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March 20, 2014
( Descartes Systems website 2014-3-20)
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July 7, 2013
American
Shipper Magazine of June 2013 Posted
A Special Report On Japan AFR (JP24)
  
Cargo security, Japanese style
Shippers on clock to comply with new 24-hour rule
for filing manifest, cargo data.
Descartes
in the News
June 27, 2013
Shippers
on clock to comply with new 24-hour rule for filing
manifest cargo data
Descartes is working with NACSS to educate Japanese
importers on Japan's Advance Filing Rule (AFR),
or JP24, a customs requirement for collecting
shipment information from liner carriers and non-vessel-operating
common carriers 24-hours prior to departure from
a foreign port, and requiring importers to submit
details about the cargo contents and parties at
origin and destination.
“The
sooner (companies) look at the data requirements,
the integration specifications,
the better off they’re going to be to do the
actual filing itself.”
Chris
Jones, executive vice president marketing and services,
Descartes
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Descartes Systems Website News and Events: 
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American Shipper June 2013 (PDF) A Special Report
on JP24:
( American Shipper of June 2013 & Descartes website
2013-7-7)
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July 1, 2013
CTB
Announcement-AFR (JP24) Launch Date Set On
3/10/14 (Japan Local Time)
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The connection test will start in/after October 2013.
- Receiving cargo information will start from March
1, 2014 at 12 a.m. in Japan Time
(Greenwich Mean Time : February 28, 2014 at 3 p.m.).
- The filers are obliged to file cargo information
for container cargoes whose deadline of filing is
on/after March 10, 2014 at 12 a.m. in Japan Time (Greenwich
Mean Time : March 9, 2014 at 3 p.m.).
The
CTB Official Website At
http://www.customs.go.jp/english/summary/advance/03.pdf
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April 26, 2013
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April 16, 2013
Descartes's
Global Educational Session For AFR (JP24)
Cited by The Wall Street Journal (April
9, 2013)
Japanese
Government Agency Working With Descartes to
Educate Ocean Carriers and Freight Forwarders
WATERLOO,
Ontario, April 9, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG),
the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive
businesses in commerce, announced that in
conjunction with Nippon Automated Cargo and
Port Consolidation System (NACCS) it has launched
a number of education sessions around the
world to help ocean carriers and forwarders
prepare for the upcoming Japan Advanced Filing
Requirement (AFR). NACCS is responsible for
the operation of the AFR system for Japan's
Customs and Tariff Bureau.
"With
the Advance Filing Requirement, Japan is working
to better secure its borders while improving
the flow of goods into the country,"
said Robert Beauchemin, Executive Vice President
Sales and Alliances at Descartes. "Descartes
was the first service provider to register
with NACCS, and we look forward to working
closely with them to educate and enable ocean
carriers and freight forwarders from around
the world to comply with the new AFR cargo
security mandate."
Education
sessions have already been conducted in Hong
Kong, Shanghai and Ningbo, China for almost
400 ocean carrier and forwarder representatives.
In an effort to gain the widest reach globally,
Descartes and NACCS will hold the following
events:
North
America
-- Webcast April 9th at 11am Eastern time
-- Interviews with the major North American
logistics publications
-- Individual meetings with leading ocean
carriers and forwarders April 9th-12th
Europe
-- Port of Antwerp community hosted session
April 16th at 2pm Central European time
-- Port of Rotterdam community hosted session
April 17th at 2pm Central European time
-- Interviews with the major European logistics
publications
-- Individual meetings with leading ocean
carriers and forwarders April 16th-18th
Asia
-- China Market Readiness Educational Sessions
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Shenzhen April 16th
-- Guangzhou April 17th
-- Qingdao May 13th
-- Tianjin May 15th
-- Beijing May 16th
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Japan Market Readiness Educational Session
-- Tokyo May 10th
To
learn more about the joint NACCS/Descartes
events or schedule individual meetings with
NACCS and Descartes on AFR, go to https://www.descartes.com/educational-seminars-japan-ocean-advance-filin
g-rules.
(Source:
The Wall Street Journal Asia Edition 2013-4-9)
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April 11, 2013
Descartes/NACCS
Have A Joint Seminar In Tokyo
Japan
Customs Implementation of Its 24-Hour Rules –
Are You Ready?
