Animal quarantine inspection for dairy products
Update: Nov, 24, 2023
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Animal quarantine regulations for dairy products have taken effect on 1 November 2017. |
Regulated dairy products
Regulated dairy products are classified by HS code.
- 0401（e.g. milk, cream）
＊exempted goods: long-life milk specified as a product storable at room temperature by Ministerial Ordinance* - 0402（e.g. milk, cream）
＊exempted goods: evaporated milk AND evaporated skimmed milk specified by Ministerial Ordinance* - 0403（e.g. butter milk）
＊exempted goods: fermented milk AND fermented milk drink specified by Ministerial Ordinance* - 0404（e.g. whey powder）
- 0405（e.g. butter）
＊exempted goods: butteroil (including ghee) specified by Ministerial Ordinance* - 0406（e.g. cheese）
＊exempted goods: processed cheese - 3502.20、3502.90（made from raw milk or dairy products. e.g. milk alubumin, concentrated whey）
＊exempted goods: fractionated and purified α-lactalubumin - 2309.10、2309.90（made from raw milk or dairy products. e.g. petfood, feed）
＊exempted goods: 'dry petfood' and 'goods meet the following A), B), C), and D)(PDF : 56KB)'
A) NOT intended for cloven-hoofed animals consumption
B) NOT necessary any processing so it can be put up for retail sale (only repacking is accepted)
C) raw milk or dairy products as raw materials in the goods is less than 50% (NOT include added water)
D) shelf-stable
＊The following dairy products are exempted from animal quarantine requirements.
- Those imported (or exported) as personal baggage accompanying a person who arrives from a foreign country (or leaves from Japan) in a vessel or aircraft.
（However, it is preferable to obtain an inspection certificate issued by a competent authority of the exporting country if those are used for commercial or business, over 10kg, or used for feed.) - Canned products, bottled products, and retort products (only products that are heat-sterilised after being packaged in containers.)
- Specified as a product storable at room temperature by Ministerial Ordinance*
- Those NOT used for commercial or business, AND are less than 10kg (other than those used for feed)
- Dairy products classified in HS code other than those above
Import inspection for dairy products
1．Animal health requirements are establishd for dairy products of cloven-hoofed animals
- Animal Health Requirements for raw milk and/or milk products to be exported to Japan from Listed countries(PDF : 175KB)
- Animal Health Requirements for milk products to be exported to Japan from countries other than Listed countries(PDF : 168KB)
Listed countries are here(PDF : 148KB)
2．Obtain an inspection certificate issued by a competent authority of the exporting country
For dairy products of cloven-hoofed animals
Model inspection certificate
- Listed countries：PDF(PDF : 99KB)、Microsoft Word(WORD : 41KB)
- Countries other than listed countries：PDF(PDF : 97KB)、Microsoft Word(WORD : 40KB)
＊The following countries notify us that they use model inspection certificate.
- Iceland, Israel, Vietnam, South Korea, China, Hong Kong (other than human consumption), Peru (other than human consumption)
＊Inspection certificate form established between Japan and the exporting country.
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Oceania, Africa Australia*
As of November 10, 2020, it shift to a system that recieve electronic inspection certificates from the Australian government.New Zealand
Please ask the authority of NZ.South Africa(PDF : 853KB)
An inspection certificate issued by a competent authority of the exporting country and stating that it is confirmed that the said items are not likely to spread pathogens of animal infectious disease is necessary to import.
3．Dairy products need to be imported at one of the designated airport or seaport
4．Dairy products need to be carried in one of the location for inspection designated by AQS
5．Application for import inspection to AQS
6．Import inspection by AQS
Export inspection for dairy products
The following dairy products need to be inspected by AQS.
1) Aforementioned regulated dairy products
2) Dairy products for which the destination country requires certification
Please refer to the following page for the procedures.
https://www.maff.go.jp/aqs/english/product/export.html
Leaflet
 Dairy products leaflet(PDF : 115KB) |
