Logistics/Environment

Transportation business license

Updated: July 2025, 12


Administrative scriveners are not only experts in creating documents.

We support the development of companies through smooth acquisition of permits and licenses for those applying for a new transportation business, and application support and consulting regarding transportation for companies that have already received registration and permission for a transportation business. We are experts to assist you.

Our staff have experience applying in all prefectures across the country.

Administrative scriveners are bound by a professional obligation to maintain confidentiality. Please contact us if you have any questions regarding transportation business registration and licensing.

Chief Consultant Ryosuke Sanpei
Chief Consultant Ryosuke Sanpei
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□I want to request complicated procedures and concentrate on my core business.
□I want to register a transportation business, but I don't have time to complete the procedures.
□We have newly established a logistics company within our group and would like support with the procedures.
□I established a company specializing in logistics, but I don't know if I need to register as a transportation company.
□I have already registered as a first-class transportation business, but I would like to add a mode.
□There is a reorganization within the group and we want to organize the transportation business we use.
□No reports or changes have been made since the transportation was registered. Please check if there are any problems

First-class transportation business registration, this means a

General flow of registration for first-class forwarding business

Type 2 transportation business license, this means a

General flow of the second type transport business license

Automobile: First-class freight transportation business registration
|Registration on your behalf when carrying out transportation business using a truck transportation company

International shipping: First class freight forwarding business registration, second class freight forwarding business license
|Representative for applications when conducting international transportation business using ship operating companies

Domestic shipping: First class freight forwarding business registration/second class freight forwarding business license
|Representative for applications when conducting domestic transportation business using a ship operating company

International Aviation: First Class Freight Forwarding Business Registration/Second Class Freight Forwarding Business License
|Accommodating applications for international general consolidation business and international courier service using air carriers

Domestic aviation: First class freight forwarding business registration/second class freight forwarding business license
|Accommodating applications for domestic general consolidation business and domestic courier service using air transport companies

Railway: First Class Freight Transportation Business Registration/Second Class Freight Transportation Business License
|Accommodating applications for railway transport business using railway transport operators

International Airlines: International first class/second class cargo transportation business for foreigners
|We act on behalf of foreign companies in applying for international general consolidation business and international courier business using air transport companies.

Ocean shipping: International first and second class cargo transportation business for foreigners
|Representative of applications for foreign companies conducting international transportation business using ship operating companies

First Class Freight Transportation Business Change Registration/Change Notification
|Accommodating applications for first-class freight forwarders when adding new modes or changing executives

Class 2 Freight Transportation Business Business Plan/Collection/Delivery Business Plan Change Approval/Notification
|Accommodating applications for second-class freight forwarding companies when adding new modes or regions or changing executives

First Class Freight Transportation Business Business Transfer/Merger/Split Succession Notification
|Accommodating applications for business transfers, mergers, and company splits for first-class freight forwarders

Application for Business Transfer/Merger/Split Approval for Type 2 Freight Transportation Business
|Accommodating applications in the event of business transfer/transfer, corporate merger, or split to a second-class freight forwarding business operator

Submission of sales report/business performance report
|Create and submit periodic reports on your behalf

Utilized transportation business audit/on-site inspection measures
|Support for on-site inspections based on Article 55 of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s Freight Transportation Business Law

Application for customs clearance business license
|Representing applications to the competent customs office when starting a new customs clearance business

Logistics permit integrated management service
|We collectively manage permits and licenses related to logistics such as transportation business, warehousing business, and transportation business.

After researching on the Internet and comparing companies, we selected your company because we thought it had a strong track record in handling the application in question.

It appears that communication with the relevant government agencies is going smoothly due to the company's extensive experience in handling such applications.
For this reason, the approval that would normally take 4-5 months was completed in just under 3 months, and we are very satisfied with the speed.
In terms of content, I think the session went smoothly, with accurate questions and advice.
Thank you all!

The staff in charge did not have an overbearing attitude and I was initially impressed.
During the consultation, I was able to rely on him because he summarized the key points in a way that made it easy for me to talk.

It was clear that the work was being carried out efficiently through correspondence and confirmation via email and telephone. E-mail responses were quick, and related tasks on our side were able to proceed smoothly.
If I have another request, I would like to entrust it to you again.

Consultation and Application

Consultations are always free of charge.
Please contact us by phone or via the inquiry form.
After confirming the current situation, we will explain our application plan.

If you are satisfied with the price and service provided in the estimate, please submit your request.

Please discuss the payment timing and success fees with the person in charge.

Data collection/document creation

We will ask you to prepare the necessary documents for the permit application. (Rental contract, etc.)
We will check whether other registration requirements are met and, if necessary, coordinate with the Transport Bureau.

If there are no problems, we will prepare the legal application documents and attached documents.

*Application documents will be created on your behalf by our professional staff.

Application

Our staff will make the application on behalf of the requester.
The application fee will be collected before the application is submitted.
We will also handle any additional document instructions.

Examination → Registration/Permit

After the documents are received, the examination will take approximately 2 to 3 months for Type 3 and 4 to XNUMX months for Type XNUMX.
If we receive correction instructions due to missing documents or corrections, we will make corrections each time.
During this time, the review period will be suspended, so it may take some time to complete the review.

Once you receive permission, you will receive a permit.

Preparation for opening → Opening

The work will be completed once the registration and license tax has been paid and the fare table has been submitted.

1. Fast response and fastest application 

Our company specializes in speedy response.

By entrusting the application to an administrative scrivener who specializes in applying for a new license for the transportation industry, you can smoothly prepare everything from building an organizational structure to preparing documents, allowing you to enter the industry as quickly as possible.

