Japan Revises End User List, 748 Entities Listed
Summary
Japan's METI has revised its End User List, adding 42 entities for a total of 748 listed entities from 15 countries. The list identifies foreign entities with potential involvement in weapons of mass destruction and missile development. Exporters must submit license applications when shipping goods to listed entities, effective February 5, 2025.
What changed
METI has completed its review of the End User List, expanding it by 42 entities to a total of 748 listed entities across 15 countries and regions. The list identifies foreign entities for which concern cannot be eliminated regarding involvement in WMD and missile development. While not an embargo list, the designation creates mandatory compliance requirements: exporters must submit license applications when exporting goods that could support such activities to listed entities, except when it is evident the goods will not be used for weapons development. The revised list takes effect February 5, 2025.
Exporters and manufacturers shipping dual-use goods face heightened regulatory scrutiny. Companies must implement screening procedures to verify customers against the End User List before processing export transactions. This catch-all control system applies to all goods potentially used for WMD or missile development, even if not restricted under international agreements. Non-compliance may result in license denial, cargo seizure, or penalties under Japan's Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act.
What to do next
- Screen customers against the revised End User List before export transactions
- Submit export license applications when dealing with listed entities
- Document evidence that exported goods will not be used for WMD or missile development
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Review of the End User List Providing Information on Foreign Entities for which Concern Cannot be Eliminated Regarding the Development of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles
Japanese January 31, 2025
External Economic Policy The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has been issuing the End User List, providing exporters with information on foreign entities for which concern cannot be eliminated regarding involvement in such activities as the development of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and missiles, for the purpose of enhancing the effectiveness of the catch-all control* on cargo and other loads relating to WMDs and missiles.
METI hereby announces that it has revised the End User List based on the latest information. This list will be applied from February 5, 2025.
*Note: Catch-all control is a system that obliges exporters to submit an application for an export license for goods that may be used for such activities as the development of WMDs and missiles even if the goods are not subject to export restrictions under international agreements.
Review of the End User List
After the review of the End User List based on various information, the number of listed entities has come to 748 (an increase of 42) from 15 countries and regions in total.
Future schedule
The reviewed list will be applied from Wednesday, February 5, 2025.
Reference: Details of the End User List
For the purpose of enhancing the effectiveness of the catch-all control, the End User List provides exporters with referential information on foreign entities for which concern cannot be eliminated regarding involvement in such activities as the development of WMDs and missiles. It is not an embargo list. If the user of cargo and missiles to be exported is found on the list, exporters are required to submit an application for an export license except in the case where it is evident that the cargo or missiles will not be used for such activities as the development of WMDs and missiles. The list has been issued since the catch-all control was introduced in April 2002.
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