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Japan Revises Import Customs Procedures for Chemical Substances under CSCL – Effective January 2025
On 8 January 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released the revised import customs procedure for chemicals under the Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL) on its official portal.
METI has provided the revised import customs procedure along with the following key details:
- definitions of types of chemicals, forms for importing chemicals (including overseas manufacturers)
- documents required for submission at the import clearance
- list of prohibited products containing Class I Specified Chemical Substances
- list of Class I Specified Chemical Substances requiring a permit
Chemicals covered under the import customs procedure
The revised procedure applies to the following types of chemical substances:
- Chemical substances for research and testing
- New chemical substances as reagents
- General chemical substances
- Monitoring Chemical Substances or Priority Assessment Chemical Substances
- Specified chemical substances (Class I & II)
- New chemical substances
Previous Update in August 2024
METI previously published the import customs procedure for chemicals under CSCL on its portal on 9 August 2024.
Abolishment and Enforcement Dates
The revised import customs procedure came into effect on 10 January 2025. The older procedure, published on 9 August 2024, was revoked on 9 January 2025.
We acknowledge that the above information has been compiled from Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL)-Japan.
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