Olive Oil Competition (2023 Edition)

OLIVE JAPAN International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition is one of the premier olive oil competitions in the world, bringing together the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in awarding medals to the best oils from around the globe.

This is the twelveth year of OLIVE JAPAN International Competition, Japan as the one of the most important market for olive oil in the world. The judges are invited from key major olive oil production countries and Japan, under recommendation by the Olive Oil Sommelier Association of Japan. (OSAJ)

This Competition will be held as a key program in the “OLIVE JAPAN 2023” and PREMIER and other Awards winners will be prized at the main event of the OLIVE JAPAN SHOW in June/July, and will be carried by major papers and trade magazines. The competition is committed to educating the public about extra virgin olive oil, featuring industry experts with extensive knowledge about selection, tasting and food pairings.

OLIVE JAPAN International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition and its panel of tasters invite you to participate in the tenth annual competition open to extra virgin olive oils and flavored olive oils throughout the world. In the 2021 Competition, OLIVE JAPAN had total 816 olive oil submitted from 27 countries and 599 extra virgins got awarded.

OLIVE JAPAN 2023 Entry Procedure

The Competition offers the following awards;	Winners Announcement	MAY 1st, 2023 on this website
	PREMIER MEDAL, GOLD MEDAL and SILVER MEDAL	Upon Meeting the OLIVE JAPAN Quality Standard (No defects on Sensory, etc.), SILVER or GOLD Medal will be presented. PREMIER Medal is the BEST of SHOW awarded from High Score GOLD Medal Winners. The award should be determined by each entrant classification, such as Cooperative, Private Own Producers, Packers/Bottlers and Distributors. All winners will be listed its product photo and brief introduction on the special website https://exvoliveoil.com published.
	SPECIAL PRIZES	Toshiya Tada Special Olive Oil Sommelier Award Best olive oil by Countries Best Producers Award Best Flavored Oil Other…
International Guidelines	1. Entry
	Determine the Olive Oil you wish to enter and complete entry form in this website and just send it. Deadline for the registration is APRIL 2, 2023
	2. ENTRY FEE per Entry (Same as 2021)
	Applied from Japan	27,500Yen (Tax included) per entry (Only Applicable for domestic entries)
	Applied from EU and other European regions	250 EURO per entry
	Applied from US and other International regions	260 US Dollar per entry
	New Promotional Discount Campaign; “Buy 4 & get 1 free” offer: Those who enter 5 olive oils will only pay for 4 entries, and those entering 10 samples will only pay for 8 entries* Those 5 entries or 10 entries discount should be only applied for the entries at once with using same entry form. It is not accepted to be applied any additional entry later on. Entry fee Payment must be made by Credit Card or Wire Transfer within 10 days after the registration had been made Wire Transfer Information:* The MUFG BANK – Swift #: BOTKJPJT or BOTKJPJTXXX (i.e. there is no IBAN system in Japan and no VAT numbers) Branch Office: Kyobashi Branch Account #: 023-0070643 Bank: The MUFG Bank, Ltd. Kyobashi Branch 1-7-3, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061 JAPAN Beneficiary: The Olive Oil Sommelier Association of Japan 3-4-1, Kyobashi, Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-0031 JAPAN tel +81 (3) 3271-0808
	3. SHIPPING
	International Extra Virgin Olive Oil will be received from now and until no later than APRIL 6, 2023. Shipments will be received weekdays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. All olive oil entered MUST BE SHIPPED PREPAID. All samples should be packed with the confirmation e-mail of your entry on the inside and the name of the producer marked clearly on the outside. It is the contestant responsibility to make proper shipment of their samples while OLIVE JAPAN has no responsibility for delayed delivery, lost packages and broken bottles. An entry shall consist of the designated contestant samples, as per entry; 7 bottles (or tins) if 100ml – 150ml bottle (or tin) contents, or 5 bottles (or tins) if 200ml – 250ml bottle (or tin) contents, or 3 bottles (or tins) if 375ml – 500ml bottle (or tin) contents, or 2 bottles (or tins) if over 750ml bottle (or tin) contents. All the samples should be properly labeled with brand name, product name, bottle contents etc. as the commercial product in the market. The Shipment should be recommended to use DHL or UPS. Samples Shipping Address: CONSIGNEE NAME: OLIVE JAPAN Competition Office IN CARE OF: THE OLIVE OIL SOMMELIER ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN 3-4-1, KYOBASHI, CHUO-KU, TOKYO 104-0031, JAPAN The OLIVE JAPAN International Extra Olive Oil Competition will acknowledge receipt of olive oil. The OLIVE JAPAN International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition is not responsible for any shipping or customs charges and taxes. A licensed broker with applicable importing licenses must clear international shipments of olive oil. If you have an importer it is best to use your own importer. INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS REQUIRE: SAMPLE WAIVER All sample shipments to JAPAN must be clearly declared as “SAMPLE, NO COMMERCIAL VALUE, NOT FOR SALE” in the applicable commercial invoices and pro-forma invoices and the packing list attached with the samples. OLIVE JAPAN has no responsibility to make proper custom clearance nor to prepare adequate shipping documents. YOU MUST DESIGNATE THAT YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR ALL JAPANESE CUSTOMS CHARGES AND TAXES ON YOUR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING DOCUMENTS OR AIRWAY BILL if your documents should not be properly prepared. The OLIVE JAPAN International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition and the Olive Oil Sommelier Association of Japan is not responsible for JAPANESE Customs & Brokerage Charges, Taxes and other handling charges and if this is not done properly, your shipment could be delayed until we receive payment for these charges. If the shipment is large enough for commercial airfreight, we must collect estimated tax, duty and customs charges in advance. The commercial value for samples is typically one Euro per bottle and this should be stated on a pro-forma invoice.

OLIVE JAPAN® 2022 Medals by Countries

OLIVE JAPAN thanks to have many samples from 27 countries.
The table below shows the Medals by Countries.

OLIVE JAPAN® 2022 AWARD WINNERs !

We received total 816 Extra virgins and infused olive oil from 27 nations, recorded highest number of contestants since 2012.
Thank you so much for such great participation and support.
It is our great honor and pleasure to announce our Awards as 10 PREMIER MEDALS (BEST of SHOW), 10 FINALISTs = “Toshiya Tada Special Olive Oil Sommelier” Awards, 305 GOLD Medals and 284 SILVER MEDALs (as of June 16).

All the winners list can be downloaded here from the following links by Awards. (Last Updates; June 16, 2022)
OJ2022 10-PREMIER-Winners-BEST-of-SHOW-ENG-0526
OJ2022 19-SPECIAL-AWARD-Winners-List-ENG 0526-2
OJ2022 305-GOLD-Winners-E 0616
OJ2022 284-SILVER-Winners-E 0616

*i.e. There is no BRONZE, Double Gold, PLATIMUN Award in OLIVE JAPAN.

OLIVE JAPAN® 2022 PREMIER WINNERs（10 winners）