[Procedure name] Advance reporting on crew information before entering to a port when, for example, departing without loading/unloading goods other than personal effects of the crew members, postal items, and aircraft's stores(Aircraft other than foreign trading aircraft)
(Procedures for vessels and aircraft)
[Summary]
- Procedures for vessels other than foreign trading vessels prior to entry at a Customs airport with the following purposes/intentions
- When departing from the Customs airport of entry without loading/unloading personal effects of passenger
- When departing from the Customs airport of entry immediately after physically handing over care of sick or injured person on board or survivors rescued during the voyage.
- When arriving at a Customs airport of entry solely for the purpose of emergency activities necessary for dealing with disaster or prevention of occurrence of disaster and departing from the Customs airport after such activities.
[Legal basis for procedures]
- Article 18-2 Paragraph 3 of the Customs Law
- Article 16-3 Paragraph 4 of the Cabinet Order for Enforcement of the Customs Law
[Person to take the procedures]
- A master of an aircraft other than foreign trading aircraft that departs an airport of entry loading/unloading personal effects of the passenger
- A master of an aircraft other than foreign trading aircraft arriving at an airport of entry sorely for the purpose of physically handing over the care of sick or injured person or survivors rescued during the voyage.
- A master of an aircraft other than foreign trading aircraft arriving at an airport of entry solely for the purpose of emergency activities necessary for dealing with disaster or prevention of occurrence of disaster
- An agent of the master of the aircraft, or the owner or the operator of the aircraft, or an agent thereof may also perform the procedures
[Deadline for submission]
- Passenger information must be reported not later than 90 minutes prior to the arrival at a Customs airport.
This timeframe may differ depending on the flight length between the last airport of departure and the intended airport of arrival, Please consult with Customs in advance.
[Method of submission]
- Complete the following documents and submit them to the enforcement section of the Customs office having jurisdiction over the location of a Customs airport. Note that documents to be attached may be submitted via fax but their originals must be presented later
[Fee]
- None
[Documents to be attached and number of copies]
[Application form and description]
(The following forms may be printed for use on A4-size paper.)
- Crew Manifest(for aircraft) (Customs Form C No. 2060)
Please state the flight number for an aircraft operated by an Airline/Airfreight company. Or if there is no flight number, please state the registered mark of the aircraft in the "Flight No or Registered Mark of aircraft" column.
State the estimated date and time of arrival when submitting report prior to landing, or state the actual time of arrival when submitting report by document after landing, in the "Scheduled Arrival Date and Time" column.
Crew identification numbers are acceptable under the "Number of Passport" column, if the crew only have such identification with them.
[Submit to]
- Submit the documents to the enforcement section of the Customs office having jurisdiction over the location of the Customs airport you are arriving.
[Office hours]
- 24 hours.
(When submitting documents to administrative agencies after-hours (5:00 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. daily) or on holidays, please contact the enforcement section of the Customs office in jurisdiction over the Customs airport in advance)
[Consultation services]
- For information, contact a customs counselor or the enforcement section of the customs office that will process your documents.
[Submission standard]
[Standard processing time]
[Administrative appeal]
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