Importing into Japan

Required on every Japan-bound commercial invoice

• ·Consumption tax (JCT) 10% applies on import.
• ·AEO (Authorized Economic Operator) program provides fast-track clearance for certified importers.

Common Incoterms for Japan-bound shipments

• CIF

  CIF — Cost, Insurance & Freight

• DAP

  DAP — Delivered At Place

• DDP

  DDP — Delivered Duty Paid

• FOB

  FOB — Free On Board

Top imported HS chapters into Japan

Aggregated from the major trade corridors feeding into Japan. Click any chapter to look up specific subheadings.

• 84Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances
• 85Electrical machinery and equipment
• 61Articles of apparel, knitted or crocheted
• 62Articles of apparel, not knitted or crocheted
• 39Plastics and articles thereof
• 94Furniture; bedding, mattresses; lamps
• 88Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
• 30Pharmaceutical products
• 10Cereals
• 12Oil seeds; miscellaneous grains and fruit

Major export corridors to Japan

• China → Japan
• United States → Japan