Artixio

Cosmetic Regulatory Consultant In South Korea

Cosmetics Product Registration and Regulatory Support in South Korea

Complete strategic Regulatory Service Provider for Cosmetics in South Korea

South Korea MFDS Cosmetics Registration Services

Artixio is a regulatory consulting company with presence in over 100+ countries and providing our clients with complete support throughout their products’ lifecycle journey. With our regulatory experts team, we offer effective strategies by reducing the time to launch a product in the market and maintaining post approval activities.

Cosmetics Regulations in South Korea

The department Cosmetics Evaluation Division in South Korea is responsible for review and evaluating quality, safety and efficacy of cosmetics products.
Artixio provides step-to-step guidance from conceptualization of the cosmetic product up to its successful launch and post marketing surveillance in compliance with the South Korea regulatory requirements.
As per South Korea, Functional Cosmetics are Cosmetics with functions such as aiding in skin whitening, improving skin wrinkles, etc.

A responsible seller who intends to manufacture or sell functional cosmetics by manufacturing or importing them must undergo an evaluation by the Minister of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) or must submit a report to the Minister of the MFDS for safety and effectiveness of each product.

Cosmetics Product Registration Process in South Korea

The procedure for evaluation of functional cosmetics as per the MFDS is as follows:

South Korea Cosmetic Regulatory Guidance

Data Requirements for Submission

Data Verifying Safety, Effectiveness, or Function

Data concerning the standards and test methods (including samples)

Artixio Offers the Following Services

Why Choose Artixio For Cosmetic Product RA Services in South Korea

Effective product launch strategies
Provides guidance in compliance Health Authority requirements
Successfully commercialized 500+ cosmetic brands worldwide
A team highly experienced in life cycle management
Global reach in over 120+ countries

FAQs

What is the review time for evaluation of cosmetics by South Korea?
South Korea takes 60 days to review cosmetic products.
Fees to request for evaluation of functional cosmetics in South Korea is as follows:
Electronic civil petitions – 189,000 KRW
By mail, in-person – 210,000 KRW
KRW: South Korean Won
Yes, we do provide advisory, scientific support and writing as per the regional requirements of South Korea.

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Industries we serve

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Cosmetics

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