Extension of a Period That Foreign Goods May Be Stored in a Customs Warehouse

[Procedure name]	Extension of a Period That Foreign Goods May Be Stored in a Customs Warehouse
	(Procedure for storage of goods in customs areas)

[	Summary]
-	Procedure required when intending to extend a period that foreign goods may be stored in a customs warehouse

[	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

[	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.

[	Time of submission]
-	Submit your application within two years after obtaining the first approval of storing the said goods in a customs warehouse.

[	Method of submission]
-	Prepare an application and submit it 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.

[	Application form and description]
	(The following forms may be printed for use in A4-sized (portrait) sheets of paper.)
-	Application for Approval of Storage Period Extension of Foreign Goods (Customs Form C No. 3240) : Two copies

[	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.

[	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]

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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

[	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]