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How you import from and export to Japan.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Japan, including guidance on residency, healthcare and driving.
Use a separate statement of objection form for each Japanese GI product name you object to.
FCDO travel advice for Japan. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
This guidance provides information on important security and political risks which UK businesses may face when operating in Japan.
What British nationals need to do to get married in Japan, including what documents you need.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Japan, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
We may be able to offer notarial services, including administering an oath or affidavit and making a certified copy of a document.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Japan for healthcare practitioners.
Find out how to import species of bonsai to Great Britain from Japan and Korea, who you can import from, and what the quarantine rules are.
Businesses have welcomed the news that 37 Geographical Indications (GIs) for UK food and drink will formally gain protection on Thursday
DBT provides trade and investment services and practical support. We help UK companies succeed in Japan, and Japanese companies set up and invest in the UK.
Use form Japan-1-DT to apply for relief from UK Income Tax on income paid on or after 1 January 2007.
If you are a company or other concern who is a resident in Japan, claim repayment of UK Income Tax deducted from property income dividends paid by a UK Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) using form Japan-4-DT.
Business guidance, explainers and other key documents to help you understand the UK-Japan CEPA.
How to identify, stop the spread and dispose of Japanese knotweed in England.
This notice explains how an importer can make a claim for preferential tariff treatment under the UK-Japan CEPA.
The Foreign Secretary signed a memorandum with the Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa on strengthening the UK and Japan’s people-to-people exchanges.
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