Import or Export Permit (Import Declaration of Accompanied Personal Effects, etc. by Ship Crew)

[Procedure name]	Import or Export Permit (Import Declaration of Accompanied Personal Effects, etc. by Ship Crew)
	(Procedure for import/export declaration)

[	Summary]
-	Procedure for importing accompanied personal effects/unaccompanied articles of a ship crew member and goods consigned to the ship's master (consigned articles)

[	Bases for procedures]
-	Article 67 of the Customs Law

[	Subjects to procedure]
-	A ship crew member who import accompanied personal effects/unaccompanied articles and the master of the vessel or a recipient who import a consigned article

[	Time of submission]
-	For accompanied personal effects/unaccompanied articles submit an application when the ship first arrives at a Japanese port from a foreign country, and for a consigned article submit it before unloading from the vessel at a Japanese port.

[	Method of submission]
-	For accompanied personal effects/unaccompanied articles prepare the following declaration and submit it to the guard section of the customs office having jurisdiction over the first Japanese port that the ship arrived at from a foreign country. For a consigned article prepare and submit a declaration before unloading at a Japanese port. (For unaccompanied baggage, refer to the Remarks at bottom.)

[	Fee]
-	There is no fee for accompanied personal effects and consigned articles. However, when making an import declaration for unaccompanied articles on a holiday for the administrative agencies or outside the office hours of customs on any other day, it is required to pay fees for overtime services.

[	Documents to be attached and number of copies]
-	When necessary, customs may ask for presentation of receipt, invoice, etc. that confirms the price of the goods to be imported.

[A	pplication form and description]
	(The following forms A and C may be printed for use in A4-sized sheets of paper, while form B require use of a designated declaration form.)
A.	Declaration of Crew's Baggage (Customs Form C No. 5370) Fill in the "Tobacco" and "Liquor" fields by their types. For example, tobacco is subdivided into the categories of "cigarettes," "cigars," etc., while liquor is subdivided into the categories of "whisky," "brandy," etc. Fill in the total value of the goods (not unit price) in the "Price (in overseas market)" field.
B.	Declaration of Accompanied Personal Effects and Unaccompanied Articles (Customs Form C No. 5360)
C.	Export Import Declaration for Consigned Articles (Accompanied Articles/Unaccompanied Articles) (Customs Form C No. 5340) In the "Port of Shipment (Port of Unloading)" field, for export, fill in the name of the foreign port where the goods are planned to be unloaded; for import, fill in the name of the foreign port where the goods were loaded. Fill in prices only when they are known. Fill in the date of submission in the "Declaration date" field and the name and address of the declarant who undertook the consignment of the article in the "Name" and "Address" field, and sign.

[	Submitted to]
-	For importing accompanied personal effects/unaccompanied articles submit the declaration when the ship first arrives at a Japanese port from a foreign country, and for a consigned article before it is unloaded at a Japanese port, respectively to the guard section of the customs office having jurisdiction over the port in question.

[	Reception time]
-	Office hours of customs (8:30 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. excluding holidays of the administrative agencies). Contact customs beforehand for a declaration outside the office hours of customs.

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

[	Submission standard]
-	For goods whose import permit or approval is required by laws and regulations other than the customs related laws, the applicant is required to submit required import permit or a certificate of import approval.
-	When the quantity or the price of accompanied personal effects/unaccompanied articles exceeds the limit of tax exemption, tax will be imposed.
-	In principle, consigned articles are subject to taxation (with some exceptions).

[	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 procedure in case he or she is not satisfied with that disposition.

[	Remarks]
-	When there is unaccompanied baggage, the declarant is required to submit two copies of the Declaration of Accompanied Personal Effects and Unaccompanied Articles to customs for confirmation of the accompanied personal effects/unaccompanied articles. A copy of the forms is returned to the declarant after confirmation is indicated. The declarant is required to submit this copy to customs when the unaccompanied articles is imported.
-	Some items may not be imported as accompanied personal effects, unaccompanied articles, or consigned articles, depending on their value, quantity, etc. For details, contact a customs office.