Article: Many foreign companies launch products in China's cosmetics market. (Special Report).

539 foreign companies set up plants in China and accounted for 60% of the total volume and over 90% of the total sales revenue. China will cut the tariff rate of cosmetics from current 35% to 10% by 2005.

Despite the economic slowdown in the global wide, the cosmetics segment in China still gain good performance in 2000 with a 16.7% growth prior to the year 1999. According to the statistics supplied by China Perfumes and Cosmetics Association, there are 3 070 cosmetic producers registered in the State Administration for Industry & Commerce of China. Of the total, 1 390 producers can manufacture skin care cosmetics and 1 950 producers can produce hair care ...

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