[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.