What you can't ship from Japan to French Guiana

• Live honeybees: special exception granted by the destination country's competent authority (Direction de la qualité), packed in containers that do not endanger staff or obstruct inspection → permitted
• Honey or beeswax: accompanied by a quarantine certificate and satisfactory sanitary inspection results issued by the Japanese competent authority → permitted
• Honey not exceeding 1 kg and not intended for sale → permitted without quarantine certificate and sanitary inspection results
• Non-natural beeswax: accompanied by a certificate confirming exposure to 100°C for at least 30 minutes → permitted

Documents: Quarantine certificate issued by the Japanese competent authority (for honey or beeswax); Satisfactory sanitary inspection results issued by the Japanese competent authority (for honey or beeswax); Special exception approval from Direction de la qualité (for live honeybees); Certificate confirming exposure to 100°C for at least 30 minutes (for non-natural beeswax)

• Fresh citrus fruits, figs, apples, pears, quinces, apricots, peaches (including nectarines), cherries, plums, gooseberries, blackcurrants, or raspberries; or fresh fruit from countries affected by Comstock mealybug (ナシマルカイガラムシ) → Permitted only when accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the plant quarantine authority of the country of origin

Documents: Phytosanitary certificate issued by the plant quarantine authority of the country of origin (差出国の植物防疫所が発行する証明書)

• Leeches are placed in a cloth bag together with swamp soil or moss, and the cloth bag is placed inside a wooden box or basket stuffed with hay or straw → permitted

• Phytosanitary certificate attached → Import permitted (conditional)
• No phytosanitary certificate → Import not permitted
• Rice shipped for personal, non-commercial use → Prior notification to regional agricultural policy bureau may not be required
• Rice shipped for purposes other than personal non-commercial use → Prior notification to regional agricultural policy bureau required

Documents: Phytosanitary certificate; Export inspection by plant protection station (where required); Import permit from destination country (where required); Prior notification to regional agricultural policy bureau (for rice, except personal non-commercial shipments)

• The center of the lid or bottom of the can AND one additional non-labeled location clearly bears the country of manufacture in Latin characters → permitted

• Certified copy of an import license or marketing license issued by the A.F.S.S.A.P.S. is obtained → permitted

Documents: Certified copy of import license or marketing license issued by the Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits santé (A.F.S.S.A.P.S.)

• Book published in French Guiana but printed outside French Guiana: cover, back, and title page must show the name and address of the French Guiana publisher or seller, AND the final page must show the country of the printing establishment and the name and address of the printer → permitted
• Book both published and printed outside French Guiana: cover, back, or title page must show the publisher's name and address → permitted

• Books, printed matter, and engraved printing articles are subject to inspection by the relevant authorities of French Guiana → May be permitted for delivery or returned to sender depending on inspection outcome

• Reproductions of books, newspapers, booklets, or printed matter produced by letterpress, lithography, or engraving → Subject to censorship by the Ministry of the Interior (Ministère de l'intérieur); may be returned depending on the outcome

• prior authorization obtained from the competent authorities of the destination country → permitted

Documents: Prior authorization from the competent authorities of French Guiana

• Powdered pure saccharin with a permit issued by the Ministry of Public Health of the destination country → permitted

Documents: Permit issued by the Ministry of Public Health of French Guiana

• anise-flavored alcoholic beverage with ABV ≥ 45% → prohibited
• bitters, bittering agents, tar water, gentian bitters, or similar products containing ≤ 200g sugar per liter with ABV ≥ 30% → prohibited

• Wine manufactured outside French Guiana that does not meet the conditions of the destination country's law of 1 February 1899 → prohibited

• Complies with the conditions established by the relevant authorities of the destination country → permitted

• Approved by the destination country's Ministry of Public Health → permitted

Documents: Approval from the Ministry of Public Health of French Guiana

• General medicines accompanied by permit issued by Agence du medicament, 143-145 Boulevard Anatole France, 93200 Saint Denis → permitted
• Biological products for livestock or veterinary use accompanied by permit issued by Ministere charge de l'Agriculture, Direction generale de l'Alimentation, 175 rue du chevaleret, 75013 Paris → permitted
• Other biological products accompanied by permit issued by Ministere charge de la sante et Direction Generale de la Sante, 1 Place de Fontenay, 75007 Paris → permitted

Documents: Permit issued by the relevant competent authority (Agence du medicament for general medicines; Ministere charge de l'Agriculture / Direction generale de l'Alimentation for biological products for livestock or veterinary use; Ministere charge de la sante / Direction Generale de la Sante for other biological products)

• Orange label with black ink clearly stating sender and recipient names and addresses, and the name and quantity of the contents, affixed securely to the container or outer packaging → required for permission
• Orange band with the word 'Poison' clearly printed in black ink wrapped around the outer packaging → required for permission
• Import permit from the Ministry of Social Affairs of the destination country is attached → required for permission
• Customs clearance certificate is signed and certified by the municipal or police authorities of the destination, and returned to the customs office within one month → required for permission

Documents: Import permit from the Ministry of Social Affairs of French Guiana; Customs clearance certificate (signed and certified by municipal or police authorities of the destination), to be returned to the customs office within one month

• Permit issued by Direction générale des douanes based on approval from the Ministère d'État chargé de la défense nationale, Ministère des affaires étrangères, and Ministère de l'intérieur is attached → permitted

Documents: Permit issued by the Customs Directorate (Direction générale des douanes) with approval from the Ministry of National Defence (Ministère d'État chargé de la défense nationale), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministère des affaires étrangères), and Ministry of the Interior (Ministère de l'intérieur)

• Goods clearly intended for the recipient's personal consumption → country-of-origin marking not required
• Goods not clearly intended for personal consumption → must bear a country-of-origin mark in clearly legible, indelible Latin characters

• Urn is placed inside a metal box tightly closed with screws or bolts, and that metal box is enclosed in a wooden box with walls no less than 1 centimetre thick → permitted

• An import declaration pre-approved by the Banque de France is forwarded to the destination customs authority → permitted
• Items containing only a small quantity of gold (e.g. gold-plated products, gold/silver braid) or personal/non-personal jewels with total weight not exceeding 500 grams → exempt from the Banque de France approval requirement

Documents: Import declaration pre-approved by the Banque de France (Banque de France事前承認済み輸入申告書), to be forwarded to the destination customs authority

• Authorization has been obtained from the Service des instruments de mesure (weights and measures authority) of French Guiana → permitted

Documents: Authorization from the Service des instruments de mesure (French Guiana weights and measures authority)

• Item is subject to inspection upon arrival in French Guiana → May be returned to sender depending on inspection results

• Addressed to the relevant authorities of the destination country → permitted