Regulations Governing the Management of Import/Export Clearance for Transportation means Article 37-2

After the arrival of an import vessel, the captain or the carrier shall submit the following documents within 24 hours to the Customs for declaration:1. Onboard import and through parcel list.2. Cargo bay plan: A container vessel discharging its cargo in the offshore islands of Taiwan may replace with a container bay plan.3. Inbound and transit passenger manifest with specified quantity of all checked luggage.4. List of ship’s stores and miscellaneous items. Additional lists of narcotic drugs, weapon, ammunition, and foreign currencies, if any, are required.5. Manifest of Inbound onboard service crew and list of crew's effects not intended to be taken ashore.6. List of posts.7. Ship’s arrival report. However, submitting the report is not necessary if the information is transmitted to the Customs by the harbor bureau through computer connection.8. Certificate of nationality. From the vessel’s second import, it may be replaced with a photocopy verified by the Customs as authentic to the original. However, the original is still required if the information contained on the certificate has been changed.9. Certificate of tonnage. However, submitting the said certificate is not necessary if the net tonnage is already contained on the certificate of nationality.The documents mentioned in the preceding Paragraph 1 to 6 and 8 may be submitted in electronic form and the submission may be exempted if they have been collected by the Customs officials during onboard inspection.