Japanese Customs and Trade News : Clarification of the definition of Importer of Record under Customs Act

Under new Customs related laws and regulations effective October 1, 2023, foreign companies that import into Japan without a sales transaction, but use a separate local company to act as importer of record, need to assess their supply chains.

For the details, please see the link.
https://www.pwc.com/jp/en/taxnews-customs/assets/wms-20231018-en.pdf