🇯🇵Can a buyer in Japan import from Romania?🇷🇴
We track no embargo or sectoral sanctions programme covering this country pair. The ordinary rules still apply: customs, VAT and any product-specific permits in Japan.
Tariffs and trade agreements
Yes, via EU–Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (in force 2019-02). Preferential tariffs apply to qualifying goods with proof of origin.
- EU–Japan Economic Partnership Agreement Source
Import requirements in Japan
- Import VAT in Japan (B2B)
- The export leaves the EU zero-rated; what you pay is Japan's import tax at the border, and we do not hold a single national rate for Japan. NTA Japan Duty depends on the HS code; put both into the landed-cost calculator.
- Customs identity: Importer registration (or an Attorney for Customs Procedures)
- A foreign seller without a Japanese entity must appoint an Attorney for Customs Procedures (ACP) to act as importer of record. Japan Customs
- Documents that travel with the shipment
- Commercial invoice · Packing list · Transport document (CMR, bill of lading or air waybill) · Customs declaration, filed by you or your broker · Proof of origin, when claiming a preferential duty rate
Reviewed 2026-07-21. Full guide: how to import into Japan.
313 suppliers in Romania on record
Manufacturers and wholesalers based in Romania, each card carrying the open-record facts we hold and the source behind them.
Frequently asked questions
- Can a company in Japan buy from a supplier in Romania?
- We track no embargo or sectoral sanctions programme covering this country pair. The ordinary rules still apply: customs, VAT and any product-specific permits in Japan.
- What VAT applies when importing from Romania into Japan?
- The export leaves the EU zero-rated; what you pay is Japan's import tax at the border, and we do not hold a single national rate for Japan.
- Do Japan and Romania share a trade agreement?
- Yes, via EU–Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (in force 2019-02). Preferential tariffs apply to qualifying goods with proof of origin.
- What does a Japan buyer need to clear customs?
- A business importing into Japan needs a Importer registration (or an Attorney for Customs Procedures). A foreign seller without a Japanese entity must appoint an Attorney for Customs Procedures (ACP) to act as importer of record. A normal commercial shipment also travels with: Commercial invoice, Packing list, Transport document (CMR, bill of lading or air waybill), Customs declaration, filed by you or your broker, Proof of origin, when claiming a preferential duty rate.
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