Press Release
For Immediate Release
Date: 23 January 2013
Total: 2 pages

NACCS SIGNS SERVICE PROVIDER AGREEMENT WITH
‘Korea Trade Network Co., Ltd.’REGARDING ADVANCE FILING RULES
Kawasaki, Japan- 23 January 2013- Nippon Automated Cargo and Port Consolidated
System, Inc. (NACCS Center) signed the agreement with Service Provider ‘Korea Trade
Network Co., Ltd.’ (Seoul, Korea) to connect each other’s system to enable Carriers andNVOCCs in foreign countries, the filers of the newly enacted Japan’s Advance Filing Rules*,to report electronically through NACCS to Japan Customs. The details are shown below.
*Advance Filing Rules: On March 30, 2012, a bill to amend part of the Customs Law
passed through the Diet in Japan. This amendment enacts the Advance Filing Rules,
which require a vessel operator or a NVOCC to electronically submit information on
maritime container cargoes to be loaded on a vessel intended to entry into a port inJapan, to Japan Customs in principle no later than 24 hours before departure of thevessel from a port of loading. The electronic report from foreign filers will be madethrough service providers authorized by NACCS Center.
◆The date of Agreement: 23 January 2013
◆The place of Agreement: NACCS Center Headquarters◆Person signed the agreement
NACCS Center: Nippon Automated Cargo and Port Consolidated System, Inc.
Mr. Takuo Yoshimoto, President & CEO
Service Provider: Korea Trade Network Co., Ltd.
Mr. Soo Young Yun, CEO& President■Contact Information on this PR:
Nippon Automated Cargo and Port Consolidated System, Inc.
Planning and Research Department (Takaaki Kanrei, Hidetoshi Aramaki)
Solid Square West Tower 8th Fl. 580 Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki city, Kanagawa, Japan
Tel ：+81-44-520-6278 Fax：+81-44-520-6247 E-mail: afr-c@naccs.jp
For further information, please visit NACCS Center website. Advance Filing Rules page contains
information on operational issues of the rules and list of authorized Service Providers.
http://www.naccs.jp/e/afr/index.html

1【Signing the agreement】◆ Nippon Automated Cargo and Port Consolidated System, Inc.
Mr. Takuo Yoshimoto, President & CEO
We are pleased to announce you today that NACCS Center and KTNET signed the service
provider agreement on Advance Filing Rules.
The port of Busan in South Korea is one of the five largest seaports in the world by the yearly
container throughput and the largest transshipment port of Japan bound cargoes. Besides, asSouth Korea is separated by a short distance from Japan, relaxed application to the deadlineof filing are applied to cargoes loaded at certain ports of South Korea and destined for certain
Japanese ports. It’s obvious that how we can establish a mechanism to receive the required
information on Japan bound cargoes from South Korea in a timely manner is the key forsmooth implementation of the rules. In this respect, welcoming KTNET as the first authorized
service provider in South Korea is very encouraging to us. To overcome these challenges,
providing relevant service and information to stakeholders including foreign reporters is anessential issue. In this area, cooperation between KTNET and NACCS Center has alreadystarted. We held information session for carriers and NVOCCs in South Korea successfully,
both in Busan and Seoul with the attendance of KTNET on 8th and 9th of January.
We are going to keep cooperating closely to build the system and also to provide information
to relevant parties.
◆ Service Provider ( Korea Trade Network Co., Ltd.)Mr. Soo Young Yun, CEO& President
The introduction of Advance Filling Rules in Japan will be a big challenge to NACCS. But
having been a global business partner of NACCS since 2008, KTNET has strong confidence
that NACCS has full capacity to successfully implement and stabilize the Advance Filing
Rules service on time, and KTNET, being the first Advance Filing Rules service provider inKorea, is committed to provide full support to NACCS. KTNET is taking another step towards
the comprehensive solutions and services throughout the entire cross border trade cycle
including advance customs filings by signing the service provider agreement with NACCS.
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