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DOING MAIL ORDER BUSINESS IN JAPAN: RATES OF DUTY |
The following are recent rates of import duty
Note 1: These rates change frequently.
Note 2: Almost certainly, your customers will be assessed duty at the special "personal import" rate of 5% of CIF value (if at all) rather than at the rates given below.
Note 3: Imports valued at JPY 10,000 or less are generally free of duty altogether.
Category Goods General Tariff Fur Coat 20% 20% Outerwear 16-11.2% 10% Underwear 16-9% 10% Tie 13.4% 10% Muffler, scarf 6.6-11.2% 10% Hand bag, leather/cloth 20-10% same Accessory /gold 6.6% 5% Accessory /Silver, Platinum 6.2% 5% Watch none none Clock none none optical camera none none lens none none projector none none musical instruments none none piano none none guitar none none accordion none none wind instrument none none record-vinyl none none cd none none book none none magazine none none print/poster none none painting none none litograph none none sculpture none none cosmetics--perfume 5.3% 5% cosmetics--other 5.8% 5% manicure supplies 6.6% 5% soap 5.5% 5% toys/dolls 4.6%-3.4% 3% beverages/ ooloong tea 20% 20% tea 20% 10% roasted coffee 20% 10% vehicle: automobile none none motor bike none none motor boat none none jet ski none none canoe none none sport ski none none tennis racket none none tennis ball 3% 3% golf club none none fishing gear 3.8% 3% furniture: office and home none none leather chair 4.3-3.8% 3% tablecloth 16.8%-11.2% 5% curtain 16.8-6.4% 5% carpet -cotton 13.4% 10% carpet --wool 9.6% 5% kitchenware: china 3.4% 3% kitchenware: metal none none kitchenware: glass 5.8% 5% bedding: cotton duvet 9% 5% wool duvet 6.4% 5% mattress 4.6% 3% sheets 4.5% 5% whiskey JPY 172.5/liter JPY 150/liter brandy JPY 227.9/liter JPY 220/liter liquor JPY 141.1/liter JPY 140/liter wine JPY 21.3% or JPY 110/liter beer JPY 6.4/liter JPY 6/liter
(applies to imports from the US)
JPY 156/liter (lowest)