| Compare Itmes | 
Regular CFDA registration process
 | New SFDA Record-Filing Process  (Express Channal) | 
	
	
| Total Timeline | 
5-9 month | 
2-3 months | 
	
	
| Cost | 
Enquire us for | 
Same | 
	
	
| Main difference of the process | 
Issue certificate AFTER technical evaluation£? | 
Issue Record filing Number BEFORE technical evaluation | 
	
	
| Project Name | 
Imported non-special Cosmetics CFDA administrative licensing | 
Imported non-special Cosmetics Shanghai FDA Record-Filing  | 
	
	
| Legal basis | 
National regulation | 
 Pilot measures | 
	
	
| Implementation time | 
Since 2008 | 
From 1-Mar-2017 to 21-Dec-2018 | 
	
	
| Administration  department | 
CFDA in Beijing | 
Shanghai local FDA | 
	
	
| Authorized application | 
China Responsible agency (CRA) | 
China Responsible agency (CRA) | 
	
	
| Requirement for CRA | 
Chinese Company registered in china mainland | 
Chinese Company registered in Shanghai Pudong New area | 
	
	
| Duty of CRA | 
Responsible for CFDA registration only | 
Responsible for SFDA filing, import process,  product quality & safety 
responsibility on the market | 
	
	
| Import Port | 
All port in China mainland | 
Port in Shanghai Pudong new area only | 
	
	
| Importer | 
All import company in China | 
Only the CRA in Shanghai Pudong  new area | 
	
	
| Application Documents | 
1.CFDA Registration Application form  
2.The copy of Applicant business license. 
3.Certificate of Quality Management System (GMPc,ISO 9000,ISO 22716 
Certificate ,etc.) 
4.Letter of Authorization issued by the Applicant to its CFDA 
registration agent in China. 
5.Free sales certificate or other Marketing Approval Certificate in 
original country 
6.The cosmetics product formula table .  
7.The Product quality and safety control standards. 
8.Statement of undertaking on the not use of raw materials involving 
high risks substances (such as BSE- mad cow disease) 
9.The risk substances safety testing or assessment report (Such as 
Dioxane, phenol, acrylamide, methanol, etc.) 
10.Product original packaging label and Chinese label. 
11.Production process, Diagram flow chart,etc. 
12.Quality standards and Specifications for major raw materials. 
13.The sealed intact product samples. | 
Almost same  | 
	
	
| Product test items | 
Microbiology, hygiene and Toxicology (Animal experiment) | 
Same | 
	
	
| Process | 
Entrust CRA   Prepare Application Documents    Product testing   Submit 
application to CFDA   CFDA Format review and Technical evaluation (3-5 
months)   Issue Certificate   Import | 
Entrust CRA   Prepare Application Documents    Product testing   Submit 
application to Shanghai FDA   Shanghai FDA Format review (5 days)    Issue 
Record filing Number    Import | 
	
	
| Main difference of the process | 
Issue certificate AFTER technical evaluation£? | 
Issue Record filing Number BEFORE technical evaluation
(Technical evaluation will be conducted in the subsequence 3 months.) | 
	
	
| 
Total Timeline (Inc test time)  | 
6-9 month | 
3 months | 
	
	
| Valid | 
4 years | 
Undetermined |