1204 Duty Rates for Major Products
Category |
Item |
Duty rate |
---|---|---|
Clothing |
Fur coats (Chapter 43) Fabric coats, jackets, trousers, skirts (Chapter 61, 62) Shirts, vests (Chapter 61, 62) Swimwear (Chapter 61, 62) Ties (fabric) (Chapter 62) Scarves (fabric) (Chapter 61, 62) |
20% 8.4--12.8% 7.4--10.9% 8.4--10.9% 8.4--13.4% 4.4--9.1% |
Handbags |
Handbags of leather, composition leather, sheeting of plastics or textile materials (Chapter 42) |
8--16% |
Accessories |
Articles of gold, silver, platinum and precious stones (Chapter 71) |
5.2--5.4% |
Watches |
Watches and other clocks (Chapter 91) |
Free |
Machinery and electrical equipments |
Personal computers (Chapter 84) Digital cameras and video camera recorders (Chapter 85) |
Free Free |
Musical instruments |
Pianos, string instruments and wind instruments (Chapter 92) |
Free |
Recorded materials |
Blu-ray Disc, CD (Chapter 85) Books and magazines (Chapter 49) |
Free Free |
Printed matters |
Music, posters, reproduction paintings and catalogues (Chapter 49) |
Free |
Works of art |
Paintings by hand, engravings and sculptures (Chapter 97) |
Free |
Cosmetics |
Perfumes, cologne, lipsticks, manicure preparations, skin lotions (Chapter 33) Bath soaps (Chapter 34) |
Free Free |
Toys |
Toys, including dolls (Chapter 95) |
Free |
Sporting goods Leisure goods |
Motor cars, motorcycles (Chapter 87) Motorboats, yachts, canoes (Chapter 89) Snow-ski equipment, golf clubs (Chapter 95) Fishing tackle (Chapter 95) |
Free Free Free 3.2% |
Footwear |
With uppers of leather, with uppers of leather in part (Chapter 64) |
30% or 4,300yen/pair, |
Furniture |
Seats, furniture (for office, kitchen or bedroom) (Chapter 94) |
Free |
Floor |
Carpet (cotton, wool and man-made textile materials) (Chapter 57) |
6.3--8.4% |
Kitchenware, |
Plastics (Chapter 39) |
Free--3.9% |
Bedclothes |
Blankets and bed linen (Chapter 63) |
3.2--10.9% |
Beverages |
Tea (oolong tea, black tea) (Chapter 9) |
3--17% |
Liquor |
Beer, whisky, brandy and liqueurs (Chapter 22) |
Free |
Confectionery |
Chocolate confectionery (Chapter 18) |
10% |
Preparations of meat, of fish or of shellfish |
Sausages (Chapter 16) |
10% |
Cheese |
Cheese (Chapter 4) |
22.4--40% |
Tobacco |
Tobacco (Chapter 24) |
Free--29.8% |
Animal feed |
Animal feed (Chapter 23) |
Free-- 36 yen/kg |
Note: | This table shows duty rates of typical commodities in which individual importers are highly interested. Since duty rates and Chapter numbers may be significantly different by countries, materials of goods, extent of processing, and usage, this table may not necessarily be applied without modification. Please use this table only for reference purposes. For any inquiries in regard to the tariff rate of the goods which you plan to import, please contact the local Customs Appraiser. Code No.1202 ”Advance Ruling on Tariff Classification”. |
Please feel free to contact the nearest local Customs Counselor for any inquiries in regards to customs procedures.
Please refer to the Customs Answer Code No.9301 “Customs Counselor System” for contact numbers.