# Article 27, paragraph (6), its wordings — Regulation for Enforcement of the Consumption Tax Act

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How the wording of Article 27, paragraph (6) (第二十七条第六項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Regulation for Enforcement of the Consumption Tax Act (消費税法施行規則) — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation
- Provision: Article 27, paragraph (6) (第二十七条第六項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/art-27/par-6 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/art-27/par-6)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Ministry of Finance Order No. 19 of 2026

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 前項各号に掲げる事項の全部又は一部が関税法施行令（昭和二十九年政令第百五十号）第四条の十二第二項（帳簿の記載事項等）の書類又は輸入の許可があつたことを証する書類に記載されている場合であつて、特例申告者（令第七十一条第三項に規定する特例申告者をいう。第八項及び第九項において同じ。）が、これらの書類を整理して保存するときは、前項の規定にかかわらず、当該全部又は一部の事項の帳簿への記録を省略することができる。

English (Machine translation, corrected on review, not official):

> Where all or part of the matters listed in the items of the preceding paragraph are stated in the documents prescribed in Article 4-12, paragraph (2) (Matters to Be Stated in Books, etc.) of the Order for Enforcement of the Customs Act (Cabinet Order No. 150 of 1954) or in the documents certifying that the import permission has been granted, and a special filer (meaning a special filer prescribed in Article 71, paragraph (3) of the Order; the same applies in paragraphs (8) and (9)) organizes and retains those documents, notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the recording of all or part of those matters in the books may be omitted.

## 2. 1 April 2028 — Ministry of Finance Order No. 19 of 2026

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: 1 April 2028
- The amendment: Reworded (Ministry of Finance Order No. 19 of 2026) — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/amendments/20280401_508M60000040019

Japanese:

> 前項各号に掲げる事項の全部又は一部が関税法施行令（昭和二十九年政令第百五十号）第四条の十二第二項（帳簿の記載事項等）の書類又は輸入の許可があつたことを証する書類（これらの書類に係る電磁的記録を含む。以下この項において同じ。）に記載され、又は記録されている場合であつて、特例申告者（令第七十一条第三項に規定する特例申告者をいう。次項及び第八項において同じ。）が、これらの書類を整理して保存するときは、前項の規定にかかわらず、当該全部又は一部の事項の帳簿への記録を省略することができる。

English (Machine translation, corrected on review, not official):

> Where all or part of the matters listed in the items of the preceding paragraph are stated or recorded in the documents prescribed in Article 4-12, paragraph (2) (Matters to Be Stated in Books, etc.) of the Order for Enforcement of the Customs Act (Cabinet Order No. 150 of 1954) or in the documents certifying that the import permission has been granted (including electronic or magnetic records relating to these documents; the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph), and a special filer (meaning a special filer prescribed in Article 71, paragraph (3) of the Order; the same applies in the following paragraph and paragraph (8)) organizes and retains those documents, notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the recording of all or part of those matters in the books may be omitted.

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/363M50000040053)
- English name of the law: Written for this site with AI
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI
- The Japanese text before: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/363M50000040053/20271001_508M60000040019)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/363M50000040053/20280401_508M60000040019)