Summary: Japan’s Fair Trade Commission publishes 10 companies, including several logistics firms, that were frequently mentioned by their trading partners in a survey on price passing of cost increases which breaches of the ‘Abuse of Superior Bargaining Position’ regulations under the Antimonopoly Law.

On the 15th, the Fair Trade Commission announced the names of 10 companies in the logistics industry that were mentioned frequently by transaction recipients in individual investigations regarding the transfer of cost increases due to abusive practices of “abuse of superior bargaining position” under the Antimonopoly Act. These companies were accused of maintaining transaction prices without sufficient discussions despite the increase in costs. Stay informed about the implications and actions taken by the Fair Trade Commission in response to these findings concerning price adjustments and potential violations related to the abuse of superior bargaining position in the logistics sector and beyond.