Submitting a factory machinery list with horsepower details in Japan — how must it be translated and certified?

The point raised here is “Submitting a factory machinery list with horsepower details in Japan”, so it flags what usually causes documents like this to be rejected before summarising the general practice. Fuel reserve certificates use tonnes of oil equivalent; never convert the unit yourself. Foreign counterparties on energy projects commonly require the translation to be bound to the original with a seal on every page. After certification, scan the full set before it leaves your hands. Grid connection codes use defined terms that should not be translated by ordinary meaning. Energy business licences state capacity in megawatts; never round the units. Keep a copy of every source document plus the receipt or docket from each step. Attach a document index to the bundle so nothing is lost during review. When several certification layers are required, start with the slowest one. For documents going abroad, include international shipping time in the plan. Energy-sector files usually sit alongside project contracts, permits and technical reports, so terminology must stay identical across the whole set. Environmental impact reports have technical annexes; state clearly which parts are being certified. The terms that frame this page are Submitting · factory · machinery · list. The specifics here are document type: Machinery; destination: Jp, and those decide which translation and certification level applies. Before starting, check that names are spelled identically to the passport or ID card on every page, then confirm with the receiving body whether it wants an original, a certified copy or a certified translation, then count the number of certified sets needed before work starts, because extra sets restart the certification steps. The condition most often overlooked is that name spelling must match across every document in the set. The common failure in this group of cases is a translation that does not match the certification type required. A Thai energy or environmental document intended for use abroad normally starts with a copy certified by the issuing authority, is then translated by a translator who takes responsibility for accuracy, is certified by the Legalisation Division of the Department of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and is finally legalised at the destination country's embassy or consulate where that country requires it. Thailand is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention, so no apostille is issued for Thai documents. The English company name and project name must be spelled identically across the whole set, following the company affidavit, and the translator must not invent a new form. Measurement values, units and coordinates in the reports must be copied exactly, with no unit conversion and no rounding. If the original contains an error, the authority or the report preparer must correct the original, because changing only the translation makes the set inconsistent and gets it returned. Thailand has no common-law notary public. Certification of signatures, true copies or affidavits for overseas use is performed by a Notarial Services Attorney registered under the rules of the Lawyers Council of Thailand. On energy projects the documents most often signature-certified are directors' powers of attorney, statements by the responsible engineer, and declarations filed with an overseas lender or joint-venture partner. Cost and lead time depend on page count, the density of tables and measurement data, the target language, how many certified sets are needed and the steps the receiving authority requires, so every file is quoted before work starts. Send scans of every page together with the written requirements from the licensing authority, investor or receiving body via LINE @NAATI, call +66 80-557-8887 or email ilc@thainotary.co.th.

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