To
help customers involved in import/export operations
to Japan learn about the JP24, Descartes and the
NACCS (Nippon Automated Cargo and Port Consolidated
Systems) Center, the operator and regulator of
Japan customs systems, will have a complimentary
educational seminar in Tokyo so as to help you
learn more about the new rules and regulations
and its relevant system procedures.
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Where |
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| Friday,
May 10, 2013
13:00-15:00 |
CTC
Conference Room
Kasumigaseki Bldg., 20F
3-2-5, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
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 To
reserve your spot in this free educational seminar,
please contact the Descartes Systems Agent in
Japan i.e. Ocean Commerce Ltd. for details;
Ocean
Commerce Ltd.
Phone:
0120-827-773 (Toll Free in Japan
Local Only)
e-mail:
edit@ocean-commerce.co.jp
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March 27, 2013
Descartes/NACCS/CIECC
Held A Joint AFR Seminar in Shanghai
- Overview of Information session co-hosted by
Descartes and CIECC -
(1) Host: NACCS Center,
Descartes and CIECC
*The Descartes Systems Group Inc. (Waterloo, Canada)
and NACCS Center concluded service provider agreement
regarding Advance Filing Rules on 30 November
2012.
**CIECC (China International Electronic Commerce
Co., Ltd. / Beijing, China) co-hosted this session
as a local Chinese company, while CIECC and NACCS
Center are now negotiating for concluding service
provider agreement regarding Advance Filing Rules.
(2) Date: 27 March 2013, 13:30-16:30
(3) Venue: Hotel Equatorial Shanghai: (65 West
YanAn Road, Shanghai, China
(4) Participants: Approx. 150 people from Carriers
and relevant parties
(5) Overview:
After CIECC introduced the purpose of the seminar,
NACCS Center and Descartes made presentations
on the system operation, roles of service provider,
and application process of Reporter ID regarding
Advance Filing Rules, followed by Q&A session.
Various inquiries were made such as the types
of cargoes to which rules will be applied, timing
of filing and amendment, relaxed application to
the deadline of filing, and operation in case
of transshipment.
NACCS
Press Release: The
first joint seminar with Descartes held in Shanghai
on 3/27/13 
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March 1, 2013
NACCS
Readies Its AFR
(JP24) Web
Portal Detailing More Information
This
is the place where a variety of relevant information
about JP24 are available by NACCS. For English readers
outside Japan can have an easy access to necessary
details on the coming implementation in terms of
Procedure. EDI Mapping, Code, Service Provider,
FAQ etc. Please bookmark and visit this portal site
so as to make your information updated for the security
filing fules of Japan. NACCS defines its purpose
of this portal site to read;
"The
purpose of this website is to provide obliged filers
information on using NACCS to report maritime container
cargo information to Japan Customs based on Advance
Filing Rules*.
Please
visit this NACCS website where you may find more
information in English
(Source:
NACCS Website 2013-3-1
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February 19, 2013
Descartes
Sets A Series of JP24 Educational Seminars In China
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China Is The Biggest Source of Import Container Cargo
To Japan
Descartes Systems
Group (DSG) Website has opened its JP24 Special Section
where the overview of JP24 and its relevant implementation
issues are being reported and now added “Educational
Seminars: Japan Ocean Advance Filing Rules“
pages. The latest calendar of events set such seminars
in China that are jointly hosted by NACCS and Descartes.
It starts on March 27 in Shanghai followed by Ningbo
- Guangzhou - Shenzhen - Tianjin - Qingdao - Beijin
after the first session event scheduled on March 20
in Hong Kong. For details, please .
(Source:
Descartes Systems Group website 2012-2-19
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December
28, 2012
For the first time,
Japan Customs and Tariff Bureau(CTB) has released a
PDF document to cover key issues and relevant questions
on the JP24 Rules/Regulations in a from of Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQ). This document has 38-questions
and answers.
