Mr. 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 very familiar with Japan’s export control requirements and procedures, including Japan’s ECCN classification, Licensing systems, and Catch-all control.  He maintains working relationships with various Japanese authorities, including the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (“METI”) and Japan Customs. He is familiar with the regulatory environment in Japan and is constantly updated on changes to the rules and regulations affecting import/export.

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• Assisted a US manufacturing companies on Japan’s export control regulation.

• Worked as an export compliance manager in Hewlett Packard, provided export regulation advisory, and conducted internal audit for export compliance.

• Implemented export screening in Catch-all scheme, Denied Parties List, and Non Proliferation risk.

• Provided a classification service for computer and telecommunication products both on Japan’s export control regulation and on US EAR.

• Conducted export control training to general business users.

• Worked as Supply Chain Management specialist in Hewlett-Packard, Campbell Japan and Sun Microsystems.

• 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.

• Worked as Supply Chain Management specialist in Hewlett-Packard, Campbell Japan and Sun Microsystems.

• 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.

• Identified HS2007 code change in 2007 and provided assistance in maintaining HS code database for computer products.

• Advised on Countervailing Duty (“CVD”) implementation for DRAM in Japan in early 2006 and worked with logistics agency to cope with customs procedural changes.

• 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. 

• French and International Relations, Sophia University, Tokyo.

• Intercultural Management Program, JAIMS (Japan-America Institute of Management Science), Honolulu, HI.

• Japanese, English, French.