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Is Animal Testing for Makeup banned in your country?

The 2026 map of where Animal Testing for Makeup is banned or restricted, aired Oct 18, 2026.

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Banned in 40 countries

• FranceBanned

  EU law: no cosmetics tested on animals since 2013.

• GermanyBanned

  Since 2013, EU law bans selling makeup newly tested on animals.

• ItalyBanned

  EU rules ban both the tests and the sale of tested cosmetics.

• NetherlandsBanned

  EU law: no cosmetics tested on animals since 2013.

• BelgiumBanned

  Since 2013, EU law bans selling makeup newly tested on animals.

• LuxembourgBanned

  EU rules ban both the tests and the sale of tested cosmetics.

• IrelandBanned

  EU law: no cosmetics tested on animals since 2013.

• DenmarkBanned

  Since 2013, EU law bans selling makeup newly tested on animals.

• GreeceBanned

  EU rules ban both the tests and the sale of tested cosmetics.

• SpainBanned

  EU law: no cosmetics tested on animals since 2013.

• PortugalBanned

  Since 2013, EU law bans selling makeup newly tested on animals.

• AustriaBanned

  EU rules ban both the tests and the sale of tested cosmetics.

• FinlandBanned

  EU law: no cosmetics tested on animals since 2013.

• SwedenBanned

  Since 2013, EU law bans selling makeup newly tested on animals.

• CyprusBanned

  EU rules ban both the tests and the sale of tested cosmetics.

• MaltaBanned

  EU law: no cosmetics tested on animals since 2013.

• CzechiaBanned

  Since 2013, EU law bans selling makeup newly tested on animals.

• EstoniaBanned

  EU rules ban both the tests and the sale of tested cosmetics.

• HungaryBanned

  EU law: no cosmetics tested on animals since 2013.

• LatviaBanned

  Since 2013, EU law bans selling makeup newly tested on animals.

• LithuaniaBanned

  EU rules ban both the tests and the sale of tested cosmetics.

• PolandBanned

  EU law: no cosmetics tested on animals since 2013.

• SlovakiaBanned

  Since 2013, EU law bans selling makeup newly tested on animals.

• SloveniaBanned

  EU rules ban both the tests and the sale of tested cosmetics.

• BulgariaBanned

  EU law: no cosmetics tested on animals since 2013.

• RomaniaBanned

  Since 2013, EU law bans selling makeup newly tested on animals.

• CroatiaBanned

  EU rules ban both the tests and the sale of tested cosmetics.

• NorwayBanned

  Not in the EU, but follows its ban on animal-tested makeup.

• IcelandBanned

  Follows the EU's cosmetics rules through the EEA deal.

• LiechtensteinBanned

  Applies the EU's animal-testing ban through the EEA.

• SwitzerlandBanned

  Since 2017, makeup tested on animals abroad can't be sold.

• United KingdomBanned

  Kept the EU ban after Brexit and tightened it in 2023.

• IsraelBanned

  Since 2013, no animal-tested makeup can be imported or sold.

• TürkiyeBanned

  Its 2023 cosmetics rules copy the EU ban, sales included.

• IndiaBanned

  Bans the tests and any import of animal-tested makeup.

• ColombiaBanned

  Since 2024, makeup tested on animals can't be made or sold.

• ChileBanned

  Since January 2025, no newly animal-tested makeup on sale.

• BrazilBanned

  A 2025 law bans the tests and the use of new animal data.

• MexicoBanned

  Since 2021, tests can mean prison and tested makeup can't be sold.

• CanadaBanned

  Bans tested makeup - next door, the US has no national ban.

Everywhere not listed here, Animal Testing for Makeup is allowed.

Restricted in 6 countries

• AustraliaRestricted

  Bans new animal data for cosmetic-only ingredients, not sales.

• New ZealandRestricted

  Testing banned at home, but tested imports can still be sold.

• South KoreaRestricted

  A sale ban since 2017, with wide exemptions such as exports.

• GuatemalaRestricted

  Its 2017 animal welfare law bans cosmetic tests, not sales.

• EcuadorRestricted

  Its environment code bans cosmetic tests; tested imports still sold.

• UkraineRestricted

  An EU-style sale ban is law, but only bites from mid-2027.

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