[Procedure name]	Qualifying Examination for Registered Customs Specialist
	(Procedure for customs brokerage)

[	Summary]
-	The government holds a national examination every year to qualify and register customhouse specialists. A customhouse specialist is a person who has passed a qualifying examination for registered customhouse specialist and who engages in customhouse brokerage after having been confirmed by the Director-General of Customs upon application by the customhouse broker who employs the specialist.

[	Bases for procedures]
-	Article 23 of the Law of Customs Brokerage

[	Subjects to procedure]
-	Person who intends to take a qualifying examination for registered customs specialist

[	Time of submission]
-	Submit your application within the period stated in the notice of a qualifying examination for registered customs specialist.

[	Method of submission]
-	Submit the application stated below to the customs office having jurisdiction over the area where you will take an examination.

[	Fee]
-	Examination fee: 2,600 yen

[	Documents to be attached and number of copies]
-	Admission ticket for qualifying examination for registered customs specialist (Affix your photograph.)
-	For an examinee who received a notice of a partial exemption of examination subjects from the Director-General of Customs in accordance with provisions of Article 24 of the Law of Customs Brokerage, submit a photocopy of the said notice.

[	Application form and description]
-	Application for qualifying examination for registered customs specialist

[	Submitted to]
-	Customs office (customs clearance supervisor) having jurisdiction over the area where your examination is held.

[	Reception time]
-	Within the period that admits applications for examination

[	Consultation service]
-	For information, contact a customs clearance supervisor.

[	Submission standard]

[	Standard processing time]

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