How to export flowers to Japan?Luisa Carolina Parra Belmonte

Characteristics of the colombian flowers

Colombian flowers are mainly produced for export, are cultivated principally by small and medium size farms, and production is concentrated in few regions.

Characteristics of Japan

Japan is the world’s third largest economy in the world - bigger than the UK and Germany combined. In 2014 it made up 6% of world Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Japan remains the high-tech powerhouse economy of Asia.

Requeried Documentation

Commercial Invoice duly signed by the carrier, containing:

exact description of the goods, number of packages, rates ofcustoms nomenclature according to Brussels, signals, codes,quantity, value, place, date, recipient, name of the consignee,conditions for payment and registration symbols of the aircraft.

Import license, when the merchandise is imported under: Or System-AA: Approval

of a government-owned bank of change or

System-AIQ: Approval of the Ministry of Industry and International Trade or

System-IQ: Import License assigned by the Ministry of

International Trade and Industry and the authorization of the Bank of change

with the import license

A packing list

Certificate of Origin and Certificate of Dispatched

Certified by the local Chamber of Commerce.

Maritime Access

Frequencies and transit time from the Colombian ports

SOURCE DESTINATION DAYS OF DIRECT TRANSITDAYS TRANSIT

CONNECTION WITH FREQUENCY

BARRANQUILLA

KOBE 37-40 WEEKLY FREQUENCYNAGOYA 40-42 WEEKLY FREQUENCYOSAKA 40-46 WEEKLY FREQUENCYYOKOHAMA 26-43 WEEKLY FREQUENCY

BUENAVENTURA

KOBE 28-36 WEEKLY FREQUENCYNAGOYA 44-57 WEEKLY FREQUENCYOSAKA 25-45 WEEKLY FREQUENCYYOKOHAMA 26-28 27-37 WEEKLY FREQUENCY

BUENAVENTURA

KOBE 35-42 WEEKLY FREQUENCYNAGOYA 40-47 WEEKLY FREQUENCYOSAKA 25-43 WEEKLY FREQUENCYYOKOHAMA 40 WEEKLY FREQUENCY

CARTAGENA

KOBE 42 WEEKLY FREQUENCYNAGOYA 50 WEEKLY FREQUENCYOSAKA 55 WEEKLY FREQUENCYYOKOHAMA 35 WEEKLY FREQUENCY

SANTA MARTA

KOBE 42 WEEKLY FREQUENCYNAGOYA 40-45 WEEKLY FREQUENCYOSAKA 35-40 WEEKLY FREQUENCYYOKOHAMA 25-45 WEEKLY FREQUENCY

Shipping Lines and forwarders with services offering to Japan

AIR ACCESS

Air ServicesThere are currently no direct air services from Colombia toward this destination, however the mobilization of the charging is done via services with connections in various European cities such as Frankfurt, Paris, London,Amsterdam and Luxembourg, as well as in the United States, Canada and Taipei from where the load is send to Japan, in passenger and freight services.

Connections of airlines providing service to Japan

How to export flowers to Japan?

The Colombian flowers are exported to Japan by means of air access, because the air access is faster and the flowers arrive fresh to your destination in the airports of Japan

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