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Animal Quarantine Service
Laws and Regulations
Quarantine Regulations of DOG and CAT
Import from designated regions
Import from other regions
Export
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Dogs and Cats from designated regions
Designated regions (as of January 20, 2012)
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Taiwan, Iceland, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Hawaii, Guam
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ATTENTION 
Ireland, Sweden, Norway(except Svalbard, Jan Mayen and dependencies out of Europe) and United Kingdom(Great Britain and Northern Ireland only)harmonised their pet movement rules with the rest of the EU from January 1, 2012. Based on this change, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan changed the status of these countries from designated regions to regions other than the designated regions.
The dogs and cats from these countries must be subject tothe requirements of other than the designated regions after December 31, 2011*.
Some interim measures could be taken to the dogs and cats meet specific conditions from January 1, 2012* to July 31, 2012. For details, please check this information (Last update: Feb. 10, 2012)（PDF：249KB） . When you would like to import dogs and cats into Japan under the interim measures, please consult the Animal Quarantine Service prior to vaccination or blood test. (*: In case of Norway, after January 19, 2012 )
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On arrival in Japan, dogs and cats must undergo import quarantine for a set period to screen out rabies (and in the case of dogs, rabies and leptospirosis), depending on conditions. Furthermore, in order to check whether they have contracted the diseases in isolation from other animals or humans, the animals are held in the quarantine facilities of the Animal Quarantine Service (AQS). Please bear in mind that even when a long quarantine period is necessary, quarantine cannot be allowed at any place other than the premises of AQS.
When trying to import dogs or cats, you must submit Advance Notification of the planned date of arrival, number of animals and other items to the Animal Quarantine Service which has jurisdiction over your intended port of arrival at least 40 days prior to arrival in Japan. Please note that you may be requested to change the date or place of import depending on the availability situation of quarantine facilities at the Animal Quarantine Service.
For a dog or cat from a designated region (rabies-free country or region), if you have a certificate for the animal issued by the responsible government agency of the country of export containing necessary information such as the microchip number for individual identification, the quarantine period will be completed within 12 hours.
The Animal Quarantine Service will issue an Import Quarantine Certificate on completion of the import quarantine.
Importers of dogs are required to register their dogs under the Rabies Prevention Law and may need to take the Import Quarantine Certificate to the local authorities of the destination of the dog.
Please note that dogs can only be imported through the following 18 seaports and airports: Tomakomai Port, Keihin Port, Nagoya Port, Osaka Port, Kobe Port, Kanmon Port, Hakata Port, Kagoshima Port, Naha Port, Shin-Chitose Airport, Narita International Airport, Tokyo International Airport (Haneda), Chubu International Airport, Kansai International Airport,New Kitakyushu Airport, Fukuoka Airport, Kagoshima Airport and Naha Airport.
What is required to make the quarantine period less than 12 hours?
Advance notification
Regardless of the way dogs and cats are brought to Japan (hand luggage, cargo etc.), Advance Notification form of the following must be submitted to the Animal Quarantine Service with jurisdiction over the intended air(sea)port of arrival at least 40 days prior to arrival in Japan:
Contents of Notification: Name, address and contact number of the person submitting the notification; breed of dog/cat; number of animals; intended use; country of export; date and place of import; name and address of consignee/consigner; export location/destination; individual identification data etc.
Required Documents
In case that the animal is brought in directly from a designated region, and where the following can be confirmed with a certificate issued by the responsible government agency of the country of export, the quarantine time on arrival will be within 12 hours, and in general the inspection will not usually take long.
- The animal is individually identified with a microchip. *1
- The animal has been kept only in designated regions for the past 180 days, since birth, or since arriving directly from Japan.
- There have been no outbreaks of rabies in designated regions in the past two years.
- The animal did not have or was not suspected of having rabies (and in the case of dogs, rabies and leptospirosis) when inspected prior to departure. *2
*1 If the animal is not implanted with an ISO compliant (11784 / 11785)
*2 Please have the animal inspected to confirm that it does not have or is not suspected of having rabies (in the case of dogs, rabies and leptospirosis) prior to departure (whenever possible, no more than two days prior to departure)
Health-care
Please note that the animal should be kept in good health and shapeprior to departure, and carefully decide on how to transport, in order to avoid accidents or sickness during the transport or import quarantine.
Import quarantine on arrival in Japan
On arrival in Japan, please submit the application form for import inspection to the Animal Quarantine Service and have the animal inspected by an animal quarantine officer.
Inspection for dogs will not usually take long on the condition that the advance notification has been checked, and the animal is successfully identified and is proven to meet all conditions.
If there are any omissions in the certification or individual identification, the animal may be subject to a longer import quarantine of up to 180 days.
(Animal Quarantine Service centres with quarantine facilities)
Advance Notification forms
Import application forms
Recommended certification forms
We advise that you first obtain the certification forms recommended by Japan (Form A, Form B), then have the veterinarian who treated the animal fill in the necessary items, and finally obtain endorsement from the responsible exporting country government agency.
Guides for the importation of dogs etc.
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