Advance Rulings on Valuation
1.Summary
Advance rulings on Customs valuation are advices on how certain laws and regulations will be interpreted or applied to the imported goods in question for the purpose of Customs valuation. In principle, rulings are issued in writing in reply to documentary inquiries submitted by importers or other interested persons.
2.Validity of issued rulings
Issued rulings in writing will be respected by Customs at the time of import and value declarations during an effective period of three years maximum from the date of issuance, except when the treatment changes due to the revision of laws and regulations and other specific reasons.
Please note that answers to inquiries made verbally will not be respected by Customs at the time of import and value declarations.
3.Procedures
For inquiries, a request form is required to be submitted by completing “Request of Advance Ruling for Customs valuation” (Customs Form C1000-6) including facts of transaction with supporting documents such as a copy of sales contract for the goods in question.
The requested regional Customs will examine the submitted form and related documents and issue a ruling in the form of “Answer of Advance Ruling for Customs valuation” (Customs Form C1000-9).
Customs endeavors to issue rulings as early as possible within 90 days of receiving a request.
For a request for the review of the issued ruling, “Request for review of Advance Ruling for Customs valuation” (Customs Form C1001-1) is required to be submitted to the regional Customs which has issued the ruling within two months of the following day of issuance or delivery of the ruling.
4.Publication of issued rulings
In principle, all the issued rulings will be made available to the public on the Customs website as they may serve as references for interested persons to submit accurate import declarations. Any information contained in the ruling that would identify a specific party is not disclosed.
The person who received a ruling may request for an embargo period not exceeding 180 days.
Contact list for Inquiries about Advance Rulings on Customs Valuation
| Hakodate Customs | Tel. 0138-40-4256 |
| Tokyo Customs | Tel. 03-3599-6411 |
| Yokohama Customs | Tel. 045-212-6139 |
| Nagoya Customs | Tel. 052-654-4158 |
| Osaka Customs | Tel. 06-6576-3358 |
| Kobe Customs | Tel. 078-333-3119 |
| Moji Customs | Tel. 050-3530-8385 |
| Nagasaki Customs | Tel. 095-828-8666 |
| Okinawa Regional Customs | Tel. 098-862-9291 |