JAPAN CUSTOMS RELEASED
ITS FIRST "FAQ" DOCUMENT
(Source:
Japan Customs website 2012-12-28
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November
30, 2012
The Descartes Systems Group Signs with NACCS A First JP24
"SERVICE PROVIDER" AGREEMENT
NACCS
SIGNS FIRST SERVICE PROVIDER AGREEMENT
WITH 'The Descartes Systems Group Inc.'
REGARDING ADVANCE FILING RULES
Kawasaki, Japan- 30 November 2012- Nippon Automated
Cargo and Port Consolidated System, Inc. (NACCS Center)
has signed the agreement with Service Provider ‘The
Descartes Systems Group Inc.’ (Waterloo, Canada)
on connecting each other’s system to enable Carriers
and NVOCCs in foreign countries, the filers of newly
implemented Japan’s Advance Filing Rules, to report
electronically through NACCS to Japan Customs as details
shown in the attachment.
This is the first time NACCS Center signed the agreement
on system connection with service providers regarding
Advance Filing Rules.
*Advance
Filing Rules: On March 30, 2012, a bill to amend part
of the Customs Law passed through the Diet in Japan.
This amendment enacts the Advance Filing Rules, which
require a vessel operator or a NVOCC to electronically
submit information on maritime container cargoes to
be loaded on a vessel intended to entry into a port
in Japan, to Japan Customs in principle 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.
| Descartes
CEO Art Mesher @ Interview with Business News
Network
where the NACCS and Descartes business relation
is introduced
 
Art Mesher speaks
with Business News Network of Canada about
the state of
the global shipping market and Descartes'
Q3 earnings. Watch
now on bnn.ca.
(Source:
NACCS and Descartes Joint Press Release
made on 2012-11-30
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About Japan Import Cargo Security
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Official
Documents Published By Customs and Tariff Bureau(CTB)
- Sept. 2011
The Customs and Tariff Bureau (CTB), Ministry of Finance
of Japan, the governmental body in charge of all matters
relating to Customs administration and tariff policy,
has recently published its official document on Japan
Import Cargo Security measures
for the very first time. It is a similar security
program to the AMS 24 hour rules in U.S. or the same
of ICS-ENS in EU.
(Note: we tentatively name this planned security program
in Japan as "JP24"
in this website).
It is released after the policy study group of CTB has
reviewed a draft on the new legislation program. Although
there are no specifics available relative to its implementation
details such
as schedule or timetable, however, this
document may become the basic policy guidance for the
business community in Japan as well as foreign countries.
In
the released report, CTB has adopted three key words
i.e. (1) advanced manifest filing before vessel loading
at foreign port, (2) Master and House cargo details
be submitted, (3) e-filing is mandatory to eliminate
paper document. These elements are extremely important
and crucial to those people and organizations in the
trade community overseas as well as in Japan who are
the key players for the success of JP24 program.
Although
the CTB released document (written in Japanese language)
can be downloaded at the CTB website, you can also
read the same PDF here at our site. Please click here.
(Sep.12,
2011 BAL Editor)
Note
from the Editor:
This website has been focusing on the “Cargo
Security” issues since many years after the
introduction of the 24-Hour Advanced Cargo Manifest
System was implemented by U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) in December 2002. We have also reported
the recent security issues of ISF (10+2) by U.S. as
well as the program of ICS-ENS by EU Customs. To meet
with the need of our readers from Japan, we setup
a special column naming “Cargo Security Info
Box” in Japanese language, but nothing similar
has been arranged in English. While the latest policy
move by CTB on the Japan Import Cargo Security may
invite more interest of readers outside Japan, our
website now starts English pages so as to report news
and information in the “Japan Cargo Security
Info Box” section. (9/12/2011)
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Valuable
Links and Related Information On Japan Import Cargo Security
| Name |
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| Ministry
of Finance |
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| Japan Customs |
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| Japan
Customs Implementation of the Advance Filing Rules
on Maritime Container |
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| NACCS ( English
Entry Page) |
http://www.naccs.jp/e/index.html
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| NACCS - JP24
Issues |
http://www.naccs.jp/e/news/20120821.html
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| JASTPRO (Japan
Association for Simplification of International Trade
Procedures) |
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| JIFFA (Japan
International Freight Forwarders Association) |
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| WCO(World
Customs Organization) |
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| WCO SAFE
Package |
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