Flour

Country
Japan (JP)
Group
Processed plant products
End use
Consumption
NPPO Details
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (MAFF)
Relevant Web Addresses
https://www.maff.go.jp/e/index.html
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit No
Phytosanitary Certificate Refer below
Additional Declaration/Endorsement No
Protocol Market No
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.


This Micor case applies to the following products:
  • Barley flour (Hordeum spp)
  • Chickpea flour (Cicer arietinum)
  • Faba bean flour (Vicia faba)
  • Lentil flour (Lens culinaris)
  • Maize flour (Zea spp)
  • Mung bean flour (Vigna radiata)
  • Oat flour (Avena spp)
  • Rice flour (Oryza spp)
  • Rye flour (Secale spp)
  • Sorghum flour (Sorghum spp)
  • Soybean flour (Glycine max)
  • Teff flour (Eragrostic tef) 
  • Wheat flour (Triticum spp)
  • Yellow pea flour (Pisum sativum)
A phytosanitary certificate is not required for highly processed flour that has been completely devitalised, unless the end use is for fertiliser, stockfeed or other input in agricultural production. A phytosanitary certificate may be required for coarse flour (e.g. oat flour) depending on the level of processing, packaging type, etc.

It is recommended that exporters present detailed information on the manufacturing process (e.g. hulling, heat treatment, extrusion, flaking, cooking, etc) to the Japanese NPPO prior to export and confirm the specific import requirements which apply to their product.

Flour is not a prescribed good for the purposes of the Export Control Act 2020, therefore consignments of flour which do not require phytosanitary certification may be exported to Japan without an Authorised Officer inspection and the issuance of an export permit.

Note: The presence of any rice hulls is prohibited in rice flour. If there is any possibility of even a trace amount of rice hulls present in the consignment, the exporter must contact the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) regarding any potential treatment options to facilitate export.
No treatment is required for flour except rice flour containing rice hulls, unless advised by MAFF.

The exporter is to obtain prior approval from MAFF to apply treatment to rice flour containing rice hulls. If complete freedom from rice hulls cannot be achieved and if authorised by MAFF, the exporter may apply an approved treatment.

Details of treatment to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section.

The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

NPPO advice verified on 13 December 2023.

13/12/2023 - Created case based on NPPO requirements.
Initial Uploaded: 13/12/2023
Reviewed Uploaded: 16/09/2024