On March 30th, 2012, a bill to amend part of the Customs Tariff Law and relevant laws was passed through the Diet legislature in Japan. This amendment enacts the Advance Filing Rules, which require a vessel operator or non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) to electronically submit to Japan Customs the information on maritime container cargo intended for a port in Japan. In principle, this submission should happen no later than 24 hours before departure of the vessel from a port of loading. The electronic report from foreign filers will be made through service providers authorized by NACCS Center.
'We're pleased to announce that Descartes has agreed to be the first service provider in ensuring our customers' compliance with the new Advanced Filing Rules. This is the first time we have signed an agreement with an overseas service provider since NACCS Center was founded in 1977. We can call it a big step forward for global activity,' said Mr. Takuo Yoshimoto, President & CEO, NACCS Center. 'Descartes' experience in advance manifest filing services in Canada, the United States and other countries has been of great assistance to us as we prepare for the Advance Filing Rules.'
Descartes' Customs & Regulatory Compliance solutions help to keep goods moving across borders, whether by air, land or sea. Descartes bridges the information gap between logistics organizations and regulatory authorities around the globe, such as Japan Customs, to enable efficient cargo security screening, customs declaration filings and compliance across a broad spectrum of regulatory initiatives. Descartes' Customs & Regulatory solutions are based on Descartes' 30+ years of domain expertise and technology innovation. They leverage Descartes' Global Logistics Network (GLN), the world's largest multi-modal logistics messaging network, to connect parties, such as carriers, ocean forwarders and government organizations.
'Helping countries keep their borders safe and secure is one of the most important services we perform. As a leading provider of global customs and regulatory filing solutions, we're pleased to work with NACCS Center as an authorized service provider for Japan's Advance Filing Rules,' said Arthur Mesher, Chairman and CEO at Descartes.
