[Procedure name] | Extension of a Period That Foreign Goods May Be Stored in a Customs Warehouse |
(Procedure for storage of goods in customs areas) |
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[ | Summary] |
- | Procedure required when intending to extend a period that foreign goods may be stored in a customs warehouse |
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[ | Bases for procedures] |
- | Article 43-2 Paragraph 2 of the Customs Law |
- | Article 36-2 of the Cabinet Order for Enforcement of the Customs Law |
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[ | Subjects to procedure] |
- | Owner of foreign goods who intends to extend a storage period. In order to store goods for dealing at international commodities exchanges, an applicant who has a permit from a customs warehouse may apply for an extension of storage. |
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[ | Time of submission] |
- | Submit your application within two years after obtaining the first approval of storing the said goods in a customs warehouse. |
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[ | Method of submission] |
- | Prepare an application and submit it to a hozei section official of the customs office stated below. |
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[ | Fee] |
- | No fee is required for application. |
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[ | Documents to be attached and number of copies] |
- | No documents to be attached required. |
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[ | Submitted to] |
- | Submit your application to a hozei section official of the customs office having jurisdiction over the area where the said customs warehouse is located. |
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[ | Reception time] |
- | Office hours of customs (8:30 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. except on holidays for the administrative agencies) |
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[ | Consultation service] |
- | For information, ask a customs counselor or the customs office that processes your application. |
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[ | Submission standard] |
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The applicant must have a special cause as indicated below:
(1) | Case where the applicant intends to store crude oil in a customs warehouse for stock |
(2) | Case where the applicant intends to store parts for vessels or aircraft to repair foreign trade vessels, etc. |
(3) | Case where the applicant intends to store goods for repairs of the Trans-Pacific Cable |
(4) | Case where the applicant intends to store goods for dealing at international commodities exchanges (for example, London Metal Exchange) |
(5) | Case where the applicant intends to store unblended malt whiskey or the like for a long time for aging |
(6) | Case where the applicant has a specific schedule for carrying out goods because their reshipment or acceptance is agreed in a contract |
(7) | Case where continuous storage of goods is considered unavoidable due to a drastic change in the market |
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[ | Standard processing time] |
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[ | 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. |
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