80%'s Amazon Japan seller faced the new JCT policy and made a wrong first step! They failed to upload their JCT registration number in time, resulting in the loss of business customers and market competitiveness. Since October 1, 2023, the new policy of Japanese Consumption Tax (JCT) compliance invoice retention has come into effect, which has a significant impact on cross-border e-commerce sellers. According to the regulations, sellers who are obliged to apply for a JCT registration number must submit an application and make a compliance declaration in accordance with the law.
Can you believe it? When the new policy comes into effect, buyers of corporate purchasing needs will not be able to claim JCT input credits if they receive invoices without the seller's JCT registration number. This means that sellers who have not uploaded their JCT registration number will be at a significant disadvantage in the corporate purchasing market.
Amazon Japan is now fully online with two new front-end features that will have a direct impact on sellers' sales. The first feature is a "dedicated badge" for sellers who can create compliant invoices, allowing corporate buyers to recognize them at a glance. The second feature is the addition of an "invoice type" filter, which has been implemented automatically and does not require an application.
The most eye-opening part is that corporate buyers can also set up "restriction rules" and "filtering rules". Administrators will be alerted when a business employee purchases an item that cannot be invoiced, and they can even set it so that only items that can be invoiced can be purchased, completely blocking sellers that do not meet the criteria. For sellers who have not uploaded their JCT registration number, this means they will be excluded from corporate purchasing.
If you have already obtained a JCT registration number, please login to Amazon SellerPlatform to upload it immediately. Specific steps include: Login to the platform → Go to the tax setup page → Select "Yes, I am obligated to file consumption tax returns in Japan" → Add JCT registration number → Save the settings. The steps are very detailed, just follow the instructions.
For the import mode, e-commerce entrepreneurs are usually required to use either an Administrator of Customs Services (ACP) or an Importer of Record (IOR) to import FBA shipments. Please note that Amazon and its operations centers cannot be selected as the ACP or IOR for any imported shipment using FBA logistics.
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