[Procedure name]	Approval for Engaging in Loading/Unloading, Transporting, or Storing Foreign Goods in a Hozei Display Area
	(Procedure for import/export declaration)

[	Summary]
-	Procedure required for engaging in the following activities at a hozei display area for foreign goods 1. Loading/unloading, transporting, or storing 2. Inspecting or refitting, sorting and other fixing 3. Display or use 4. Activities accompanying those described in 1 to 3 above

[	Bases for procedures]
-	Article 62-3 Paragraph 1 of the Customs Law

[	Subjects to procedure]
-	Person who intends to carry foreign goods into a hozei display area

[	Time of submission]
-	When intending to carry foreign goods into a hozei display area

[	Method of submission]
-	The applicant is required to prepare the following applications and documents to be attached and submit them to the pertinent customs section of the customs office having jurisdiction over the hozei display area.

[	Fee]
-	There is no fee.

[	Documents to be attached and number of copies]
1	. For display declaration (1) Letter of transportation approval (2) Invoice: Two copies (one is for the manager when a letter of display approval is issued) (3) Packing list: Two copies (one is for the manager when a letter of display approval is issued) (4) Freight accounts and other documents necessary for determining taxation standard (5) Permits and letters of approval required by a law and/or order other than the customs-related laws
2	. For transportation (1) Letter of approval (copy): Two copies (2) Packing list: One copy
3	. For transportation declaration Documents mentioned in item 1 (2) and (3): One copy for each

[	Application form and description]
	(The following forms may be printed for use in A4-sized (portrait) sheets of paper.)
-	Display Declaration (Transportation Declaration) (Customs Form C No. 3340) Note that a "Display Declaration" may be used for a "Transportation Declaration" when foreign goods with a letter of display approval are transported from a customs area other than the port or the hozei display area that the foreign goods arrived at, to a hozei display area. (Describe the nature of the foreign goods, quantity and price applicable to taxation standard, category applied by the schedule of the Customs Tariff Law, place of origin, place of shipment, application of goods, and other items necessary.)

[	Submitted to]
-	Submit your application to the pertinent customs section of the customs office having jurisdiction over the said hozei display area or customs warehouse.

[	Reception time]
-	Office hours of customs (8:30 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. excluding holidays of the administrative agencies). Contact the customs beforehand if you intend to submit your application outside the office hours of customs.

[	Consultation service]
-	For information, ask a customs counselor or the customs office that processes your application.

[	Submission standard]
	The customs office does not approve applications that fall into one of the following cases:
-	A case where laws and orders other than the customs-related laws and orders require a permit or approval for goods to be imported, but the procedures have not been completed.
-	A case where the storage of the foreign goods is not allowed according to a law and/or order other than the customs-related laws (for example, certificate of import approval is unavailable due to a provision of the Import Control Order)

[	Standard processing time]

[	Administrative appeal]

[	Remarks]
	The following contents are available on the Customs home page on the Internet.
-	Other laws and orders verified by Customs