[Outline] 1. Test marketing period (planned)

Monday, October 2, 2017 through Thursday, March 15, 2018

2. Entry deadline

Monday, December 25, 2017
We will register and test market as many products as possible. However, it takes approximately one month to register a product to be imported to China and more than one month for the actual export and import, so applications will be closed two months before the test marketing period, taking the marketing period into account.

3. Location

Department stores and supermarkets in Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, and Dalian, and the stores operated by our company in Shanghai
Online sales across China

4. Description

Food sampling and questionnaire survey at stores
Release products for famous online sales networks in China

5. Target item

Agricultural, forestry, and fishery products or general processed foods (including alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages)
* Only products with a remaining time period of more than six months before the expiration date are eligible.
* Import restriction in China: Items produced in the 10 prefectures (Miyagi, Fukushima, Niigata, Nagano, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, and Chiba) are excluded. A product containing ingredients from the 10 prefectures is excluded even if the final processing location of the product is other than the 10 prefectures.
* Some items may not be handled due to the local regulations. Please feel free to contact us.

6. Cost

　(1) Cost borne by the business operator
Costs related to export from a port in Japan to a port in China (Dalian or Shanghai)
Cost for transportation from a port in China to the storage warehouse and storage fee
Cost for delivery to the local sites and stores, and slotting fee
Costs for food sampling, promoters, survey, and cost related to events
Cost for promotional materials such as flyers and POP advertising, advertising cost, and cost for online advertising

　(2) Cost borne by the party who releases a product
Cost for product registration required for import (required for each product)
Product samples for product registration (approx. 2 cases each)
Cost of obtaining a certificate for export in Japan
Cost for transportation to the designated warehouse in Japan
* If sales promotion is conducted by the party who releases the product with its release, cost for traveling to the country and related costs

7. Purchase of products

We will purchase your product at the unit price from when it is delivered to the designated warehouse in Japan.
* A small volume will be purchased for the first time. (Discussion is needed for a large volume depending on the item.)
As a general rule, we do not return the exported products.

8. Export regulations

Japanese agricultural, forestry, and fishery products and general processed foods that conform to the import regulations of China (including alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages)
* See "Basic Information on marketing of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products and foods by country" on Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) website.

9. How to apply

Fill in the required information in the In-store Shop Product Application Form and send it by email or fax.

　　 In-store Shop Product Application Form　
　　(Print the form, fill in the required information, and then send it to us.)

　　[Sending address]　　　
　　Email: instore@itabashi-trading.com
　　Fax: +81-3-3248-1008

* Products to be released for test marketing will be selected from the entries by considering factors such as the local conditions, including regulations and cultures, the needs of the test marketing sites to secure shelves in the location, and potential for continuous sales, from a comprehensive viewpoint. We will inform you of the result of product selection by email.

[Contact information] Itabashi Trading Co., Ltd., Ozawa, Noguchi, Tagai, He
Phone: +81-3-3248-1006 Fax: +81-3-3248-1008