[Procedure name]	Approval of Special Importers
	(Procedure for payment of customs duty, etc.)

[	Summary]
-	Procedure for applying for the approval of a special importer

[	Bases for procedures]
-	Article 7-2 Paragraph 6 of the Customs Law
-	Article 4-5 Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Cabinet Order for Enforcement of the Customs Law

[	Subjects to procedure]
-	Person who intend to apply for the approval of a special importer

[	Time of submission]
-	Before making a special declaration

[	Method of submission]
-	Prepare an application for the approval of a special importer and documents to be attached and submit them to a simple declaration controller of the customs office.

[	Fee]
-	There is no fee for the application.

[	Documents to be attached and number of copies]
-	For cases where a description is omitted Corporate summary, corporate organization chart, personal history of officers, corporate administrative regulations or those corresponding to them: one copy each
-	For juridical persons: A certified copy or abridge copy of the register of the company
-	For individuals: Documents that identify the person (for example, a certificate of residence)

[	Application form and description]
	(The following forms may be printed for use in A4-sized (portrait) sheets of paper.)
-	Application for Approval of Special Importer (Customs Form C No. 9000)

[	Submitted to]
-	A simple declaration controller of the customs office (customs headquarters) having jurisdiction over the location where the principal place of international trade of the applicant is operated
-	For cases where the applicant is located at a place remote from the customs headquarters, a customs counselor of your nearest customs branch or of a customs sub-branch

[	Reception time]
-	Office hours of customs (8:30 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. except on holidays for the administrative agencies)

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

[	Submission standard]
-	Examined according to provisions of Article 7-5 of the Customs Law (requirements for approval)

[	Standard processing time]
-	About three months after an application was submitted

[	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]