[Procedure name]	Approval of Transporting Domestic Goods
	(Procedure for transit)

[	Summary]
-	Procedure required when intending to transport domestic goods on a foreign trading vessel or on a foreign trading aircraft (hereafter referred to as "foreign trading vessels, etc.") within the territory of Japan

[	Bases for procedures]
-	Article 66 of the Customs Law
-	Article 57 of the Cabinet Order for Enforcement of the Customs Law

[	Subjects to procedure]
-	Person who intends to transport domestic goods on a foreign trading vessel, etc. within the territory of Japan

[	Time of submission]
-	Submit your application prior to transporting domestic goods on a foreign trading vessel, etc. within the territory of Japan

[	Method of submission]
-	Prepare the following application and submit it to the guard section of the customs office having jurisdiction over the area where the foreign trading vessel, etc. transporting domestic goods within the territory of Japan, has entered.
-	When goods arrive at the destination approved, submit a certificate of approval without delay to the guard section of the customs office having jurisdiction over the area where the foreign trading vessel, etc. arrived

[	Fee]
-	There is no fee.

[	Documents to be attached and number of copies]
-	Customs may ask for presentation of certificate of special permit or permit in accordance with the Vessel Law or the Aviation Law.

[	Application form and description]
	(The following forms may be printed for use in A4-sized (portrait) sheets of paper.)
-	Application for Approval of Domestic Goods Transportation (Customs Form C No. 4030)

[	Submitted to]
-	Submit your application to the guard section of the customs office having jurisdiction over the area where the foreign trading vessel, etc. transporting domestic goods within the territory of Japan, has entered.
-	When goods arrive at the destination approved, submit a certificate of approval without delay to the guard section of the customs office having jurisdiction over the area where the foreign trading vessel, etc. arrived

[	Reception time]
-	Office hours of customs (8:30 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. except on holidays for the administrative agencies) For information, contact beforehand the guard section of the customs office having jurisdiction over the area where the foreign trading vessel concerned is in harbor to transport domestic goods when intending to submit an application outside the office hours of customs.

[	Consultation service]
-	For information, contact a customs counselor or the guard section of the customs office that processes your submitted documents.

[	Submission standard]
-	That it will not be an obstacle to execution of surveillance and control over goods which are transported from an open port or a customs airport to a closed port, or from a closed port to an open port or a customs port.

[	Standard processing time]

[	Administrative appeal]
-	Any person may file a protest with the Director-General of Customs within two months from the following the date of acknowledgement of a disposition related to the above mentioned procedure in case he or she is not satisfied with that disposition.

[	Remarks]