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COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT

Name of Company	State in which Incorporated or Country in which Organized
Colgate Flavors and Fragrances, Inc.	Delaware
Colgate (Guangzhou) Co. Ltd	China
Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc	Delaware
Colgate-Palmolive (America), Inc.	Delaware
Colgate-Palmolive (Asia) Pte. Ltd.	Singapore
Colgate-Palmolive Argentina S.A.	Argentina
Colgate-Palmolive A/S	Denmark
Colgate-Palmolive Belgium S.A./N.V.	Belgium
Colgate-Palmolive Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH	Germany
Colgate-Palmolive Canada, Inc.	Canada
Colgate-Palmolive (Central America), Inc.	Delaware
Colgate-Palmolive (Centro America) S.A.	Guatemala
Colgate-Palmolive Chile S.A.	Chile
Colgate-Palmolive Cia.	Delaware
Colgate-Palmolive (Hellas) S.A.I.C.	Greece
Colgate-Palmolive Compania Anonima	Venezuela
Colgate-Palmolive Company, Distr.	Puerto Rico
Colgate-Palmolive del Ecuador S.A.I.C	Ecuador
Colgate-Palmolive de Puerto Rico, Inc.	Delaware
Colgate-Palmolive Deutschland Holding GmbH	Germany
Colgate-Palmolive (Dominican Republic), Inc.	Delaware
Colgate-Palmolive (Eastern) Pte. Ltd.	Singapore
Colgate-Palmolive España, S.A./N.V.	Spain
Colgate-Palmolive Europe S.A.	Belgium
Colgate-Palmolive Europe Sarl	Switzerland
Colgate-Palmolive G.m.b.H.	Germany
Colgate-Palmolive (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.	China
Colgate-Palmolive (H.K.) Ltd.	Hong Kong
Colgate-Palmolive Holding Inc.	Delaware
Colgate-Palmolive Holdings (UK) Limited	United Kingdom
Colgate-Palmolive Holding S. Com. p.a.	Spain
Colgate-Palmolive Inc. S.A.	Uruguay
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited	India
Colgate-Palmolive Industria e Comercio Ltda.	Brazil
Colgate-Palmolive Industrial Unipessoal, Lda.	Portugal
Colgate-Palmolive International LLC	Delaware
Colgate-Palmolive Investments, Inc.	Delaware
Colgate-Palmolive Ltd.	New Zealand
Colgate-Palmolive (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd	Malaysia
Colgate-Palmolive (Marketing) Sdn Bhd	Malaysia
Colgate-Palmolive Nederland BV	Netherlands
Colgate-Palmolive Norge A/S	Norway
Colgate-Palmolive Philippines, Inc.	Philippines
Colgate-Palmolive (Poland) Sp. z 0.0.	Poland
Colgate-Palmolive Pty Limited	Australia
Colgate-Palmolive (Pty) Limited	South Africa
Colgate-Palmolive Services, S.A.	France

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Name of Company	State in which Incorporated or Country in which Organized
Colgate-Palmolive, S.A. de C.V.	Mexico
Colgate-Palmolive S.p.A.	Italy
Colgate-Palmolive Temizlik Urunleri Sanayi ve Ticaret, A.S.	Turkey
Colgate-Palmolive (Thailand) Ltd.	Thailand
Colgate Sanxiao Company Limited	China
Cotelle S.A.	France
CPIF Venture, Inc.	Delaware
GABA Holdings Delaware, LLC	Delaware
GABA Holding A.G.	Switzerland
Hawley & Hazel Chemical Company (HK) Limited	Hong Kong
Hawley & Hazel Chemical Company (Zhongshou) Limited	China
Hawley & Hazel Chemical (Taiwan) Corporation Ltd.	Taiwan
Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc.	Delaware
Hill’s Pet Nutrition Indiana, Inc.	Delaware
Hill’s Pet Nutrition Limited	United Kingdom
Hill’s Pet Nutrition Sales, Inc.	Delaware
Hill’s Pet Nutrition Manufacturing, B.V.	Netherlands
Hill’s Pet Nutrition SNC	France
Hill’s Pet Products, Inc.	Delaware
Hill’s-Colgate (Japan) Ltd.	Japan
Inmobiliara Hills, S.A. de C.V.	Mexico
Kolynos Corporation	Delaware
Mission Hills, S.A. de C.V.	Mexico
Norwood International Incorporated	Delaware
Softsoap Enterprises, Inc.	Massachusetts

There are a number of additional subsidiaries in the United States and foreign countries which, considered in the aggregate, do not constitute a significant subsidiary.