Japan Consumption Tax (JCT)
July 24, 2021
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January 29, 2022
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January 29, 2022
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- Conditions for Becoming an Importer of Record (IOR) in Japan

- National Tax Agency Update – Third-Party Entities Merely Acting As Customs Brokers or Importers Cannot Act as Importers of Record or Deduct Import Consumption Tax

- Tax Refund, Exemption, and Drawback Program for Japan Customs Duty/Import Tax

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- Japan JCT Tax Obligations for Foreign Corporations with a Capital of Over 10 Million Yen (Amendments to the Consumption Tax Law, April 2024)

- Urgent Compliance Alert for E-Commerce Sellers: Avoid Penalties with Japan’s New Import Regulations – Act Now!

- October 2023: Introduction of Two New Systems in Japan – (1) Switching from IOR Provider to ACP & (2) QIS: Japan Consumption Tax’s Qualified Invoice System

- Importing Tech Goods to Japanese Data Centers

- Japan Customs Reform | Clarification of Importer Definitions

- Taxes on Imports: Customs Duty and Japan Consumption Tax (JCT)

- Import Permit Document and Alert on IOR Service

- Japan Qualified Invoice System and import JCT (Japan Consumption Tax)

- ACP Import under VMI – Vendor Managed Inventory

- Importer Service for Food/Kitchen Tools, Tumblers, Cutlery

- ACP Service – Attorney for Customs Procedure

- ACP Japan, Became Amazon’s SPN Provider as Qualified ACP Service Provider.

- Japan IOR Service

- Importer of Record (IOR) and Attorney for Customs Procedures (ACP)

- Qualification of Attorney for Customs Procedures (ACP) – Import to Japan






