Japan

Identify the market and product category first. Each dossier separates legal duties, referenced standards, evidence and the comparison needed for an award.

Regulatory Basis

JP · Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act; technical standards and their interpretation

Electrical products: PSE scope and technical routes

Electrical products actually listed under the Act, including specified and non-specified categories. The household appliance, power supply, lamp, tool or battery definition must be confirmed individually.

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JP · Radio Act; Ordinance on Technical Regulations Conformity Certification of Specified Radio Equipment

Radio equipment: technical conformity and design certification

Specified radio equipment, including wireless modules used in connected consumer products, subject to the relevant equipment category and permitted operating conditions.

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JP · Food Sanitation Act; Notification No. 370; synthetic resin positive list

Food-contact utensils and packaging: positive list and material requirements

Food utensils, containers and packaging. The positive list applies to the prescribed synthetic-resin materials; material-specific and use-specific requirements remain relevant for other materials.

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JP · Ministerial Ordinance on Structural and Material Standards for Water Supply Equipment; Notification No. 111 test methods

Water supply fittings: structure, materials and performance

Pipes and fittings within the Water Supply Act's supply-equipment definition, including directly connected fittings. Installation and the local water supplier's requirements must also be checked.

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JP · Household Goods Quality Labeling Act and product-specific labelling provisions

Household goods: product-specific quality labelling

Only listed household goods, including specified textile goods, furniture, shoes, leather bags, kitchen utensils, sunglasses and household chemical products. Material and construction definitions limit each listing.

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JP · Act on Control of Household Products Containing Harmful Substances; product/substance schedule

Harmful substances in household textiles and leather goods

The household products designated for each regulated substance. Infant textile, adult clothing, bedding and leather products do not necessarily share the same scope or limits.

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JP · Building Standard Act; formaldehyde-emitting material notifications and recognised grades

Interior building materials: formaldehyde and use restrictions

Listed formaldehyde-emitting interior materials, including relevant wood-based panels and finishes. Material emission classification and the building's permitted use are distinct.

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JP · Consumer Product Safety Act: children's specified products

Children's PSC products: toys, beds, bed guards and strollers

Toys for children under three, infant beds, and the separately defined infant bed guards and strollers. Product and manufacturing/import dates determine the applicable transition.

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JP · Consumer Product Safety Act: specified products and technical criteria

PSC for riding helmets, climbing ropes and pressure cookers

The legally defined motorcycle/moped helmets, body-securing mountaineering ropes and household pressure cookers. An ordinary bicycle helmet or general-purpose rope is not automatically the same product.

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JP · Energy Conservation Act; Top Runner criteria for AC motors

AC motors: Top Runner efficiency assessment

AC motors within the official scope, subject to the specified exclusions and category definitions.

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JP · Top Runner transformer criteria; JIS C 4304 and JIS C 4306 measurement references

Distribution transformers: FY2026 Top Runner criteria

Transformers within the specified voltage/capacity and construction scope, separated by oil-filled/moulded type, phase, frequency and specification.

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JP · MHLW Guidelines for Comprehensive Safety Standards of Machinery; relevant workplace requirements

Machinery safety: risk assessment and Japanese technical basis

Industrial machinery and work equipment within the relevant workplace regime; product-specific mandatory rules remain separate from the general guideline.

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JP · Standard for Industrial Safety Helmets, MHLW Notification No. 66 of 1975, as amended

Industrial safety helmets: structure, performance and type examination

Industrial helmets used for the defined falling/flying-object and fall-impact hazards; distinguish the protection class from riding and sports helmets.

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Applicability depends on the product classification, intended use, configuration and actual sales territory. Manufacturing, placing-on-the-market and testing dates, together with transition provisions, are checked as required by each applicable rule. The directory identifies sources; it does not replace assessment of the specific model. Standards are identified by reference, and their authoritative texts remain with the issuing bodies. Official source documents retain their original language.