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Custom duty are normally fixed by the custom at the time of importing the goods. The HS code you have selected can be rejected, and suddenly you have an expense you did not expected, and your product might no longer be competitive. But dont worry. There are ways around it. Contact us for more information.

01 Custom duty from 15 percent to 0 percent

Making sure to get the lowest possible import duty tariff is one of the keys for your product to become competitive on the Asian markets.

There are ways to do this. Better be prepared than sorry. Its too late, when you realize, your tariff is going to ruin your potential on the market.

Asia Trade Advisors have introduced a European company to Japanese companies within the meat industry, food ingredients industry, trading houses, meat trader, frozen food manufacturer and much more in under 1 year.

02 Plant based meat

Plant based meat did getting increasingly popular in Asia for a short time. For Japan, the plant based meat has never really become popular. The meat industry has tried various plant based meat the last 10 years, but all their attempts have failed. The reason is the majority of customers simply dislikes the products. Secondly, the industry, simply need the product to be pricewise competitive to accept it.

Secondly, for the very simple reason, Japanese love meat. Many of the well-known Japanese dishes starting with sushi (fish), yakiniku, yakitori, shabu-shabu, is all based on high quality real meat and not plant based meat.

Japan Trade Advisor has introduced a European company's plant-based meat to the largest players on the market in Japan, from meat importers, meat processors, retailers, food service industry and other meat, ingredients and food related companies, covering a large part of the food industry in Japan.

export, environmentally friendly packing material, packaging material, Japanese company export

03 Japanese packaging material export

Many Japanese companies want to export. Japan Trade Advisor help them getting started.

We helped Damptech enter the Japanese market back in 2001. Damptech is producing a patented friction damper, which protects buidlings and bridges from damages during earthquakes.

04 Patented friction damper device

Damptech is a Danish company, producing a patented friction damper, to protect buildings and bridges from damages during earthquakes.

Kim Pedersen was hired to introduce Uridan water free urinals to the Japanese market. Within less than one year, we had business with 4 of the 5 major general constructors, the biggest food service companies, public institutions etc. Test installations were made at all these companies. We had 30 distributors through out Japan, covering most of the country.

05 Fastest introduction of Danish building materials

The impossible was done! Fastest and successful introduction of water free urinals to the Japanese market, competing with Toto and Inax, in less than one year!

Kim Pedersen introduced System Standex to the Japanese market back in 2003.

06 Exhibition equipment

Introduction of System Standex, a Danish exhibition equipment manufacturer

07 The meat industry

Import / export, meat from Denmark & France. Pork, beef, & seafood

08 Software

09 Norwegian seafood export to Japan

27 Years of Japan Import & Export Data, at Your Fingertips

Understanding a market starts with understanding the numbers. Before any product enters Japan, I want to know exactly what Japan has been importing, from whom, in what volumes, and how trends have shifted over time.

For this, I rely on JapanTradeStatistics.com, one of the most comprehensive Japan trade data tools available anywhere.

What makes it exceptional:
The platform covers every Japan import and export transaction from 1999 to present, over 27 years of uninterrupted data (Can be expanded to cover from 1988) across the full range of HS codes from HS2 to HS97, meaning virtually every product category is covered.

Filtering is precise and flexible. You can drill down by HS code level (HS2 through HS9), filter by specific years or months, and compare across countries of origin or destination. Results can be visualised in 25 different chart formats, from simple column and line charts to pie, doughnut, box, and combination charts, and the entire platform is available in 15 languages.

How I use it as your consultant:

When a client asks me whether their product has a realistic chance in Japan, this is often my first stop. Within minutes I can see historical import volumes, identify key supplying countries, spot seasonal patterns, and assess whether demand is growing or contracting. It gives both of us a fast, factual foundation before any strategy discussion begins and makes it easy to share clear, up-to-date market data directly with you.

Good market entry decisions start with good data.

JapanTradeStatistics.com is developed and maintanined solely by Kim Pedersen

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If you are interested in promoting your products through our channel, please contact me on info@memorizeitall.email