Is cosmetic animal testing banned in Sweden?

Banned

Sweden bans cosmetic animal testing due to EU-wide regulations.

Sweden 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

Norway
No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
Finland
Banned Cosmetic animal testing is banned due to EU-wide regulations since 2013.
Estonia
Banned Cosmetic animal testing is banned due to EU-wide regulations since 2013.
Denmark
Banned Cosmetic animal testing is banned due to EU-wide regulations since 2013.
Latvia
Banned Cosmetic animal testing is banned due to EU-wide regulations since 2013.
Lithuania
Banned Cosmetic animal testing is banned due to EU-wide regulations since 2013.

Other laws in Sweden

Plastic Bag Bans
Taxed / charged

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