Naturtint is not certified by any third-party cruelty-free certifications like Leaping Bunny. But that does not mean they test on animals. I was able to confirm with the brand that they do not test any of their products or ingredients on animals, nor do their suppliers. And in my most recent correspondence with them in March 2020, they had confirmed their products are NOT sold in China. As far as I know, since 2018, Naturtint is not sold in China as that’s what they told me.

I just updated Naturtint’s brand page here to include my email response from them, see here: https://ethicalelephant.com/is-naturtint-cruelty-free-vegan/

The other website you’re referring to may either be outdated or they were provided a list of countries that Naturtint ships to but they may not be selling their products in a retail store in those countries. China’s animal testing laws only require some imported cosmetics that are sold in physical stores to be tested on animals.

Not quite just yet. Brands will have to meet a set of pre-conditions before they can be exempt from animal testing. As far as I know.. no brand has been approved to export its cosmetics to China without animal testing but this may change later this year. And this doesn’t apply to ALL cosmetics. It only applies to non-special use cosmetics.

I have a more up-to-date post about what’s going on with China’s animal testing laws which can be found here: https://ethicalelephant.com/china-animal-testing-laws-2021/