(1) When any international trade vessel or any international trade aircraft intends to depart from any open port, the captain of such international trade vessel or the captain of such international trade aircraft shall obtain a departure permission from the head of a customs office in advance. <Amended on Dec. 22, 2020>
(2) When the captain of any international trade vessel or the captain of any international trade aircraft intends to obtain a departure permission under paragraph (1), he or she shall submit a cargo manifest at the open port: Provided, That where the head of a customs office separately changes a period for submitting the cargo manifest within the limit of seven days from the date on which the departure is permitted out of the need to expedite departure procedures, such cargo manifest may be submitted within the relevant period. <Amended on Dec. 22, 2020>
(2) When it is necessary to expedite entry and customs clearance procedures and to efficiently conduct supervision and surveillance, the head of a customs office may have the relevant shipping company or the relevant airline (including any agent acting for such shipping company or such airline; hereinafter the same shall apply) to which the foreign vessel or aircraft entering into the open port belongs submit a cargo manifest referred to in paragraph (2) before the shipping company or the airline files an application for a departure permission, as prescribed by the Commissioner of the Korea Customs Service: Provided, That the head of a customs office may request a cargo transportation broker under Article 222 (1) 2 (limited to a transportation business entity of consignments under Article 254-2 (1); hereafter the same shall apply in this paragraph) that meets the requirements prescribed by Presidential Decree to submit a cargo manifest prepared by such broker, as prescribed by the Commissioner of the Korea Customs Service. <Newly Inserted on Dec. 31, 2019; Dec. 22, 2020>
(4) The head of a customs office shall notify the applicant as to whether he or she grants permission, within 10 days from the date on which an application for permission under paragraph (1) is received. <Newly Inserted on Dec. 31, 2018; Dec. 31, 2019>
(5) If no notification is given by the head of a customs office to an applicant as to whether he or she grants permission or on the extension of the treatment period under statutes or regulations related to the treatment of civil petitions within the period provided for in paragraph (4), permission shall be deemed granted on the day following the day such period (where the treatment period is extended or re-extended pursuant to statutes or regulations related to the treatment of civil petitions, referring to the relevant treatment period) ends. <Newly Inserted on Dec. 31, 2018; Dec. 31, 2019>[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 30, 2010]