(1) Where any international trade vessel intends to have its goods loaded, unloaded or transshipped at a place outside an open port, the captain of such vessel shall obtain permission therefor from the head of a customs office. <Amended on Dec. 22, 2020>
(2) Where the captain of such vessel intends to obtain permission in accordance with paragraph (1), he or she shall pay permission fees, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
(3) 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>
(4) 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 processing period under statutes or regulations related to the processing of civil petitions within the period provided for in paragraph (3), permission shall be deemed granted on the day following the day such period (where the processing period is extended or re-extended pursuant to statutes or regulations related to the processing of civil petitions, referring to the relevant processing period) ends. <Newly Inserted on Dec. 31, 2018>[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 30, 2010]