About 2024 Yokohama-shi oldness and tax payment return goods open call for participants

In Yokohama City, we give gifts and services (return goods) that express our gratitude to donors living outside the city who donated by the hometown tax payment system.
We have you support Motoichi in the future by touching charm of Motoichi with oldness and tax payment as opportunity and create opportunity to visit Motoichi and promote sightseeing and local economy by ripple effect by increase of interchange population For the purpose of connecting, we raise return goods.
Businesses wishing to provide return goods should apply from the following system after confirming the "Yokohama City Hometown Tax Repayment Good Recruitment Handling Guidelines" and "Examples of Local Product Standards set by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications".
※In addition, it is necessary to comply with local product standards set by the government for return goods for hometown tax payment, and it will not be adopted as return goods if it does not conform to the standards of the attachment guidelines.

[Updated October 12, 2024]
　In order to confirm with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications about return items to be newly offered, it is necessary to submit an application form via prefectures in advance.

　Due to the notification of the municipal tax section manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on September 26, 2024, the submission period for the application to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has been changed.
　The future submission period is only two times, "around January 2025 (planned)" and "around April 2025 (planned)".
　Please note that due to the change in the submission period, it may take a significant amount of time from the application form below to the start of providing return items.

[Updated August 9, 2024]
We revised "Yokohama-shi oldness and tax payment return goods open call for participants handling point".
　With the revision of Notification No. 179 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in 2019, the local product standards set by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the provision of return goods will be changed from October 1, 2024. When applying for return goods, be sure to check the guidelines and the revised local product standards.

The following contents are posted, so please be sure to check them. If it does not meet the criteria, it will not be adopted as a return item.
・Conditions of return goods provider
・Conditions for return goods
・Quality control of return goods
・Costs
・Flows and procedures up to posting portal site
・Business contents, notes, etc. of return goods provider
・Cancellation of return goods, etc.
・Application period (accepted from time to time) ※As mentioned above, it may take a significant amount of time to start offering return items.
・How to apply, etc.

○ 　When applying for a new return item
　Be sure to fill out the “(Form 1) Return Item Candidate Ledger Registration Application Form” and upload it to the following “Hometown Tax Payment Return Item Provider Application Form”.

○　Local Products Standard No. 3 ※If you are applying for a return item.
　Be sure to fill in the “(Reference Form) No. 3 Process Schedule” or “(Reference Form) No. 3 B Process Schedule” and go to the “Hometown Tax Return Product Provider Application Form” below.
　　Please upload it.
　※　The return goods under the Local Products Standard No. 3 are the main parts of the production, processing and other processes of return goods, etc. are performed in Yokohama City, resulting in considerable added value.
　　　Of the No. 3, those that do not manufacture or process products in Yokohama City and are only planning, please fill out "(Reference Form) No. 3 B Process Schedule".
　

If you plan to provide food return items, please refer to this example.

Application period: We accept requests from time to time.

Please apply from the above application form operated by JTB Corporation below. Applications other than the application form will not be accepted.
Please note that as mentioned above, it may take a significant amount of time to start providing return items.
In addition, please note that reception may be stopped at the discretion of Motoichi.

After applying from the above “Hometown Tax Repayment Product Provider Application Form” or starting the provision as return goods, the name, location, representative name, Address of production base, contents and price of return goods, etc. If there is any, please submit the “Yokohama City Return Item Contents Change Notification” (Form 2) to the secretariat immediately. In particular, due to a change in production bases, which is a factor in determining whether or not the local product standards are met by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, we cannot continue to provide non-conformity items as return items. Please note that if it turns out that it is different from the application content, we will stop handling as a return item, delete it from the ledger, and stop posting it on the portal site etc. as a return item.