2025-09-22 Reference source : Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Portal - Japan
Chemical notification/ registration METI MHLW Ministry of Environment MOE Japan Annual Revision
On 19 September 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), and Ministry of Environment (MOE) jointly released the 2026 notification schedule for new chemical substances (including low production volume new chemicals). The full schedule, comprehensive details, and guidance documents are available on the METI portal.
Notifications are required for new chemicals that are manufactured or
imported into Japan under the Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL).
Annual Update of Notification Timetable
Japan revises its new chemical notification schedule each year in
September. The 2025 schedule was announced on 19 September 2024 (more
details can be found here), and the newly published timetable covers October 2025 through December 2026.
Notification
Schedule (2026)
Submissions will be accepted in 10 rounds during the period October 2025-December 2026). The detailed schedule is given in the table below:
Round |
Deadline for preliminary
screening* |
Deadline for submitting notification documents |
1 |
6 October 2025 |
19 December 2025 |
2 |
18 December 2025 |
5 March 2026 |
3 |
8 January 2026 |
3 April 2026 |
4 |
10 February 2026 |
11 May 2026 |
5 |
16 March 2026 |
16 June 2026 |
6 |
15 April 2026 |
9 July 2026 |
7 |
9 June 2026 |
31 August 2026 |
8 |
8 July 2026 |
2 October 2026 |
9 |
30 July 2026 |
26 October 2026 |
10 |
9 September 2026 |
1 December 2026 |
*Submissions are accepted only until 3 p.m. on the designated date. Missed deadlines automatically roll over to the next round.
Documentation Required
Applicants must prepare the following documentation in line with CSCL requirements and the official manual:
For substances already reviewed and notified, applicants may resubmit using a copy of the previous notification result. In such cases, no new review is required, provided the notification is submitted by any of the scheduled deadlines.
Future
Outlook
Although METI has not yet disclosed the 2027 notification schedule, it is anticipated to be made public in September 2026.
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