| [Procedure name] | Permit to Open a New Office |
| (Procedure for customs brokerage) |
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| [ | Summary] |
| - | Procedure required when a customhouse broker, who has obtained a permit of customs brokerage for the area controlled by the Director-General of Customs, intends to open a new office for customhouse work |
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| [ | Bases for procedures] |
| - | Article 8 of the Law of Customs Brokerage |
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| [ | Subjects to procedure] |
| - | Customhouse broker who intends to open a new office |
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| [ | Time of submission] |
| - | When intending to open a new office |
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| [ | Method of submission] |
| - | Prepare the following documents, together with documents to be attached, and submit them to the customs office having jurisdiction over the area where the office for your intended business is located. |
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| [ | Fee] |
| - | There is no fee. |
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| [ | Documents to be attached and number of copies] |
| - | Documents that state the names of the workers who are going to engage in customs brokerage at the office applying for permit, statement of assets to be furnished for customs brokerage, expected volumes of customs brokerage at the new office and bases for the estimation, and other documents for reference |
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| [ | Application form and description] | | (The following forms may be printed for use in A4-sized (portrait) sheets of paper.) |
| - | Application for Permit to Open a New Office (Customs Form B No. 1090)
(State the name and address of the new office, name of the manager of the office, number of customhouse specialists to be assigned, areas for customs brokerage, types of goods that the new office is going to handle exclusively if any, and other data required.) |
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| [ | Submitted to] |
| - | Customs office (customs clearance supervisor) having jurisdiction over the area where the office of the applicant for intended customs brokerage is located |
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| [ | Reception time] |
| - | Office hours of customs (8:30 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. except on holidays for the administrative agencies) |
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| [ | Consultation service] |
| - | For information, contact a customs clearance supervisor. |
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| [ | Submission standard] |
| - | That the applicant must be capable of fulfilling customs brokerage in light of personnel arrangements and must be in good repute in social standing. |
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That a customhouse specialist must be assigned to every office engaging in customs brokerage, etc. |
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| [ | Standard processing time] |
| - | In principle, within 15 days after the application is accepted |
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