Do you need an annual report after ordinary cosmetics filing

Yes. Ordinary cosmetics filing is not the end of the compliance calendar. Under the Measures for the Administration of Cosmetics Registration and Filing and the NMPA notice on implementing the dossier provisions (Announcement No. 35 of 2021), ordinary cosmetics are subject to an annual-report system. The filer should submit, between 1 January and 31 March each year, an annual report for ordinary cosmetics that have been filed for a full year, using the official information service platform. Toothpaste follows an annual-report system as well. Products that have already been cancelled do not need a report.

Published 11 November 2026 · Updated 11 November 2026

What the report usually covers

According to the dossier provisions, the annual report typically includes an overview of production or import during the period, including any suspension of production, and a self-check on compliance with laws, mandatory national standards and technical specifications. The report should match the facts. A product that has stopped production but is still in filed status should not be left blank without explanation. If production or import will not continue, the filer should also cancel the filing promptly rather than leave an unmaintained record.

What happens if you miss the window

The Measures allow the authority to order correction if the report is not submitted as required, and to cancel the filing if the filer still fails to correct within the specified time. Build the January–March window into the yearly compliance plan instead of waiting until the product can no longer be found in public queries.

Cautions

Which products count as “filed for a full year,” and how the platform asks you to select the reporting year, should follow that year’s system prompts. When we help with filing, we also remind the filer to watch this later duty. The annual report for a new ingredient during its safety-monitoring period is a separate obligation on the ingredient registrant or filer.

Questions we are often asked

Does special cosmetics registration use the same January–March report?

The annual-report system described here is the ordinary-cosmetics (and toothpaste) filing report. Special cosmetics have their own post-market duties, including label-image uploads before launch. Do not assume every product type uses the same form.

If we cancelled the filing, do we still report?

Products that have already been cancelled do not need the ordinary-cosmetics annual report.