Who should be the applicant of Japan type approval certificate? This question usually comes up when we’re about to process Japan Type Approval certificate for our product. Well, to answer this this question, first we must know that the applicant of type approval certification in Japan must be a Japanese company. This means that the company must be a legal entity registered in Japan.
However, it shouldn’t be any company. It can be the importer or the distributor of the product that will actually import and distribute the product to Japan. By having distributor or importer of the product as the applicant, the certificate is not only usable to prove that the product complies to the requirements. But it can also be used to smoothen customs clearance during the importation process.
Why We Care
Choosing applicant of type approval certification can be tricky. Firstly, we need to know what’s the function of that certificate according to the regulation of that country. We need to know whether the certificate only functions for marketing purpose or also functions as the requirements for import clearance. If the certificate only functions for marketing purpose, any company can be the certificate holder, including the agency. But, if the certificate is also used for import clearance, it means that we need to appoint the importer as certificate holder. So, the certificate will be functional during clearance process.
For Japan, the certificate is only usable for import clearance process. Therefore, we need to appoint the actual importer or distributor of the product to be the certificate holder. If we appoint the wrong party, there will be a risk that the certificate cannot be used to do clearance process. So, we need to do extra work to make another certificate for actual importer, which is very anticipated in this process.