The Shanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau said that a batch of facial cleanser imported by Shiseido (China) has been imported through Shanghai Port. This is the first batch of importing cosmetic products that be filed since March 2017, marking the reform of importing non-special cosmetics formally implemented.

On 10 January 2017, the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine(AQSIQ) have jointly issued a circular on pilot measures concerning the record-filing of non-special cosmetic imports for administrative purpose in Shanghai Pudong New Area.

From 1 March 2017 to 21 December 2018, for nonspecial cosmetics imported into China for the first time via the port of Pudong New Area and whose domestic dealer is registered in the Pudong New Area, recordfiling will replace the current approval-based approach.The responsible person of the production enterprise or domestic dealer intending to import such products should file a record with the authority before the first importation takes place.