[Procedure name] Advance Reporting on Cargo, Crew and Passenger Information (Foreign Trading Aircrafts)
(Procedures for vessels and aircraft)
[Summary]
- Procedure for foreign trading aircraft before entering a Customs airport
[Legal basis for procedures]
- Article 15 Paragraph 7 of the Customs Law
- Article 13 of the Cabinet Order for Enforcement of the Customs Law
[Person to take the procedures]
- A captain of a foreign trading aircraft entering a Customs airport
- An agent of the captain of the aircraft or the owner or the operator of the aircraft or agent thereof may also perform the procedure
[Deadline for submission]
- Cargo information must be reported not later than 3 hours prior to the arrival of the aircraft at a Customs airport. Crew and 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 you are arriving. 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.)
- Cargo Manifest (for aircraft) (Customs Form C No. 2035)
Signature in the "Signature" column may be omitted when submitting the document with the General Declaration Outward/Inward (for aircraft).
- Passenger Manifest (Customs Form C No. 2055)
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 directly submitting report by document after landing, in the "Scheduled Arrival Date and Time" column.
State the location from which the passenger first departed in the "Point of embarkationh column. Please note that the location of departure indicated on the passenger's airline ticket is acceptable in this column.
State the passenger's final destination in the "Last Arrival Place" column. Please note that the location listed as their final destination on their airline ticket is acceptable in this column.
- Crew Manifest (for aircrafts) (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]
[Remarks]
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