[Procedure name] A Permit to Traffic Between A Vessel or Aircraft Coming and/or Going Between Japan and Any Foreign Countries and a Coasting Vessel, etc.
(Procedures for vessels and aircraft)
[ Summary]
- Procedure for traffic between land and a vessel or aircraft coming and/or going between Japan and any foreign countries (hereafter referred to as a "vessel coming and/or going between Japan and any foreign countries, etc.") and a coasting vessel or a domestic aircraft (hereafter referred to as a "coasting vessel, etc.")
[ Bases for procedures]
- Article 24 Paragraph 4 of the Customs Law
[ Subjects to procedure]
- A person who intends to traffic between a vessel or aircraft coming and/or going between Japan and any foreign countries and a coasting vessel, etc.
[ Time of submission]
- Submit your application before starting to traffic between a vessel or aircraft coming and/or going between Japan and any foreign countries and a coasting vessel, etc.
[ Method of submission]
- Prepare the following application and submit it to the guard section of the customs office having jurisdiction over the area where you intend to traffic between a vessel or aircraft coming and/or going between Japan and any foreign countries and a coasting vessel, etc.
[ Fee]
- There is no fee.
[ Documents to be attached and number of copies]
- There are none in particular.
[ Submitted to]
- Submit it to the guard section of the customs office having jurisdiction over the area where you intend to traffic between a vessel or aircraft coming and/or going between Japan and any foreign countries and a coasting vessel, etc.
[ Reception time]
- Office hours of customs (8:30 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. excluding holidays of the administrative agencies).
Contact beforehand the guard section of the customs office having jurisdiction over the area where you intend to traffic between a vessel or aircraft coming and/or going between Japan and any foreign countries and a coasting vessel, etc. when intending to submit an application outside the office hours of customs.
[ Consultation service]
- For information, contact a customs counselor or the guard section of the customs office that processes your submitted documents.
[ Submission standard]
- That it is certain that a vessel or aircraft coming and/or going between Japan and any foreign countries and a coasting vessel, etc. have entered or are going to enter a port or airport, and that it is considered necessary to traffic between a vessel or aircraft coming and/or going between Japan and any foreign countries and a coasting vessel, etc.
[ Standard processing time]
[ Administrative appeal]
- Any person may file a protest with the Director-General of Customs within two months from the following the date of acknowledgement of a disposition related to the above mentioned application in case he or she is not satisfied with that disposition.
[ Remarks]