(1) Reasons for Proposal
□ Improve systems such as inspection procedures and addition of objects subject to immediate shipment of dead oil; and reorganize the entries to be filled out in the declaration and reflect the amendments to statutes to clarify the import customer and promote the inspection cost support program
(2) Major Provisions
□ Reorganize provisions such as inspection preparation and presence in an inspection (Article 31)
ㅇ (Current) Stipulate that the head of the customs office shall notify the declarer to attend the inspection when he/she deems it necessary for efficient inspection.
ㅇ (Improved) Delete the compulsive provisions notifying the declarer to attend the inspection; and then improve the provisions so that the inspection is implemented, in principle, under the preparation for and presence during the inspection by the warehouse manager by informing the bonded warehouse of the inspection plan electronically.
□ Clarify the description of the import customer and add the entries to be filled (Attachment No. 1-2 Completion guide for the import declaration form, No 4. Completion method)
ㅇ (Current) Enter the name of the seller on the invoice as Overseas Customer.
ㅇ (Improved) Revise the items to separate the actual Trade Parties and Overseas Supplier for imported goods due to the globalization of supply networks.
□ Add goods subject to immediate shipment before import declaration (Articles 122, 123, 125, 128, 130, 131, 133, 135, and 136)
ㅇ (Current) When converting foreign trade aircraft into domestic trade aircraft, require ex-ante declaring the import of dead oil after refueling from abroad.
ㅇ (Improved) Add dead oil as subjects to immediate shipment and file an import declaration in block within 10 days after the prompt shipment declaration and approval of status conversion (to promote support measures for customs administration to overcome COVID-19).
□ Add the container number item to manage inspection cost support targets (Attachment No. 1-2 Completion guide for the import declaration form, No 4. Completion method)
ㅇ (Current) No entry to fill the container number upon import declaration
ㅇ (Improved) Amended to report the container number as mandatory (limited to FCL) upon the import declaration for effective management of inspection cost support targets
□ Establish special provisions for goods of which import declaration is accepted prior to arrival (Article 7 (3))
ㅇ (Current) There are frequent post-detections of cases in which a ship carrying the relevant goods entered port 5 days after declaring prior to arrival.
ㅇ (Improved) When a ship arrives in port after 5 days due to unavoidable reasons, the declaration prior to arrival shall be valid if the fact that the ship has arrived in the territorial waters is proved by objective documentary evidence (reflecting the interpretation of the Ministry of Strategy and Finance).
□ Establish customs procedures for specific goods in containers (Article 103-3)
ㅇ (Current) No declaration on the initial import of the container to which ownership is transferred
ㅇ (Improved) Establish a provision on import declaration for containers (including unit load devices) imported for ownership transfer (reflecting public officials’ suggestion).
