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Title: Regulations Governing the pre-entry Customs Declaration of Import/Export Goods Ch
Date: 1975.02.20
Legislative: 1.Announced on February 20, 1975
2.Amended on September 1, 1986
3.Amended on December 30, 2001
4.Amended on July 19, 2004
Content: Article 1
These Regulations are prescribed pursuant to Paragraph 3, Article 16 of the Custom Act.
Article 2
A duty-payer may proceed with pre-entry declaration to the Customs for goods imported by submitting all required documentation, provided the responsible person of the consignee cargo transportation means or the transportation firm which is entrusted by such responsible person has submitted an import manifest to the Customs.
An exporter of goods may proceed with pre-entry declaration to the Customs for goods exported after the cargo-consignee vessel completes its registration with the Customs and before the vessel completes customs clearance, provided all declaration documentation is duly presented.
An exporter of air cargos may proceed with pre-entry declaration to the Customs after the exporter completes its consignment procedure with the consignee cargo transportation firm, provided all declaration documentation is duly presented.
Article 3
The captain of a vessel or the proprietor of a consignee-vessel which is entrusted by the captain, may submit import manifest to the Customs after the said vessel carrying imported goods had departed from its final loading port in foreign country and prior to its arrival at domestic airport.
The captain of an aircraft or the proprietor of a consignee-aircraft which is entrusted by the captain, may submit import manifest to the Customs after the take-off of the said aircraft from its final loading airport and prior to its arrival at domestic airport.
An air/sea import manifest may be filed in severalty as required by circumstances. However, the same registration number shall be used for each manifest and the official import manifest.
Article 4
The Customs shall allow the imported goods with pre-entry declaration to be released upon payment of import taxes and fees or guarantee deposit by the duty-payer. The arriving goods shall be released if they pass the examination, unless otherwise exempt from examination in accordance with relevant provisions.
In case of over-discharge, short-discharge, over-loaded or short-loaded found with imported goods with pre-entry declaration, shall follow the “Directions Governing the Examinations of Import/Export Goods” and the “Directions Governing Over-discharge and Short-discharge of Imported Goods” shall be applied, and respective excess/shortage of taxes and fees shall be refunded or levied accordingly.
Article 5
Exported goods with pre-entry declaration with all required documentation authenticated by the Customs shall be released if they pass the examination, unless otherwise exempt from examination in accordance with relevant provisions.
Article 6
The Mobile Inspection Brigade of the Customs may conduct random or repeat examination in accordance with relevant provisions prior to taking delivery or loading of the respective imported or exported goods with pre-entry declaration.
Article 7
Imported air cargos of fresh foods, perishable goods, live animals, plants, time-critical news and information, hazardous goods, radioactive element, ashes, corpses, bulk cargos, or goods permitted examined and released alongside aircraft by the Customs with special consideration, shall be allowed for pre-entry declaration, provided all required documentation is presented by the concerned duty-payer, and shall be released pursuant to Article 18 of the Customs Act. The respective import manifest may be processed after the arrival of the aircraft and the said examination and release are done.
Exported air cargos of fresh foods, perishable goods, live animals, plants, time-critical news and information, hazardous goods, oversize goods that a warehouse cannot accommodate, or goods permitted examined and released alongside aircraft by the Customs with special consideration, shall be allowed for pre-entry declaration, provided all required documentation is presented by the concerned exporter.
Article 8 
These Regulations shall take effect on the date of its promulgation.
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