GPSR Ready · cosmetics & beauty
GPSR (in force since Dec 2024) requires an EU Responsible Person, on-product labelling, and listing disclosures.
Selling cosmetics means physical products with safety, labeling and claims rules layered on top of the usual privacy and marketing duties — and EU market access carries its own product-safety regime.
🏷️ For cosmetics sellers: Cosmetics are physical consumer products, so the EU's general product-safety duties (responsible person, safety info, traceability) apply when you sell into the EU.
This rule applies to cosmetics sellers who ship physical products to customers in the EU. Ship physical goods to the EU? Check for an EU Responsible Person, labelling, and listing disclosures. Not sure? The free checker tells you in about a minute — no signup.
You need to be able to answer "yes" to each of these — the points cosmetics sellers most often get caught on:
⚠️ Exposure: recalls, EU sales bans + member-state fines · Status: Since Dec 2024.
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Cosmetics are physical consumer products, so the EU's general product-safety duties (responsible person, safety info, traceability) apply when you sell into the EU.
An EU-based entity that takes legal responsibility for a product's safety and compliance. GPSR requires one for products sold to EU consumers.
If you ship physical products to consumers in the EU or Northern Ireland, yes — it has applied since 13 December 2024.
Manufacturer details, the EU Responsible Person, product identifiers (type/batch/serial), and safety warnings — shown before checkout.
RuleGoose checks this against the EU General Product Safety Regulation (EU) 2023/988. Read it yourself: EUR-Lex — Regulation (EU) 2023/988 →
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EU product safety (GPSR) is one of several rules a cosmetics & beauty business has to meet. See the full cosmetics & beauty compliance checklist →, or read the platform-neutral EU product safety (GPSR) guide.
Informational only, not legal advice, and not affiliated with the EU. Last reviewed 2026-06-30.