Health & Beauty Fulfilment UK

Selling cosmetics in the UK: the compliance basics

Selling cosmetics in the UK is not licensed the way medicines are, but every product still needs a safety assessment (CPSR), a designated UK Responsible Person, and notification through the government's SCPN portal before it goes on sale. Our role as your fulfilment partner is to store and handle finished stock compliantly — with lot tracking for traceability and recalls — while the assessment and notification sit with you or your Responsible Person.

Where stock was produced for another market, we can apply UK-compliant labelling as part of prep — ingredient lists, Responsible Person details and batch codes — so it is ready for UK customers before it ships.

For the full picture, see our guide to selling cosmetics in the UK.

Handling fragile and sensitive beauty products

Beauty products break and spoil in ways most goods do not. Glass droppers and jars need careful packing; serums and balms need stable temperatures. We use protective packing for fragile lines and climate-monitored storage for sensitive formulations, which keeps damage rates and returns down.

Gift sets, bundles and branded unboxing

Gift sets, seasonal bundles and PR boxes all run through our kitting team. We assemble multi-item sets, add tissue, inserts and samples, and produce the kind of branded unboxing that beauty customers screenshot and share.

Importing beauty products into the UK

Importing beauty stock into the UK brings the same two requirements as any overseas seller: an FHDDS-accredited fulfilment partner, and a bonded warehouse to defer duty and VAT until the stock sells. We hold both at Seaham.

Beauty subscription boxes

Beauty subscription and replenishment boxes are one of our core lines. We handle recurring assembly and despatch, variable contents by tier, and the returns that come with a subscription model — see subscription box fulfilment.