Product risk and filer grade determine immediate, two-day or five-day publication

A provincial filing process with differentiated timelines

Liaoning's medical products regulator issued its risk-based cosmetics filing guidance on July 28, 2026, effective upon publication. It applies to initial and amended filings for domestic general cosmetics in the province, with imported general cosmetics following the same approach by reference. The framework combines three product-risk tiers with two filer grades. Eligible Grade A filers receive immediate filing publication for low-risk products and processing within two working days for medium-risk products. Grade B filers and high-risk products are subject to a five-working-day timeline. These timelines concern dossier organization review and publication, not the completion of all subsequent technical verification. Filing entities remain responsible for product compliance and the accuracy of their submissions.

Product classification and filer eligibility are separate tests

Products for infants and children, and cosmetics using new ingredients, are high-risk. Specified claims, nanomaterials and certain dosage forms fall within the medium-risk tier. Filer grading considers compliance history, recent dossier quality, business operations and staff capability. Grade A requires all assessment factors to be met and follows self-assessment, voluntary application and regulatory confirmation. The grade is generally valid for two years, subject to ongoing adjustment.

Amended filings receive their own processing windows

Minor packaging-text or noncritical ingredient adjustments that do not change test reports qualify for immediate publication for Grade A filers and two-working-day processing for Grade B filers. General changes, including production-site or process changes, receive two and five working days respectively. The clock starts the day after submission, including resubmissions after corrections.

Faster publication does not eliminate technical verification

The guidance calls for technical verification of medium- and high-risk products within 30 working days. Regulix recommends checking the product tier, filer grade and type of amendment before preparing a submission. Publication should not be treated as a comprehensive regulatory endorsement of product safety or dossier accuracy.