ACP’s limitation

ACP is not capable to handle all kinds of goods.

If the goods are subject to specific regulations such as Food Sanitation Act, Act on Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, or PSE/PSC it shall not allow to import by appointing ACP.

The said regulations require the importers should be a Japanese resident entity. On the other hand, if a non-resident entity uses ACP for their import, it means that the non-resident entity becomes an importer. For that reason, for particular products that are subject to the previously mentioned regulations, it does not allow to import by appointing ACP.

Therefore, we check the eligibility as a first step, to avoid any restrictions for the importing goods.

Japanese import-related regulations

Let us introduce several websites regarding import-related regulation, so that you can understand and follow the required compliance before shipping goods to Japan.

Overall

Japan Customs Office: List of import-related laws and regulations
Mipro (Manufactured Imports and Investment Promotion Organization) : Guide to Safety Assurance for Products Imported to Japan

Foods

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare: Food Sanitation Law
Mipro (Manufactured Imports and Investment Promotion Organization) : Importing Health Foods
Mipro (Manufactured Imports and Investment Promotion Organization) : Guide to Food Import
Mipro (Manufactured Imports and Investment Promotion Organization) : Guide to Import of Apparatuses for Food

Medicines

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare: Import medicines for personal use

Electrical appliances

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry: PSE (Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act)

Plants and their seeds

Japan Customs Office: Import restrictions in accordance with the Plant Protection Law

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Guidance by Amazon

According to the seller central website in Amazon, there is guidance by Amazon that a non-resident entity needs to appoint an ACP or IOR. You may check on this “Non-resident requirements”. Also, you can check the document developed by Amazon “Understand ACP and IOR guidance”. —–

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[Our Service]

Our ACP Service

[Knowledge Pages]

What is ACP? – Attorney for Customs Procedures

Steps of using ACP, how foreign entity can import into Japan by ACP

What is IOR? – Importer of Record

Amazon won’t become an IOR

Customs Valuation System in Japan

Customs Valuation When You Import By ACP

Consumption Tax in Japan

IOR and ACP