What is Customs(Japan)? Customs(Japan) Review

history

In 1854, the Treaty of Kanagawa was signed, and Japan opened the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate (now Hakodate) to trade with the United States.

In 1859, the ports of Nagasaki, Kanagawa and Hakodate (Hakodate) established "Unjosho" to supervise the collection of cargo taxes, which was the predecessor of the customs.

On November 28, 1872, Yunshangso was renamed "Customs Office".

On September 8, 1890, six customs offices and their jurisdictional areas were established in Hakodate, Niigata, Yokohama, Osaka, Kobe, and Nagasaki.

On November 5, 1902, the Niigata Customs was abolished and its jurisdiction was divided among the Yokohama, Osaka, and Hakodate Customs.

On April 1, 1909, Karafuto Prefecture was incorporated into the jurisdiction of the Hakodate Customs.

On November 5, 1909, the Moji Customs Office became independent from the Nagasaki Customs Office.

On October 1, 1937, the Nagoya Customs Office was established, taking over part of the management areas of the Yokohama Customs Office and the Osaka Customs Office.

On November 1, 1943, maritime administration was unified, customs duties were taken over by the Maritime Administration under the Maritime Administration of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, and customs duties were abolished.

On June 1, 1946, the Customs Department was re-established after the war, with six regional units established in Hakodate, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, and Moji.

On August 1, 1953, the Tokyo Customs Office was established to take over part of the Yokohama Customs Office's administrative area. On the same day, the Nagasaki Customs Office was established to take over part of the Moji Customs Office's administrative area.

On May 15, 1972, the Okinawa Regional Customs Office was established to govern Okinawa Prefecture.

Regulation

The Customs Law (CUSTOMSLAW), the Customs Tariff Law (CUSTOMSTARIFLAW) and the Temporary Tariff Law (TEMPORARYTARIFLAW) are the basic legal provisions for Japan's customs tariff policy and administrative management.

Functions

(1) Import duties, consumption taxes, and other domestic taxes on imported goods (approximately 50,000 yen per year, accounting for 10% of Japan's annual tax revenue);

(2) Regulating the flow of goods to prevent the smuggling of harmful items into Japan (such as narcotics, firearms, and other contraband);

(3) Promote trade facilitation, coordinate international trade procedures, and promote world economic growth and improvement of people's living standards.

Responsibilities

(1) Conduct research and planning on tariffs, tonnage taxes, special tonnage taxes and other customs administration matters (including negotiating tariff agreements with foreign countries);

(2) To determine and levy customs duties, tonnage taxes, special tonnage taxes and excise duties on international goods;

(3) To supervise and control the import and export of goods, vessels, aircraft and passengers in accordance with the Customs Law and other relevant laws and regulations;

(4) Bonded area supervision;

(5) Issue customs clearance licenses to customs brokers and customs brokers, and supervise and manage them;

(6) Manage the Japan Automated Cargo Declaration System Center;

(7) compiling customs statistics;

(8) Providing education and training to customs officers;

(9) Provide support to the Customs, Tariffs, Foreign Exchange and Other Transactions Council. Japan manages customs affairs in various regions through customs districts, which are directly supervised and controlled by the Customs Tariff Bureau.