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Can chinchillas be imported into Japan? 2015/8/29 10:23
Please help! My husband and I are PCSing to Okinawa, Japan from the US and have a chinchilla, I'm getting a lot of mixed information. Online it seems possible, but talking with a pet relocation service they say Japan doesnt allow the import. O want to have hime with us so bad! Any info would help!

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Lea
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Re: Can chinchillas be imported into Japan? 2015/8/29 13:53
Not sure about the process, but I saw a chinchilla in a pet store in Japan, so they're definitely allowed in the country.
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Re: Can chinchillas be imported into Japan? 2015/8/29 13:56
I know they are there, but one of the things someone told me was because they didn't originate there they cannot privately be imported..
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Re: Can chinchillas be imported into Japan? 2015/8/29 14:23
I think it is possible, provided proper notification is given:
http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/topics/importanimal/dl/08.pdf

https://www.jal.co.jp/en/other/info2005_0809.html

http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/topics/importanimal/index.html

It would be best to check with the Animal Quarantine Services of Japan, as suggested here:
http://japan.usembassy.gov/e/acs/tacs-petsi.html
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