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Consultation Desk on U.S. Tariff Measures for Japanese Companies Opens

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February 2, 2025

Joint Press Release with the Japan External Trade Organization

External Economic Policy

The government of the United States announced on Saturday, February 1, 2025, that it decided to impose tariffs on products from Canada, Mexico, and China. As an effort to support Japanese SMEs and other companies that may be affected by the tariff measures, including those expanding their business in these three countries, today, on February 2, 2025, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) jointly opened a Consultation Desk on U.S. Tariff Measures for Japanese Companies to address the measures.

1. Background

On Saturday, February 1, 2025, the U.S. government announced that it decided to impose additional tariffs of 25% on all imports from Canada and Mexico (10% on energy resources from Canada) and 10% on all imports from China. In response, METI considers it important to do the utmost to support Japanese companies that may be affected by the U.S. tariff measures, and in particular to provide meticulous support tailored to SMEs. To this end, today, on February 2, 2025, METI and JETRO jointly opened a Consultation Desk on U.S. Tariff Measures for Japanese Companies.

2. Details of the consultation desk

METI and JETRO jointly established a Consultation Desk on U.S. Tariff Measures for Japanese Companies at the JETRO Headquarters. There are officers with expertise in issues in the North American region to provide Japanese companies in a wide variety of fields with individual-based consultation services. Moreover, they will open consultation counters not only in JETRO offices in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and China, but also in 49 JETRO offices across Japan, including the JETRO Osaka. These offices will provide consultation services to companies in collaboration with the JETRO Headquarters. Contact points for inquiries about the consultation counters are as follows.

JETRO Headquarters: Consultation Desk on U.S. Tariff Measures for Japanese Companies
Telephone consultation: +81 3-3582-5651

JETRO offices across Japan

JETRO worldwide offices

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