Is cosmetic animal testing banned in India?
Banned
India banned domestic cosmetic animal testing and the import of tested cosmetics in 2014.
India is one of 38 countries classified “Banned” for cosmetic animal testing — 16% of the 234 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Testing cosmetics on animals
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Nepal
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
- Bangladesh
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
- Bhutan
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
- Myanmar
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
- Pakistan
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
- Sri Lanka
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
Other laws in India
- Fur Farming
- Legal
- Dog Meat
- Legal / not prohibited
- Plastic Bag Bans
- Banned
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