We categorise your ingredients under AICIS
Each ingredient sorted into its introduction category, with the records your importer must keep.
Categorisation report
Market · Australia · NZ
We prepare your cosmetics for Australia and New Zealand.
CSL regulatory specialists check your ingredients against AICIS rules, prepare your importer for registration and reporting, review your labels, and manage the TGA route and SPF testing for therapeutic sunscreens.
Guires Cosmetic Science Lab
AICIS Registration from Guires CSL
AICIS registration support and ingredient categorisation for cosmetics in Australia, plus TGA listing for therapeutic sunscreens.
Start your project with Guires CSLAICISingredient categorisation
TGAfor therapeutic sunscreens
AS/NZS 2604sunscreen testing
NZGroup Standard compliance
AICIS · TGA · NZ EPAthe rules we work to. Timelines are indicative and confirmed in your proposal.
What we do for you
Your ANZ launch, handled end to end.
We do the regulatory work so your team can focus on the launch. Choose the whole service or only the parts you need.
We support your AICIS registration
Help for your Australian importer to register and file the annual declaration.
Registration supportWe review your labels
Australian ingredient labelling rules and New Zealand Group Standard requirements.
Label reportWe manage the TGA route for sunscreens
Therapeutic sunscreens need ARTG listing, an Australian sponsor and SPF testing.
ARTG dossierWe test sunscreens to AS/NZS 2604
SPF and water-resistance testing in accredited laboratories.
SPF reportsWe check New Zealand compliance
Against the Cosmetic Products Group Standard, including the 2026 updates.
NZ compliance reportHow it works
From brief to on-shelf.
Indicative timings once complete data is in hand. We give dates for your products in the proposal.
- Week 1Classification
Cosmetic, secondary or therapeutic sunscreen
- Week 1–2Ingredient categorisation
AICIS screen
- Week 1–2Label review
AU and NZ rules
- Week 2Importer registration
AICIS support
- +6–12 weeksTGA listing (if needed)
Sponsor, testing, ARTG
What you receive
Your documents.
- Categorisation reportFrom: categorise your ingredients under AICIS
- Registration supportFrom: support your AICIS registration
- Label reportFrom: review your labels
- ARTG dossierFrom: manage the TGA route for sunscreens
- SPF reportsFrom: test sunscreens to AS/NZS 2604
- NZ compliance reportFrom: check New Zealand compliance
What we need from you
To get started.
- Formula with percentages
- Australian importer or sponsor details
- Label artwork
- SPF test data, for sunscreens
Missing something? We run the tests or prepare the documents for you.
Special routes
Things to know early.
Sunscreens
Primary sunscreens are therapeutic goods regulated by the TGA; some secondary sunscreens are cosmetics.
New Zealand
No pre-market approval, but the importer must comply with the Group Standard, updated from January 2026.
Packages
Three ways to enter Australia and NZ.
Every package is quoted per product after a formula review.
Market entry
For finished products with data in hand.
- Formula review for the market
- Safety file or dossier
- Notification or registration filing
- Local representative role (where we offer it)
Launch ready
For new products that still need testing.
- Everything in Market entry
- Testing the file needs (stability, challenge, safety)
- Label and claims review
- Artwork corrections before print
Compliance partner
For brands selling in several markets.
- Everything in Launch ready
- Regulatory watch for your portfolio
- File updates when formulas or suppliers change
- Renewals, export documents and a named specialist
Questions
Asked before we start.
Is there pre-market approval for cosmetics in Australia?
No, but the importer must be registered with AICIS and each ingredient must fit an introduction category.
Are sunscreens cosmetics in Australia?
Primary sunscreens are therapeutic goods listed with the TGA. Some secondary sunscreens, such as moisturisers with SPF, can be cosmetics.
Do you cover New Zealand?
Yes, we check compliance with the Cosmetic Products Group Standard.
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Start a project
Create your next product with CSL.
Our formulation chemists, testing scientists and regulatory specialists work alongside your team, from the first brief to a market-ready product. Bring a brief, a benchmark or just an idea: a scientist will reply within one working day with next steps and an indicative scope.