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Customs seeks to tighten export rules in crackdown on origin loopholes
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/01/2026
» The Customs Department wants to tighten local content criteria for goods produced in free zones to prevent the misuse of Thai origin privileges for exports to the US.
Customs mulls higher import duty rate
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/01/2026
» The Customs Department is considering raising the import duty rate on goods with a low value and applying a single, uniform rate to promote fairer competition between domestically produced goods and imported products.
Official predicts Thai Airways can relist on the SET in 2025
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/02/2024
» The State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo) expects Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) to relist on the Stock Exchange of Thailand next year, says Tibordee Wattanakul, director-general of Sepo.
Customs mulls non-tariff rule for cheap imports
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/12/2021
» The Customs Department plans to introduce a non-tariff measure to bridge the disparity between low-priced goods shipped into Thailand that are tax-exempt and goods locally produced by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), says director-general Patchara Anuntasilpa.
Customs readies digital platform to aid importers
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/03/2021
» The Customs Department is set to launch a digital platform to facilitate importers who are individual entrepreneurs to address import-related obstacles.
Customs urged to seek solutions for tax waivers
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/03/2021
» The Finance Ministry has ordered the Customs Department to step up its search for ways to reduce the impact of the exemption on import tax and value-added tax (VAT) for imported goods worth up to 1,500 baht, saying such measures are hurting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Key official seeks to revoke VAT break
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/07/2020
» Removing the value-added tax (VAT) exemption for goods of up to 1,500 baht per parcel and imported through the post is crucial to levelling the playing field for local vendors, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), says the Revenue Department.
Customs eager to extend pre-arrival processing
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 28/08/2019
» The Customs Department intends to extend Pre-Arrival Processing (PAP) service, which transmits customs declarations and import documents to customs authorities electronically before the goods arrive in the destination country for cross-border land transport.
Treasury braces for appeals
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/07/2019
» An increase in appeal cases related to property price appraisals is expected after the land and buildings tax comes into force next year, says the Treasury Department.
Appraisals lower than market price
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/04/2019
» Appraisal prices of buildings, which are used to compute the land and buildings tax, will be lower than the market prices to help taxpayers avoid paying too much tax, says the Treasury Department.