Rule 34: JAPAN 24 HOURS ADVANCE MANIFEST RULES

Filed on: 28 September 2019
Effective: 28 September 2019
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As of March 2014 Japan Customs has enforced their Advanced Manifest Regulation. The rules require all ocean carriers and Non Vessel Operating Common Carriers (NVOCCs) to submit a list of customs-defined data elements to Japan Customs at least 24 hours prior to vessel departure from the Port of Loading. As to transshipped cargo, the rules require the filers to file cargo information at least 24 hours before departure from a port of loading on a foreign vessel intended to enter into Japan.

The regulation is applicable to all cargo loaded on foreign vessels intending to enter a port in Japan. Empty containers, cargo on platform containers, and cargo not to be discharged in Japan are exempted. In principle, Japan Customs will notify the filers of their risk analysis results within 24 hours after the cargo information is filed. Therefore, when the filing is made 24 hours before loading of a cargo on a vessel, carriers and NVOCCs will receive an advance notice (load/no load) before loading of the cargo.

Failure to comply with this rule could result in cargo being held at the port of loading, or the denial of permission to unload vessel cargo and the possibility of returning the cargo to the load port, and the carriers and NVOCCs will be subject to imprisonment for up to one year or fines up to JPY500,000 (Approx. $4,851.00). Fines, origin penalties, roll fees, and any port storage resulting from noncompliance of this rule will be at the shipper’s expense.

Accordingly, CONVEYCO will implement a No Doc – No Load Policy for shipments to Japan or for transshipment from Japan. Complete shipping Instruction with all required Japan24 data must be received by CONVEYCO by the documentation cut-off date stated on your booking confirmation. To comply with this regulation, we request our customers to provide complete and accurate shipping instructions before the cut-off date/time.

*No changes will be allowed to data submission after - the “Departure Time Registration (ATD)” is done, per Japan 24 Hours Advance Manifest Rules.

ACCURATE AND FINAL BL INSTRUCTIONS ARE MANDATORY BY THE DOCUMENT DUE DATE/TIME

For more details about the requirements and FAQs, please see the following information from Japan Customs: http://www.customs.go.jp/english/summary/advance/index.htm