Import Compliance – Page 8

Lip glosses, liquid lipsticks and lip lacquers are the high-shine, high-shade-count end of lip colour, and each must be registered with CDSCO under the Cosmetics Rules, 2020 before import. Registration is product-level and tied to the specific formulation, its shades and the factory. This guide covers CDSCO registration for imported lip gloss and liquid lipstick:

Pressed compacts, loose setting powders and blotting powders are talc-based colour cosmetics, and each must be registered with CDSCO under the Cosmetics Rules, 2020 before import. Registration is product-level and tied to the specific formulation, its shades and the factory. This guide covers CDSCO registration for imported face powder and compacts: the applicable standards, documents,

Concealers, colour correctors and under-eye brighteners are precision colour cosmetics, and each must be registered with CDSCO under the Cosmetics Rules, 2020 before import. Registration is product-level and tied to the specific formulation, its shades and the factory. Because many concealers are used around the eye, they can also inherit the tighter eye-area colour rules

Hair serums, hair essences, hair mists and scalp tonics are the finishing and scalp-care end of the hair shelf, and each needs CDSCO registration under the Cosmetics Rules, 2020 before import. Registration is product-level and tied to the specific formulation and factory. None of these has a dedicated Indian Standard, so the file rests on

Feminine intimate washes and hygiene cleansers are a fast-growing imported category, and each needs CDSCO registration under the Cosmetics Rules, 2020 before import. Registration is product-level and tied to the specific formulation and factory. There is no dedicated Indian Standard for a feminine wash, so the file rests on the country-of-origin specification — with particular

Hair conditioners, hair masks and leave-in or rinse-off treatments are the companion to every shampoo range, and each needs CDSCO registration under the Cosmetics Rules, 2020 before import. Registration is product-level and tied to the specific formulation and factory. Unlike shampoo, a conditioner has no dedicated Indian Standard, so the file rests on the country-of-origin

Body washes, shower gels, body cleansers and foot washes are high-volume imported cosmetics, and each needs CDSCO registration under the Cosmetics Rules, 2020 before import. Registration is product-level and tied to the specific formulation and factory. A syndet body wash or shower gel has no dedicated Indian Standard, so the file rests on the country-of-origin

Hand creams and foot creams are everyday moisturising products, and each needs CDSCO registration under the Cosmetics Rules, 2020 before import. Registration is product-level and tied to the specific formulation and factory. Both are skin creams, so they are covered by IS 6608 for skin creams. The one thing to watch is the claim —