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Amex Business Gold アメリカン・エキスプレス・ビジネス・ゴールド・カード

Gold business card · American Express International · Credit cards

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Amex Business Gold is a Gold business card from American Express, issued on American Express. The annual fee is ¥49,500 including tax. Verify the current amount on the issuer page before applying. It earns Membership Rewards at a published base rate of about 1% on eligible use; exclusions and rounding apply. Checked against the issuer's official lineup and product page on 2026-08-13.

Highlights
  • Annual fee ¥49,500 including tax
  • Earns Membership Rewards at about 1% base rate
  • Airport lounges
Things to consider
  • The annual fee is a recurring cost — check that the benefits you will actually use exceed ¥49,500 a year.
  • Stated eligibility: Business owners / corporations; issuance remains subject to screening.

Fees: The annual fee is ¥49,500 including tax. Verify the current amount on the issuer page before applying.

Points and rewards

This card earns Membership Rewards at a published base rate of 1% on eligible use, before exclusions and rounding.

Points programme
Membership Rewards
Base earning rate
1%
What a point is worth
Highly variable; Membership Rewards Plus improves many rates
Best for

Premium business package

Watch out for

High fee

How you earn

Earning rule
Generally 1 point per ¥100 eligible spend; some categories are reduced/excluded; partner cards may use a different currency
Extra earning on this card
Business and travel/dining benefits
Programme bonuses
Bonus Points Program and card-specific offers
Spend that earns
Eligible card shopping
Spend that earns less, or nothing
Fees, cash advances and designated/reduced-rate categories
Caps, registration and thresholds
Airline transfer caps/fees; ANA course fee and 40,000-mile annual cap; partner minimums
Expiry
Normally 3 years; after an eligible redemption, ordinary MR can become no-expiry while account remains eligible; some co-brands differ

Using your points

What points can be used for
Airline miles; hotel points; card-charge offset; Amex Travel; checkout; gift cards/items/experiences; partner points; donations
Statement credit or cash
Point value varies by charge category and MR Plus enrollment
Shopping and merchants
Checkout/gift cards/items and partner services
Airlines and travel
Many airline partners; ANA/JAL and international programs with varying ratios
Hotels
Hotel-program transfers and Amex Travel
Transit and e-money
Indirect via statement/merchant uses
Partner points and gifts
Airlines, hotels, Rakuten and other current partners
Investing and charity
Donations; no general cash withdrawal
Highest-value route
A high-value airline/hotel transfer with availability; avoid low-value bill credit without MR Plus

Programme rules published by americanexpress.com · Recorded from official material on 2026-08-17.Official program rule + card product page; temporary campaigns excluded unless labeled

Benefits

Standing benefits only — short-term signup campaigns are deliberately excluded.

Annual fee and waivers
¥49,500
Insurance
Travel insurance
Lounges and travel services
Airport lounges
Family cards and ETC
Employee cards
Networks
American Express
Stated eligibility
Business owners / corporations

Issuance and the credit limit remain subject to the issuer’s screening.

Network variants

The networks this card is issued on. The issuing company, the annual fee and where the card is accepted can differ by network.

NetworkAnnual feeNote
American Express¥49,500Selectable network stated or represented at family level

Card facts

Network
American Express.
Annual fee
The annual fee is ¥49,500 including tax. Verify the current amount on the issuer page before applying.
Fee waiver
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Rewards
Earns Membership Rewards.
Base earning
It earns Membership Rewards at a published base rate of about 1% on eligible use; exclusions and rounding apply.
Bonus conditions
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Point expiry
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Redemption
Membership Rewards sets the redemption options and the value of a point on its own programme page; the same earning rate is worth different amounts as a statement credit, partner points or miles.
Foreign transaction fee
Foreign-currency use incurs the issuer-designated overseas processing charge; verify the current percentage before travelling.
Insurance
Travel insurance. Activation, covered persons, limits and exclusions follow the policy guide.
Purchase protection
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Airport lounge
Airport lounges. Access, guest and visit conditions are set by the current benefit terms.
Transit
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Digital wallets
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Family cards
Employee cards
ETC card
Employee cards
Stated eligibility
Stated eligibility: Business owners / corporations. Issuance and limits remain subject to screening; no approval-likelihood claim is made.
Application
Apply through the issuer channel. The issuer, not this site, decides issuance and the credit limit.
Payment settings
One-time, installment, bonus and revolving choices have different availability, fees and conditions; verify the selected setting.
Revolving payment
Revolving payment incurs the issuer-disclosed fee. Confirm automatic-revolving enrollment and any later-payment conversion before and after applying.
Cash advance
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Limitations
Recorded from the issuer lineup and product page on the stated date. Terms, rates, benefits, insurance and campaigns can change; no approval ranking or foreign-resident eligibility claim is made.

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