Is cosmetic animal testing banned in India?

Banned

India banned cosmetic animal testing in 2014 and import of animal-tested cosmetics in 2014.

India is one of 36 countries classified “Banned” for cosmetic animal testing — 21% of the 174 with data.

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Testing cosmetics on animals
Last checked
7 July 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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