Japan

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Info Species Note Valid from
Appendix I
Kingdom
Fauna (Animals)
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
(MAMMALS)
Order
Cetacea
Dolphins, Porpoises, Whales
Family
Balaenopteridae
Fin whales, humpback whales, rorquals
Balaenoptera acutorostrata (

except the population of West Greenland, which is included in Appendix II

)
01 January 1986
Balaenoptera bonaerensis
01 January 1986
Balaenoptera borealis [reservation not applicable to populations: a) in North Pacific; and b) in areas from 0 to 70 degrees east longitude and from the equator to the Antarctic Continent]
06 June 1981
Balaenoptera edeni
29 July 1983
Balaenoptera omurai
29 July 1983
Balaenoptera physalus
06 June 1981
Family
Delphinidae
Dolphins
Orcaella brevirostris
12 January 2005
Orcaella heinsohni
12 January 2005
Family
Physeteridae
Sperm whales
Physeter macrocephalus
06 June 1981
Family
Ziphiidae
Beaked whales, bottle-nosed whales
Berardius bairdii
29 July 1983
Appendix II
Class
Elasmobranchii
(SHARKS)
Order
Carcharhiniformes
Family
Carcharhinidae
Requiem sharks
Carcharhinus falciformis
04 October 2017
Carcharhinus longimanus
12 June 2013
Prionace glauca
25 November 2023
Family
Sphyrnidae
Hammerhead sharks
Sphyrna lewini

(includes Sphyrna gilberti as adopted at CoP19)
12 June 2013
Sphyrna mokarran
12 June 2013
Sphyrna zygaena
12 June 2013
Order
Lamniformes
Family
Alopiidae
Thresher sharks
Alopias spp.
04 October 2017
Family
Cetorhinidae
Basking sharks
Cetorhinus maximus
13 February 2003
Family
Lamnidae
Mackerel sharks
Carcharodon carcharias
12 January 2005
Isurus oxyrinchus
26 November 2019
Isurus paucus
26 November 2019
Lamna nasus
12 June 2013
Order
Orectolobiformes
Family
Rhincodontidae
Whale sharks
Rhincodon typus
13 February 2003
Class
Actinopteri
(FISHES)
Order
Syngnathiformes
Family
Syngnathidae
Pipefishes, seahorses
Hippocampus spp.
15 May 2004
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Holothuroidea
(SEA CUCUMBERS)
Order
Holothuriida
Family
Holothuriidae
Teatfishes, Sea cucumbers
Holothuria fuscogilva
26 November 2019

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Personal and household effects

Regulations 
Certificates of ownership Not accepted
Use of phytosanitary certificates as certificates of artificial propagation Not allowed

Permit Information

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Required Yes

Export quotas

More export quotas
Year Species App. Quotas Unit Source code Specimen type Publication date
2025 Cuora flavomarginata* 0 - W All for commercial purposes
2024 Cuora flavomarginata* 0 - W All for commercial purposes
2023 Cuora flavomarginata* 0 - W All for commercial purposes
2025 Geoemyda japonica 0 - Live specimens for commercial purposes
2024 Geoemyda japonica 0 - W Live for commercial purposes

Registers

Scientific institutions
Code Address Date of CITES registration Certif. No. Valid until
JP 001
Address
National Museum of Nature and Science –
4-1-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0005, JAPAN
Telephone
+81 29 853 8901
Fax
+81 29 853 8998
Code Address Exporter Processing/Repackaging
EH2018001
Address
AFREL Co., Ltd.
818-1 Kinseicho Yamadai, Shikokuchuo-shi
City
Ehime
Telephone
+81-0896-22-3675
 Yes Yes
EH2018002
Address
AFREL C., Ltd. (Aquaculture operation)
1369-1 Aza-koritsugu Ryouke Kawatakicho
City
Shikokuchuo-shi Ehime
Telephone
81-896-22-3675
 No Yes
GF2018001
Address
TONO Construction (Aquaculture operation)
542 Fukuoka, Nakatsugawa-shi
City
Gifu
Telephone
+81 573-72-3724
 No Yes
GF2022001
Date of CITES registration
Address
TONO Construction (S Caviar Labo)
542 Fukuoka, Nakatsugawa-shi
City
Gifu
Telephone
+81 573-72-3724
 Yes Yes

Technical assistance

ICCWC link

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MIKE link

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CTSP link

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