Halal, heavy metals and the new cost of beauty in Asia
Indonesia, China and South Korea are tightening cosmetics oversight, and compliance costs now decide which labels can afford to stay.
Color cosmetics sit at the center of Asia’s regulatory tightening, from Indonesia’s October 17 halal certification deadline to China’s first mandatory national safety standard, GB 7916-2026. Compliance costs will fall hardest on smaller, lower-priced players in both markets. Image: Thaothichchup/Pexels
Color cosmetics sit at the center of Asia’s regulatory tightening, from Indonesia’s October 17 halal certification deadline to China’s first mandatory national safety standard, GB 7916-2026. Compliance costs will fall hardest on smaller, lower-priced players in both markets. Image: Thaothichchup/Pexels
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- Chinese-owned beauty brands take share from Indonesian labels
- Halal certification and BPOM registration are not interchangeable
- Indonesia’s halal economy ranking slips as brands court Gulf capital
- South Korea’s cosmetics laws add safety assessments to a record export year
- China’s 1st mandatory cosmetics safety standard sets limits on heavy metals
- BPOM enforcement finds most seized cosmetics were unregistered imports
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