Explore China's Cosmetics Supervision and Administration Regulation

Since China's Cosmetics Supervision and Administration Regulation (CSAR) came into effect in 2021, the door has been open to beauty businesses looking to export product to China without animal testing, providing access to a huge category and consumer opportunity in the world’s 2^nd largest cosmetics market.

To further support UK companies in navigating the regulations and understanding the steps required for exporting beauty product to China, the Department for International Trade (DIT), in partnership with the Cosmetics Advancement Committee of China Health Care Association (CACHCA) will be hosting 2 x virtual training sessions, walking businesses through the implemented regulations and products registration and notification process.

Agenda

Session one: 09:00 - 10:30 BST, 20 September 2022 (16:00 - 17:30 CST)

An overview of CSAR and its implementing regulations

A holistic introduction towards the CSAR legislation and new regulatory requirements, including raw material safety information, claim classification, efficacy evaluation, non-animal testing exemption, kid’s cosmetic regulations and safety assessment.

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Session two: 09:00 - 10:30 BST, 22 September 2022 (16:00 - 17:30 CST)

A closer look at the product registration and notification process

A comprehensive deep dive into the process, lead time and requirements for product registration & notification, including a detailed explanation of dossiers with case studies running through formulation sheets, product executed standards, labelling, testing and safety assessment reports.

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If you have any questions, please contact Annie Pei at wanyu.pei@fcdowebmail.fcdo.gov.uk

Speaker

Charlie LAI

Expert at China Chamber of Commerce for Import & Export of Medicines & Health Products and Cosmetics Advancement Committee of China Health Care Association

Charlie graduated from Fudan University, holding a Master's Degree in Pharmacology and has been working in areas of regulatory affairs and product safety within the cosmetic and chemical industries for over 17 years.

In his most recent role at British multinational consumer goods company Unilever, he was responsible for the advocacy of personal & home care products related to product registration and notification for exporting to China. Prior Unilever, he held roles at L’Oréal and Givaudan Fragrance.

Charlie and is now sitting as an industry expert across several trade associations, including the China Chamber of Commerce for Import & Export of Medicines & Health Products.