Is cosmetic animal testing banned in New Zealand?
Banned
New Zealand banned cosmetic animal testing in 2015, though most products are made overseas.
New Zealand 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
- New Caledonia
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
- Fiji
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
- Vanuatu
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
- Australia
- Banned Australia banned sale of cosmetics tested on animals in July 2017.
- Solomon Islands
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
- Papua New Guinea
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
Other laws in New Zealand
- Fur Farming
- Legal
- Plastic Bag Bans
- Banned
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