[Procedure name]	Report of the Qualification of a Vessel or Aircraft Other Than a Foreign Trading Vessel, etc.
	(Procedures for vessels and aircraft)

[	Summary]
-	Procedures for changing the qualification of a vessel or aircraft other than a foreign trading vessel or a foreign trading aircraft (hereafter referred to as a "foreign trading vessel, etc.") into a foreign trading vessel, etc.

[	Bases for procedures]
-	Article 25 of the Customs Law
-	Article 23 of the Cabinet Order for Enforcement of the Customs Law

[	Subjects to procedure]
-	A master of a vessel or a captain of aircraft other than a foreign trading vessel, etc. who intends to change the qualification of the vessel or aircraft into a foreign trading vessel, etc.
-	An agent of the master of the vessel or the captain of the aircraft, the owner or the operator of the vessel or aircraft, or agent thereof may also perform the procedure.

[	Time of submission]
-	Submit required documents before starting to change the qualification of your vessel or aircraft, which is not a foreign trading vessel, etc., into a foreign trading vessel, etc.

[	Method of submission]
-	Prepare the following forms and submit them to the guard section of the customs office having jurisdiction over the port or airport where a captain of a vessel or aircraft other than a foreign trading vessel, etc. intends to change the qualification.

[	Fee]
-	There is no fee.

[	Documents to be attached and number of copies]
-	Documents that certify the qualification of the vessel, etc., statement of captain, cargo manifest, list of ship's stores, list of accompanied personal effects, and other documents that the customs office considers necessary (one copy each)

[	Declaration form and description]
	(The following forms may be printed for use in A4-sized (portrait) sheets of paper.)
-	Report for Change of Qualification of a Vessel or Aircraft (Customs Form C No. 2240)

[	Submitted to]
-	Submit the forms to the guard section of the customs office having jurisdiction over the port or airport where a master of a vessel or a captain of aircraft other than a foreign trading vessel, etc. intends to change the qualification.

[	Reception time]
-	Office hours of customs (8:30 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. excluding holidays of the administrative agencies). Contact beforehand the guard section of the customs office having jurisdiction over the port or airport that a captain of a vessel or aircraft intends to change the qualification in case the captain desires to submit a notification outside the office hours of customs.

[	Consultation service]
-	For information, contact a customs counselor or the guard section of the customs office that processes your submitted documents.

[	Submission standard]

[	Standard processing time]

[	Administrative appeal]
-	Any person may file a protest with the Director-General of Customs within two months from the following the date of acknowledgement of a disposition related to above mentioned procedure in case he or she is not satisfied with that disposition.

[	Remarks]