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5501 Other Export-related Laws and Regulations to be Confirmed by Customs (FAQ)


  Exportation of specific goods may require a permit, approval, etc. under laws and regulations other than the Customs Law. The effectiveness of such laws is ensured in connection with the export permission system under the Customs Law.
  According to the laws and regulations other than the Customs Law, exporters of cargo, who are required to obtain permits or approvals must prove to customs that their requirements have been met during the customs clearance procedure, which then needs to be confirmed. Unless these requirements are proved and confirmed, Customs will not permit the cargo to be exported.

(Article 70 of the Customs Law, 70-1-1 of the Basic Notice of the Customs Law)

List of Laws and Regulation Concerning Export

* Other laws and regulations refer to the laws and regulations other than the Customs-related laws and the ones stipulating permission/approval concerning export or import.

Name of law
Major items
Supervising Government Agencies
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Law
Export Trade Order
Chemicals and other weapons, drugs, items to correspond to the Washington Conversion, certain hazardous waste, Sunctioned items,etc.
Security Export Licensing Division or Trade Control Department, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties
Important cultural assets or important art treasures
Natural monuments
Important tangible folkloric cultural assets
Office for Support of Arts and Cultures, Arts and Culture Division, Agency for Cultural Affairs
Wildlife Protection, Control, and Hunting Management Act
Bird species and their by-products, animals and their by-products, bird eggs (limited to wild animals)
Office of Wildlife Management, Wildlife Division, Nature Conservation Bureau, Ministry of the Environment
Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Law
Narcotics, psychotropic substances
Compliance and Narcotics Division, Pharmaceutical Safety and Environmental Health Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Cannabis Control Law
Cannabis plant and articles thereof
Compliance and Narcotics Division, Pharmaceutical Safety and Environmental Health Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Opium Law
Opium, poppy straw
Compliance and Narcotics Division, Pharmaceutical Safety and Environmental Health Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Stimulant Drug Control Law
Stimulant drugs, raw materials for producing stimulant drugs
Compliance and Narcotics Division, Pharmaceutical Safety and Environmental Health Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Rabies Prevention Law
Dogs, cats, raccoons, foxes, and skunks
Animal Health Division, Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control Law
Even-toed ungulate, horses, poultry such as chickens, ducks,  rabbits, bees and these meat, sausage, ham, rice straw, etc.
Animal Health Division, Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Plant Protection Law
Flowering (phanerogamous) plant, pteridophyte, bryophyte, harmful plants (bacillus, parasite, etc.), harmful animals (various insects and mites, etc.)
Plant Protection Division, Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Road Vehicles Act
Used vehicle
Registration and Information Division, Road Transport Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Act on Ensuring the Proper Domestic Distribution and Importation of Specified Aquatic Animals and Plants
Abalone, Sea cucumber and processed products which are made of/from any of these fish species
Fisheries Proper Distribution Promotion Office, Fisheries Processing Industries and Marketing Division

 


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