Honey can be used as either table honey for use at home or as honey for commercial use, but the latter is much more common. Honey is normally sold by retailers, supermarkets and department stores. As the turnover rate is poor, it is rarely stocked by convenience stores. It is imported from New Zealand and Canada, and sales are growing. Merchandise that is defective and harmful to health is covered by the Product Liability Law.
Honey is more frequently imported and sold as a foodstuff than as a pharmaceutical.
It should be noted that if imported as a foodstuff, the Food Hygiene Law and the Measurement Law are applicable, and if imported as a pharmaceutical, the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law is applicable. With the recent health boom, demand for honey for commercial use can be expected to increase.