When you intend to export any species of animals and plants listed under CITES, you are required to be authorized by the METI Minister in advance and receive both a certificate of export approval* and an export permit/a re-export certificate. **
Necessary procedures for application and approval of export permission and documents to be issued by authorities vary depending on where the species which you intend to export is listed (i.e. in CITES Appendix I, II, or III).
- Notes:
- * Certificate of export approval: A document issued by the METI Minister in response to the application for export approval
- ** Export permit/re-export certificate: A document issued by the CITES Management Authorities in response to the application for export/re-export approval
Identifying the type of goods that you intend to export/re-export
If you know which Appendix (Ⅰ, Ⅱ or Ⅲ) your goods for export/re-export belong to, click here.
The first step is to identify which CITES Appendix category (I, II, or III) the animals and/or plants belong to. The scientific name of the animals and/or plants in Latin is required to identify the correct category. Please contact the manufacturers, producers, factories, and so forth to confirm the scientific name.
- Please click the following links and identify the CITES Appendix (Ⅰ, Ⅱ, or Ⅲ) to which the species of animals or plants that you intend to export belong.
- The Appendices show scientific names in Latin or globally common names inEnglish of the species. Please verifythe scientific (Latin) name of your goods
- Please note that the species are sometimes included in a higher taxon groups, such as Crocodylia spp.
- CITES procedures are NOT required for goods not listed in the Appendices.
Flow chart of the export procedure (in Japanese)
For Moving Overseas with Your Pet listed on CITES Appendices
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Contact counters
Listed goods under CITES [Appended Table 2 (36) of the Export Trade Control Order]
| Contact counters involving exports approval (living species and processed products, excluding predetermined plants) | Contact number |
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| Trade Licensing for Wild Animal and Plants, Trade Licensing Division, Trade Control Department, Trade and Economic Security Bureau, METI (Your mail may also be accepted at: CITES Licensing Group, Trade Department, METI.) 14th floor, 1-3-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8901 *Applications are only accepted by post. |
Tel: 03-3501-1723 Fax: 03-3501-0997 10:00-12:00 a.m., 1:00-5:00 p.m. Mondays to Fridays except holidays of administrative organizations If you have any questions, please contact to the following e-mail address. |
Listed goods under CITES [Appended Table 2 (36) of the Export Trade Control Order]
| Contact counters for export approval (predetermined list of plants including processed products: Cactaceae spp., Liliaceae, Aloes spp., Primulaceae, Cyclamens spp., Cycadaceae spp. (cultured variety), and Orchidaceae spp. (cultured variety)) | Contact number |
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| International Affairs Division, General Coordination and Policy Planning Department, Hokkaido Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Sapporo No. 1 Godo-chosha Building, North 8, West 2, Kita-ku, Sapporo City, 060-0808 |
Tel: 011-709-1752 Fax: 011-709-1798 |
| International Affairs Division, General Coordination and Policy Planning Department, Tohoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry 3-3-1 Honcho, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, 980-8403 |
Tel: 022-221-4907 Fax: 022-261-7390 |
| General Affairs Division, Tokyo International Trade Office Yushima Godo-chosha Building, 4-6-15 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0034 |
Tel: 03-5842-7071 Fax: 03-5689-7841 |
| General Affairs Division, Yokohama International Trade Office 10F Yokohama Media and Communications Center 11 Nihon-Odori, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 231-0021 |
Tel: 045-212-1105 Fax: 045-201-7156 |
| Regional Economy Division, International Affairs Department, Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry 2-5-2 Sannomaru Naka-ku, Nagoya City, 460-8510 |
Tel: 052-951-4091 Fax: 052-961-7829 |
| Trade Division, Trade Department, Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry 1-5-44, Ohtemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, 540-8535 |
Tel: 06-6966-6034 Fax: 06-6966-6088 |
| General Affairs Division, Kobe International Trade Office 5th floor, Kobe Local Joint Government Building, 29, Kaigan-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, 650-0024 |
Tel: 078-393-2682 Fax: 078-393-2685 |
| International Affairs Division, Industry Department, Chugoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshima No. 2 Godo-chosha Building, 6-30, Kami Hatchobori, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, 730-8531 |
Tel: 082-224-5659 Fax: 082-224-5642 |
| International Affairs Division, Industry Department, Shikoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Takamatsu Sunport Godo-chosha Building, 3-33 Sunport, Takamatsu City, 760-8512 |
Tel: 087-811-8525 Fax: 087-811-8565 |
| International Affairs Division, International Affairs Department, Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Fukuoka Godo-chosha Building, 2-11-1, Hakata Eki Higashi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, 812-8546 |
Tel: 092-482-5425 Fax: 092-482-5321 |
| Commerce and Trade Division, Economy and Industry Department, Okinawa General Bureau, Cabinet Office Second Naha Government Office Building No. 2, 2-1-1 Omoromachi, Naha City, 900-0006 |
Tel: 098-866-1731 Fax: 098-860-3710 |
Last updated:2025-03-14