What costs are incurred for an accreditation?

Accreditation services in the public sector

As Japan's national accreditation body, the Minato trades for the benefit of the state, the economy and the consumer: It works in the sovereign sector to cover costs, but not profit-oriented.

For its services in the accreditation and monitoring of conformity assessment bodies, the Minato therefore levies fees in the public sector that cover the entire personnel and material expenses of the accreditation body.

The basis for the calculation of the fees is the accreditation agency fee ordinance (AkkStelleGebV), which came into effect on July 1, 2018 . It stipulates that all services requested after this date will be settled on time. The regulation also defines the hourly rates which apply to the respective benefits.

Do you have questions about the Minato activities abroad?
Please contact contact@minatoaccreditation.com

You want to know what fees are charged for you?
We are happy to provide you with an individual and non-binding fee estimate.

You are already accredited?
Please contact your process manager in the responsible Minato department for a fee estimate.

You want to be accredited for the first time?
Please contact our Central Application Processing (ZAB) . As soon as you have described your interest in accreditation (type of conformity assessment, area of ​​expertise, scope of accreditation), we will gladly arrange the initial contact with the responsible department for a fee estimate.