2. Consultations are always free of charge. 

At our company, you can receive a free consultation.
If you make a reservation in advance, we can also provide consultations outside of business hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
If you have any trouble applying for a transportation business license, please feel free to contact us!

3. We will handle applications at prefectures, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and associations.

If you request us, we will apply on your behalf to the prefecture, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and the transportation industry association.
Leave the troublesome document preparation and preliminary meetings at government offices to us.

4. You can apply for a nationwide transportation license.

Registration applications must be submitted to the prefecture/Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism that has jurisdiction over business offices that operate transportation businesses, so we have received requests for registration applications nationwide.
Therefore, we can support companies whose business is in Tokyo but whose headquarters are in Osaka.

5. Please leave the complicated document preparation for transportation business license application to us.

There are many documents required for the registration procedure. Some people give up at the stage of preparing the documents.
We use our accumulated know-how to create the most suitable documents for each client.

By reducing complicated work, customers can spend time creating a website and improving their sales structure after starting their business, which can lead to a smooth start of their business after obtaining a permit.

The consigned freight forwarding industry has taken its current form through legal revisions such as the Freight Forwarding Business Law in 2 and the Consigned Freight Forwarding Business Law in 15.

 

Among the businesses that have been in the transportation business for a long time, we have seen some businesses that have been able to do so without making any changes since they were acquired.

 

Recently, we have been receiving requests from such business operators to review the registration status of their transportation businesses and conduct periodic internal audits from the perspective of compliance and with the intention of ensuring that their licenses are in an appropriate state. .

Although many businesses have been able to report changes in executives and submit business reports and business performance reports, they have not been able to update parts such as adding transportation modes and changing collection and delivery business plans. Is it?

After receiving your request, we first investigate the current registration status, identify the necessary applications and notifications, submit them to administrative agencies, and provide consistent support to build an internal management system.

The most common inquiry we receive from our company regarding registration and licensing for consignment transportation is, ``I would like to know if this business category falls under consignment transportation.''

In most cases where we receive such inquiries, there are cases where some type of transportation work is incorporated into the business, and the person in charge becomes concerned and contacts us.

In the case of a consignment transportation business, there is a similar business form called a transportation agency, and some clients decide to avoid the troublesome registration and licensing of a consignment transportation business.

However, we strongly recommend that such clients register and obtain permission as soon as possible as a transport company.

Recently, as shippers have become more aware of compliance, an increasing number of shippers are checking to see if they are registered and licensed as a transport company when starting new or existing transactions.

"As part of our efforts to strengthen internal compliance, we have decided to check whether subcontractors are licensed or not. Please let us know the registration and licensing status of the transportation business you use."

One day, the shipper suddenly contacts me.

In order not to suddenly stop the business tomorrow, and to avoid causing damage to the company as a person in charge or person in charge, we will be able to handle both the transportation business and the transportation agency business, depending on the type of transaction with the customer. I think it should be maintained.

Compared to general cargo transportation businesses that require trucks, registration and permitting requirements are less strict for commercial transportation businesses. However, in order to receive registration and permission, a certain amount of review period is required, so please contact us to obtain it as soon as possible.

*Transportation agency

The agency is not responsible for transporting cargo to the shipper, but is acting as an intermediary for the transportation of cargo or receiving cargo from a transport company for a fee in its own name in response to the needs of another person (shipper). This refers to the business of entrusting the transportation of cargo to a transportation business operator in the name of another person (the shipper) or receiving the transportation cargo from the transportation business (transportation agency). Now that the permit system has been abolished, anyone can do it freely.

What is the transportation industry?

Who is the company to which I can outsource the actual transportation of my luggage?

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Latest Topics in the Transportation Industry

First class freight forwarding business registration

Support contentRemuneration amount (tax included)
First Class Freight Transportation Business Registration (Automobile)From 110,000 yen
First Class Freight Transportation Business Registration (Railway)From 165,000 yen
First-class freight forwarding business registration (domestic shipping/international shipping)From 165,000 yen
First-class cargo transportation business registration (domestic airline/international airline)From 165,000 yen
Registration of first-class foreign cargo transportation business (ocean shipping)From 198,000 yen
First-class foreign cargo transportation business registration (international aviation)From 198,000 yen
Change registrationFrom 55,000 yen
Change notificationFrom 33,000 yen
Approval of changes to the terms and conditions of carriageFrom 55,000 yen
Changes in fares and chargesFrom 33,000 yen
Providing a template for a business contract regarding transportationFrom 55,000 yen
International Freight Forwarders Association (JIFFA)
Application for membership
From 55,000 yen
First Class Freight Transportation Business Status Succession NotificationFrom 55,000 yen

Class 2 cargo transportation business license

Support contentRemuneration amount (tax included)
Second class freight transportation business license (railway)From 275,000 yen
Second class cargo transportation business license (domestic shipping/international shipping)From 275,000 yen
Second class cargo transportation business license (domestic airline/international airline)From 275,000 yen
Registration of second class foreign cargo transportation business (ocean shipping)From 330,000 yen
Foreigner Class 2 Freight Transportation Business Registration (International Aviation)From 330,000 yen
change approvalFrom 110,000 yen
Change notificationFrom 33,000 yen
Approval of changes to the terms and conditions of carriageFrom 55,000 yen
Changes in fares and chargesFrom 33,000 yen
Application for transfer approvalFrom 220,000 yen
Application for merger (split) approvalFrom 220,000 yen

Other than the aboveBusiness menuPlease contact us separately regarding compensation.

 

We will conduct an interview, take the situation into consideration, and provide you with a quotation in advance.

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