COSMETIC REGISTRATION SERVICES
Dossier Support Services: Fresh Application for Registration
Gazette Notification G.S.R 426(E) issued by Government of India has made registration of imported cosmetics with CDSCO mandatory.
The Government mandated that from 1 April 2013, imported Cosmetics shall be Subject to Registration with the CDSCO Office, FDA Bhawan, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, India
Under the RULE 21 of Drugs & Cosmetics Rules 1945, All cosmetic products that are imported for sale in India need to be registered with the licensing authority.
NKG is the titanium standard in providing regulatory dossier creation services related to Imported cosmetic registration of overseas brands in India. Having been behind thousands of submissions and approvals in the past years, NKG team has developed its own blueprint of preparing the regulatory dossier which has proven successful time and again and is easy to follow.
FRESH APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION
A “Fresh application” for registration of imported cosmetics in Form 42 has to be made in case when the brand is being registered by an Importing Entity for the first time.
If the Legal Manufacturer is one common entity, then A single application may be made in Form 42 for any number of brands manufactured at one or more locations by such legal manufacturer.
Finally, the office of DCGI, CDSCO will issue a single registration certificate in Form 43 in an application for registration of import of cosmetics for any number of brands/products manufactured at one or more locations by a single manufacturer.
In case of a legal manufacturer NOT having its own manufacturing site, but getting products manufactured at an overseas manufacturing site owned by someone else, then all such products can be clubbed in a single application.
Regulatory documents
A detailed list of documents and step by step procedure to prepare a correct and complete regulatory dossier for registration of imported cosmetics is detailed here.
Timelines
The internal targeted timeline of CDSCO for processing of such application is 90 days from submission of this application whereas the notified timeline in the ACT is 6 months from date of submission.
Government Fee
The government fee for registration of imported cosmetics is calculated based on the product category and product variant and a detailed Description Product Categorization and Government fees can be read here.
Vide Notification No.GSR 1193(E) dated 12th December 2018, the Indian Government has notified the increase in the fees as attached.
The New Notified fees is as under
1. A fee of USD 2000 or its equivalent Indian Rupees per category of products as mentioned in Column 3 of the list enclosed in the “Guidelines to Registration of Imported Cosmetics” issued by CDSCO.
2. A fee of USD 50 per variant
NKG insight:
– Identifying the correct categorization of products
– Identifying which entities are involved and which regulatory documents need to be processed whom and where Do’s & Dont’s and reading between the lines.
– Validity of such a registration certificate is complete 3 years from the date of the issue.
Preparing regulatory documents is a time consuming and meticulous exercise. As an importer or brand owner , one is already engrossed in various business aspects prior to launch of a brand in Inda. If a mistake is made, it can lead to complete delay in business plan, overheads, financial planning issues as well as supply chain disruption.
NKG has a Dedicated and Efficient team of experienced regulatory professionals who have Registered more than 2000 brands until now who can help you Plan your regulatory needs and smoothen the process for Regulatory approvals. Strategically located in New Delhi, the “regulatory “ capital of India, NKG makes a head start by following its unique time tested “Step-by- Step “ process that puts a lot of method in between the madness.
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NKG has a Dedicated and Efficient team of experienced regulatory professionals who have Registered more than 2000 brands until now who can help you Plan your regulatory needs and smoothen the process for Regulatory approvals. Strategically located in New Delhi, the “regulatory “ capital of India, NKG makes a head start by following its unique time tested “Step-by- Step “ process that puts a lot of method in between the madness.
