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Title: Customs Act CH
Category: Ministry of Finance(財政部)
Chapter III PRIVILEGED DUTY TREATMENT
Section 2: Bonding
Article 58
Imported goods may, prior to being picked up, be applied to Customs to store such goods in a bonded warehouse. Such goods re-exported or exported after reassembly within the time limit prescribed for storage in a bonded warehouse may be exempt from the payment of duty.
After being stored in a bonded warehouse, domestically manufactured bonded goods may be written off from the accounts in accordance with relevant provisions; for domestically manufactured goods for reconditioning which have been stored in a bonded warehouse, except for those goods of which the applicable items of duty refund have been cancelled, the duty may be refunded or offset after exportation according to the provisions of Article 63.
During the warehousing period referred to in the preceding two paragraphs, the owner of the stored goods or the bearer of the warehousing receipt thereof may apply to Customs for permission to arrange, sort, divide up, assemble or repack such goods within the bonded warehouse.
The firm operating the bonded warehouse shall apply to the relevant Customs office for registration and submit a deposit. Regulations governing the qualification, conditions, installation and equipment, amount and type of deposit, application procedure, registration and any registration changes, certificate application and renewals, storage and management of goods and any other required matters shall be prescribed by the Ministry of Finance.
Article 59
Export processing factories may be registered, with the approval of Customs and under its supervision, as bonded factories. Raw materials imported and stored by bonded factories for manufacturing or processing into exported products shall be exempt from customs duties.
Finished products processed or manufactured by bonded factories, and raw materials exempted from customs duties in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, shall not be moved out of bonded factories, unless approved by Customs and unless duties have been paid on products or raw materials in the form when they were moved out of bonded factories.
Self-use machinery and equipment imported by a bonded factory shall be exempt from customs duty. Nonetheless, in case where the aforementioned machinery and equipment are exported to the tax area within five years following the date of importation, the duty-payer of such goods shall pay Customs duty in accordance with relevant laws and regulations governing the importation of goods.
Bonded factories shall apply to the relevant Customs office for registration. Regulations governing the qualification, conditions, capital requirements, application procedure, installation and equipment, registration and any registration changes, certificate application and renewals, processing, management, clearance, recoverable duty procedures for domestic sales of bonded goods and any other required matters shall be prescribed by the Ministry of Finance.
Article 60
Firms operating in a bonded location in regard to the storage, transportation and distribution business of bonded goods may apply to Customs for registration of its location as a logistics center.
Goods stored in a logistics center, if required for the operation referred to in the preceding paragraph, may carry out reconditioning and simple processing.
Imported goods stored in a logistics center which are re-exported in their original form, or after reconditioning or processing, shall be exempted from duty. Domestic goods stored in a logistics center, except for items whose duty refund cancellation has been announced, may apply for offset or refund of duty following exportation in accordance with Article 63.
Firms operating a logistics center business shall apply to the relevant Customs office for registration and pay a deposit. Regulations governing qualifications, conditions, capital requirements, amount and type of deposit, application procedure, registration and any registration changes, certificate application and renewals, management and clearance of goods and any other required matters shall be prescribed by the Ministry of Finance.
Article 61
Firms which sell goods to travelers entering or leaving the Republic of China may apply to Customs for registration as a duty-free shop.
In the case where bonded goods stored for sale by duty-free shops are sold to travelers within the time limit and are exported, by way of carrying them out, in their original form, such goods shall be exempted from duty.
Bonded goods of duty-free shops shall be stored in bonded warehouses which specifically provide the storage for duty-free shops.
Firms operating a duty-free shop business shall apply to the relevant Customs office for registration. Regulations governing the qualifications, conditions, capital requirements, application procedure, registration and any registration changes, certificate application and renewals, management, clearance, sales of goods, and any other required matters shall be prescribed by the Ministry of Finance.
Article 62
In the case where imported goods are returned or exported by transshipment due to a mistake made during loading, excessive unloading or any other special reasons prior to declaration, an application shall be submitted to Customs for approval within fifteen days following the importation date of the transportation carrying such goods; such goods shall be returned in their original form or exported by transshipment within ninety days. In the case in which an application cannot be submitted on time due to rational reasons, the application for storage in a bonded factory shall, prior to expiration of the stipulated period, be submitted to Customs in accordance with Article 58.
In case where the goods which are not carried out in accordance with the preceding paragraph, they shall be sold or disposed of, in accordance with Paragraph Two of Article 73 mutatis mutandis.