What JIC does

JIC (日本検査株式会社, Japan Inspection Co., Ltd.), founded April 15, 1953, is Japan's first private third-party inspection company, providing impartial Type A inspection, testing, audit, and technical staffing services to industrial clients. The company operates six core service lines: (1) inspection of plant equipment, machinery, steel products, steel pipes, and industrial facilities; (2) marine survey and appraisal (draft surveys, cargo and hatch inspections, damage assessment, marine pollution prevention); (3) safety management audits for power generation equipment under Japan's Electricity Business Act; (4) physicochemical laboratory testing for environmental, water, atmospheric, soil, PCB, and dioxin analysis; (5) dispatch and outsourcing of qualified engineers; and (6) sales of Charpy V-Notch impact test reference specimens.

Its technical foundation comprises non-destructive testing (NDT) methods including radiographic testing (RT), ultrasonic testing (UT), magnetic particle testing (MT), liquid penetrant testing (PT), eddy current testing, and strain measurement, together with laboratory instrumentation at its Osaka and Wakayama facilities including GC-MS, headspace-GC, ion chromatography, HPLC, ICP emission spectroscopy, mercury atomic absorption photometry, and spectrophotometry. Regulatory credentials include ISO/IEC 17020 Type A accreditation from JAB (2017), ISO 9001:2015 from Lloyd's Register (1998), ISO 45001:2018 from Lloyd's Register (2020), Indian Boiler Regulation (1995), Pakistan Boiler Regulation, DOSH (Malaysia), MOM (Singapore), METI inspection-body designation (1953), and Electricity Business Act audit-body designation (2000).

JIC generates revenue through fee-based professional services contracts (inspection fees, audit fees, testing fees, dispatch fees) on a project-by-project basis, with pricing not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales via division-specific contact points. Service delivery uses a nationwide Japanese network (10 sales offices plus Tokyo headquarters, Osaka Laboratory Center, and Wakayama laboratory office) and wholly-owned overseas subsidiaries in Shanghai (est. 2012), Jakarta (PT. JICSI, est. 2017), and Gurugram (est. 2019). Customer segments include power generation utilities, oil refining and petrochemical operators, steel manufacturers and exporters, blast furnace operators, shipping companies, industrial machinery manufacturers, and government/educational institutions for environmental testing. FY2024 (year ending March 2024) operating revenue was ¥4.78 billion; the company employed 332 staff as of April 2025 and is privately held with 45 shareholders and 228,000 issued shares, approximately 41% of which are held by an employee stockholding association.

Name

JIC

Legal name

日本検査株式会社

Website

https://jic-global.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Founded 1953, JIC is Japan's first private third-party Type A inspection firm. It delivers impartial NDT inspection, safety audits, environmental testing, marine surveys, and technical staffing to power, petrochemical, steel, and industrial clients across Japan and Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Third-Party Industrial Inspection Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (926150), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Testing, Inspection, Certification & Commissioning (TICx) Technical Services (BPAHAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) & Advanced Inspection (Phased Array, TOFD, Guided Wave) (EUAEAKAF), Third-Party Certification, Code Compliance & Regulatory Inspection (ASME/API/ISO) (EUAEAHAN)

Keywords

• Third-party inspection services
• Non-destructive testing
• Marine survey services
• Environmental laboratory testing
• Power plant safety audits

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Inspection Services: Third-party inspection and delegated inspection services for machinery, electrical equipment, instrumentation, steel pipes, and steel products at domestic and international locations. Revenue generated through fees for inspection, quality control, expediting, and witness services.
2. Technical Personnel Dispatching and Outsourcing: Dispatching experienced engineers and technicians with specific skills to clients for defined periods, as well as lump-sum outsourcing contracts for technical document creation, regulatory compliance research, and engineering tasks. Started October 2004 under a general worker dispatching license.
3. Power Plant Safety Management Audit Services: Safety management audit services for power generation equipment (thermal, wind, fuel cell reformers) under Japan's Electricity Business Act. JIC was designated by the Minister of International Trade and Industry on August 15, 2000 as a registered audit body.
4. Physicochemical Laboratory Testing and Analysis: Environmental measurement, analysis, research and evaluation services including PCB analysis (1,600+ samples analyzed since 2010), dioxin measurement, water quality, atmospheric, soil, vibration, noise, and working environment measurements. Revenue from testing fees.
5. Marine Survey Services: Draft survey and calibration, loading surveys, condition surveys, hatch surveys, cargo damage evaluation, hold cleaning inspections, refueling attendance, delivery/re-delivery surveys, marine pollution prevention inspections, and sample inspection services for maritime cargo and vessels.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

JIC is Japan's first private-sector, third-party inspection company (third-sector organization), providing independent technical inspection, non-destructive testing (NDT), marine surveying, power plant safety management audits, environmental and chemical laboratory analysis, and outsourced technical staffing for industrial clients. Its core customers operate power generation, petrochemical, refining, steel, and maritime assets, and JIC issues impartial assessments and certifications accredited under ISO/IEC 17020 as a Type A inspection body.

