Approval of Extending Customs Transit Periods

[Procedure name]	Approval of Extending Customs Transit Periods
	(Procedure for transit)

[	Summary]
-	Procedure required when intending to extend a customs transit period in case freight with the approval of a customs transit cannot reach the destination within the scheduled period due to a natural disaster or other unavoidable causes

[	Bases for procedures]
-	Article 63, Paragraph 4 of the Customs Law
-	Article 55 of the Cabinet Order for Enforcement of the Customs Law

[	Subjects to procedure]
-	Person who has obtained the approval of carrying foreign goods

[	Time of submission]
-	Submit an application prior to the date of expiration of your customs transit period designated by the Director-General of Customs.

[	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]
-	A copy of statement of carriage approval, which is the base to apply for an extension permit

[	Application form and description]
	(The following forms may be printed for use in A4-sized (portrait) sheets of paper.)
-	Application for Approval of Transit Period Extension (Customs Form C No. 4020) :Three copies

[	Submitted to]
-	Submit your application to the hozei section of the customs office that approved the customs transit concerned, or to the hozei section of the customs office having jurisdiction over the area where the freight 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) Contact the customs beforehand if you intend to submit your application outside the office hours of customs.

[	Consultation service]
-	For information, ask a customs counselor or the customs office that processes your application.

[	Submission standard]
-	The cause for an intended extension must be attributed to something for which the carrier consigned is considered not responsible, such as an earthquake, storm and flood damage, or a fire disaster, and so on.

[	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]