On September 18, 2024, the Thai Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) announced a regulation on fees related to cosmetic evaluation processes.
The announcement specifies the fees to be collected from applicants during the cosmetic evaluation process under the Cosmetic Act BE 2558 (2015) and BE 2565 (2022). The regulation is effective starting from October 1, 2024.
The cosmetic evaluation process includes reviewing the application, verifying document accuracy, evaluating technical documents, conducting analysis, inspecting manufacturing, import, contact manufacturing or storage facilities, and performing assessments for issuing receipt confirmations.
This announcement introduces revised inspection fees for cosmetic production, importation, contract manufacturing, and storage facilities.
The list of fees is provided below.
| Item | Unit | Fee (THB) |
| 1. (Omitted) | ||
| 2. Inspection of Cosmetic Production, Import, or Contract Manufacturing Facilities under the Cosmetic Act 2015 | ||
| (1) Certification renewal or relocation of production, import, contract manufacturing, or storage facilities, including of issuing agencies, facilities, or work sites. | ||
| (1.1) for facilities with 5 or fewer employees or using machinery with 5 horsepower or less | per once | 3,000 |
| (1.2) for facilities with 7 to 49 employees or using machinery with 5 to 50 horsepower | per once | 5,000 |
| (1.3) for facilities with 50 or more employees or using machinery with 50 horsepower or mor | per once | 10,000 |
| (2) Inspection of facility or documents (if changing items like production certificate, import certificate, contract manufacturing certificate, or cosmetic storage location) | ||
| (2.1) Inspection for item change permit approval | per once | 1,000 |
| 3. ASEAN Cosmetic Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Inspection | ||
| (1) Facility inspection for requesting a production or contract manufacturing certificate | per once | 10,000 |
| (2) Facility inspection for renewing a production or contract manufacturing certificate | per once | 10,000 |
| 4. Facility Inspection under ASEAN Cosmetic GMP by the Evaluation Department | ||
| (1) On-site inspection of production facilities | ||
| (1.1) Document evaluation for ASEAN Cosmetic GMP certification request | per once | 3,000 |
| (1.2) On-site inspection of production facilities | ||
| (a) For facilities with 25 or fewer employees | per once | 37,000 |
| (b) For facilities with 25 to 49 employees | per once | 45,000 |
| (c) For facilities with 50 to 199 employees | per once | 60,000 |
| (d) For facilities with 200 or more employees | per once | 70,000 |
| (2) On-site inspection for production facility renewal | ||
| (1.1) Document evaluation for ASEAN Cosmetic GMP certification request | per once | 3,000 |
| (1.2) On-site inspection of production facilities | ||
| (a) For facilities with 25 or fewer employees | per once | 26,000 |
| (b) For facilities with 25 to 49 employees | per once | 30,000 |
| (c) For facilities with 50 to 199 employees | per once | 50,000 |
| (d) For facilities with 200 or more employees | per once | 60,000 |
Please refer to the attached document below.
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