Import - No cosmetic shall be imported into India unless the product has been registered in accordance with Cosmetics Rules, 2020 by the Central Licensing Authority. An application for registration of a cosmetic product intended to be imported into India shall be made in Form COS- 1 either by the manufacturer himself or by his authorized agent or the importer in India or by the subsidiary in India authorized by the manufacturer
The Central Licensing Authority may, on being satisfied, grant import registration in Form COS- 2 or may reject such application.
In case of a new cosmetic, the applicant shall obtain prior permission in Form COS- 3 as provided in Chapter V from the Central Licensing Authority before registration of import of new cosmetic into India.
No cosmetic, the manufacture, sale or distribution of which is prohibited in the country of origin, shall be imported under the same name or under any other name except for the purpose of examination, test or analysis.
MANUFACTURE OF COSMETICS FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION - Any person who intends to manufacture cosmetics shall make an application for grant of a license or loan license to manufacture for sale or for distribution in Form COS- 5 for license or in Form COS- 6 for loan license.
In case of a new cosmetic, the applicant shall obtain prior permission in Form COS- 3.
If cosmetics are manufactured at more than one premises, a separate application for each of such premises shall be made and a separate license obtained for each such premises.
A license or loan license to manufacture cosmetics for sale or distribution shall be granted in Form COS- 8 and loan license in Form COS- 9.
PERMISSION FOR IMPORT OR MANUFACTURE OF NEW COSMETIC - Any person who intends to import or manufacture a new cosmetic, shall apply to the Central Licensing Authority in Form COS- 12. The Central Licensing Authority, after being satisfied that the cosmetic if permitted to be manufactured or imported shall be safe and effective for use in the country, may issue a prior permission in Form COS- 3.
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Product Categories |
Product Categories |
Product Categories |
|---|---|---|
| 1- Face care products other than face mask | 31- Eye shadow | 58- Other hair styling products |
| 2- Face mask | 32- Eye pencil | 59- Hair sun protection products |
| 3- Eye contour products | 33- Eye liner | 60- Other hair and scalp products |
| 4- Lip care products | 34- Other eye make-up products | 61- Nail varnish / Nail make-up |
| 5- Hand care products | 35- Lip stick | 62- Nail varnish remover |
| 6- Foot care products | 36- Lipstick sealer | 63- Nail varnish thinner |
| 7- Body care products | 37- Other lip make-up products | 64- Nail bleach |
| 8- External intimate care products | 38- Body or face paint, including "carnival make-up" | 65- Other nail varnish and remover products |
| 9- Chemical exfoliation products | 39- Other make-up products | 66- Nail care products |
| 10- Mechanical exfoliation products | 40- Hydro alcoholic perfumes | 67- Nail hardener |
| 11- Skin lightening products | 41- Non hydro alcoholic perfumes | 68- Other nail care / nail hardener products |
| 12- Other skin care products | 42- Before and after sun products Sun protection products | 69- Nail glue remover |
| 13- Soap products | 43- Self-tanning products | 70- Cuticle remover / softener |
| 14- Bath / shower products | 44- Other sun and self-tanning products | 71- Nail sculpting products |
| 15- Make-up remover products | 45- Other skin products | 72- Other nail and cuticle products |
| 16- External Intimate hygiene products | 46- Hair conditioner | 73- Toothpaste |
| 17- Other skin cleansing products | 47- Scalp and hair roots care products | 74- Tooth cleansing powder / salt |
| 18- Chemical depilatories | 48- Anti hair loss products | 75- Other tooth care products |
| 19- Physical epilation products | 49- Other hair and scalp care and cleansing products | 76- Mouth wash |
| 20- Other body hair removal products | 50- Antidandruff products | 77- Breath spray |
| 21- Bleach for body hair | 51- Oxidative hair colour products | 78- Other mouth wash / breath spray products |
| 22- Products with antiperspirant activity | 52-Non-oxidative hair colour products | 79- Tooth whiteners |
| 23- Products without antiperspirant activity | 53- Hair bleaching and dye remover products | 80- Other oral hygiene products |
| 24- Shaving products | 54- Other hair coloring products | |
| 25- Pre-/ after-shaving products | 55- Products for temporary hair | |
| 26- Other shaving and pre- / after- shaving products | 56- styling Permanent wave products | |
| 27- Foundation | 57- Hair relaxer / straightener products |
Medical devices including in vitro diagnostic medical devices are classified in the following classes: —
(i) low risk - Class A
(ii) low moderate risk - Class B
(iii) moderate high risk - Class C
(iv) high risk - Class D.
