🇯🇵 Japan · Import & Export
Customs procedures, duties, de minimis thresholds, EORI/registration, and restricted goods.
Imports and exports are administered by Japan Customs (under the Ministry of Finance). Importers file declarations and pay customs duty and consumption tax on clearance.
- Import declarations and duty/consumption-tax payment are made to Japan Customs at clearance.
- Duties depend on tariff classification, origin and customs value.
- Declarations are filed electronically through the NACCS system.
Official authorities
- Japan Customs
Customs — declarations, duties and clearance.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Government portals
- Prime Minister's Office of Japan — Official site of Japan's Prime Minister — cabinet policies, press conferences, policy statements
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan — Japan visa applications, overseas safety info, consular services, and diplomatic policy
- Immigration Services Agency of Japan — Residence status, work visas, permanent residency, and naturalization in Japan
- National Tax Agency (Japan) — Income tax, corporate tax, consumption tax filing and e-Tax online submission