[Procedure name]	Approval of Retailers Who Are Exempted from Customs on Accompanied Personal Effects of Passengers Leaving Okinawa Prefecture for Other Parts of Japan
	(Procedure for a customs (bonded) area)

[	Summary]
-	Customs duties are exempted when a passenger who leaves the Okinawa Prefecture area for other parts of Japan purchases and imports goods for personal use from authorized retailers in Okinawa.

[	Bases for procedures]
-	Article 18-8 of the Okinawa Development Special Measures Law
-	Article 10-4, Paragraph 1 of the Temporary Tariff Measures Law
-	Article 67-3, Paragraph 1 of the Cabinet Order for Enforcement of the Temporary Tariff Measures Law

[	Subjects to procedure]
-	Retailers who intend to obtain customs duty exemption on accompanied personal effects of passengers leaving Okinawa Prefecture for Other Parts of Japan

[	Time of submission]
-	When required

[	Method of submission]
-	Prepare an application and documents to be attached and submit them to the following administrative agency.

[	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 Retailer (P-9600)

[	Submitted to]
-	Submit a copy of the above application to the hozei section of the customs office having jurisdiction over the area where sales shop or store concerned 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]
-	The applicant is required to satisfy the requirements for the customs warehouse.

[	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]
-	The applicant is also required to apply for a customs warehouse permit.