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Japan releases 2025 notification schedule for New Chemical Substances
On 19 September 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), and Ministry of Environment (MOE) jointly released the 2025 notification schedule for new chemical substances. METI published this notification schedule on its portal, along with detailed information and a manual. New chemical substances that are manufactured or imported into the Japanese market in quantities exceeding one tonne are subject to this notification.
Annual Update of the Notification Schedule
The Ministry updates the notification schedule every year in September. Previously, on 8 September 2023, METI revised the notification schedule for new chemicals for the year 2024.
Notification Schedule
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Deadline for submitting materials for preliminary screening |
Deadline for submitting notification documents |
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7 October 2024 |
23 December 2024 |
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No preliminary screening required |
7 February 2025 |
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16 December 2024 |
10 March 2025 |
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10 January 2025 |
4 April 2025 |
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10 February 2025 |
12 May 2025 |
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14 March 2025 |
6 June 2025 |
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10 April 2025 |
7 July 2025 |
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No preliminary screening required |
1 August 2025 |
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13 June 2025 |
4 September 2025 |
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8 July 2025 |
6 October 2025 |
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6 August 2025 |
30 October 2025 |
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9 September 2025 |
28 November 2025 |
For the deadlines of 7 February and 1 August 2025, there is no requirement of preliminary screening if the same substance is notified. Only notifications will be accepted on these dates.
For preliminary materials, submissions will only be accepted until 3 pm on the respective date. If this deadline is missed, the next deadline will apply.
Required Information
The manual for the notification of new chemical substances lists the required information as given below and can be consulted for further information:
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Company details
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Name and structural formula of the new chemical substance
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Physicochemical properties and composition
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Uses
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Estimated annual quantity for the manufacture or import of the new chemicals for three years
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Details of two contact persons
Next Announcement
METI has not yet announced the notification schedule for the year 2026, but it is expected to be released in September 2025.
We acknowledge that the above information has been compiled from Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Ministry of the Environment (MOE)-Japan.
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