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PRE-STEP · INGREDIENT SCREENING

Test the China Market Fast. Build Your Regulatory Foundation at the Same Time. We clear your cosmetics through China's bonded warehouse (1210) while pre-building your NMPA dossier for General Trade.

The Problem: Why 80% of Small Brands Fail at the China Border
 
Entering China is not just about shipping products. It is about navigating a complex web of chemical prohibitions, restricted claims, and strict document requirements.
 
Most brands make the mistake of trying to go straight to General Trade. They spend months and tens of thousands of RMB on NMPA registration, only to be rejected because of an undeclared ingredient, an ambiguous INCI name, or a prohibited claim like "whitening."

We stop this from happening and we resolve it right at the beginning. We want to save you time and money. Before you commit to a formal screening, we give you the tools to do a quick self-check. If your product contains a hard-prohibited ingredient on this list (like Caffeine, Mercury, or Sildenafil), you do not need to proceed. If your product passes the self-check, you have cleared the red lines.




From this point forward, there are no definite "NOs" — only solvable problems.





 

SELF-CHECK LIST PAGE

Contact us to get the checklist which can use it to self-check your products and determine which 2 SKUs are the strongest candidates to put forward for our formal formula screening.

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Solution 4: The 1210 to 0110 Conversion Bridge

We handle the entire lifecycle. Once your CBEC pilot proves demand, we manage the transition to General Trade.
 

How it helps you
Because we pre-built your dossier, your Phase 2 General Trade Conversion fee is heavily discounted. You get a validated product, a ready-to-submit dossier, and a seamless pathway to offline retail and domestic distribution. You are ready to sell when the momentum is well built at Plan 02 instead of waiting another 6+ months to get full lab tests then cutoms aprpoval. 

Solution 3: The Compliance Rescue" Advisory

If your product has issues, we don't just reject it. We provide a Compliance Improvement Advisory. We tell you exactly how to fix it.
 

How it helps you
We remove the "Whitening" claims and help you pivot to compliant claims so you can still enter the CBEC market. We identify the exact plant part  so customs will accept your label. 

Solution 2: The NMPA Dossier Foundation 

While your product is testing the market via the bonded warehouse, we do not just sit on the paperwork. We take the validated formula, ingredient percentages, and label designs and format them into your NMPA filing dossier.
 

How it helps you
When you are ready to scale to General Trade (0110), you are not starting from zero. You start from 70% completion, cutting 3-6 months off your NMPA timeline.

Solution 1: The "Red Line" Pre-Screening (Save Your Investment)

We don't just check if your product is on a list. Our specialist scrutinizes your formula against GB 7916-2026, the IECIC 2021, and Customs' Key Monitoring List.
 

How it helps you
We catch fatal red lines (like Caffeine) and ambiguous ingredients (like "MMP") before you ship. Then we offer our solution to fix it.

Your Strategic Regulatory Partner

We offer a Fast-Track 1210 Pilot Program that gets your products selling in China quickly, while building the assets you need to scale later. We give you solutions step by step. 

Work Flow At A Glance

Our workflow inverts the conventional sequence. Every stage is designed for cost and time efficiency,  and reversible before it becomes expensive and irreversible. Each gate is a decision, not an obligation. Only build what the evidence justifies. Only build what the evidence justifies.

Only build what the evidence justifies.

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 Months                                    Start           1                       →                         6               →                 9                  →            12 

"When the market gives a strong signal, we open the storefront and connect your existing accounts to it even at step 02. The platform requires an RMB 25,000 deposit — refundable when you leave the platform."

"After 6 months, when China wants you, we can start step 03. "

FAQ
"What if my formula doesn't pass?"

Then you've spent RMB 25,000 (serves 4 SKUs)  and one week — not RMB 65,000 and a month of shipping. We tell you exactly what's wrong, what would need to change, and whether the product can enter via CBEC at all. Some brands reformulate and re-screen at no extra cost. Some route to general trade. Some stop. All three are better outcomes than shipping stock that gets seized.
 

"Why do you charge for this?"

Because it's real regulatory work — 8,972 ingredients to map against, 1,406 prohibited substances to cross-reference, and platform-specific standards on top. It takes five to seven days and it's done by a specialist. The fee pays for the work, not a pitch.
 

"What if I have more than 4 SKUs?"

RMB 9,500 per additional SKU. If you have a full range, we'll scope it as a package.
 

"What if the screening says no?"

The honest answer: It shouldn't.

The definite "NO" should happen when you go through our Pre-Submission Self-Check List. If you find a hard-prohibited ingredient there, you've saved yourself the screening fee entirely. Therefore, if you proceed to our formal screening, you have already passed the definite red lines. As long as there are no definite prohibited ingredients, we have a solution for you. We might need to adjust a claim, reformulate an active, or switch to a General Trade pathway — but it is a solvable problem, not a dead end. And either way, the report is yours to keep. Share it with your formulator. Use it to plan a reformulation. Take it to a general trade consultant. You leave with actionable information and a clear roadmap, regardless of the outcome.

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