Cosmetics from Pakistan
46 official alerts and recalls concern cosmetics made in Pakistan, 13 of them in 2025 (data to 1 October 2026).
46 EU Safety Gate alerts concern cosmetics made in Pakistan. The first dates from 23 December 2019, the latest from 17 September 2026. In the last four complete quarters there were 8, down from 13 in the four quarters before. The hazards named most often are chemical (91%) and microbiological (9%). Read from the official risk descriptions, the most common reasons are ingredient not allowed in cosmetics (100%), restricted chemical above the legal limit (57%) and microbial contamination (9%). 24% of the EU alerts were marked as sold online, and 2% name an online marketplace, most often Etsy. The most common outcome was import rejected at the border (30% of EU alerts); 63% included a measure ordered by an authority. Chemicals named in the official risk descriptions include mercury, lead and cadmium.
- Alerts per €1B of EU imports, 2025
- –
- EU imports from Pakistan, 2025
- €1M
- Sold online
- 24%
- Name a marketplace
- 2%
- Marked counterfeit
- 0%
No rate: fewer than 5 alerts in 2025, or less than €50M of EU imports, or no clean customs-code match for this category.
Rates divide EU Safety Gate alerts by the value of extra-EU imports in the same customs codes (UN Comtrade, EU-27, converted from US dollars at the ECB annual average rate). They measure how often regulators flag products from this origin against the trade in them, not the share of products that are unsafe.
Official alerts and recalls per quarter
EU Safety Gate
7
2
Q4 2026 is incomplete: counted to 1 October 2026.
Show the numbers by year
| Year | EU Safety Gate | US CPSC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to date) | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
Why they were flagged
All reasons →-
100%, 46 alerts
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57%, 26 alerts
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9%, 4 alerts
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2%, 1 alerts
What to test for
- Mercury38
- Lead4
- Cadmium2
- Lilial (BMHCA)1
Substances named in the official risk descriptions, by number of alerts.
Most common hazards
Which authorities flag it
- Sweden21
- Northern Ireland7
- Germany7
- Ireland4
What happened to the products
- Import rejected at the border30%
- Sales ban24%
- Withdrawn from the market22%
- Recalled from consumers13%
Latest alerts
Download these 46 alerts (CSV) English column names; reuse with attribution to the official sources.
| Date | Product | Platform | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | Skin-lightening creamAdvanced Beauty Cream - Pearl Shine, GoldieBrand: Parley · barcode 1645701897017 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Restricted chemical above the legal limitRecalled from consumers · Withdrawn from the market | SR/02536/26 | |
| 2026-09-15 | EyelinerKajal EyelinerBrand: Hashmi · barcode 8961100314003 · batch B/11-141/J, Mg 09/2023, Best Before 08/2028 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Restricted chemical above the legal limitSales stopped ordered | SR/02531/26 | |
| 2026-04-28 | Skin creamHydraglow Rose Enrich Serum Cream 50gBrand: Glow & Lovely · barcode 8961014255669 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Allergen not declared on the label · Restricted chemical above the legal limitWithdrawn from the market | SR/01117/26 | |
| 2026-04-07 | Skin creamAdvanced Multi Vitamin Serum in CreamBrand: Glow & Lovely Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsWithdrawn from the market | SR/01016/26 | |
| 2026-03-24 | Skin lightening creamTibet Snow CreamBrand: Kohinoor Chemical Co Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Restricted chemical above the legal limitWithdrawn from the market | SR/00884/26 | |
| 2026-02-04 | Skin lightening creamWhitening Beauty CreamBrand: Sandal · model 147S Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Restricted chemical above the legal limitOther measure ordered | SR/00392/26 | |
| 2026-01-30 | Skin lightening creamBrand: Shivanya Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Restricted chemical above the legal limitOther measure ordered | SR/00288/26 | |
| 2026-01-21 | Eyeliner powderKOHL ASMAR/ SURMA ASMARBrand: Hashmi · batch B.NO 016 MFG 12/2023 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Restricted chemical above the legal limitProduct destroyed · Recalled from consumers · Sales stopped | SR/00186/26 | |
