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Regulations of import quarantine

Target Aquatic animals

The aquatic animals which correspond to the following article 1) and article 2) are subject to quarantine.

1)Live aquatic animals (As for animals intended for human consumption, only those are going to be in public waters or facilities draining into public waters are subject to quarantine.)
2)Non-living aquatic animals (Only those used for feeding of aquaculture including processed products (excluding fish meal and fish oil) are subject to quarantine.)

Please contact Animal Products Safety Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF, Tel Number: 03-6744-2105) in advance of the importation of the aquatic animals norted in parenthesis of 1) or the aquatic animal products of 2).

(https://www.maff.go.jp/j/syouan/suisan/suisan_yobo/index.html *Japanese version only)

Finfish	Salmonidae, Cyprinus carpio, Carassius(including Goldfish etc.), Bighead carp(Hypophthalmichthys nobilis / Aristichthys nobilis), Silver carp(Hypophthalmichthys molitrix), Black carp(Mylopharyngodon piceus), Grass carp(Ctenopharyngodon idella / idellus), Nile tilapia(Oreochromis niloticus), Red seabream(Pagrus major)
Crustaceans	Penaeidae, Sergestidae Acetes, Palaemonidae
Shellfish, Bivalves and Sea squirt	Small abalone(Haliotis diversicolor aquatilis / supertexta / diversicolor), Ezo abalone(Haliotis discus hannai), Disk abalone(Haliotis discus discus), Giant abalone(Haliotis madaka), Siebold's abalone(Haliotis gigantea), Ostridae Crassostrea, Yesso scallop(Mizuhopecten yessoensis), Sea pineapple(Halocynthia roretzi)