How do you check if a CBD product is registered with Invima?
Find the registration number on the package and look it up in Invima’s registry or in our search page. If it doesn’t show up, if it has expired, or if the name and holder don’t match what you are holding, that number does not back your product.
1. Find the number on the package
It depends on the type of product:
- Cosmetic: a mandatory sanitary notification (NSO), which starts with NSOC (Andean Community Decision 833 of 2018, art. 6).
- Food: a registration (RSA), permit (PSA) or notification (NSA), depending on its risk (Resolution 2674 of 2013, art. 37).
- Medicine: a sanitary registration that starts with INVIMA and includes the year and the letter M.
2. Look it up
Type it into our Invima registration search (in Spanish), which lists the 448 cosmetics and foods with CBD, cannabis or hemp in their name and a valid registration, or into Invima’s registration lookup. Medicines are listed in the National Drug Code (CUM).
3. Compare what it says
- That the registration is valid: its expiry date has not passed.
- That the product name matches the package.
- That the holder matches the company on the label.
If it doesn’t show up
It may have no valid registration, or its name may not mention CBD, cannabis or hemp, so it is not in our search. Check it in Invima’s lookup.
Invima has issued alerts about CBD products sold without a registration, such as alert 246 of 2026 and alert 321 of 2026.
Sources
Frequently asked questions.
Where is the number on the package?
On the label. On a cosmetic it is the mandatory sanitary notification, which starts with NSOC.
Is it enough that the number exists?
No. The number has to belong to the same product: compare the name and holder in the registration with those on the package.
What if the product promises to cure something?
A cosmetic cannot claim therapeutic indications (Andean Community Decision 833 of 2018, art. 3). If it promises to treat a disease and has no medicine registration, it is not an approved medicine.
Keep reading
- What is Colombia’s 2 mg THC rule?
- How do you get medical cannabis in Colombia?
- Can a doctor prescribe medical cannabis in a telehealth visit in Colombia?
Main page for this topic: Invima registration search (in Spanish).
General information about Colombian law. It does not replace medical or legal advice.