[Procedure name]	Permit of a Renewal of the Permission Period of a Customs Manufacturing Warehouse
	(Procedure for a customs (bonded) area)

[	Summary]
-	Procedure required when a person who has the permit of a customs manufacturing warehouse intends to apply for a renewal of the permission period

[	Bases for procedures]
-	Article 62 (application of Article 42, Paragraph 2) of the Customs Law
-	Article 51 (application of Article 36) of the Cabinet Order for Enforcement of the Customs Law

[	Subjects to procedure]
-	Person who has the permit of a customs manufacturing warehouse and intends to apply for a renewal of the permission period

[	Time of submission]
-	Submit your application before the date of expiration of the permission period of the customs manufacturing warehouse (apply for a permit as early as possible considering your intended date of obtaining a permit).

[	Method of submission]
-	Prepare an application and documents to be attached and submit them to the following administrative agency.

[	Fee]
-	There is no fee for application. (Refer to [Remarks].)

[D	ocuments to be attached and number of copies]
-	Submit each copy of the following documents (two copies when applying via a customs branch).
1.	A corporate applicant is required to submit a copy of the latest business report, while an individual applicant is required to submit a copy of the latest tax certificate or a document that certifies the asset position of the individual applicant.
2.	A prospectus of hozei work volumes of the customs manufacturing warehouse concerned and a table of performances of hozei work volumes
3.	A copy of a commission agreement when the applicant has concluded one with others to handle part of its freight control
4.	A lease agreement (when renting land or a building or both)

[	Application form and description]
	(The following forms may be printed for use in A4-sized (portrait) sheets of paper.)
-	Application for Renewal of Customs Warehouse and Manufacturing Permission Periods (Customs Form C No. 3140): One copy (Two copies when applying via a customs branch)

[	Submitted to]
-	Submit your application to a hozei section official of the customs office having jurisdiction over the area where the said customs manufacturing warehouse is located.

[	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.

[S	ubmission standard]
-	The applicant must not fall into one of the following three conditions for disqualification:
1.	An applicant who is considered unable to bear burdens to be imposed according to provisions of the Customs Law because of the poor resources of the applicant, or who is considered incapable of performing the operation of a customs manufacturing warehouse.
2.	An applicant who is considered to have applied for an inappropriate location or facility for a customs manufacturing warehouse permit.
3.	An applicant who is considered to have applied for a location with poor prospects or usefulness for a customs manufacturing warehouse permit.

[	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]
-	After obtaining a permit, the applicant is required to pay monthly charges (five categories from 20,400 yen to 102,100 yen) for the customs manufacturing warehouse permit according to the warehouse area permitted.
-	An applicant may apply for a renewal permit which is valid for up to six years.
-	Change the "Reason for renewal" field in the application to the "Forecasted use" field and state your forecasted use of foreign goods (quantities and rough estimations of prices) for the coming one year after the renewal of the permit.