Atsushi TANAKA Office of Rules of Origin, Customs and Triff Bureau, Ministry of Finance

Mr. Atsushi TANAKA is a Deputy Director of the Office of Rules of Origin, Customs and Tariff Bureau, Ministry of Finance of Japan. His career spans more than 20 years in the Customs administration of Japan, where he has been involved in various areas of Customs work, including international Customs cooperation and trade agreement negotiations. He is a WCO-recognized expert on rules of origin and was posted to the WCO Secretariat in Brussels for 4 years from 2010 to 2014 as a Technical Attaché in the Origin Sub-Directorate where he led the drafting of the WCO Guidelines on Certification and Verification of Origin. Since returning to his home Customs administration in 2014, he has been part of the Japanese delegation to the negotiations of some major mega-FTAs, including the TPP, Japan-EU EPA, and RCEP, as well as overseeing the implementation of rules of origin in the existing FTAs/EPAs.

Mardi 4 Février 2025

Time Session
09:30
10:45
Table ronde 4 (Partie 1) : Outils de l’OMD concernant l’interconnectivité en matière d’origine
Brendan C. O'HEARN Moderator WCOActing Director, Compliance and Facilitation Directorate
Chunxiao XU Moderator World Customs OrganizationTechnical Attache
Atsushi TANAKA Speaker Office of Rules of Origin, Customs and Triff Bureau, Ministry of FinanceDeputy Director
Tejo KUSUMA Speaker WCOTechnical Officer

Tuesday, 4 February 2025

Time Session
09:30
10:45
Panel Discussion 4: WCO Tools on Interconnectivity Framework for the Certificate of Origin
Brendan C. O'HEARN Moderator WCOActing Director, Compliance and Facilitation Directorate
Chunxiao XU Speaker World Customs OrganizationTechnical Attache
Atsushi TANAKA Speaker Office of Rules of Origin, Customs and Triff Bureau, Ministry of FinanceDeputy Director
Tejo KUSUMA Speaker WCOTechnical Officer