100% matched with the domestic regulatory catalogue,and labels are designed in compliance with regulations in advance to ensure one-time inspection pass after arrival at the port.

If you are importing cosmetic raw materials for the first time,you can provide the MSDS and ingredient list of the raw materials in advance,we will conduct access qualification verification for you free of charge and provide corresponding customs clearance solutions to avoid unnecessary losses.