PROCEDURES FOR IMPORTED COSMETICS ANNOUNCEMENT

Before being released for circulation, imported cosmetic products must be announced for circulation and be issued a receipt number of imported cosmetics announcement by a competent state agency. Each violation can be fined at least VND 20 million.

1. Procedures for declaring circulation of imported cosmetics

– Step 1: Organizations and individuals responsible for bringing cosmetic products to market submit cosmetic product declaration dossiers to the Drug Administration through the National Single Window Portal.

– Step 2: The competent authority receives the application and sends a Receipt Note if the application is complete and valid. In case the dossier is not complete and valid, send a notice and state the incomplete and invalid contents to the publishing organization or individual. Processing time: 01 working day.

– Step 3: Handle cosmetic product declaration dossiers: 

a) The competent authority issues the receipt number of the cosmetic product proclamation form within 03 working days from the date of receiving the valid proclamation dossier and the proclamation fee according to regulations, in case the dossier is valid.

b) Within 05 working days from the date of receiving the dossier, in case the dossier does not meet the regulations, the competent authority shall notify the publishing organization or individual in writing about the missing contents. respond to amend and supplement the dossier (specify the contents that have not been met).

Within 05 working days from the date of receiving additional dossier that meets the regulations, the competent authority issues a cosmetic product announcement receipt number.

In case the amended or supplemented dossier does not meet the regulations, within 05 working days from the date of receiving the additional dossier, the competent authority shall notify in writing electronically that it does not agree to issue the cosmetic product announcement receipt number for this product.

c) Within 03 months from the date of issuance of the written notice as prescribed in Point b above, if the competent authority does not receive additional documents from the organization or individual under whose name the announcement is made, the released documents will be no longer valued. If organizations or individuals want to continue publishing, they must submit new documents and pay new fees/charges according to regulations.

2. Authority to receive and process dossiers of imported cosmetic announcement

Drug Administration Department – Ministry of Health

3. Result

A cosmetic product announcement receipt number.

>> DOCUMENTS FOR PROOF OF DEPENDANTS https://linconlaw.vn/documents-for-proof-of-dependants/

4. Sanctions for violations

Depending on the severity of the violation, the following sanction may be applied:

– Fine from 20,000,000 VND to 30,000,000 VND for each act of putting cosmetic products into circulation without approval from a competent state agency to announce imported cosmetics or the act of putting the product into circulation. Cosmetics are released into circulation after the cosmetic product announcement receipt number expires without being re-announced.

– Besides:

+ Additional penalty: Suspension of operations; Confiscation of evidence of violation.

+ Remedial measures: recall the violating elements or force the product to be destroyed.