1.0ZMUni Compliance Centrehttps://www.zmuni.com/en/kimhttps://www.zmuni.com/en/news/author/kim/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="6JnUm2zh3e"><a href="https://www.zmuni.com/en/news/chinastreamlineschangeproceduresforspecialcosmeticsshortenin/">China Streamlines Change Procedures for Special Cosmetics, Shortening Review Timelines</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.zmuni.com/en/news/chinastreamlineschangeproceduresforspecialcosmeticsshortenin/embed/#?secret=6JnUm2zh3e" width="600" height="338" title="“China Streamlines Change Procedures for Special Cosmetics, Shortening Review Timelines” — ZMUni Compliance Centre" data-secret="6JnUm2zh3e" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://cdn.zmuni.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.zmuni.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1792749692-close-up-skin-regeneration-products-6-scaled.jpg25601707  On November 9, 2026, China's National Institutes for Drug Control (NIDC) issued a notice on further optimizing change procedures for special cosmetics.   Under the new notice, changes to special cosmetics are classified into three categories based on risk level: major, moderate, and minor, covering 20 types of changes in total. The review timelines for major and moderate changes have been shortened from 90 working days to 60 and 45 working days, respectively.   Minor changes will no longer require a formal change application. Instead, registrants can directly update the relevant information through the Cosmetics Smart Declaration and Review