5th Report of Market Access Ombudsman Council (March 17, 1998)

7-(5) Simply the tariff quota application form

1. Complainant: Tokyo Chamber of Commerce

2. Ministry concerned: Ministry of International Trade and Industry

3. Complaint:

Preparation of the documents to be appended to the tariff quota application form when importing tanned leather footwear is complicated. Submission of documents should be lightened for experienced applicants.

4. Corresponding Policy of the Ministries concerned:

Because documents to be required are at the necessary minimum, it will be difficult to simplify the application procedure any more by reducing the documents.

Of the documents that must be appended to the tariff quota application form, the documents related to import clearance (invoices, etc.) are not requested not only to check the applicants' past import performance but to confirm whether or not each contract relating to the import of the goods and custom clearance for those goods is made in its own name.