| 2025-09-18 | Face creamBeauty CreamBrand: Parley Cosmetics · batch 65 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Restricted chemical above the legal limitProduct destroyed · Import rejected at the border ordered | SR/03285/25 | |
| 2025-09-11 | Skin lightening creamPower White DOUBLE EXTRA WHITENING CREAM · barcode 923145989101 · batch 240921 PCPW00124 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Restricted chemical above the legal limitRecalled from consumers · Sales stopped | SR/03271/25 | |
| 2025-09-11 | Skin lightening creamDermaglow Extra Whitening Beauty Cream · barcode 922282902967 · batch 240926 PCDG00524 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Restricted chemical above the legal limitRecalled from consumers · Sales stopped | SR/03270/25 | |
| 2025-09-11 | Skin lightening creamKING WHITE EXTRA WHITENING CREAM · barcode 923145988111 · batch 240914 PCKW00324 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Restricted chemical above the legal limitSales stopped | SR/03269/25 | |
| 2025-09-04 | Skin lightening creamGoldie Beauty CreamBrand: Parley Cosmetics · model Pearl shine Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsImport rejected at the border ordered | SR/03214/25 | |
| 2025-05-14 | Skin lightening creamGolden Pearl Beauty Cream · batch 24AE03 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | A12/01220/20 | |
| 2025-05-08 | Skin lightening creamBeauty creamBrand: Yusma · barcode 2419617083883 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsImport rejected at the border ordered | SR/01787/25 | |
| 2025-05-08 | Skin lightening serumbeauty cream, whitening face serumBrand: Alhub · barcode 8964003267131 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsImport rejected at the border ordered | SR/01799/25 | |
| 2025-05-06 | Skin lightening creamRice brightening beauty creamBrand: BNB, Body n Body Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsImport rejected at the border ordered | SR/01773/25 | |
| 2025-05-02 | Cosmetics setHD+PRO beauty set, 4 in ONEBrand: Arena Gold · barcode 7451787505616 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsImport rejected at the border ordered | SR/01728/25 | |
| 2025-05-02 | Face creamBeauty cream with lycopene SPF 30Brand: Goree · model Avocado & Aloe vera Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsImport rejected at the border ordered | SR/01727/25 | |
| 2025-04-15 | Skin lightening creamLovely Gold Whitening CreamBrand: Nisa Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsImport rejected at the border ordered | SR/01564/25 | |
| 2025-01-22 | Skin lightening creamDiamond white - extra whitening cream · batch T.M # 706196 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Restricted chemical above the legal limitImport rejected at the border ordered | SR/00358/25 | |
| 2023-09-07 | Skin lightening creamTaryak cream beauty & freckleBrand: AQSA Cosmetics Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Restricted chemical above the legal limitImport rejected at the border ordered | A12/02026/23 | |
| 2023-08-25 | Skin lightening creamSuper White Beauty Cream · batch 478683 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Restricted chemical above the legal limitImport rejected at the border ordered | A12/01928/23 | |
| 2023-08-02 | Skin lightening creamBeauty CreamBrand: Golden Pearl · barcode 8964001078586 · batch 211024 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsRecalled from consumers | A12/01775/23 | |
| 2023-07-06 | Skin lightening creamNatural Face Beauty Cream · batch 280669 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Restricted chemical above the legal limitImport rejected at the border ordered | A12/01604/23 | |
| 2022-12-14 | Skin lightening creamSHEESHA Beauty CreamBrand: Reeve Cosmetics Mingora Sawat · barcode 3254896582547 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Restricted chemical above the legal limitConsumers warned ordered |
EtsyWording in the official record · found in the official product description Product sold online, in particular via Etsy.Etsy → |
A12/01763/22 |
| 2022-11-24 | Skin lightening cream.White Gold whitening cream with papaya extract · barcode 8964002132263 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Restricted chemical above the legal limitImport rejected at the border ordered | A12/01644/22 | |