Medical devices along with in Vitro medical devices, being imported or manufactured, require permission from CDSCO. The approval is given by CDSCO’s State Licensing Authority (SLA) or the Central Licensing Authority (CLA).
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Forms |
Application Type |
1 |
Form MD-3 |
Application for Grant of License to Manufacture for Sale and Distribution of Class A or Class B medical device |
2 |
Form MD-4 |
Application for Grant of Loan License to Manufacture for Sale or for Distribution of Class A or Class B medical device |
3 |
Form MD-5 |
License to Manufacture for Sale or for Distribution of Class A or Class B Medical Device |
4 |
Form MD-6 |
Loan License to Manufacture for Sale or for Distribution of Class A or Class B medical device |
5 |
Form MD-7 |
Application for Grant of License to Manufacture for Sale or for Distribution of Class C or Class D |
6 |
Form MD-8 |
Application for Grant of Loan License to Manufacture for Sale or for Distribution of Class C or Class D |
7 |
Form MD-9 |
License to Manufacture for Sale or for Distribution of Class C or Class D |
8 |
Form MD-10 |
Loan License to Manufacture for Sale or for Distribution of Class C or Class D medical device |
9 |
Form MD-14 |
Application for issue of import license to import medical device |
10 |
Form MD-15 |
License to Import Medical Device |
11 |
Form MD-41 |
Application for Grant of Registration certificate to sell, stock, exhibit or offer for sale. |
12 |
Form MD-42 |
Registration Certificate to sell, stock, exhibit or offer for sale. |
India Compliance & Testing Laboratories, an experienced CDSCO consultant firm are here to help you in obtaining CDSCO certification with simplicity. Our expert CDSCO consultants will assist you at every step from product evaluation, testing to extensive documentation for the CDSCO certification.
| Device Name | Device Name |
| 1-Disposable Hypodermic Syringes | 19- Condoms |
| 2-Disposable Hypodermic Needles | 20- Tubal Rings |
| 3-Disposable Perfusion Sets | 21- Surgical Dressing |
| 4-In vitro Diagonostic for HIV, HbsAg & HCV | 22- Umbilical Tapes |
| 5-Cardiac Stents | 23- Blood/ Blood Component Bags |
| 6-Drug Eluting Stents | 24- Disinfectant. |
| 7-Catheters | 25- Nebulizer |
| 8-Intra Ocular Lenses | 26- Blood pressure monitoring device |
| 9-I.V. Cannulae | 27- Digital Thermometer |
| 10-Bone Cements | 28-Glucometer |
| 11-Heart Valves | 29- All Implantable Medical Device |
| 12-Scalp Vein Set | 30- MRI Equipment |
| 13-Orthopedic Implants | 31- CT Scan Equipment |
| 14-Internal Prosthetic Replacements | 32-Dialysis Machine |
| 15-Ablation Devices | 33- PET Equipment |
| 16- Blood Grouping Sera and Substances for In Vitro Diagnosis | 34- X Ray Machine |
| 17- Ligatures, Sutures and Staplers | 35-Defibrillator |
| 18- Intra Uterine Devices (Cu-T) | 36-Bone Merrow Cell Seperator |
| 37-Ultrasound Equipment |