Issued on 28 Dec 2004
Effective 06 November 2004, all dogs, cats, raccoon, fox and skunk entering Japan shall be fitted with a microchip of ISO standards. On arrival in Japan, dogs and cats must undergo import quarantine for a set period to screen out rabies (and in the case of dogs, rabies and leptospirosis).
Furthermore, in order to check whether they have contracted the disease in isolation from other animals or humans, the animals are held in the quarantine facilities of the Animal Quarantine Service (AQS).
When trying to import dogs, cats, raccoon, fox and skunk, customer must submit advance notification of the planned date of arrival, number of animals and other items to the Animal Quarantine Station which has jurisdiction over their intended port of arrival at least 40 days prior to arrival in Japan.
Please do not accept or uplift any dogs, cats, raccoon, fox and skunk into Japan without a certificate, which approved by Japan Animal Quarantine Service (AQS) or a certificate for the animal issued by the responsible government agency of the country of export containing necessary information such as the microchip number for individual identification.
For further information, visit http://www.maff-aqs.go.jp.
Corporate Communications Dept.
MASKARGO SDN BHD (formerly known as MALAYSIA AIRLINES CARGO SDN BHD)
1M Zone C, Core 2, Advanced Cargo Centre
Free Commercial Zone, KLIA
64000 Sepang
Selangor, Malaysia
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