| 2022-09-20 | Skin whitening creamShivanya Beauty Cream · barcode 6000980911049 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Restricted chemical above the legal limitImport rejected at the border ordered | A12/01326/22 | |
| 2022-07-14 | Beauty creamShivanya Beauty CreamBrand: Shivanya · barcode 6000980911049 · batch Exp.Date: Mar 2024 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsWarnings added to product | A12/00999/22 | |
| 2021-09-10 | Skin lightening creamSheesha Beauty CreamBrand: Sheesha Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Restricted chemical above the legal limitSales ban ordered | A12/01046/21 | |
| 2021-09-07 | Skin lightening creamShivanya Beauty CreamBrand: AQSA Cosmetics · barcode 6000980911049 · batch Exp.Date: Sep 2023, Mfg.Date: Sep 2020 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Restricted chemical above the legal limitSales ban ordered | A12/01060/21 | |
| 2021-09-02 | Skin lightening creamThai Beauty Cream for Night UseBrand: AQSA Cosmetics · model Best before: December 2021 · barcode 9781855682986 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Restricted chemical above the legal limitSales ban ordered | A12/01047/21 | |
| 2021-03-16 | Skin-lightening productChandni Whitening Cream, Removes Acne, Wrinkles Pimples, Dark Spots & Dark CirclesBrand: Roop Rang, SJ ENTERPRISES PAKISTAN · barcode 0 639072 227208 · batch Manufacturing date 02/2020; expiry 02/2022 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Restricted chemical above the legal limitSales ban · Consumers warned ordered | A12/00330/21 | |
| 2020-11-26 | Skin-lightening productWhitening Beauty CreamBrand: Sandal · barcode 151973298090 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsRecalled from consumers · Sales stopped | A12/01615/20 | |
| 2020-09-30 | Skin lightening productFaiza Beauty Cream · batch BAT#17LX10, EXP: 05/02/22, MFG: 05/02/19 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | A12/01222/20 | |
| 2020-09-30 | Skin lightening creamNatural Face Beauty Cream · batch Exp. Date: Apr. 2022, Mfg. Date: Apr. 2019 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | A12/01223/20 | |
| 2020-09-30 | Skin lightening productChandni Whitening Cream · batch EXP. 06/20 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Restricted chemical above the legal limitSales ban ordered | A12/01221/20 | |
| 2020-09-02 | Skin lightening creamAneeza Gold Beauty cream · barcode 1143723500026 · batch B# 27645-56, EXP 03/21, MFB 03/19 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | A12/01199/20 | |
| 2020-07-13 | Henna productHenna Emergency Cone HennaBrand: Rasm E · model KC-023 · barcode 5574641063023 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsWithdrawn from the market | A12/00125/20 | |
| 2020-03-10 | Henna PowderHigh Class Red Henna PowderBrand: Special Nadra · barcode 0300515497716 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Microbial contaminationWithdrawn from the market | A12/00366/20 | |
| 2020-03-10 | Henna PowderHenna Powder, Special For Golden Brown Hair & HandsBrand: Special Nadra · batch Unknown, Exp. 2020 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Microbial contaminationWithdrawn from the market | A12/00369/20 | |
| 2020-02-05 | Henna productHenna Cone MehndyBrand: Malki Mumtaz · barcode 4011643677258 · batch 051, Mfg. Date: 04-2017 Exp. Date: 03-2020 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsWithdrawn from the market | A12/00186/20 | |
| 2020-01-23 | Hair cleanserShikakai Powder, Herbal Hair CleanserBrand: Rafia · barcode 0 170000 205658 · batch 0614 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Microbial contaminationWithdrawn from the market | A12/00083/20 | |
| 2020-01-23 | Cleansing face maskMultani Mitti, Natural Clay Deep Cleansing Face MaskBrand: Rafia · barcode 0 170000 205641 · batch 0615 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Restricted chemical above the legal limit · Microbial contaminationWithdrawn from the market | A12/00082/20 | |
| 2019-12-23 | Skin lightening productUbtanBrand: Seven herbal · barcode 8964000932032, 8964008371985 · batch 213027 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Restricted chemical above the legal limitSales ban ordered | A12/00092/19 | |
| 2019-12-23 | Skin lightening productBeauty creamBrand: Golden Pearl · barcode 9240548109914 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Restricted chemical above the legal limitSales ban ordered | A12/00076/19 |