Be careful when purchasing parallel imports and personal imports 並行輸入品や個人輸入品を購入する際の注意点 Share!FacebookEmailTwitterWhatsApp 2019/11/06 Wednesday Announcements Recently, the so-called “parallel imported products” (heiko yunyu-hin) and “personal imported products” (kojin yunyu-hin) are being widely marketed on the Internet because they are cheaper than the “genuine imported products” (seiki yunyu-hin). However, there are problems occurring such as products causing side effects because of having poor quality, causing skin problems in makeups or unable to return them even when recalled. When purchasing parallel or personal imported products from abroad, you need to understand the risks and only buy from a reliable seller. *1 – Parallel Imported Products (heiko yunyu-hin) are products that were imported via routes other than the routes of genuine products, they were not imported into Japan through foreign affiliate or affiliate manufacturers in Japan and other official stores that have sales contracts. *2 – Personal imported products (kojin yunyu-hin) are products bought directly from abroad for personal use. < Advice to prevent problems > Parallel imported products and personal imported products arriving in Japan may differ from the genuine products which have instructions and safety measures. Buy them keeping in mind that they may differ from genuine products in Japan. Purchase the products after verifying the seller’s address, return conditions and other details in the contract. Confirm that the product is not recalled before purchasing it. Confirm the seller’s contact information and make sure you saved it. <Mie Info materials> Important points to not get involved in online sales issues https://mieinfo.com/en/videos-en/information-videos/ecommerce/index.html Learn How Not To Get Involved In Online Shopping Issues ~ Important Points About Overseas Internet Shopping ~ https://mieinfo.com/en/informations/others/learn-how-to-avoid-problems-related-to-online-shopping-important-points-related-to-the-purchase-of-overseas-products-over-the-internet/index.html Consultation Center Consumer Hotline: TEL: 188 Upon making the call, there will be a voice guidance and the call will be transmitted to the nearest Municipal Consumer Consultation Center or to the Mie Provincial Consumer Center. If you are having problems with products purchased from overseas sellers, please consult with the Transnational Consumer Protection Center. (Ekkyo Shouhisha Center) https://www.ccj.kokusen.go.jp/sdn_process FAX: 03-3443-8879 Click here to open the consultation form. * Consultations are via FAX or online form only. There are no telephone consultations. * Consultations are in Japanese only. * Consultations does not include transactions between individuals or between merchants. Reference: “Important Points when Purchasing Parallel Imported Products and Personal Imported Products from Abroad” from the Consumer Department. https://www.caa.go.jp/notice/assets/consumer_safety_cms204_190830_01.pdf Share!FacebookEmailTwitterWhatsApp « November and December are the Prefectural Tax “Seizure Strengthening Month” Special High School Admissions for Non-Japanese Students in Mie Prefecture 2020 (Reiwa 2) » ↑↑ Next Information ↑↑ November and December are the Prefectural Tax “Seizure Strengthening Month” 2019/11/06 Wednesday Announcements 11月・12月は県税の「差押強化月間」です Share!FacebookEmailTwitterWhatsApp The taxes that the citizens pays are used for the benefit of society. Taxes must be paid within the given period. Most people contribute within the period, so it’s unfair to have people who don’t pay their taxes. Therefore, the prefecture will carry out punishments based on the constitution for people who did not pay their provincial taxes despite having assets and income (in Japanese, these people are considered “tainousha”). The prefecture has set the “Property Confiscation Inspection Months” for November and December, and the Tax Offices of 8 prefectures will carry out seizure disposal. Assets such as salary, accounts recievable, savings and deposits, life insurance, financial securities, automobiles, real estate and many others are subject to seizure. For “Automobile Seizure” a “Tire Lock” may be installed so that it can’t be moved. The seized automobiles, real estate, etc. will be sold at Internet public auction and will be used for taxes that are delinquent. In addition, we may take a measure called “Search” to discover property and make seizure. The prefecture tax “seizure strengthening month” is for two months in November and December, but we also do seizure at any time even in other periods. Those who have not paid their prefectural tax, please make sure to pay as soon as possible. Reference Main prefectural taxes collected by prefectural tax offices: automobile tax, personal business tax, real estate acquisition tax, etc. Number of seizures executed in FY2018: 4,992 Contact information Mie General Affairs Section Tax Revenue Department (Mie-ken Soumu-bu Zeishu Kakuho-ka) TEL: 059-224-2131 Share!FacebookEmailTwitterWhatsApp