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With the improvement of China's economic level,People's requirements for the quality of life are also constantly improving,Under the strong development of international cosmetics companies in the Chinese market in recent years,Imported cosmetics are favored by more and more consumers.
The consumption concept of Chinese consumers has gradually strengthened,This has promoted the strong demand for imported cosmetics,The market demand potential of imported cosmetics is huge.Cosmetics imports generally include:2Channels General trade and cross-border E-commerce.
Differences between general trade and cross-border E-commerce
General trade refers to the trade of unilateral import or unilateral export by enterprises with import and export rights in China,Goods imported and exported according to the general trade transaction mode are general trade goods.
General trade is mostly a kind of business behavior between enterprises,Foreign goods generally sold in domestic physical stores,Most of them are general trade imports,Same as domestic products,It can circulate normally in the domestic market.
Cross border e-commerce refers to the trading entities that belong to different customs territories,Trade through e-commerce platform Conduct electronic payment settlement,And deliver goods through cross-border e-commerce logistics and off-site storage,An international business activity to complete a transaction.
Cross border e-commerce is developed based on the network,And rising from domestic consumption upgrading,Generally, it faces direct consumers,Generally, it is the transaction between cross-border e-commerce enterprises and individual consumers,The goods imported in the cross-border e-commerce mode are of foreign origin and original packaging,And purchased in the name of personal use,No relevant taxes have been paid in China,Therefore, it is impossible to conduct secondary circulation transactions in the market.
According to the General Administration of Customs2018Issued in Notice on supervision of cross-border e-commerce retail import and export commodities Direct purchase of imported goods through cross-border e-commerce and its application Online purchase bonded import Supervision mode code1210 Goods subject to import policy,It shall be supervised according to the entry articles for personal use,Do not execute the first import license of relevant commodities Registration or filing requirements.However, it is not allowed to start risk emergency response for the commodities in epidemic areas that are officially suspended by relevant departments and the commodities with major quality and safety risks.
Without registration, many enterprises choose to import cosmetics through cross-border e-commerce,But compared with cross-border e-commerce,The advantages of general trade are obvious Goods can be quickly circulated to all online and offline channels,Large single transaction amount,High profit.
The following is the process and required documents for general trade of cosmetics:
technological process
Document review→Change order→Inspection and customs declaration→pay taxes→Check→Release→Delivery→sale
Required documents
1 Import contract invoice Packing list Bill of lading
2 Hazard identification form
3 Composition table
4 Registration of imported cosmetics/Filing Certificate
5 Chinese label sample sheet Foreign language labels and translations Production date certificate.
General trade mode,The most critical link is that the products need to be registered on the platform of China National Drug Administration.Take ordinary cosmetics as an example,Briefly introduce the filing process and required data of imported ordinary cosmetics
technological process
Application for registration and filing account→Product submission for inspection→Online filing→Reviewed by the food and Drug Administration→Through filing
When handling the filing of imported ordinary cosmetics,There are many details in the information that need attention,as:
2) Each ingredient of the product formula shall be listed in the Catalogue of Used Cosmetic Raw Materials (2021 edition), and the added amount shall be within the dosage range of safety assessment, etc.; 3) The Certificate of Free Sale shall specify that the product has been sold abroad, not that it can be sold or allowed to be sold. Cosmetics imported in general trade have passed the standard audit of China National Medical Products Administration, with clear responsibility for registration and filing, and multi-layer product audit (raw material composition, product testing, safety assessment, efficacy claim, etc.). Therefore, for consumers, choosing cosmetics imported in general trade is more secure. Comprehensive Cosmetics Regulatory Compliance Center has a professional technical declaration team, more than 10 years of experience, can guide and assist enterprises to complete the cosmetics general trade import product registration and filing, if necessary, you can timely contact us.