Glossary · Regulation & Compliance
What Is Cosmetics Production License (China)?
A Chinese cosmetics production license is the permit issued by provincial medical products authorities that legally authorizes a factory to manufacture cosmetics in China. The license number encodes the province and the factory; for our facility it is 粤妆20250206, where the leading 粤 (Yue) designates Guangdong province.
Why it matters when you source
The license number is the fastest authenticity check on a 'factory' that may be a trader: ask for it, then verify it in the NMPA public database against the factory's registered name and address. No license number, no factory — it is that simple a filter.
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- How to read a Chinese cosmetics production license →
- How to verify a Chinese cosmetics manufacturer →
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