Japan: organic processed food import volume by type

In fiscal year 2020, boiled vegetables accounted for the largest share of certified organic processed food imported to Japan, with more than nine thousand tons. Imports of organic processed foods totaled over 54.7 thousand tons.
Agricultural produces distributed as organic foods in Japan have to be certified under the Organic Japanese Agricultural Standards (JAS) system or a comparable system in the case of imported products. The certification is done by auditors accredited by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

Import volume of processed foods certified organic to Japan in fiscal year 2020, by type (in tons)

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Release date

June 2022

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

fiscal year 2020; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year

Supplementary notes

Figures represent products graded by Organic JAS certified business operators in foreign countries and products graded and exported to Japan by business operators certified under a system equivalent to the Organic JAS system in other countries (EU member countries, the United States, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand, Switzerland, and Canada).

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