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Special cosmetics registration
Special cosmetics—used for hair dyeing, perming, spot-removal or whitening, sun protection, preventing hair loss, or claiming a new efficacy listed in the rules—must be registered with the NMPA. They cannot be placed on the ordinary-filing path.
Who this is for
This service is for brands whose products are special cosmetics under the Cosmetics Supervision and Administration Regulation. Sunscreen and whitening products are registered, not filed. The same is true of hair-dye, perm and anti-hair-loss products when they fall within those legal categories.
How the path works
Registration requires review and a registration certificate before manufacture or import. The dossier includes the basic materials required for cosmetics registration or filing, plus the safety and efficacy evidence required for that category. Safety assessment for these products is generally prepared as a full report, not as the lighter submission route that may be available to some ordinary cosmetics after the 2024 classification rules.
If one product claims both sun protection and whitening, both sets of evidence are prepared. The product is not “filed as whichever category looks faster.”
Confirmed timing (review starts after testing)
When we mention a registration period, we mean NMPA review time after testing is finished, not the total time from sending samples to receiving a certificate. Timing depends on completeness and any supplementary requests. The figures we use are:
- Sunscreen: toxicology about 35 working days; SPF and PA about 30 working days each; review about 10–12 months.
- Whitening or spot-removal: human efficacy method I about 6 months, method II about 8 months; review about 12 months.
- Hair dye: oxidative testing about 50 working days, non-oxidative about 35 working days; review about 8 months.
- Perm: testing about 35 working days; review about 8 months.
- Anti-hair-loss: testing about 4–8 months; review about 12–16 months.
The ordinary-filing cycle of about 10–20 days does not apply here.
What Jinshang organizes, and what partner labs do
We confirm the category, list the dossier and tests, review claims and labels, and support submission and review queries. Category-specific tests and human studies are performed by partner laboratories, which issue those reports.
Next step
Discuss your China market path
Tell us whether you plan to import finished goods or manufacture in mainland China, and what the product claims. We will outline the likely filing or registration path. Testing, where needed, is arranged with partner laboratories.
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