Home / Guides / Can shaving cream or aftershave be exported to China as cosmetics?

Guide

Can shaving cream or aftershave be exported to China as cosmetics?

Yes. Shaving cream, shaving gel and aftershave can usually be exported to China as ordinary cosmetics. The classification rules include assisting shaving or hair removal as an ordinary efficacy: softening or swelling the hair and helping the skin stay lubricated during shaving. They note that shaving tools are not cosmetics. Aftershave that soothes, moisturizes or adds fragrance is also typically ordinary. For general-trade import of a finished product, complete the required filing or registration before import, appoint a Domestic Responsible Person, and apply a Chinese label that meets the Cosmetics Labeling Rules. Customs and inspection-quarantine formalities are a separate process. Cross-border e-commerce retail import is a different channel with list, platform and personal-use limits; it is not a blanket “no filing” rule and not a path to unrestricted domestic resale. Testing and ordinary cosmetics filing may proceed in parallel. The ordinary filing cycle is about 10–20 days in total, depending on completeness and supplementary requests. That timing applies only to ordinary cosmetics filing, never to special cosmetics registration and not as a guaranteed import timeline.