{"id":1343,"date":"2017-02-17T01:58:20","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T01:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cargocentric.com\/cc\/?p=1343"},"modified":"2017-02-17T01:58:59","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T01:58:59","slug":"importing-cosmetics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cargocentric.com\/importing-cosmetics\/","title":{"rendered":"Importing Cosmetics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>When importing cosmetics, the most important thing is to determine whether the product may also be considered a drug.<\/strong> If the importer makes any medical claims regarding the product, then it will be considered a drug. If it is a drug, importers likely will have much more difficulty importing the product. If it is only a cosmetic, then importers will have a chance to import the product assuming they meet the labeling guidelines. There are certain items that the United States automatically will determine to be a drug. For example, sunscreen, hair restoration products, skin protectants, pain relief medication, anti-aging creams that involve structure or function of the skin, acne medication are all considered drugs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The challenge for importers is to determine whether or not a medical claim is made. There are certain cosmetic products that are in a gray area because the claims they make can be interpreted by one FDA officer as medical and by another FDA officer as non-medical. This creates uncertainty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the product is only a cosmetic, the product still must meet labeling guidelines as well as follow FDA rules on acceptable ingredients. Please see the following website for more information: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/Cosmetics\/InternationalActivities\/Importers\/default.htm#Imports5\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/Cosmetics\/InternationalActivities\/Importers\/default.htm#Imports5<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/cargocentric.com\/cc\/importing-facial-masks\/\">Importing Facial Masks<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When importing cosmetics, the most important thing is to determine whether the product may also be considered a drug. If the importer makes any medical claims regarding the product, then it will be considered a drug. If it is a drug, importers likely will have much more difficulty importing the product. If it is only&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cargocentric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1343"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cargocentric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cargocentric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cargocentric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cargocentric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cargocentric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1343\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cargocentric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cargocentric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cargocentric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cargocentric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}