Japan - Export requirements for milk and dairy products

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1. Eligible/ineligible product
2. Pre-export approvals by the competent authority of the importing country
3. Production controls and inspection requirements
4. Labelling, packaging and marking requirements
5. Documentation requirements
6. Other information

Canada has a negotiated certificate with Japan.

Canada has been recognized by Japan as having an equivalent system of inspection, which means that Canadian dairy products intended for human consumption are processed under sanitary conditions in accordance with the laws and regulations of Canada which are at least equivalent to the laws and regulations of Japan.

1. Eligible/ineligible product

The list of products below is for reference only. It is the responsibility of the exporter to ensure that the product being exported will be covered by the negotiated certificate.

Eligible

Example of products with HS code

• 0401 (Milk and cream, etc.)
• 0402 (Milk and cream, etc.)
• 0403 (Buttermilk, etc.)
• 0404 (Whey powder, etc)
• 0405 (Butter, etc.)
• 0406 (Cheese, etc.)
• 3502.20, 3502.90 (Milk albumin, concentrated whey, etc.)

Ineligible

• Information not available.

2. Pre-export approvals by the competent authority of the importing country

Japan does not have an eligibility list for the export of dairy products for human consumption.

3. Production Controls and Inspection Requirements

The inspector must verify during a preventive control inspection that the manufacturer is aware of the standards and requirements of Japan and has a specific export procedure in place.

Note:

If the model « Health certificate for dairy products manufactured in Canada and used in foreign countries for export to the European Union », is used (see section 5 below), the Canadian manufacturer must be on the European Union approved list (accessible through TRACES) and the export procedure should be amended accordingly.

Manufacturer's declaration

To request a template of the manufacturer's declaration, please contact your local CFIA office. If the dairy products are for further processing in Japan with possible export of the finished product to the EU, it will have to be indicated on the manufacturer's declaration.

4. Labelling, packaging and marking requirements

Products need to satisfy Japan labelling requirements.

5. Documentation requirements

Certificate

• Official certificate for the export of raw milk and milk product from cloven-hooved animals to be exported to Japan from Canada for human consumption. CFIA/ACIA 5829.

Note:

In the case where Canadian dairy ingredients are used to manufacture products in a foreign country and these will be subsequently shipped to the EU, the foreign country operator may request Canadian documentation to support export certification. The model "Health certificate for dairy products manufactured in Canada and used in foreign countries for export to the European Union" (accessible only on the Government of Canada network – RDIMS 15883053). Please contact your local CFIA office to obtain this certificate. Japan requires that this certificate be accompanied by the export dairy certificate negotiated with Canada, model CFIA/ACIA 5829. The box "Additional Information" in the certificates must be used to link the two certificates.

6. Other information

Dairy products imported into Japan are subject to import inspection by the Animal Quarantine Service (AQS).

List of countries regions or zones recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) – (PDF 148 kb) where exporting raw milk and un-heat-treated milk products to Japan is allowed.