Notice regarding consumption tax (JCT) for Japanese customers

Effective April 1, 2026, Anthropic will be levying a separate consumption tax (JCT) of 10% on services provided to Japanese customers in accordance with Japanese consumption tax law. Anthropic has completed registration as a qualified invoice issuing business.

Starting April 1, 2026, 10% consumption tax will be added to all plan prices.

Under Japan's Consumption Tax Act, digital service providers from overseas are required to tax Japanese customers. Anthropic has complied with this legal obligation and has completed registration as a qualified invoice issuing business. This allows corporate customers to claim input tax credits.

Yes. Corporate customers who are subject to consumption tax can receive input tax credits by using qualified invoices issued by Anthropic. Please contact your tax representative for details.

The registration number is T7700150134388. You can check it on the National Tax Agency's "Qualified Invoice Issuer Publication Site."

No. Your billing currency remains unchanged. The JCT amount will be shown in Japanese Yen (JPY) on your Tax Qualified Invoice.

Individual customers cannot receive input tax credits. They will be responsible for the consumption tax. This is the same as other services in Japan.

Starting April 1, 2026. Consumption tax will be applied to all invoices from that date onwards.

Please contact us using the details below depending on the nature of your inquiry.