Alternative practices to thwart adverse actions by Chinese authorities over imported cosmetics

In order to curb "parallel imports" of various consumer goods such as cosmetics, Chinese regulatory authorities have been actively hunting for violators of the regulatory frameworks using loopholes in the national trademarks law. To prevent attraction of any penalising action by the regulatory authorities, companies are urged to follow appropriate pathways for importing cosmetics into China. Ensuring sale of only those imported cosmetics on e-commerce platforms with approved trademark registration or licensees, following necessary labeling requirements at the time of customs clearance, displaying mandatory information about the foreign product in Chinese language as per CSAR regulations, etc. can be some of the necessary and legal processed recommended for importers to follow.