Because all services provided by Amazon Japan G.K. will be regarded as transactions in Japan, these services need to pay Japanese consumption tax. Due to the changes in the relevant parties, since May 1, 2016, Amazon Japan G.K. will collect consumption tax on transactions related to \"I want to open a store\" service and Amazon logistics. In addition, due to promotion services (sponsorship) also need to pay Japanese consumption tax, since May 1, 2016, Amazon Japan G.K. will collect consumption taxes on this related transaction.

However, sellers living outside Japan do not need to pay a consumption tax for transactions related to \"I want to open a store\" service and promotion (sponsorship).

The taxable enterprise operator who pays consumption tax provided by Amazon Japan G.K. will be eligible to enjoy retail tax. Please contact the in charge of the tax authority to determine whether you belong to the seller who is identified as a taxable company operator.

How to determine whether the seller is a Japanese resident?
Amazon will determine whether each seller is a Japanese resident according to the company's address and address information displayed in the seller platform according to the seller information of the \"Settings\" menu.

Where can the seller confirm the amount of consumption tax payable?
The amount containing consumption tax will be displayed in various payment reports and transactions. The seller can confirm the consumption tax received by Amazon in the bill of commission the monthly commission. To visit the report, select the [Tax File Library] (located under the [Report] tab) to make the page show the report within any time period requested by the seller.

What changes will the existing payment report?
The format of the existing report will not change. Since October 2015, the existing reports will show sales commissions containing value -added tax.

If the Amazon Mall Network Service (MWS) has been used, do you need any changes to the system?
As the API will remain unchanged, the format of the response data will remain unchanged. If the sales commissions need to be taxed, the system will display the amount of sales commission containing VAT.

Does the sales commission of goods distributed overseas need taxation?
Amazon's sales commissions collected by sellers living in Japan need to pay money.

Where can I confirm the details of the process of applying for retail tax credit?
Please refer to the Japanese national tax institution website to understand information about retail tax credit.

I have been opening Amazon's global stores. Whether my sales transaction needs to pay consumptionTax?If it is, is the consumption tax be charged in the yen?
Sellers living in Japan will need to pay a consumption tax.Amazon will collect consumption taxes based on the country/region where the seller publishes the website where the product is located in the country/region where the product is located.