Kao
Personal care, cosmetics, hygiene and household products.
Kao manufactures personal care, cosmetics, hygiene and household products from its Tokyo operations. The company serves domestic buyers, OEM customers, retailers or export channels across its listed primary markets.
- Type
- brand seeking distribution
- Location
- Tokyo, Japan
- Founded
- 1887
- Website
- kao.com
- Categories
- Personal Care, Cleaning & Household Supplies
- Markets
- Japan, United States, China, Germany
Verified facts
- domain-registered (green), checked 2026-08-08 Domain registry record
- corporate-mail-on-domain (green), checked 2026-08-08 Mail server of the company domain
- registry-id-verified (green), checked 2026-08-25 gBizINFO (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), government-held corporate data
Claimed certifications
- GMP Cosmetics (ISO 22716) IAF CertSearch
- ISO 14001, Environmental Management IAF CertSearch
Import rules for these goods
- Cosmetic products must be notified in the EU Cosmetic Products Notification Portal (CPNP) before being placed on the EU market. European Commission (CPNP)
- For the US market, MoCRA requires cosmetic facility registration and product listing with the FDA. US FDA (MoCRA)
- Consumer goods sold in the EU fall under the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR, applies since 13 Dec 2024): a responsible person in the EU is mandatory. EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) 2023/988 (GPSR)