Regulatory · Import-Export · Compliance

Beauty brands, approved, cleared and compliant in India.

Manaksh Associates handles regulatory approvals, import-export consultancy and business compliance for cosmetics and personal care brands. You focus on growth. We carry the paperwork and the regulator relationship.

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New Delhi · Gurugram · Panchkula · Chandigarh · Mumbai

Hover or tap a market to see the registration we handle there.

35+Brands registered

12,500+Products registered

1,000+Shipments cleared

25+Years of combined experience

From formula to shelf

Route finder

What does your launch need?

Pick who you are and what you sell. We'll show the licences and services on your path, in the order you'll need them.

I am a…

Global brand entering India Importer / distributor Indian manufacturer Indian exporter

My products are…

Skincare, makeup, haircare or fragrance Ayurvedic / herbal beauty Beauty devices Beauty supplements

A starting map, not legal advice. We confirm the exact pathway on a free call.

Your pathway

Global skincare & cosmetics brand

Services offered

Nine service areas, one accountable team

Cosmetics & personal care

Why beauty brands choose us

Classification first. Then a clean filing, once.

Most delays start with the wrong category or a label that fails at port. We fix the pathway on day one, check the dossier before the regulator does, and stay on as your licence holder.

Transparent, flat feesStrict confidentialityOne point of contactFast query turnaround

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Who we are

Your regulatory and trade partner

An India-focused advisory firm that gets products approved, shipments cleared and businesses compliant. Beauty and personal care is our home turf, and we cover the regimes around it: drugs, medical devices, food, Ayush, consumer goods and cross-border trade.

35+Brands registered

12,500+Products registered

1,000+Shipments cleared

25+Years of combined experience

How we're different

Five promises we hold ourselves to

Transparent, flat fees

Scope and fee fixed before we start. No open-ended billing.

Classification first

Category, risk class and licence pathway settled before any filing.

Strict confidentiality

Formulas, dossiers and pricing stay with the people who need them.

One point of contact

A named regulatory lead who knows your file end to end.

Fast query turnaround

Regulator queries answered quickly and tracked to closure.

Offices

New Delhi · Gurugram · Panchkula · Chandigarh · Mumbai

Beauty, category by category

What we register

SkincareCreams, serums, sunscreens MakeupLip, face, eye and nail HaircareShampoos, colour, styling FragrancePerfumes, body mists, deos Bath & bodyWashes, lotions, oils Ayurvedic beautyAyush licensing, COPP Beauty devicesMDR, BIS, WPC Beauty supplementsFSSAI licences and claims

Services offered

Everything a beauty brand needs to reach the shelf

Nine service areas, one accountable team. Start with the route that matches your business, then go deep on the licences, shipments and labels that get you trading.

Supporting service

Entity set-up, tax & compliance

Incorporation, GST, audits and ROC filings, planned alongside your licences.

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Services / Who we help

Who we help

Four routes, one partner

Whichever side of the border you start from, we run the regulatory and trade work end to end.

Global brands entering India

Indian authorised agent & licence holder
CDSCO, FSSAI, BIS registrations
Market-entry pathway & timelines

Importers & distributors

IEC, import licences, LMPC registration
Port & customs clearance support
Stickering, EPR and renewals

Indian manufacturers

Manufacturing & test licences
GMP readiness, BIS / ISI marks
Label & ingredient compliance

Indian exporters

RCMC, export NOCs, COPP
Attestation, apostille, origin certs
Incentives & overseas registration

Typical clients: beauty & personal care, pharma & nutraceuticals, medical devices & diagnostics, food, consumer electronics and retail distributors.

Services / Practice areas

Our practice areas

Six practices, one accountable team

Every practice reports into one regulatory lead, so licences, shipments and filings move as one plan.

Select a practice to see what it covers.

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Services / Cosmetics & personal care

Core practice · Beauty

Product regulatory · 1

Cosmetics & personal care

End-to-end handling under the Cosmetics Rules, 2020, from the first import registration to every new variant and pack size after it.

Service	What we handle (Cosmetics Rules, 2020)
Import registration	COS-1 application on CDSCO's SUGAM portal through to the COS-2 registration certificate
Manufacturing	Licence from the State Licensing Authority (COS-8), with GMP readiness
Test licence	Import of samples for testing, evaluation and R&D
New cosmetics	Permission for products using ingredients new to India
Post-approval	Renewals, new variants, sites and pack-size endorsements
Labelling	IS 4707 and Rules-compliant labels; INCI nomenclature audit
Ingredients	Screening against IS 4707 Part 2 prohibited and restricted lists

COS-2, issued

Import registration journey

Services / Drugs, biologicals & vaccines

Adjacent category

Product regulatory · 2

Drugs, biologicals & vaccines

For ranges that cross into drug territory, such as medicated skincare, drug-strength actives or nutraceutical lines.

Import

Registration certificate and import licence for drugs and APIs (Forms 40/41, Form 10)

New drugs

New drug and subsequent new drug approvals under the NDCT Rules, 2019

Trials & tests

Clinical trial and BA/BE permissions; test licences to import or make samples

Trade licences

Manufacturing licences; wholesale and distribution licences (Forms 20B/21B)

Biologicals

Vaccines and biologicals registration, import, lot testing at CDL Kasauli and NIB Noida

Controlled

NDPS permissions with the Central Bureau of Narcotics; dual-use NOCs

Lifecycle

Post-approval changes, re-registration, shelf-life extension, renewals

Pricing & R&D

NPPA price approvals under DPCO; DSIR in-house R&D recognition

Authorities: CDSCO (HQ, zonal & port offices) · State Drug Controllers · CBN · CDL Kasauli · NIB · NPPA · DSIR

Lab testing & lot release

Services / Medical devices & diagnostics

Adjacent category

Product regulatory · 3

Medical devices & diagnostics

Relevant for beauty-tech and aesthetic devices, from skin analysers to at-home treatment tools.

