On March 4, 2025, the Korea Trade Commission (KTC) announced the launch of the anti-dumping (AD) investigation into hot-rolled steel plates imported from Japan and China. This investigation was launched in response to the anti-dumping complaint filed by Hyundai Steel, a major South Korean steel manufacturer, with the KTC in December 2024, claiming that it was suffering damage due to the unfairly cheap imports of hot-rolled steel plates from Japan and China. In the past,…
With the expansion of cross-border e-commerce, imports of mail-order shipments have increased, and many cases of smuggling of illicit drugs and intellectual property infringing goods have been uncovered. In response to such circumstances, the Japanese Customs has amended the system to continue to ensure smooth imports, to ensure the effectiveness of border control, and to achieve appropriate taxation. Most recently, as of October 1, 2023, “the address and name of the person who intends to…