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SCPN
Register your products in accordance with the UK SCPN and ensure that your cosmetics comply with UK cosmetics regulation.
Submit Cosmetic Product Notifications
SCPN Registration for the UK
Under the UK Cosmetic Regulations (Schedule 34 of SI 2019/696), every cosmetic product must be notified in the Submit Cosmetic Product Notification (SCPN) portal before being placed on the UK market. This process is mandatory and must be completed by a UK Responsible Person.
Get in touchWhat is the SCPN?
The SCPN (Submit Cosmetic Product Notification) is the official UK platform where Responsible Persons must notify cosmetic products before they are marketed in the UK. This legal obligation is outlined in the UK Cosmetics Regulation, which was originally based on Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009 before Brexit.
Complying with the UK SCPN is essential for selling in the UK, ensuring product traceability, protecting consumers, and promoting transparency in the cosmetics industry. The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is the authority responsible for enforcing cosmetic regulations and overseeing compliance with UK regulations requirements.
Who Can Complete an SCPN Registration?
Only a Responsible Person based in the UK can register cosmetic products. This means that companies outside the UK cannot do so unless they appoint a UK Responsible Person to handle compliance on their behalf.
Why SCPN registration is essential?
- Ensures compliance with UK Cosmetic Regulation (Schedule 34 of UK Statutory Instrument)
- Allows your cosmetic product to be legally placed on the UK market
- Enables communication with the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
- Avoids customs delays, enforcement actions, or product recalls in the UK
Need help with cosmetics product registration in the UK?
Complying with the SCPN (Submit Cosmetic Product Notification) is essential to ensure consumer safety and avoid penalties. Companies that do not notify their products may face fines and legal issues.
Contact our experts now to comply with UK cosmetic regulations and place your product on the market.
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The SCPN number is the unique identifier assigned to each cosmetic product registered in the UK’s SCPN. It allows tracking of the product and verification of its compliance with UK regulations.
The necessary information to register a product in the UK includes:
- Product Information: Name, reference, and category of the product.
- Responsible Person Details: Name, address, and contact information of the responsible person in United Kingdom.
- Origin Information: Country of origin and country where the product is first placed on the market.
- Nanomaterials: Indication of the presence or absence of nanomaterials.
- CMR Substances: Identification of any CMR substances, including their name and CAS number.
- Product Formula: Full ingredient list with INCI names and their respective concentrations (%).
- Labeling Compliance: Design that adheres to labeling requirements.
- Product Image: A current image of the product.
The registration in the portal is not permanent. Although you receive confirmation once the product is registered, you must keep the information updated. This includes notifying any changes in the formula, packaging, or labeling of the product, as well as withdrawing a product from the market if you stop selling it. The UK regulation requires that the information be precise and always up to date to ensure compliance.
If the changes affect mandatory information such as ingredients, warnings, or Responsible Person details, the notification must be updated in the portal. Purely aesthetic changes do not require a new notification.
It must be reported through the SCPN by the designated Responsible Person to keep the system’s information up to date.
No. Following Brexit, the European Union and the United Kingdom operate under separate regulatory frameworks. To sell cosmetics in the UK, you must appoint a UK Responsible Person, established within the United Kingdom, who is responsible for submitting the product notification through the SCPN portal.
