In recent years, there has been significant rise in Vietnam’s imports of cosmetic products. Based on data from National Trade Center (ITC) and the World Bank (WB), cosmetic products imports have doubled the amount from 2011 to USD 1.1 billion in 2016. What is more, it is predicted that the imports will reach USD 2.2 billion by 2020. To support the ever-growing imports, the country has cooperated with many countries through the signing of free trade agreements with the aim

On June 21-22, the 4th Summit Meeting on Cosmetic Regulations in Asia Pacific, sponsored by the China Association for Consumer Product Quality and Safety Promotion (CACPQSP) and co-organized by Chemical Inspection and Regulation Service Limited (CIRS) was successfully held in Hangzhou. Over 120 companies and business representatives who came from the U.S. embassy commercial office in China, Canada commercial office in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Food and Drug Administration, Hangzhou

CIRS will attend the In-Cosmetics Asia 2017 at Bangkok, Thailand during 31 October and 2 November. In-cosmetics Asia is the leading event in Asia Pacific for personal care ingredients. The exhibition brings together personal care ingredients suppliers (exhibitors) with finished product manufacturers (visitors) looking to network, learn about future trends and discover new products. During the exhibition, Ms. April Guo is to give a presentation regarding the Regulations for c

On 28 and 29 June, the 3rd Summit Meeting on Cosmetic Regulations in Asia Pacific sponsored by China Association for Consumer Products Quality and Safety Promotion (CPQS), organized by CIRS came to a successful conclusion. China’s cosmetic regulations have experienced a series of important changes in 2016, including regulations on safety management of new cosmetic ingredients. This year’s summit meeting focused mainly on the supervisions for online and offline cosmetics