I assume you are considering sending it via EMS as a small amount of cargo. In this case, the receipt you receive after shipping will be the necessary document to present at customs at the airport. When handling the procedures at the post office, it is crucial to accurately fill out the Customs declaration. Make sure to keep the documents safe so you can smoothly handle the customs process at the airport."

It'd be better to make your decision after considering mainly the resident status.

Yes, you can use it to take photos while in Japan.

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It's better to keep it unopened until you leave Japan. Also, be aware that perfumes have carry-on restrictions and purchase quantity limitations on flights.

@@JapanTaxesi’ll be travelling by japan airlines so how much is the quantity limitation for perfumes .. this is for carry on bags right ? As i assume there will be relaxation for the quantity limitation if carried inside the check in luggage

There are cases where it is necessary. For example, if the payment is being made in Japan.

It's okay! If you bought five pairs of Onitsuka Tiger shoes for your friends or your grandmother back home, that's also tax-free. However, please export them properly and bring them back home.

There are two ways to send items back to your home. (1) If you ship it yourself (2) When shipped by the store (direct shipment) Please ensure that the method you choose is in compliance with laws and regulations. Otherwise, you may be taxed at the airport. Or you might consider a service that will transport your purchases to the airport in Japan from which you will depart.

No, it is not. Cameras are general goods, so opening the package in Japan after you buy them is no problem. Enjoy your trip.

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It is easy to have them sent to you at the store where you purchased them. There are two ways to do this if you are interested. (1) If you ship it yourself You can ship by EMS (Express Mail Service) of the post office. However, please understand that this can be used for items under 200,000 yen, as items over 200,000 yen require export customs clearance. When shipping tax-free items overseas, the purchaser must carry the receipt (as a substitute for the actual merchandise) when leaving the country. Based on the receipt issued at the time of shipment acceptance (which must include the name, quantity, price, etc. of the item), it will be checked against the purchase record information and subject to airport procedures. (2) When shipped by the store (direct shipment) Tax-free stores that conclude an agency agreement with a shipping company in advance may ship tax-free purchases (called direct shipment). When using the direct shipment system, it is optional to carry the receipt since the information of direct shipment is kept on the purchase record information.

Apple stores ended tax-free sales in 2022. However, electronic retailers such as Yamada or Yodobashi continue to sell in-stock items tax-free, so please check with them if you'd like to buy an iPad tax-free.

About JCT, it's possible to bring back goods for which you paid Japan Consumption Tax in a suitcase. It is not related to the declaration at the time of departure.

There are few cases of getting a refund of resident tax, but it is possible if there was a correction of Income Tax, for example. In such cases, a local office in your municipality will take care of the matter.

What is the process in taking the residence tax refund ? Thank you

Thanks. It is very encouraging.

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Property tax is levied on people who own fixed assets such as land and buildings. The tax is imposed even if there is no income.

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You're very welcome! Your kind words mean a lot to me and motivate me. Thank you!

Thank you for your feedback! I'll definitely consider making more videos in this format. Your input is very helpful!

You can open and use the iPhone tax-free after purchasing it, even if you stay in Japan for four months. Equal to and More than six months will be a problem according to the current law system.

You're welcome! I hope you have an excellent trip to Japan.

Since Pokémon cards are general goods, opening a box is legal. However, I also checked with the Pokémon Center to be sure since the image is out of the general goods category. They pack it as not consumable but as general goods, but the store I asked about it told me not to open the package for safety's sake. It may depend on the store, but just for your information.

The suspension seems to be difficult. I am assuming from what you have put in the comment, but didn't you have an income of more than 1 million yen between your arrival in Japan and November? Three months is not the critical point. They checked your total income last year and where you were on Jan 1st.

You're welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

You seem to have to pay resident tax in the provided example. If you can choose a leaving date, it should be by December.

@@JapanTaxes is I leave in march would the immigration make me pay before leaving, the whole year's tax?

No, but a city tax office will request that you appoint a tax agent.

@@JapanTaxes I'm kinda shocked how high taxes are in Japan. I was awarded a job, 6.2 million yen. But after tax it's only around 4 million and I'm married. So that's not enough to save very much for two people.

