Company Formation and Business Support in Japan
International Tax Desk helps overseas businesses set up and operate in Japan. We support company and subsidiary formation, arrange resident director services and help with tax accounting. We also offer virtual offices with a Japanese business address and mail handling.
Our physical warehouse in Japan can store your stock, fulfil orders and receive returns. We accept Amazon FBA returns and FBA removal shipments, including customer-returned units and other stock sent back by Amazon, as well as returns from other fulfilment providers.
Services at a Glance
Japan
Company and subsidiary formation / Resident director services / Virtual office with a business address and mail handling / Tax accounting / Physical warehousing and order fulfilment / Receipt of Amazon FBA returns, FBA removal shipments and stock returned by other fulfilment centres
Explore Our Services
Company & Subsidiary Formation
Virtual Office & Mail Handling
Company & Subsidiary Formation in Japan
We help international businesses establish a Japanese company or subsidiary. We start with what you want the company to do in Japan, whether that’s selling to local customers, entering into contracts or establishing a base for your operations.
We work with local specialists to review the structure that suits your plans. Options include a kabushiki kaisha (KK), a joint-stock company, and a godo kaisha (GK), a limited liability company.
Company Formation Process
STEP 1. Review your plans
We discuss your business activities, proposed shareholders or members, capital, management and target start date. If you need a resident director or a Japanese business address, we can discuss those arrangements at this stage.
STEP 2. Prepare the required documents
We explain which documents you need, such as registration records for an overseas parent company and identification or signature documents for proposed directors. We also advise on arranging translations or certification where required.
STEP 3. Coordinate incorporation
We work with local specialists to prepare the incorporation documents and coordinate the registration with the Legal Affairs Bureau.
STEP 4. Prepare for ongoing operations
Once the company is incorporated, we help you review the registration documents and arrange the support you need for tax accounting, business mail or warehousing.
Resident Director Services
If your Japanese company needs a director based in Japan, we can help arrange an appointment. You can enquire while setting up a company or when reviewing the management of an existing Japanese entity.
We review the company’s activities, ownership, proposed board and the role you need the director to perform. Before proceeding, we agree on the director’s duties and authority, how you’ll communicate and the terms of the appointment. We then coordinate the appointment paperwork with local specialists.
Virtual Office & Mail Handling
Our virtual office service gives you a Japanese business address where we can receive and handle incoming mail. We agree how you want correspondence handled and who should be notified when it arrives.
Tell us how you plan to use the address. If you need it for company registration, we’ll confirm which address options are available for that purpose.
Tax & Accounting Support
We help businesses operating in Japan organise their accounting records and coordinate with local tax professionals. This can include preparing sales and expense records, invoices and payment information for ongoing accounting and year-end filings.
Depending on your activities, your company may need to deal with national and local corporate taxes and Japanese consumption tax. We help you establish what information to provide, when it’s needed and which filings are covered by the engagement.
Warehousing, Fulfilment & Amazon FBA Returns
Ongoing Storage and Order Fulfilment
Use our warehouse in Japan to hold inventory close to your customers. Depending on your needs, we can receive and store stock, pick and pack orders and dispatch goods to customers or business partners.
Amazon FBA Returns and Removal Shipments
Our warehouse can serve as your local delivery address for Amazon FBA returns and FBA removal shipments in Japan. We can receive customer-returned units and other inventory that Amazon sends back to sellers. We also accept stock returned by other fulfilment centres.
You can arrange a single shipment, short-term storage or regular deliveries. If you need repacking or onward shipping after receipt, tell us what you want done with the stock so we can confirm the work available.
How to Arrange Warehousing
Send us the product type, quantities, carton dimensions and weight, expected arrival date and any storage or shipping requirements. We’ll confirm what we can handle, the cost and where to send the goods.
Service Overview
Japan
Incorporation, tax accounting and local operations
We help international businesses incorporate in Japan and arrange resident director and tax accounting services. Our virtual office service provides a business address and mail handling for local correspondence.
Use our Japan warehouse to store inventory and fulfil orders, or as a local delivery address for Amazon FBA returns, FBA removal shipments and returns from other fulfilment providers. We can accommodate a single shipment or regular deliveries.
Get in Touch
Tell us where you plan to sell or operate and how your business works. We can help you work through questions such as:
Do I need to register for VAT or GST/HST?
Can I recover tax paid when importing goods?
How do I handle tax when supplying SaaS or digital services internationally?
How do I set up a local company or subsidiary?
Can you help with a resident director, company secretary or tax filings for my Indian company?
Can you help me incorporate in Japan and arrange tax accounting, a resident director or a virtual office with mail handling?
Can you receive my Amazon FBA returns, removal shipments or stock from another fulfilment centre in Japan?
Can you store and ship my inventory or receive stock returned from a fulfilment centre?
Can a local company sell to my customers and issue invoices?
How do I register my trade mark in a new market?
Does my product need a local representative, a Responsible Person or EPR support?
You can contact us while you’re still planning. Share the market you’re considering and what you want to do there, and we’ll explain the steps involved and how we can help.