Risk classes under MDR, 2017

Select a class to see who licenses it.

Who licenses: State authority for Class A/B manufacture; CDSCO for Class C/D manufacture and all imports.

Service	Forms / scope
Import licence	MD-14 application → MD-15 licence
Test licence	MD-16 → MD-17, for samples and evaluation
Make: Class A/B	MD-3 → MD-5, State Licensing Authority
Make: Class C/D	MD-7 → MD-9, CDSCO
Clinical studies	Device investigation (MD-22/23); IVD performance evaluation (MD-24/25)
Class A registration	Non-sterile, non-measuring devices on the online portal
Quality	ISO 13485 QMS, free sale certificates, label compliance
Indian agent	Licence holding, vigilance, field actions and recalls

Services / Food, Ayush, standards & EPR

Product regulatory · 4

Food, Ayush, standards & EPR

The regimes that sit alongside a cosmetics licence: Ayurvedic beauty, ingestible beauty, packaging, MRP and gadgets.

Which regimes apply to your product? Tick what's true.

Sold pre-packaged at retail Plastic packaging Ayurvedic or herbal claims Ingestible / supplement Electronic or battery-powered Wi-Fi or Bluetooth

Tick one or more to highlight the regimes you'll need.

FSSAI

Central import licence on FoSCoS; non-specified food and ingredient approvals; claims, labels and annual returns

Ayush

Licensing for Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and homoeopathy products; COPP for exports

Legal Metrology

Importer and packer registration (PC Rules, 2011); model approval; MRP and net-quantity declarations

BIS

CRS registration for electronics; ISI licences incl. FMCS for foreign makers; QCO compliance, toys

EPR (CPCB)

Plastic packaging, e-waste and battery EPR registration for importers and brand owners; annual returns

WPC / ETA

Equipment Type Approval from DoT for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth products and connected devices

Most consumer products sit under more than one of these regimes. We map them together at the start so no licence holds up a launch.

Services / Import consultancy

Import consultancy

From licence to landed stock

Four stages, each with a clear owner on our side, from the first IEC to batch release into your distribution network.

Licence to landed stock

Services / Export consultancy

Export consultancy

Taking Indian brands global

For Indian beauty and wellness brands ready for the Gulf, Europe, the UK and the US.

Destination registrations: UAE & GCC product registration · EU CPNP with Responsible Person · UK SCPN · USA MoCRA facility and product listing

Exporter set-up

IEC; RCMC with the right export promotion council (Pharmexcil, CHEMEXCIL, FIEO); GST LUT for zero-rated exports

Permissions

CDSCO export NOCs; COPP and free sale certificates; WHO-GMP support; Ayush and food export documents

Trade documents

Certificates of origin for FTA benefits; chamber and embassy attestation; apostille; CCPIT for China

Incentives

RoDTEP, duty drawback, Advance Authorisation and EPCG under FTP 2023; IGST refund tracking

Services / Labels, ingredients & lifecycle

Core practice · Beauty

Labels, ingredients & lifecycle

Compliant on shelf, not just on paper

A beauty label answers to several laws at once. We check every line before artwork goes to print.

One label, checked against every law

Select a number on the bottle or in the list. Sample label for illustration only.

Ingredient screening

INCI nomenclature audit
India prohibited & restricted lists
Export checks: EU, ASEAN, GCC, USA
Claims substantiation review

Agent & retainer

Licence holding for foreign makers
Regulatory alerts, renewal calendar
Vigilance, complaints, recalls
Label sign-off for every new SKU

Services / Entity & tax

Supporting service · Entity & tax

Business set-up & compliance

For foreign brands, we set up the Indian entity, the IEC and the product licences in one plan, so the company is trade-ready the day approvals land.

Incorporation

Proprietorship
One Person Company
Partnership & LLP
Private limited company
Foreign subsidiary / branch

Registrations

Startup India & MSME
Import Export Code
GST, PAN & TAN
ESI & PF
DSC & DIN

Audits

Statutory & tax
Secretarial
GST
Internal & bank
Stock & fixed assets

Compliance & tax

TDS & GST filings
ROC compliance
Accounts management
Tax planning
Assessments & appeals

How we work

Six steps from enquiry to approval

Fixed scope and fee before we start, a weekly status tracker, and one named regulatory lead throughout.

Portals we file on: SUGAM · CDSCO MD Online · FoSCoS · FICS · BIS Manak Online · CPCB EPR · DGFT · ICEGATE

Fixed scope & fee before we startWeekly status trackerOne named regulatory lead

Engagement models

Ways to work with us

Pay per approval, keep us on as your regulatory desk, or let us hold your Indian licences.

Project

Flat fee per licence, registration or shipment
Defined scope, documents and timeline
Best for launches and one-off approvals

Retainer

Your outsourced regulatory and trade desk
Alerts, renewals, label sign-offs
Best for growing multi-SKU portfolios

Authorised agent

We hold Indian licences for foreign brands
Import support, vigilance and recalls
Best for brands without an Indian entity

Which model fits?

Two questions

Do you have an Indian entity?

No Yes

What do you need?

One launch or approval Ongoing support across many SKUs

Answer both to see our recommendation.