Exemption Of Cosmetics Under The New Cosmetic Rules 2020

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Every cosmetic product manufactured or imported in India has to be registered and granted a cosmetic license for compliance with the rules. The provisions for registration and other formalities have been chalked out in the Drugs and Cosmetics Act which is amended from time to time by the respective authorities.

The Chapter III and Chapter IV of the new cosmetic rules 2020 describe the procedures related to the manufacture and registration of cosmetics manufactured or imported in India. However, the twelfth schedule of these rules exempts a few cosmetics from registration procedures mentioned under these rules.

The Twelfth schedule of the new cosmetics rules 2020 has divided cosmetics into four classes with each of them having their own extent and conditions of exemption. Let’s understand what kind of cosmetics are exempted and what are their inherent properties.

All cosmetics that are imported in the form of a kit to be marketed in India. However, each individual cosmetic in the kit shall already have a cosmetic registration ...
... under the new cosmetic rules, 2020. Moreover, the manufacturer/importer can obtain a registration for a kit with no extra fees.

Hair Fixers, namely mucilaginous preparations containing gums, used by men for fixing beard are another class of cosmetics that have been exempted to the extent of the provisions of chapter IV of the act.

The next class of cosmetics comprises a set of cosmetics for exemption, provided the cosmetics shall not be used for domestic sale. These include:

Cosmetics in bulk for repackaging for 100% export to other countries.
Cosmetics intended for research and development purposes like consumer studies or shelf life trails
Those cosmetics intended for sale in duty free shops at international airports

Cosmetics in amenity kits intended for international passengers on complimentary basis
Imported for use in hotels for captive consumption. The hotel has to provide a notarized undertaking.