Japan sets quality control standards on coffee imports

Japan sets quality control standards on coffee imports

The Viet Nam Trade Office in Japan urged local exporters to keep a close watch on coffee exported to Japan, as the country will soon impose tighter quality controls.

The volume of Vietnamese coffee products consumed in Japan increased last year, but Vietnamese enterprises need to follow Japanese regulations closely to continue exporting to the market.

Under Japan's Plant Protection Act, dried coffee beans that have not gone through heat treatment are still considered fresh and must comply with plant quarantine requirements. Quarantine procedures are performed at airports and seaports under the supervision of Japan's quarantine control agencies.

Ground coffee and processed products are not bound by those requirements but are subject to safe quarantine procedures under the country's Food Safety Law.

Vietnamese coffee products exported to Japan also need to have clear origins and must undergo checks for additives, pesticide residues and other substances banned from entering Japan. The export turnover last year was US$160.47 million, up 40 per cent year-on-year.

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