Whether or not Amazon Japan sellers are obliged to register and upload a Japanese consumption tax number, they must set the corresponding Japanese consumption tax amount according to the product categories published on Amazon Marketplace. According to the seller’s sales tax rate, the details page of the Amazon business purchase product will display both the tax price and the non-tax price.
A_GEN belongs to the Product Tax Code, which is used to define the tax rate type of the product to which the product’s VAT rate belongs. Taking the Japanese consumption tax as an example, it includes the standard tax rate of 10%, the low tax rate product 8%, and the tax-free product 0%.
Sellers need to set the appropriate tax rate for the products they sell. The tax rate is set in the middle of the Account Level and Offer Level. There is no tax rate at the Offer Level, and the Account Level tax rate automatically takes effect.
In other words, regardless of whether the seller has tax obligations in Japan, the seller must set the corresponding tax rate according to the seller’s product category. Even if the seller changes the tax rate, it will not affect the seller’s price and sales. The change will be reflected in the invoice issued by the seller to the buyer.
How to check the product tax code settings?
Step 1: Click the link https://sellercentral-japan.amazon.com/tax/jpenrollment/home
Enter the settings interface, and select the standard tax rate of 10%, the low tax rate of 8% or 0% according to your product situation.
If the seller’s default product information code is A_GEN_NOTAX, it needs to be converted to A_GEN_STANDARD (if the seller’s product is a low-tax product, change it to A_GEN_REDUCED).
Of course, if the seller needs to provide promotional prices for some special products, the seller can choose to cover the above three tax rates.
The tax rate here will apply to all products in the seller’s store. If the seller has a different tax rate for a specific product, it needs to be set at the Offer level.
Step 2: Set the promotional price product code for special products:
In the seller center, select “Inventory click the inventory tab Manage Inventory inventory management.
Find Edit on the right.”
Select “Offer” and “Advantage Review” on the product details page.
Select the corresponding product tax code from “A_GEN_STANDARD, (i.e. standard tax rate 10%) A_GEN_REDUCE ( “A_GEN_NOTAX (tax-free, 0%).”