[Procedure name]	Approval of Extending Transportation Periods of Shipwrecked Goods
	(Procedure for transit)

[	Summary]
-	Procedure required when intending to extend a customs transit period in case freight with the approval of a customs transit, such as shipwrecked goods, etc. cannot reach the destination within the scheduled period due to a natural disaster or other unavoidable causes

[	Bases for procedures]
-	Article 64, Paragraph 2 (application of Article 63, Paragraph 4) of the Customs Law
-	Article 55 of the Cabinet Order for Enforcement of the Customs Law

[	Subjects to procedure]
-	Person who obtained approval of transporting shipwrecked goods (or a person who submitted an application to the police)

[	Time of submission]
-	Submit your application prior to the date of expiration of the transportation period approved.

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

[	Fee]
-	No fee is required for application.

[	Documents to be attached and number of copies]
-	A copy of statement of carriage approval (or notification), which is the base to apply for an extension permit

[	Application form and description]
	(The following forms may be printed for use in A4-sized (portrait) sheets of paper.)
-	Application for Approval of Transit Period Extension (Customs Form C No. 4020) :Three copies

[	Submitted to]
-	Submit your application to the hozei section of the customs office that approved the customs transit concerned, or to the hozei section of the customs office having jurisdiction over the area where the freight concerned 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.

[	Submission standard]
-	The cause for an intended extension must be attributed to something for which the carrier consigned is considered not responsible, such as an earthquake, storm and flood damage, or a fire disaster, and so on.

[	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]