Tatsuya Kanemitsu is a specialist in export and import compliance matters, assisting clients to create and maintain import/export processes to ensure compliance with Customs and other regulatory authorities. He is familiar with the regulatory environment in Japan and is constantly updated on changes to the rules and regulations affecting import/export. He has advised major European and U.S. companies on import /export regulations, licensing, customs valuation and tax exposures.
In particular, Mr. Kanemitsu is a CISTEC-certified Security Trade Control Legal Expert and is very familiar with Japan’s export control requirements and procedures, including Japan’s ECCN classification, Licensing systems, and Catch-all control. He maintains good working relationships with various Japanese authorities, including the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (“METI”) and Japan Customs. He has worked with clients on all aspects of Japanese export control regulation, including export requirement both for tangible and intangible, internal compliance program design, implementation and audti, relationship with SOFA (Status of Force Agreement).
Previously, he worked as Supply Chain Management Specialist in Hewlett-Packard, Campbell Japan and Sun Microsystems. He assisted in introducing SAP GTS (Global Trade Services) which is SAP export/customs compliance module, ensuring compliance with import/export regulations in the supply chain system. He also successfully provided logistics services for SEIKO Corporation in Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992, including classification and export license application of high-tech products on Japan’s export control regulation, ATA Carnet arrangement, temporary import arrangement in Spain and re-import arrangement in Japan. 

Bar and Court Admissions

Education

Sophia University-Tokyo, French and International Relations

Japan-America Institute of Management Science, Intercultural Management Program

Languages

English

French

Japanese