China’s General Administration of Customs (海关总署, GACC) refused entry to 15 batches of imported cosmetics and 546 batches of food in September 2026 after port inspections, according to lists reposted by China Quality News Network (中国质量新闻网) on 21 October. Eight of the cosmetics batches came from France, and all 15 were stopped in Shenzhen.
France accounted for eight of 15 refused cosmetics batches
By origin, France had eight refused cosmetics batches, Japan three, Thailand two, and Türkiye and Malaysia one each. Every batch was turned away at Shenzhen, and all refused goods have been returned or destroyed, customs said.
Seven of the French batches were LA PERFECT skincare products, including a cleanser, creams and an essence mask, listed under producer PHYTOCOSMA INTERNATIONAL and one Guangzhou importer. The eighth was a WINPONY face cream made by SARL SAGDCOSME.
Unit: batches
By country of origin, CMB count of the customs list · Source: GACC, 21 October 2026
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| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| France | 8 batches |
| Japan | 3 batches |
| Thailand | 2 batches |
| Türkiye | 1 batches |
| Malaysia | 1 batches |
13 batches failed because goods did not match certificates
Customs gave “goods do not match certificates” (货证不符) as the reason for 13 of the 15 cosmetics batches. The other two, both from Japan, were an ASDceuticals vitamin C whitening serum and an ASDceuticals niacinamide lotion, refused for non-compliant labels (标签不合格).
The largest single batch by weight was 11,088 kg of R&O binchotan charcoal toothpaste from Malaysia, followed by 3,225.6 kg of shampoo from Türkiye. On a simple calculation, the 15 batches weighed about 15,329 kg in total.
| Origin | Batches | Products | Weight (kg) | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 8 | LA PERFECT skincare (7), WINPONY face cream (1) | 694.08 | Goods do not match certificates |
| Japan | 3 | ASDceuticals serum and lotion (2), deep-bio sleeping mask (1) | 315.89 | Labels (2); goods do not match certificates (1) |
| Thailand | 2 | Mint soothing anti-itch lotion | 5.35 | Goods do not match certificates |
| Türkiye | 1 | Nourishing shampoo | 3,225.60 | Goods do not match certificates |
| Malaysia | 1 | R&O binchotan charcoal toothpaste | 11,088.00 | Goods do not match certificates |
Ecuador and the US led 546 refused food batches
The food list ran to 546 batches. Ecuador had the most with 105 and the United States 100, followed by Russia with 33, Pakistan 32, and India and Italy with 31 each.
Japan had 29 refused food batches, Brazil 27 and South Korea 19. Shenzhen handled the most refusals at 132 batches, ahead of Tianjin with 88 and Shanghai with 84.
Unit: batches
By country of origin, top seven, CMB count of the customs list · Source: GACC, 21 October 2026
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| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Ecuador | 105 batches |
| United States | 100 batches |
| Russia | 33 batches |
| Pakistan | 32 batches |
| India | 31 batches |
| Italy | 31 batches |
| Japan | 29 batches |
Refused goods have been returned or destroyed
The lists cover food and cosmetics that failed safety, hygiene and other checks at the port stage. Each entry shows the customs declaration number, product, origin, producer, importer, importer filing number, weight, reason and port of entry.
The notice states that all goods on the September lists have been returned or destroyed in accordance with the law.
Coming up · We may follow up with the October lists and China’s updated filing rules for overseas food exporters.
