Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 02 June 2026 | Final date for Comment: 01 August 2026

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for bath oil based on refined vegetable oils or vegetable oils blends, mineral oils or mixture of the vegetable oils and mineral oils, for application on the skin or added to bath water.

Products Covered: Perfumed bath salts and other bath and shower preparations (HS code(s): 330730); Cosmetics. Toiletries (ICS code(s): 71.100.70); Bath oil

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 02 June 2026 | Final date for Comment: 01 August 2026

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for bath oil based on refined vegetable oils or vegetable oils blends, mineral oils or mixture of the vegetable oils and mineral oils, for application on the skin or added to bath water.

Products Covered: Perfumed bath salts and other bath and shower preparations (HS code(s): 330730); Cosmetics. Toiletries (ICS code(s): 71.100.70); Bath oil

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 02 June 2026 | Final date for Comment: 01 August 2026

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for bath oil based on refined vegetable oils or vegetable oils blends, mineral oils or mixture of the vegetable oils and mineral oils, for application on the skin or added to bath water.

Products Covered: Perfumed bath salts and other bath and shower preparations (HS code(s): 330730); Cosmetics. Toiletries (ICS code(s): 71.100.70); Bath oil

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 02 June 2026 | Final date for Comment: 01 August 2026

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for bath salts. The standard is applicable to Epsom salts, Dead Sea salts and Himalayan salts.

Products Covered: Perfumed bath salts and other bath and shower preparations (HS code(s): 330730); Cosmetics. Toiletries (ICS code(s): 71.100.70); Relief salts; Bath crystals; Epsom salts, Dead Sea salts; Himalayan salts

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 02 June 2026 | Final date for Comment: 01 August 2026

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for bath salts. The standard is applicable to Epsom salts, Dead Sea salts and Himalayan salts.

Products Covered: Perfumed bath salts and other bath and shower preparations (HS code(s): 330730); Cosmetics. Toiletries (ICS code(s): 71.100.70); Relief salts; Bath crystals; Epsom salts, Dead Sea salts; Himalayan salts

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 02 June 2026 | Final date for Comment: 01 August 2026

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for bath salts. The standard is applicable to Epsom salts, Dead Sea salts and Himalayan salts.

Products Covered: Perfumed bath salts and other bath and shower preparations (HS code(s): 330730); Cosmetics. Toiletries (ICS code(s): 71.100.70); Relief salts; Bath crystals; Epsom salts, Dead Sea salts; Himalayan salts

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 02 June 2026 | Final date for Comment: 01 August 2026

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for bath salts. The standard is applicable to Epsom salts, Dead Sea salts and Himalayan salts.

Products Covered: Perfumed bath salts and other bath and shower preparations (HS code(s): 330730); Cosmetics. Toiletries (ICS code(s): 71.100.70); Relief salts; Bath crystals; Epsom salts, Dead Sea salts; Himalayan salts

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 02 June 2026 | Final date for Comment: 01 August 2026

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for bath salts. The standard is applicable to Epsom salts, Dead Sea salts and Himalayan salts.

Products Covered: Perfumed bath salts and other bath and shower preparations (HS code(s): 330730); Cosmetics. Toiletries (ICS code(s): 71.100.70); Relief salts; Bath crystals; Epsom salts, Dead Sea salts; Himalayan salts

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 02 June 2026 | Final date for Comment: 01 August 2026

This Draft East African Standard prescribes the test methods for the determination of moisture content and volatile matter content in oils for cosmetic industry.

Products Covered: ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS (HS code(s): 33); Cosmetics. Toiletries (ICS code(s): 71.100.70)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 02 June 2026 | Final date for Comment: 01 August 2026

This Draft East African Standard prescribes the test methods for the determination of moisture content and volatile matter content in oils for cosmetic industry.

Products Covered: ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS (HS code(s): 33); Cosmetics. Toiletries (ICS code(s): 71.100.70)

Regulation Type: Regular notification