Date of issue: 3 November 2020
Date of effect: 10 November 2020
Reference Number: MAA2020-24
Attention:
- Industries—Industry bodies – Dairy Australia – Infant Nutrition Council
- Export dairy establishments
- Licensed exporters
- Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment — Central and Regional offices
Purpose
To notify manufacturers and exporters that certification of all dairy and dairy products to Japan, will now occur through a paperless electronic certification (eCert) exchange. From 10 November 2020, certification must be issued through eCert, there will be a change in the Certificate template which must be entered into EXDOC when raising a Request for Permit.
Exporters are encouraged to complete all pending request for permits prior to the change-over date.
Summary of key points
- Following negotiations between the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), Australian exports of all dairy and dairy products to Japan will now occur via paperless trading through eCert.
- Paper export certificates will no longer be available as they are no longer required by MHLW and MAFF
- Only electronic certification issued through the eCert exchange, will be eligible for import clearance in Japan. This is done directly through a government to government exchange.
- Exporters are encouraged to complete all pending request for permits prior to the change over date.
- Certificate defaults will be updated as part of the changeover to eCert.
| New eCert Extract Template Code | EXDOC Description | Original Export Certificate Number | Previous EXDOC Endorsement |
|---|---|---|---|
| DJP01 | DAIRY - JAPAN - Human Consumption | ZD035 | 5319 |
| DJP06 | DAIRY - JAPAN - Dairy stock food for non-cloven hoof animals | ZD015 | 5321 or 3660 |
| DJP07 | DAIRY - JAPAN – Stock food for cloven hoof animals | ZD015 | 5320 or 3903 |
| DJP11 | Dairy - Japan - Dairy products for medical and technical use | ZD001 | 5324 |
| DJP17 | EXTRACT from data held in respect to manufacturing grade products | ZD016 | 5319 |
- There have been no changes to Japan’s sanitary requirements for dairy and dairy products exported to Japan.
- The department’s Manual of Importing Country Requirements (MICoR) page will be updated to reflect the changes to certification requirements.
- The previous certification arrangements will not be accepted by Japan for exports occurring on or after 10 November 2020.
Further information
Contact ExportStandards@aff.gov.au if you have any queries.
The information provided in this advice is current at the time of writing and is intended for use as guidance only and should not be taken as definitive or exhaustive. The Commonwealth endeavours to keep information current and accurate, however, it may be subject to change without notice. Exporters are encouraged to verify these details with their importers prior to undertaking production/exports. The Commonwealth will not accept liability for any loss resulting from reliance on information contained in this notice.