Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

We are pleased to inform that the revisions of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act and non-quarantine pest list (notified by G/SPS/N/JPN/1327 on 18 March 2025) were published in the Japanese Official Gazette on 23 June 2025. These revisions and requirements are to enter into force on 23 December 2025, except for deletion of a country from Item 37 of Annexed Table 2-2 and revision of the non-quarantine pest list, both of which are to enter into force on 24 June 2025. Annexed Tables 1, 1-2, 2 and 2-2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act and Non-quarantine pest list after this revision can be viewed at the following URLs: 1. "Revised Annexed Table 1" (Effective date: 23 December 2025) List of the quarantine pests (Annexed Table 1 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act): https://www.maff.go.jp/pps/j/law/houki/shorei/E_Annexed_Table1_from_20251223.html 2. "Revised Annexed Table 1-2" (Effective date: 23 December 2025) List of the plants and other objects subject to specific phytosanitary measures to be carried out in exporting countries (Annexed Table 1-2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act): https://www.maff.go.jp/pps/j/law/houki/shorei/E_Annexed_Table1-2_from_20251223.html 3. "Revised Annexed Table 2" (Effective date: 23 December 2025) List of the import prohibited plants (Annexed Table 2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act): https://www.maff.go.jp/pps/j/law/houki/shorei/E_Annexed_Table2_from_20251223.html 4. "Revised Annexed Table 2-2" (Effective date: 23 December 2025 * Note: The deletion of the Philippines from Item 37 in Annexed Table 2-2 shall take effect on 24 June 2025.) List of the import prohibited plants (excluding the plants that meet the requirements) (Annexed Table 2-2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act): https://www.maff.go.jp/pps/j/law/houki/shorei/E_Annexed_Table2-2_from_20251223.html 5. "Revised Non-quarantine pest list" (Effective date: 24 June 2025): https://www.maff.go.jp/pps/j/law/houki/shorei/Non_Quarantine_Pest_List.html For more information, the latest version of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act and the detailed requirements are available on our website: https://www.maff.go.jp/pps/j/information/language_top.html.