9007 For Overseas Tourists (Plant Protection)

《Plant Quarantine Service》

  Plants quarantine services aims at protecting Japanese greenery and agriculture from the infiltration of quarantine pests from abroad.

  If pests ever enter Japanese territory they may cause irrecoverable damage.

《Bringing Plants from Overseas》

  All plants and other related products are subject to plant quarantine.

  Plants are classified into the following two categories:

• Import-banned items (cannot be brought into Japan)

  In order to prevent quarantine pests from entering into Japan, which could cause serious damage to crops, importation of plant pathogens, pests, and soils is prohibited.

• Items subject to quarantine (can be brought into Japan after passing inspection)

  The plant items other than import-banned are inspected upon entry. The inspections include inspections to verify that no pests are present and to confirm the appropriate quarantine conditions.

《When Taking Plants Outside Japan》

  Plant quarantine is carried out in other countries, as in Japan. Various phytosanitary requirements of importing countries include Entry Prohibited, Entry Restricted, Inspection Required, Disinfections required, etc. For details, please contact the nearest Plant Protection Station.