[Procedure name] Approval of Special Importers
(Procedure for payment of customs duty, etc.)
[ Summary]
- Procedure for applying for the approval of a special importer
[ Bases for procedures]
- Article 7-2 Paragraph 6 of the Customs Law
- Article 4-5 Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Cabinet Order for Enforcement of the Customs Law
[ Subjects to procedure]
- Person who intend to apply for the approval of a special importer
[ Time of submission]
- Before making a special declaration
[ Method of submission]
- Prepare an application for the approval of a special importer and documents to be attached and submit them to a simple declaration controller of the customs office.
[ Fee]
- There is no fee for the application.
[ Documents to be attached and number of copies]
- For cases where a description is omitted
Corporate summary, corporate organization chart, personal history of officers, corporate administrative regulations or those corresponding to them: one copy each
- For juridical persons: A certified copy or abridge copy of the register of the company
- For individuals: Documents that identify the person (for example, a certificate of residence)
[ Application form and description]
(The following forms may be printed for use in A4-sized (portrait) sheets of paper.)
- Application for Approval of Special Importer (Customs Form C No. 9000)
[ Submitted to]
- A simple declaration controller of the customs office (customs headquarters) having jurisdiction over the location where the principal place of international trade of the applicant is operated
- For cases where the applicant is located at a place remote from the customs headquarters, a customs counselor of your nearest customs branch or of a customs sub-branch
[ Reception time]
- Office hours of customs (8:30 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. except on holidays for the administrative agencies)
[ Consultation service]
- For information, ask a customs counselor or the customs office that processes your application.
[ Submission standard]
- Examined according to provisions of Article 7-5 of the Customs Law (requirements for approval)
[ Standard processing time]
- About three months after an application was submitted
[ 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 the above mentioned procedure in case he or she is not satisfied with that disposition.
[ Remarks]