What you can't ship from Japan to Martinique

• 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 Comstock mealybug (Pseudaulacaspis pentagona) → Permitted only if 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 containers that pose no harm to staff and do not hinder inspection of contents → permitted
• Honey or beeswax: accompanied by a quarantine certificate and evidence of satisfactory sanitary inspection issued by the relevant Japanese authority → permitted
• Honey not exceeding 1 kg and not intended for sale → permitted without quarantine certificate requirement
• 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 relevant Japanese authority (for honey and beeswax); Certificate of satisfactory sanitary inspection issued by the relevant Japanese authority (for honey and beeswax); Special authorization from Direction de la qualité in Martinique (for honeybees); Certificate confirming heat treatment at 100°C for at least 30 minutes (for non-natural beeswax)

• Leeches must be placed in a cloth bag together with swamp soil or moss, and that cloth bag must be packed inside a wooden box or basket filled with hay or straw → permitted

• Complies with requirements listed in the foreign country plant quarantine requirements table maintained at plant protection stations under 1950 Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Notification No. 231 → conditional — permitted subject to those requirements
• Export of rice → requires prior notification to the nearest regional agricultural policy bureau or agricultural policy office

Documents: Plant quarantine certificate / compliance with requirements per the foreign country plant quarantine requirements table (植物検疫に関する諸外国の要求事項一覧表); Prior notification to the nearest regional agricultural policy bureau or agricultural policy office (地方農政局又は農政事務所への事前届出) — required for rice exports

• Plants other than coffee tree seedlings, raw or dried coffee berries, coffee seeds, coffee beans, cacao tree seedlings, cacao buds and seeds, roasted cacao beans, unroasted cacao waste, cacao husks, cacao shells, and sugarcane cuttings/seedlings/seeds → conditional
• Coffee tree seedlings, raw or dried coffee berries, coffee seeds, coffee beans, cacao tree seedlings, cacao buds and seeds, roasted cacao beans, unroasted cacao waste, cacao husks, cacao shells, or sugarcane cuttings/seedlings/seeds → prohibited

• Book is published in Martinique but printed outside Martinique: cover, back, and title page bear the name of the Martinique 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 Martinique: cover, back, or title page bears the publisher's name and address → permitted

• Subject to inspection by relevant authorities in the destination country → May be permitted or returned depending on the result of inspection

• 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 to sender depending on review outcome

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

Documents: Prior authorization from the relevant authorities of the destination country

• 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 Martinique

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

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

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

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

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

Documents: Permit issued by the relevant authority of the destination country (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, contained in insured letters → conditional — permitted
• Import permit issued by Bureau des Stupéfiants du Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Sécurité Sociale must be presented → required for delivery
• Delivery made directly to permit holder at customs inspection office → required procedure

Documents: Import permit issued by the Bureau des Stupéfiants du Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Sécurité Sociale (Martinique)

• Container or outer packaging must have a label affixed securely (on an orange background, in black ink) clearly stating the sender's and recipient's names and addresses, and the name and quantity of the contents. → permitted
• An orange band printed clearly with the word 'Poison' in black ink must be wrapped around the outer packaging of the container. → permitted
• An import permit from the Ministry of Social Affairs (Ministère des Affaires Sociales) of Martinique must be attached. → permitted
• The customs clearance certificate must be signed and certified by the municipal or police authorities of the destination, and returned to the customs office within one month. → permitted

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

• Wine manufactured outside Martinique that does NOT meet the conditions stipulated by Martinique's law of 1 February 1899 → prohibited

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

• Licence issued by the Customs Directorate (Direction générale des douanes) based on 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), as specified under the decrees of 18 April 1939 and 14 August 1939 and their annexes, is attached to the shipment → permitted

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

• Registered mail containing banknotes, paper money, or bearer securities of various kinds → permitted

• Tobacco intended for recipient's personal consumption, not exceeding 10 kg per recipient per year → conditional (permitted)
• Tobacco exceeding 10 kg per recipient per year with customs approval from the destination country → conditional (permitted)
• Import by entities other than the relevant authorities of the destination country, outside the personal consumption exemption → prohibited

Documents: Customs approval from Martinique customs authorities (required when quantity exceeds 10 kg per recipient per year)

• Goods are clearly intended for the recipient's personal consumption → permitted without origin mark
• Goods are not clearly intended for the recipient's personal consumption → must bear a clearly legible, indelible origin mark in Latin characters

• The urn is placed inside a metal box tightly closed with screws or bolts, and that metal box is further enclosed in a wooden box with walls at least 1 centimetre thick → permitted

• Import declaration pre-approved by the Banque de France is sent to the destination customs authority of Martinique → permitted
• Items containing only small amounts of gold (e.g., gold-plated products, gold and silver braid) or personal/non-personal jewelry 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)

• Authorization obtained from the Service des instruments de mesure (weights and measures authority) of Martinique → permitted

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

• Subject to inspection upon arrival in Martinique → May be returned to sender depending on inspection results

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