Update of Electronic Customs Declaration Gate Equipment and Application
Open tenderJapanese title: 税関検査場電子申告ゲート関連機器の更新及び関連アプリケーションの改修一式
Overview
Tokyo Customs is procuring updates for the equipment related to the Electronic Customs Declaration Gate and comprehensive modifications to the associated application. Delivery deadline is July 30, 2027, with location and detailed specifications defined in the tender documents. Confidentiality pledge is required to receive the specifications.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Open tender
- Publication date: June 11, 2026
- Procuring entity: Shingo MATSUDA, Director of the Coordination Division Tokyo Customs
- Submission deadline: August 13, 2026, 17:00 JST
- Delivery deadline: July 30, 2027
- Bid opening: August 14, 2026, 11:00 JST, location: see the official notice
- Award method: Comprehensive evaluation (price + technical score)
- Eligibility (from notice): All-ministry unified qualification, 'goods sales', grade A/B, Kanto-Koshinetsu region – verify in the tender documents
- Status: Expired
- Technology relevance: Possible
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – The procurement requires confidentiality pledges and qualification screening, indicating moderate barriers; however, open competitive bidding and paper submission options provide a feasible participation path.
Official Notice
Official Source
Kanpo, Japan's official government gazette, in which legally required public procurement notices are formally published.
- Source: Kanpo, Government Procurement Notice Edition
- Official category: 入札公告 / Open competitive tender notice
- Publication date: June 11, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 7-8
Full English Translation
The following English translation was prepared from the original Japanese notice published in Kanpo. Where an official English summary appears in the Kanpo publication, it was used only for verification; the translation below is based on the Japanese source text.
The following general competitive tender is announced. Date of expenditure commitment: June 11, 2026. Officer in charge: Shingo MATSUDA, Director of the Coordination Division Tokyo Customs. Procurement agency number: 015. Location number: 13.
1 Procurement details
(1) Item classification numbers: 14, 71, 27
(2) Subject and quantity: Update of equipment related to the Electronic Customs Declaration Gate at the customs inspection site and comprehensive modification of related applications
(3) Specifications: According to the specification documents.
(4) Delivery deadline: July 30, 2027
(5) Delivery location: According to the specifications.
(6) Tender method: The winning bid price will be the amount stated in the bid plus 10% of that amount (fractions less than 1 yen will be rounded down). Bidders must state in the bid the amount equivalent to 100/110 of the estimated contract amount regardless of whether they are taxable or tax-exempt entities.
2 Eligibility for participation
(1) Must not fall under Article 70 of the Budget, Auditing and Accounting Act. Minors, persons under guardianship or assistance who have obtained necessary consent for contract conclusion may be exceptions under special reasons.
(2) Must not fall under Article 71 of the Budget, Auditing and Accounting Act.
(3) Must have Grade A or B in manufacturing, sales, or service provision under the Ministry of Finance's unified qualification for fiscal years 2025-2027 for the Kanto-Koshinetsu region, or must pass qualification screening and be listed in the participant registry by the bid submission deadline.
(4) Must not be subject to suspension or other restrictions by ministries or agencies (including those specially recognized by the officer in charge).
(5) Must be recognized as not having extremely deteriorated management or credit status and capable of proper contract performance.
(6) Other details are in the bid instructions. Date: Thursday, June 11, 2026 (Extra Government Procurement No. X) Official Gazette 3.
3 Submission location etc.
(1) Submission location, contract terms, and contact: Tokyo Customs General Affairs Department Accounting Section Supplies Unit, 2-7-11 Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-8615, TEL 03-3599-6236, Takada Yasuyo
(2) Distribution of bid instructions: Obtainable via the Procurement Portal. For paper copies, contact as above.
(3) Distribution of specifications: Due to the need for confidentiality, specifications will only be provided to those who submit a confidentiality pledge related to this procurement.
(4) Bid submission deadline: August 13, 2026, 17:00
(5) Bid opening date and location: August 14, 2026, 11:00, Tokyo Port Joint Government Building 7F, Tokyo Customs Tender Room
(6) Dates
(4) and
(5) may be changed in case of system failure on the Procurement Portal with separate notice.
4 Use of Procurement Portal:
This procurement will be conducted using the Procurement Portal for bidding and bid opening procedures; however, paper submissions are also accepted. Details are in the bid instructions.
5 Others
(1) Language and currency for bidding and contract procedures: Japanese and Japanese currency only.
(2) Bid and contract guarantees: Exempted.
(3) Invalid bids: Bids from ineligible participants or those violating bid conditions will be invalid.
(4) Contract document: Required.
(5) Method of selecting successful bidder: Based on comprehensive evaluation method defined in the bid instructions within the price limits set by Article 79 of the Budget, Auditing and Accounting Act. If the successful bidder is deemed unable to properly perform the contract or if contracting would disrupt fair trade order, another bidder within the price limits may be selected.
(6) Negotiations: None.
(7) Timing and place for qualification application: As stated in the public notice dated March 31, 2026.
(8) Other details: As per bid instructions.
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Business Signal
Business Relevance
May interest companies providing hardware and software solutions for customs inspection systems and electronic gate applications.
Participation fit
Participation is expected to require appropriate Japanese government procurement eligibility, or cooperation with a suitable Japanese partner holding the required qualification. The eligibility requirements have not been fully reviewed and should be verified against the official tender documents.
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