Is cosmetic animal testing banned in Russia?

Partial ban

Russia allows alternative testing methods but still permits animal testing for cosmetics.

Russia is one of 5 countries classified “Partial ban” for cosmetic animal testing — 3% 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

Mongolia
No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
Kazakhstan
No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
Finland
Banned Cosmetic animal testing is banned due to EU-wide regulations since 2013.
Norway
No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
Kyrgyzstan
No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
Estonia
Banned Cosmetic animal testing is banned due to EU-wide regulations since 2013.

Other laws in Russia

Dog Meat
Legal / not prohibited

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