With the salary earnings and a spouse, the after-tax amount would be about 4.8 million. I assume it'd be better to check the salary income deduction. Many people feel the tax is significant, and I agree with them. However, we need to examine the actual burden of taxes when making tax-saving plans.

You need to pay the resident tax because the tax is imposed on a delayed basis; the tax from June 2024 will be levied based on the existence of income in Japan in 2023. Since you are leaving Japan, it is advisable to pay the entire amount by the end of June if you are paying in a lump sum. You can also designate a tax agent to pay in installments.

When you present your passport to customs upon departure, a customs official can see your tax-free purchase history. You do not need to present receipts or other documents. However, you must present your goods if they request you. General goods like T-shirts (not consumables like souvenir food) can be tax-free subject to purchases of ¥5,000 or more per day (excluding tax) at the same tax-free store. I assume the Mario T-shirt could not be more expensive than JPY5,000, or the store didn't qualify as tax-free.

If he/she is over 69 years old and meets the relationship requirement, the amount of the JPY380,000 minimum remittance doesn't matter. The requirement should be fulfilled if a dependent is between 30 and 69, inclusive.

If you are caught in a customs inspection and can only present the receipts, you may be required to pay consumption tax. To fully comply with the law, when you check in items at an airline counter, tell them you would like to be checked by a customs official and ask them to call a customs officer.

Finding a job is relatively easy. However, it's important to remember that a Dependent visa does not, in principle, allow work. It's only with Permission to engage in activities other than those permitted under the residence status that work becomes possible. Please also remember the time and work restrictions that apply in this case.

Thank you for your warm comment. It encourages me to update a video.

If you adequately include your family as a dependent, there is no problem. However, there are cases where it may work negatively. Before 2016, because dependents were arbitrarily included in the deduction, the PR screening process may check the status of a dependent's deduction to measure whether you’re correctly complying with the law. Also, the more dependents you have, the more income you need to live on accordingly. Typically, they would consider 700,000-800,000 yen more income per person added as a dependent. In other words, the minimum required income for screening may be judged higher.

Thank you for your reply. If everything is clear about the dependent tax expemtion that is there are no miss information, it may still reject PR?

If my income in Japan is 4.6M in a year, and I include one dependent in my home country. What do you think in this case? Thank you so much for your reply.

Since PR is judged comprehensively, I cannot say for sure that there are no problems. However, the income and number of dependents you gave me appear to be in a reasonable range. It's understandable to feel anxious because of the lengthy screening process. Stay calm and courteous if any issues arise, and focus on enjoying your daily life.

When leaving the country by ship, I assume that the goods have been taken out of the country once, with consumption tax exemption through a Crew Landing Permit. On that assumption, you can open the goods. If you return to Japan, you will not be able to pay additional consumption tax.

Yes, you can open the lovely watch immediately. Have a nice trip!

@@JapanTaxes Arigatō Gozaimasu Aki! Have great weekend

The power bank and chocolates were packaged together, presumably by the legal bundling of consumable goods. The tax-free 600 yen means that 600 yen of the consumption tax was exempted. You probably spent ¥6,000 on your purchase and paid no consumption tax.

Thank you for the answer.

It's Juminzei(住民税)。In the video thumbnail, I choose "Residence Tax", but Japan MIC mainly use "Resident Tax".

I am not selling genuinely for using nail cutter soap for my face

chocolate which my kids ate

Makeups are categorized as consumables, and you should not open them. Please do not open the packaging if you want the items tax-free for legal considerations. The same goes for chocolates. Whether you resell them or not, or if you consume them for your own use in Japan, they are subject to Japanese consumption tax. To prove you haven’t consumed or resold them in Japan, you keep them unopened until your departure. You can try out makeup. Sample products are available at Japanese drugstores and department stores. If you request it, you can have your makeup color matched with trial makeup at a department store.

Hi i want to know how you end it up with, what happend finally?

I'm sorry for the delay in updating this channel. I have been working on a new direction for the videos, and I plan to update them in July. Also, the revision of the tax-free system will be decided in the 2025 tax reform announced in December. I will update you as soon as I have more information.

