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02 / 05
2023

Japan lifted the ban on the poultry products import from Portugal

Japan lifted the ban on the poultry products import from Portugal

On 20th March 2023 Japan completely lifted the ban on import of the Portuguese poultry and animal products.

In addition, as of the end of May 2023, Japan’s general poultry import embargo covers poultry meat and animal products from Austria, Spain, the Netherlands, and Sweden within the European Union. As for other countries in the European Union, the import is restricted regionally and limited to avian influenza areas. Germany (13 countries), France (52 regions), Bulgaria (9 regions), Lithuania (1 region) and Hungary (6 regions) were added to the list of embargoed regions this year.