The number of import permits has been increasing significantly over the past few years due to the expansion of cross-border electronic commerce. In the midst of this trend, many cases of smuggling of illicit drugs and intellectual property infringing goods have been detected, and cases of inappropriate importation of FS-used cargo (*) by impersonation and tax evasion by low value declarations have become apparent. In light of this background, the Customs and Excise Department will…
Japan Customs has amended their import procedures in order to continuously realize both the effective border enforcement and the appropriate collection of taxes as well as securing the smooth import. The amendments were made in response to the circumstances where (1) imports of cargo transacted through online shopping platforms and other means have been increasing due to the expansion of cross-border E-commerce (“EC”), (2) a large number of smuggling of illegal drugs and goods infringing…