[Procedure name]	Permit for Temporary Take-Out of Sample Goods
	(Procedure for storage of goods in customs areas)

[	Summary]
-	Procedure required when taking out as samples part of foreign goods being stored in a customs area

[	Bases for procedures]
-	Article 32 of the Customs Law
-	Article 27 of the Cabinet Order for Enforcement of the Customs Law

[	Subjects to procedure]
-	Owner or an agent who intends to take out as samples part of foreign goods being stored in a customs area

[	Time of submission]
-	Submit your application before taking out as samples part of goods being stored in a customs area.

[	Method of submission]
-	Prepare an application and documents to be attached, and submit them to a hozei section official of the customs office stated below.

[	Fee]
-	No fee is required for application.

[	Documents to be attached and number of copies]
-	No documents to be attached required. (Refer to [Remarks].)

[	Application form and description]
	(The following forms may be printed for use in A4-sized (portrait) sheets of paper.)
-	Application for Take-out of Samples (Customs Form C No. 3060) : Two copies

[	Submitted to]
-	Submit your application to a hozei section official of the customs office having jurisdiction over the customs area where the goods that you intend to take out are stored.

[	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]
-	That the goods to be taken out are small in quantity, appropriate for samples, and have no problem regarding taxation

[	Standard processing time]

[	Administrative appeal]
-	Any person may file a protest with the Director-General of Customs within two months from the day following the date of acknowledgement of a disposition related to a customs declaration in case he or she is not satisfied with that disposition.

[	Remarks]
-	In principle, return your sample goods taken out to the customs area.
-	Customs may ask the applicant to submit photocopy of a certificate of foreign goods (a photocopy of the invoice or of the bill of lading).