Starting in March 2024, a new system will be established to grant "Designated Activities" status of residence for up to 6 months to those called "digital nomads" who work in IT-related jobs while moving across national borders. I feel this system is close to what you hope for, and I will consider putting together a video of the contents.

Customs inspection occurs after the security check, which is also beyond the baggage check-in counter. When checking in, please inform the airport staff at the counter that you have tax-free items and wish to check in and require inspection by customs officers. A customs officer will be called to assist you directly at the counter.

(1)In principle, the total amount spent in the same store per day, excluding Japanese consumption tax, must be 5,000 yen or more. (2)In department stores and shopping malls with tax refund counters, you can sum up the total amounts at multiple stores in the department for the 5,000 yen criteria. (3)There are also exceptional cases where general goods and consumables are combined, in which case the amounts may be added together. However, in this case, you must meet the maximum limit of 500,000 yen; (3) is complicated and can be ignored.

​@@JapanTaxes thank you very much!

Eyeglasses are general goods. You can get to open and use them right after you buy them.

@@JapanTaxes How about a camera? Of I buy a camera at the start of my trip I can use it or do I have to keep it in the plastic and return to America with it unopened

You can open and use it the same way you use eyeglasses.

There is currently no system to receive consumption tax refunds at airports. Please note that "stocked items" refers to items that are in the stores of electric retailers at the time of purchase. For example, if you want the iPhone15Pro Max 512GB, but the store does not have the iPhone15Pro Max 512GB there, you can backorder it but cannot purchase it at tax-free. I confirmed this operation with BIC Camera. It is possible that different stores have different operations.

You are right. As for the rest, please take care of tax treatment and whether there are any regulations in the other countries.

It is better to prepare to show your passport as well. It is up to the store to decide whether to introduce the system, and some electronics retailers do not support it.

By looking at your passport, customs officials can verify the purchase history. It seems that they inspect only some items. In some cases, they may end up not checking actual items.

You may ask for a customs officer at the check-in counter. This is the answer I got after inquiring with the customs office. Please note that there may be slight differences from airport to airport.

@@JapanTaxesdid you get charged for it? Why not just open the items and put in checked bag. No one will ever know

Yes, your understanding is correct.

Unfortunately, the customs is located after passing a security check, so you can't go there before checking in. This is the departure flow of KIX. You can see check-in at No2 and customs at No5. www.kansai-airport.or.jp/en/flight/route/t1_intdep.html#:~:text=Customs%20and%20embarkation%20procedures

@@JapanTaxes thanks for your reply. Last question. So how am i suppose to show them the goods i bought when it will be in my check in luggage?

If you are departing from KIX, when you check in your suitcase containing tax-free items, tell the airline staff that you have them and ask for a customs officer to come and check them. That's the answer I received from the Osaka Customs. It may vary depending on airports and airlines. They may only inspect some (people or items), but you can eliminate the possibility of problems. I first asked one airline to confirm how to be checked, but they needed to learn better. We should know that old information is mixed and unreliable because the system is close to changing.

Yes, you can have it opened once purchased. Cameras and lenses fall under General Goods, which help you record sightseeing memories. Please ensure you can check them at customs when you return to your country because unannounced inspections are being conducted.

If they boxed it up at camera store just open it and throw away the box , put lens in suitcase and no one will ever know.

@@inquisitvem6723hi there, Japan custom officers are able to see all Tax Free transactions frm scanning ur passport (coz when u applied for tax free frm the shop, u presented ur passport. Otherwise, shop staff wouldn’t able to give u tax free by then and there). The custom officer then have the right to check on the physical tax free items. Thus to prevent from any issue due to unable to show the purchased items, this video creator informed us to inform the check-in counter in NRT/HND to ask for airport custom officer to check on the purchased duty free items inside our check-in luggage (before the luggage being sent onto the conveyer belt). Hope that will clarify ur understanding. Coz i’ve noticed that u’ve been suggesting others to either throw the box or open the sealed bag n just put the purchased items inside their check-in bag then claimed No Body Knows. Nowadays everything is recorded online. Just follow the regulations.