JIS Mark for foreign factories

Enterprises that manufacture goods that enter in the category of designated JIS mark products, can apply to be certified to affix the JIS mark to these products. The competent Minster or JIS Mark certification body will give this certification if, after an surveillance, the company standards, the quality control system and the practice of quality control are deemed satisfactory to guarantee continuous production output in compliance with the JIS.

The amendment of the Industrial Standardization Law of 1980 opened the JIS Marking system to foreign factories. In March 2003, over 400 foreign factories established in 20 countries, had been certified to affix the JIS mark.

Domestic and Foreign factories are treated in the same way. They can always have the choice either (a) JIS Mark Certification Body or (b) an assessment conducted by the competent Minister.

JIS Mark Certification Scheme

(In the case of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)

1. Figure. JIS Mark Certification for foreign factories

Figure. JIS Mark Certification for foreign factories

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2. Figure. Follow-up Inspection

Figure. Follow-up Inspection

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Table 6. Fees for application (as from 31 March, 1999)
Competent Minister	¥226,000 + travel costs and expenses for two assessors
JIS Mark Certification Body	+ travel costs and expenses for two assessors

Table7. Number of JIS Mark Cerfication by METI (as the end of March 2003)
JIS division
A	45	Australia	1
		China	3
		Indonesia	3
		Korea	34
		Malaysia	1
		New Zealand	1
		Taiwan	1
		Thailand	1
B	47	China	8
		Indonesia	3
		Korea	19
		Malaysia	1
		Philippines	1
		Singapore	2
		Taiwan	6
		Thailand	6
		Vietnam	1
C	63	China	11
		Indonesia	5
		Korea	22
		Malaysia	4
		Taiwan	9
		Thailand	10
		U.S.A	2
D	11	Korea	5
D	11	Taiwan	6
E	1	Austria	1
G	158	Brazil	1
		China	5
		Germany	2
		Great Britain	2
		Indonesia	7
		Korea	104
		Qatar	1
		Singapore	1
		Sweden	2
		Taiwan	17
		Thailand	6
		U.S.A	7
		Vietnam	3
H	11	China	1
		Indonesia	2
		Korea	5
		Thailand	2
		U.S.A	1
K	35	China	1
		Indonesia	3
		Korea	17
		Malaysia	1
		Philippines	1
		Singapore	1
		Taiwan	10
		Thailand	1
R	16	China	2
		Indonesia	3
		Korea	1
		Mexico	1
		Malaysia	2
		Taiwan	3
		Thailand	1
		U.S.A	3
S	13	China	2
		Korea	7
		Taiwan	1
		Thailand	3
T	5	Germany	2
		Korea	2
		U.S.A	1
Z	33	China	2
		Italy	1
		Korea	16
		Malaysia	1
		Taiwan	10
		Thailand	2
		U.S.A	1
Total	438	Australia	1
		Austria	1
		Brazil	1
		China	35
		Germany	4
		Great Britain	2
		Indonesia	26
		Italy	1
		Korea	232
		Malaysia	10
		Mexico	1
		New Zealand	1
		Philippines	2
		Qatar	1
		Singapore	4
		Sweden	2
		Taiwan	63
		Thailand	32
		U.S.A	15
		Vietnam	4