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UgandaProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Essential oils and resinoids – Uganda

Official title

DARS 2212:2025, Cosmetics — Labelling of cosmetic products — Requirements, First Edition

Uganda notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 18 November 2025. The comment period closed on 17 January 2026.

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At a glance

Products

ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS; Cosmetics. Toiletries; Cosmetics products

HS codes
  • 33 · Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
    • 33
Notifying member
Uganda
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 18 November 2025. Check WTO ePing or Uganda for its current status.
Objectives
  • Consumer information, labelling
  • Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Protection of the environment
  • Harmonization
  • Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/UGA/2265
Keywords
Labelling

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 17 January 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

How to comment

The comment period closed on 17 January 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/UGA/2265; it can take them up with Uganda.

Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)

What the notification says

This Draft African Standard specifies requirements for the labelling of cosmetic products. This standard applies to all cosmetic products as defined in Clause 3.1 and specified in DARS/TC04/002. This standard does not apply to cosmetic products for which therapeutic claims are made and biocidal products.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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