Walk down any Cosmetics aisle and you will see claims like “clinically proven,” “dermatologist tested,” or “reduces fine lines in two weeks.” These claims sell products — but under the Cosmetics Rules,...

Getting a Cosmetic product registered and onto shelves in India is only half the job. Once a product is in the market, the Cosmetics Rules, 2020 place ongoing duties on manufacturers and...

The Strategic Shift  For most global Cosmetic brands, India's regulatory journey has begun with import registration — the COS-2 pathway explored throughout this series. But for a growing cohort of global Manufacturers,...

Introduction: Why Applications Stall CliniExperts has managed Cosmetic Import registrations across 30+ countries of origin and 350+ product types. In that experience, the majority of query and application delays are caused by...

The Post-Market Compliance Gap Obtaining a COS-2 Import registration certificate or a COS-8 manufacturing license is not the end of the regulatory journey in India — it is the beginning of the...

The Certificate That Does Not Automatically Renew  The COS-2 Import Registration Certificate is valid for five years from the date of issue. When it expires, the right to import and market the...

Three Regulatory Bodies, One Physical Label A Cosmetic label entering India is reviewed — directly or through market surveillance — against the requirements of three separate regulatory frameworks: CDSCO's Cosmetics Rules 2020...