Guangdong Revokes a 25-Year-Old Manufacturer's Licence in Its Harshest Beauty Penalty

**Source:** Jumeili (聚美丽) · **Date:** 2026-10-19 · **Category:** Regulation / Enforcement *原文：顶格处罚！25年老牌美妆企业吊证* Guangdong's drug regulator issued an administrative penalty on October 15 revoking the cosmetics production licence of Foshan Jialihua Cosmetics (佛山市嘉丽华化妆品), a 25-year-old contract manufacturer, and cancelling the filings for eight of its general cosmetics. Licence 粤妆20161493 was withdrawn after the company made products that failed technical specifications, organised production outside good-manufacturing-practice rules, and carried on operating after regulators ordered a suspension. Revocation is the top rung of China's cosmetics penalty ladder and is rarely used; fines, confiscation and suspension are the normal outcomes. The case signals that repeated offending now escalates quickly, and that product filings die with the licence, so eight SKUs lost market access in a single decision. For brands buying from small and mid-sized manufacturers in Guangdong, the exposure is supply continuity and re-filing cost: any product sitting on that licence has to be moved to a licensed plant and registered again. Jumeili notes the company had been penalised several times and refused

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