Apply In-Person

1. To apply for a Phytosanitary certificate, Applicant shall approach the Export Quarantine Inspection Counter. Contact details are listed below under the “office locations and contacts” section
2. You have to submit an Application form to Export Quarantine Inspection Counter.
3. Application form can be found on the following link: Link
4. Download the application form and fill up your details.
5. Please make sure you have all the required documents that are listed under the “Required documents” section of this page.
6. The applicant has to submit the duly filled application form and Documents to the Export Quarantine Inspection Counter. Contact details are listed below under the “office locations and contacts” section
7. After the application form is processed, The Inspector inspects the shipment destined for export.
8. Once the inspection yields satisfactory results, the inspector issues a Phytosanitary Certificate.

• Application form
• Commercial invoice
• Sales Contract
• Packing list
• CITES Documentation

Plant Protection Division, Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau,
Ministry of Agriculture,
Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)  1-2-1,
Kasumigaseki,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8950, JAPAN
Contact details of inspection counters: Link

• Registered exporter

No fee is required for plant export inspections, issuance of phytosanitary certificates, etc.

The Certificate is valid per shipment or consignment. A new shipment requires a new Phytosanitary Certificate

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• Category of application
• Package type
• Area of production
• Country of origin
• Exporting country
• Address
• Entry and Exit points
• Batch number

Phytosanitary Certificate is used to attest that consignments meet Phytosanitary import requirements.

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