[Procedure name]	Permit for Temporary Take-Out of Sample Goods from a Customs Area After Obtaining Permit for Storage at the Place other than Customs Area
	(Procedure for storage of goods in customs areas)

[	Summary]
-	Procedure required when taking some samples of foreign goods out of a customs area after obtaining permit for storage at the place other than customs area

[	Bases for procedures]
-	Article 36 Paragraph 1 (application of Article 32) of the Customs Law
-	Article 30 Paragraph 1 (application of Article 27) of the Cabinet Order for Enforcement of the Customs Law

[	Subjects to procedure]
-	Owner of foreign goods or an agent who intends to take some samples of the foreign goods out of the customs area after obtaining permit for storage at the place other than customs area

[	Time of submission]
-	Submit your application before taking out some samples of foreign goods from the customs area after obtaining permit for storage at the place other than customs area.

[	Method of submission]
-	Prepare an application and documents to be attached, and submit them to a hozei section official of the customs office stated below.

[	Fee]
-	No fee is required for application.

[	Documents to be attached and number of copies]
-	No documents to be attached are required. (Refer to [Remarks].)

[	Application form and description]
	(The following forms may be printed for use in A4-sized (portrait) sheets of paper.)
-	Application for Take-out of Samples (Customs Form C No. 3060) : Two copies

[	Submitted to]
-	Submit your application to a hozei section official of the customs office having jurisdiction over the area where the goods that you obtained permit for storage at the place other than customs area are stored.

[	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]
	That the goods to be taken out are small in quantity, appropriate for samples, and have no problem regarding taxation

[	Standard processing time]

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

[	Remarks]
-	In principle, return your sample goods taken out to the customs area.
-	Customs may ask the applicant to submit photocopy of a certificate of foreign goods (a photocopy of the invoice or of the bill of lading).