Labels, and which filing you are in
Traditional, simplified, and the third column: what the filing asks. The film can say anything. The back of the box cannot.
By Mei Chou · 14 October 2026 · 6 min · Both desks
Sourcing editor on the Taipei desk. She reads quotes before she reads campaigns.
A+ prints in traditional Chinese and English because that is the magazine. Your product may not have that luxury. Taiwan and the mainland do not share a cosmetic filing, a food mark, or a plug. A beautiful bilingual carton can still be unsellable.
Show the dieline while it is cheap
- Show the dieline to the regulatory person before the printer.
- Do not copy the other side’s mark and hope.
- Keep claims off the box that you only meant for a caption.
This is not legal advice. It is the reminder to hire the person whose job is the filing. The film’s language and the box’s language are different jobs.
