Amazon Japan Station | METI Filing

Date：2021/5/7　　Clicks：1096

1. What is Japan's METI filing?

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) releases detailed information on this method, and its creator is the Information Economy Division of the Commerce and Information Policy Bureau (Commerce and Information Policy Bureau).

According to the report "Japan's Development of Blockchain Project Evaluation Methods", METI refers to this process as a method for evaluating various use case projects, evaluating 32 necessary characteristics, such as scalability, privacy, and overall reliability. Those who participated in the development of the evaluation method said that its purpose is to objectively measure blockchain projects!

2. Application background and requirements of Amazon Japan

METI filing is a regulation of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan. It can be understood that exporting to Japan requires a Japanese local trading company to guarantee the filing of your product production information. METI registration requires PSE certification. PSE is a mandatory safety certification for electrical equipment in Japan. It is divided into two types: round and diamond. There are currently 498 products listed that must pass the PSE safety certification to enter the Japanese market. Among them, 165 types of A products should obtain the diamond-shaped PSE mark, and 333 types of B products should obtain the round PSE mark. The regulations require Japanese purchasers to register and declare to Japan METI within one month after purchasing the goods, and must mark the purchaser's name or ID on the product for supervision and management in the future product sales process.

At present, there is no mandatory METI requirement for customs clearance. Only Amazon Japan requires merchants to provide METI filing and PSE certification, and all products in the PSE certification catalog require METI filing.

Common products that Amazon strictly inspects include: kitchen appliances, lamps, mobile power supplies, hand warmers, handheld fans, Bluetooth headsets, etc...

3. Information to be provided by Amazon Japan
Amazon Japan site will randomly check whether the products on sale have PSE certification and METI filing. Sellers with incomplete qualifications will receive emails requesting the following information:

1) A copy of the electrical appliance manufacturing business declaration form or the electrical appliance import business declaration form (please present the receipt stamp and the classification table of the form of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry);
2) When a name (abbreviation) different from the name of the operator declared to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is displayed on the rating plate, it shall be used as the basis for approval by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry;
3) Photos of rated nameplates (places with PSE marks) (which can read PSE symbols, the name of the declared operator, the name of the certification body, the rated voltage, etc.) Note: It needs to be submitted one ASIN;
4) Independent inspection records (finished products) related to the electrical appliance safety law, etc.;

METI filing certificate

4. Where can I do Japan METI filing?
There are two types of METI filing:
1. If you have the qualification of an independent Japanese importer, the PSE certification information is complete.
2. There is no importer qualification (Saida laboratory provides Japanese importer qualification lease).

5. Japan METI filing process
1. Notification of business, understood to be a declaration by the Japanese importer, including manufacturer information, product information and signing date.
2. The approval certificate issued by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, the importer can only issue the approval certificate with the PSE secondary certificate to METI for filing.
3. Japanese purchasers must register with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) within one month after purchasing the goods. They must have a Japanese trading company registered in Japan before they can apply for registration with METI.

6. Summary of submitted materials
1. A valid PSE certification certificate (if not, Saida testing can assist in the application: 2 sets of samples + English information of the application company, and the period is about 1 week)
2. Information from Japanese importing companies (if not available, Saida Testing will provide assistance: METI is filed for 1 week, so PSE+METI is about 2-3 weeks for the application period)


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