Product overview

JIC (日本検査株式会社) operates as a comprehensive third-party inspection and technical services company offering six core service lines: Inspection Services (covering plant equipment, machinery, steel products, and non-destructive testing), Marine Services (survey, appraisal, and environmental inspections), Power Plant Safety Management Audits (under Japan's Electricity Business Act), Laboratory Testing Services (environmental analysis, PCB, dioxins), Technical Staffing and Outsourcing, and Charpy Impact Test Reference Specimens. The company provides both third-party inspection as a certified Type A inspection body and customer agency inspection services, with a global network of overseas inspection companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Third-Party Industrial Inspection Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,600 PCB samples analyzed since 2010 for Kansai-area schools, government offices, and private companies
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Japan Inspection Consulting Services India Private LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Wholly-owned subsidiary established January 2019, headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana, India. Contact: [email protected]. Provides inspection and consulting services for the Indian market.
• PT. Japan Inspection Consulting Service Indonesia (PT. JICSI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 December 2017Wholly-owned subsidiary established December 20, 2017, headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia. Provides quality control and field expediting for plant facilities, industrial plant maintenance management, HSSE consulting, ASME/ISO standards advisory, welding and coating technical support, factory production/quality system audits, non-destructive evaluation of plant facilities and power plant safety management auditing.
• 洁克技术咨询（上海）有限公司 (JIC Shanghai)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Wholly-owned subsidiary established January 2012 providing electromechanical technology, environmental technology, and maritime technology consulting, as well as petroleum/chemical industrial equipment consulting in China. Located in Shanghai's Xuhui District. Managed by Inspection Business Division Project Promotion Office.
• Overseas Inspection Company NetworkcoreTechnology or IntegrationJIC maintains partnerships with numerous overseas inspection companies enabling global coverage for marine survey and inspection services. Through these networks, JIC conducts draft surveys, cargo inspections, condition surveys, and damage assessments at ports worldwide. The company is also connected to overseas inspection networks for steel product and steel pipe inspection at manufacturers' facilities in various countries.
• 日本環境検査株式会社 (Japan Environment Inspection Co., Ltd.)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelated company located in Tokyo (Chuo-ku) providing environmental testing and inspection services. Established October 2008. Part of the broader JIC Group of companies.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SGS SA: World's largest Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) firm, headquartered in Switzerland. Directly comparable as a third-party inspection body serving industrial customers across multiple sectors including energy, steel, and oil & gas.
• Intertek Group: Global TIC firm providing third-party inspection, testing, and certification for industrial, energy, and consumer products. Comparable to JIC in serving industrial customers with accredited inspection services.
• Bureau Veritas: Global TIC competitor with strong marine and offshore survey overlap to JIC's marine business. Comparable as a third-party inspection and certification provider serving industrial asset owners and exporters.
• TÜV Rheinland: German-based global TIC firm offering industrial inspection, materials testing, and certification services. Comparable to JIC as a third-party inspection body with international accreditation footprint.
• DEKRA: German-based TIC firm offering industrial testing, inspection, and certification globally. Comparable in third-party verification of industrial assets, energy infrastructure, and exported products.
• ALS Limited: Global testing services provider with strong environmental, food, and industrial laboratory testing overlap. Comparable to JIC's physicochemical laboratory and environmental testing services.
• JFE Techno-Research Corporation: Japanese TIC firm affiliated with JFE Steel, focused on materials testing, inspection, and analysis for steel and industrial customers. Highly comparable to JIC's steel inspection and laboratory testing lines.
• Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK): Japanese classification society that already certifies JIC's Charpy V-Notch reference test blocks. Overlaps with JIC in marine surveying and steel/metals certification, making it a direct competitor in JIC's domestic Japanese market.
• TÜV SÜD: Global TIC competitor providing industrial inspection, energy and infrastructure certification. Comparable to JIC's regulated industrial inspection and certification work.
• Applus+: Spain-based global TIC firm specializing in industrial and energy inspection, laboratory testing, and asset integrity. Comparable to JIC in NDT and industrial asset inspection.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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