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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