[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) |
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[ | 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. |
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[ | 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 |
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[ | 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 |
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[ | Time of submission] |
- | When required |
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[ | Method of submission] |
- | Prepare an application and documents to be attached and submit them to the following administrative agency. |
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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 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. |
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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] |
- | The applicant is required to satisfy the requirements for the customs warehouse. |
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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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[ | Remarks] |
- | The applicant is also required to apply for a customs warehouse permit. |
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