For importing cosmetics in India

●       The manufacturer should have a registered office in India.

●       An authorized agent of the manufacturer or a subsidiary agent of the manufacturer.

The cosmetics should be registered with CDSCO under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Submit the filled application form to Central Drug Standards Controller of India in electronic form.

It is also required to submit the application form 42 along with the cover letter. It is a receipt in support of the original payment of the registration fees of amount USD 2000.

The office of the DCGI will then provide a copy of the cover letter that serves as an acknowledgement.

The whole process of issuance of Registration Certificate takes about 60-90 days and once obtained the certificate is valid for about 3 years. With the completion of the validity period, it is required to renew the registration certificate.

Some of the necessary documents required for obtaining a registration certificate are:

●       Complete detail of the manufacturer along with the manufacturing unit.

●       A valid import export code.

●       Proof of payment of the registration fees.

●       Details of the product that is to be registered that includes the name of the brand, date of manufacture, size of the pack, etc.

●       Details on the manufacturing license or the registration or the marketing authorization.

In the proposed guidelines for registration of imported cosmetics, all the cosmetic products have been put into a category.

This categorization of the cosmetic product is very important as it is required by the Government for charging the cosmetic registration application depending on every category as well as a variant. As per the new rules, the fees are 2000 USD per each category and 50 USD for every variant.