Cosmetics (Commercial) → India

No specific restrictions for personal cosmetics (commercial)

Details

Cosmetic products require compliance with destination-market regulations before they can be legally sold. The EU's Cosmetics Regulation prohibits more than 1,300 ingredients and requires safety assessments, product information files, and responsible. In the reverse direction (taking cosmetics (commercial) out of India): restricted — Commercial-quantity cosmetics exported from India requires a commercial export declaration; samples at personal quantities move informally.

Quantity limit

Personal use

Leaving with this item

Commercial-quantity cosmetics exported from India requires a commercial export declaration; samples at personal quantities move informally.

Practical advice

Personal-use cosmetics clear as routine personal effects. Bulk imports (over 24 units) trigger commercial-import scrutiny under Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) cosmetic-registration rules.

Customs authority

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) · https://www.cbic.gov.in