Although Japan is the second largest cosmetics market in the world and highly relevant for any European exporter, the unique and complicated exporting/importing procedures and requirements, as well as the lack of documentation in English, prevents exploring the full potential of this market. Therefore, this guide attempts to provide a contribution towards bridging the information gap, covering the whole legal and administrative process of exporting/importing cosmetics to Japan.
Please go to the EU-Japan website, to get the access to this report.
The report has been released within Minerva Fellowship framework managed by the EU-Japan Centre.
Picture: Utamaro Kitagawa: Painting lips, 1794
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This website and related activities are managed by the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, a joint venture between the European Commission's Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) and the Japanese Government's Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry (METI).
This support is available for EU companies only. Please note that the validation process may take up to a couple of days and will be confirmed to you by email.
Hundreds of web pages with up-to-date information on Japan, more than 400 market reports and recorded webinars available as well as a lot of detailed information on Japanese business culture.