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CDSCO facilitates cosmetics importers to get permission for additional variants online
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Gireesh Babu, New Delhi
February 17 , 2025
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In an effort to streamline the process for registration and import of cosmetics in the country, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has asked the stakeholders to submit applications for permission of additional variants of already approved cosmetic products online.
This comes as latest to the central drug regulator's process to implement e-governance for cosmetics, which was initiated in December, 2016. The drug regulator has been receiving various applications for registration and import of cosmetics, including post approval change through Sugam online portal it launched in November, 2015.
In a latest circular, the CDSCO has said that in order to streamline the process, online provision for application and issuance of permission of additional variants, for cosmetics products which have already been approved in the country, is developed on the portal.
"The said module for additional variant will be implemented after 10 days from the date of this circular. All stakeholders are requested to note the said provision for submission of applications on Sugam online portal," said Dr Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi, Drugs Controller General (India) in a circular to all cosmetic associations and concerned stakeholders.
It may be noted that last year, the Organisation has decided to restrict the number of products in a single online application and allow multiple applications. In August, 2024, the CDSCO issued a communication to restrict the number of products to a maximum of fifty per single online application and multiple applications can be made.
This has been evolved for processing the disposal of the applications within stipulated timeline as per the Cosmetics Rules, 2020, said the regulator during the time.
In 2024, the CDSCO has also directed the registered importers of cosmetics in the country to provide an annual statement with details of imported cosmetics from the date of grant of registration as per the Cosmetics Rules, 2020.
The directive followed the regulator's observation that the details of cosmetics imported annually by such importers are not being provided to its office, as per the requirement.
The drug regulator has also been working on improving the user experience of its e-governance activities. In 2016, it sought the stakeholders to submit their responses on the extent of relief or facilities the system has actually generated and things that are required to improve the system, including on processing and approval of applications through Sugam, among others.
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