[Procedure name] Permit for a Customs Display Area
(Procedure for a customs (bonded) area)
[ Summary]
- Procedure required when the following type of corporation intends to apply for a permit to use a place, such as a particular exhibition site, a trade fair, and the like, to exhibit foreign goods
[ Bases for procedures]
- Article 62-2, Paragraph 1 of the Customs Law
- Article 51-8 (application of Article 35) of the Cabinet Order for Enforcement of the Customs Law
[ Subjects to procedure]
- Juridical person which is established by an international exhibition or an international agency or the government of Japan or of another country, or a local public body or, in accordance with provisions of Article 34 of the Civil Code (establishment of public corporations)
[ Time of submission]
- Apply for a permit as early as possible considering the period for a specific international exhibition or international trade fair or the like.
[ 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].)
[Do cuments to be attached and number of copies]
- Submit each copy of the following documents (two copies when applying via a customs branch).
1. A letter which pledges that the applicant, the officers of the applicant, and the major employees of the applicant are not subject to any of the disqualifications prescribed in Article 43, Items 1 to 4 of the Customs Law, which are provisions correspondingly applicable to those of Article 62, Paragraph 7 of the Customs Law.
2. 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.
3. A plane view, mensuration drawing, and neighboring sketch drawing for the customs display area for which the applicant intends to apply
4. A prospectus for the intended customs display area
5. Documents that describe the name, objectives, contents, and period, for an international exhibition, and the names of the hosts
6. A corporate applicant is required to submit a certified copy of the register or a certified extract copy of the register and a copy of the articles of incorporation, and an individual applicant is required to submit a certificate of residence.
7. A copy of personal histories of the manager, major employees, and officers
8. A copy of a commission agreement when the applicant has concluded one with others to handle part of its freight control
9. A copy of the lease agreement when the applicant leases the premises for the intended customs area
10. A copy of a letter of comprehensive commission that the person who is going to obtain the permit to set up the customs warehouse, will assign procedures for bonded operation, after obtaining the permit, to major employees of the person
11. A compliance programme on freight control of the company
12. Other reference documents (corporate summary, list of officers, list of employees in charge of bonded operation, list of exhibitors)
[ Application form and description]
(The following forms may be printed for use in A4-sized (portrait) sheets of paper.)
- Application for Customs Display Area Permit (Customs Form C No. 3320): One copy (two copies when applying via a customs branch)
[ Submitted to]
- Submit a copy of the above application to the hozei section of the customs office having jurisdiction over the area where the customs display area is intended.
[ 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.
[Su bmission standard]
- The applicant must not fall into one of the following seven conditions for disqualification:
1. A person who intends to obtain a new customs display area permit (hereafter referred to as an "applicant") was deprived of his old permit for a customs area within a period of three years before the new application.
2. An applicant who was subject to a punishment of the Customs Law for violation and completed serving the punishment or was granted a suspension of the punishment, or was subject to a notification procedure and completed serving the procedure, and three years have not elapsed from the date of completion of the administrative disposition
3. An applicant who was subject to a law or order other than the Customs Law for violation and completed serving a two-year or longer sentence of imprisonment or was granted a suspension of the punishment, and two years have not elapsed from the date of the administrative disposition.
4. A corporate applicant who employs a person who falls into one of the above three cases, as an officer or an agent or a manager or a major employee of the company in the area.
5. 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 display area.
6. An applicant who is considered to have applied for an inappropriate location or facility for a customs display area permit.
7. An applicant who is considered to have applied for a location with poor prospects or usefulness for a customs display area 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 (ten categories from 20,400 yen to 165,100 yen) for the customs display area permit according to the display area permitted.
- A person who intends to apply for a permit should contact the consultation service mentioned above beforehand.