It is the exporter's responsibility to ensure that the animal meets the importing country requirements.
Contact the
Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for information about the process required to import animals into Japan from Australia.
- Note
- Where an importing country issues an import permit, the exporter must ensure the animal meets any requirements in the permit.
Pre-export preparations
There may be particular requirements for packaging the honey bees for export and you should check this.
Transport requirements
Japan allows animal imports at the following designated 17 ports:
Sea ports: Tomakomai Port, Keihin Port (Tokyo, Yokohama), Nagoya Port, Hanshin Port (Osaka, Kobe), Kanmon Port, Hakata Port, Kagoshima Port and Naha Port
Airports: Shin (New)-Chitose Airport, Narita International Airport, Tokyo International Airport (Haneda), Chubu International Airport, Kansai International Airport, Kitakyushu Airport, Fukuoka Airport, Kagoshima Airport and Naha Airport