Notices for passenger who are seeking to bring PETs into Japan.

<DOGs, CATs>

The Animal Quarantine Service in Japan introduce the new quarantine regulations of dog and cat from Nov.6, 2004.
New regulations say that “All dogs and cats entering Japan shall be fitted with a microchip of ISO standards.”,and “All the importers shall notify the import 40 days prior to the date of arrival”, e.t.c.

Further information can be found at the Animal Quarantine Service (AQS) Web site, or at your nearest AQS office.

<BIRDs, FERRETs, HAMSTERs, GUINEA PIGs, SQUIRRELs, CHINCHILLAs>

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (hereafter “Quarantine”) will introduce a Notification System for the Importation of Animals in order to prevent the outbreak of human's infectious diseases derived from imported animals, effective from September 1, 2005.

On or after that date, any passenger who are seeking to bring their pets below is required to submit a written declaration giving the specified information on the animals to be imported, such as their species name and quantity, to the Quarantine (the quarantine station concerned), accompanied by a health certificate issued by the government authorities of the exporting country certifying that the animals are free from the infectious diseases specified for each species.
According to the Quarantine, these pets cannot be imported into Japan practically due it is quite difficult to obtain the certification issued by the government authories of the exporting country.

In case the notification does not comply with the regulations, the quarantine station concerned will suggest the passenger to send them back to origin or take their life.

Further information can be found at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare website, or at your nearest Quarantine office.

Japan Airlines