2025 Perfume Container Market Overview

Regional Regulations:

• United States: FDA controls cosmetics (no pre-market approval). MoCRA expands FDA authority (registration, safety validation, unfavorable event reporting), mandates allergen labeling. Labeling requires product information, warnings (flammability), business details, native land.
• China: Perfumes are cosmetics under CSAR. Management (filing/registration) depends upon category. Pet screening might be required. Calls For Domestic Responsible Person. Labeling must be in common Chinese, include product info, active ingredients, web material, expiry, cautions. “New ingredients” regulated by NMPA.
• Japan: Regulated under PMD Act. General cosmetics need alert. Japanese labeling required on main packaging. Sales/marketing permit required for import/distribution. Manufacturing license needed for packaging/labeling in Japanese. Full active ingredient labeling required on outer bundle.
• Brazil: ANVISA regulations apply, consisting of INCI usage. RDC 752/2022 overviews labeling. Labels require warnings, constraints, group, lot, brand, name. Information should remain in Portuguese (other than INCI, name, brand name). Only authorized/licensed business can take care of cosmetics.
• EU: Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 sets cosmetic standards, including indelible, readable labeling. Packaging Waste Directive frames recycling/recovery. CLP Regulation classifies/labels hazardous substances. PPWR (EU 2025/40) replaces Directive, mandates significant recycled content targets for plastic (30-35% by 2030, increasing by 2040), recyclability targets, waste reduction targets, bans certain single-use plastics by 2030. Requires eco-modulated EPR fees, allows digital labeling for small products. Recycled content must be from EU or equivalent sources. Safety of recycled plastics is key. Challenges include limited high-quality PCR availability, administrative burden, balancing standards. Chemical recycling is complementary. Now when you buy perfume containers, you can look at the certification label to find out how much recycled materials are used in the bottle, and the environmental protection degree is clear at a glance~
• Other Considerations: Perfume is a dangerous good, and there are special transportation standards for air transport (IATA) and sea transport (IMO). Perfume bottles are afraid of heat and cold, so the temperature must be controlled during transportation and storage, otherwise the fragrance will “deteriorate”. After opening, perfume can generally be stored for 3-5 years. Keep it in a cool place for a longer-lasting fragrance.

Countries are becoming more and more stringent in their environmental protection requirements for perfume containers. You may need to pay more attention to regional regulations when buying bottles in the future. However, more environmentally friendly designs will also make us feel more at ease when using them.