What you can't ship from Japan to Guadeloupe

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

Documents: Phytosanitary certificate issued by the plant protection authority of the country of origin

• Honeybees: specially authorized as an exception by the destination country's competent authority (Direction de la qualité), and packed in a box that does not endanger staff or obstruct inspection of contents → permitted
• Honey or beeswax: accompanied by a quarantine certificate and evidence of satisfactory sanitary inspection issued by the Japanese competent authority → permitted
• Honey not exceeding 1 kg and not intended for sale → permitted without quarantine certificate / sanitary inspection results
• Non-natural beeswax: accompanied by a certificate confirming exposure to a temperature of 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 authorization from the destination country's competent authority Direction de la qualité (for honeybees); Certificate confirming exposure to 100°C for at least 30 minutes (for non-natural beeswax)

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

• Plants (including grains such as rice, fruits, vegetables, and other items defined under plant protection law) → Must comply with the foreign country plant quarantine requirements table maintained at plant protection stations under 1950 Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Notification No. 231 (Export Plant Quarantine Regulations)
• Export of rice → Advance notification to the nearest regional agricultural policy bureau or agricultural policy office is required

Documents: Compliance with the foreign country plant quarantine requirements table (縦覧に供する「植物検疫に関する諸外国の要求事項一覧表」) at the nearest plant protection station; Advance notification to the nearest regional agricultural policy bureau or agricultural policy office (地方農政局又は農政事務所) for export of rice

• Coffee tree seedlings, fresh or dried coffee berries, coffee seeds, coffee beans, cacao tree seedlings, cacao buds and seeds, roasted cacao beans, unroasted cacao waste, cacao husks and shells, and sugarcane cuttings, seedlings, and seeds → Subject to special import procedures

• Prior authorization obtained from the relevant authorities of the destination country (Guadeloupe) → permitted

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

Documents: Permit issued by the Ministry of Public Health of Guadeloupe

• Book is published in Guadeloupe but printed outside Guadeloupe, AND the cover, back, and title page bear the name of the Guadeloupe publisher or distributor, AND the final page states the country of the printing establishment and the printer's name and address → permitted
• Book is both published and printed outside Guadeloupe, AND the cover, back, or title page bears the publisher's name and address → permitted

• Subject to censorship by the relevant authorities of the destination country → May be returned to sender depending on the result of censorship

• Reproduction 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 result

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

• General medicines accompanied by a permit issued by Agence du medicament, 143-145 Boulevard Anatole France, 93200 Saint Denis → permitted
• Biological products (livestock or veterinary use) accompanied by a 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 a 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 authority of the destination country (authority varies by product type: Agence du medicament for general medicines; Ministere charge de l'Agriculture / Direction generale de l'Alimentation for biological livestock/veterinary products; Ministere charge de la sante / Direction Generale de la Sante for other biological products)

• Sent for medical or scientific purposes and accompanied by a permit issued by the Bureau des stupefiants du Ministere de la sante publique et de la securite sociale → permitted

Documents: Permit issued by the Narcotics Bureau of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Security (Bureau des stupefiants du Ministere de la sante publique et de la securite sociale)

• 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 conditional permission
• Orange band printed clearly with the word 'Poison' in black ink wrapped around the outer packaging of the container → required for conditional permission
• Import licence from the Ministry of Social Affairs of the destination country is attached → required for conditional 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 conditional permission

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

• Anise-flavored alcoholic beverage with alcohol content of 45 degrees or more → prohibited
• Bitters, bittering agents, tar water, gentian bitters, and similar products containing no more than 200 grams of sugar per liter and alcohol content of 30 degrees or more → prohibited

• Wine manufactured outside Guadeloupe that does not meet the conditions of Guadeloupe's law of 1 February 1899 → prohibited

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

• The country of manufacture is clearly stamped in Latin characters on the center of the lid or bottom AND on one other location (not a labeled area) of the can → permitted
• The country of manufacture is NOT clearly stamped in Latin characters in both required locations on the can → prohibited

• Holds a certified copy of an import license or marketing license issued by A.F.S.S.A.P.S. → permitted

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

• Registered mail containing banknotes, paper currency, or bearer securities of any kind → permitted

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

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

• Permit issued by the Direction générale des douanes, based on approval from the Ministère d'État chargé de la défense nationale, the Ministère des affaires étrangères, and the Ministère de l'intérieur, is attached to the shipment; item is designated under the decrees of 18 April 1939 and 14 August 1939 and their annexes → permitted

Documents: Permit issued by the Direction générale des douanes (based on approval from the Ministère d'État chargé de la défense nationale, the Ministère des affaires étrangères, and the Ministère de l'intérieur)

• For personal consumption of the addressee, weight does not exceed 10 kg per addressee per year → permitted
• For personal consumption of the addressee, weight exceeds 10 kg per addressee per year, with customs authorization from the destination country → permitted
• Imported by the relevant authorities of the destination country → permitted

Documents: Customs authorization from the destination country's customs authority (required when quantity exceeds 10 kg per addressee per year)

• Goods are clearly intended for the recipient's personal consumption → origin mark requirement does not apply
• Goods are not clearly intended for the recipient's personal consumption → must bear a clearly legible, indelible origin mark in Latin characters

• Urn is placed inside a metal box tightly closed with screws or bolts, which is then enclosed in a wooden box with walls at least 1 centimetre thick → permitted

• Authorization obtained from the Bureau of Measuring Instruments (Service des instruments de mesure) of the destination country → permitted

Documents: Authorization from the Service des instruments de mesure (Bureau of Measuring Instruments) of Guadeloupe

• Upon inspection at destination → May be returned depending on inspection result

• Addressed to the relevant authorities of the destination country (Guadeloupe) → permitted