# JP Local Pack API — Japan Consumption Tax Rate

> JP Local Pack API — Japan Consumption Tax Rate is a paid API for AI agents from jp-local-pack-api.kasanegi123.workers.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns the current Japan consumption tax rates (standard and reduced) and invoice system status for a given date, sourced from NTA

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://jp-local-pack-api.kasanegi123.workers.dev/api/tax/consumption/rate
- Price: $0.001/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/jp-local-pack-api-japan-consumption-tax-rate-2a8355b1
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_mOj_74EI31FfXMMxB05XW

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability jp-local-pack-api-japan-consumption-tax-rate-2a8355b1
```

Example prompt: What is Japan's consumption tax rate today — both the standard rate and the reduced rate — and is the qualified invoice system currently active?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need authoritative Japan consumption tax rate data (standard vs reduced) or need to verify whether Japan's qualified invoice system is active for a specific date. Ideal for payroll, accounting, invoicing, or ERP automation that must apply correct Japanese VAT rates. Requires no API key — only a $0.001 USDC x402 micropayment on Base.

## Known failure modes

- 402 Payment Required — no X-PAYMENT header provided, returns shape preview with 0-placeholder numeric fields
- Invalid date format — may return error or default to today's date
- Network/worker unavailability on Cloudflare edge
- Payment insufficient or malformed USDC micropayment via x402

## How this service works

Japan payroll / tax / social insurance / mynumber / corporate / invoice / holiday reference API for AI agents. x402 micropayments on Base. No API key.

## Output

A JSON object containing the standard consumption tax percentage (e.g. 10%), the reduced consumption tax percentage (e.g. 8%), a flag indicating whether Japan's qualified invoice system is active, the date it became active, the date the current rates became effective, and a summary of which items qualify for the reduced rate.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "date": "<YYYY-MM-DD, echoed or today>",
  "_role": "shape_preview_echoes_query_for_paid_response",
  "attribution": "<NTA attribution>",
  "_sample_note": "Unpaid 402 shape preview echoes the requested date; paid 200 returns standard_rate_pct + reduced_rate_pct + invoice_system_active resolved against the date.",
  "effective_since": "2019-10-01",
  "reduced_rate_pct": 8,
  "standard_rate_pct": 10,
  "_shape_preview_note": "Numeric fields in this unpaid 402 shape preview are 0 placeholders. Real values require X-PAYMENT on production.",
  "invoice_system_active": true,
  "reduced_items_summary": "Food and beverages (excl. alcohol/dining-in), newspaper subscriptions twice-weekly or more",
  "invoice_system_start_date": "2023-10-01"
 },
 "mimeType": "application/json"
}
```

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