alschmutt Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 (edited) I have just moved to Bangkok and had some of my personal items sent with FedEx. I was told to include my work permit with my my shipment so as not to be charged the duty taxes when bringing stuff into the country (as this is classified as a "relocation". I'm not sure what happened- however FedEx cleared customs without any knowledge or proof of the work permit, and now are charging me 22,000 thb in duty fees (it should have been a mere fraction of this). Is there any way to rectify this? They are holding it at the FedEx facility at the moment. Thanks for any help or advice you have. Andrea Edited August 25, 2019 by alschmutt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glegolo Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 First of all, you must understand that the thing is that we are talking about "personal effects" and what Thailand customs are considering to be personal effects, and that isnot much more than just a few various items.... Do you have stuff like electronics? eletric? or other utensils, than you/we are screwed in this country..... But try to contact Fedex and present to them your workpermit and explain. And see what will happen. Good luck glegolo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackdd Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Did you make sure that Fedex offers to clear customs in the way which you described? Here in Thailand the couriers like FedEx (also DHL, UPS etc.) always try to take you out, so the general advice is to not use them, welcome to Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamkyong Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 35 minutes ago, jackdd said: Did you make sure that Fedex offers to clear customs in the way which you described? Here in Thailand the couriers like FedEx (also DHL, UPS etc.) always try to take you out, so the general advice is to not use them, welcome to Thailand. + 1 so true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onera1961 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 I buy from US Amazon and tells me approximate custom and collects and pays. I had to register once with the custom on my shipment. Amazon returns the custom balance if any. Sent from my JKM-LX2 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stament Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 https://www.google.com/search?q=United+Relocations+(Thailand)+Co.%2C+Ltd.&rlz=1C1CHBD_enAE747AE747&oq=United+Relocations+(Thailand)+Co.%2C+Ltd.&aqs=chrome..69i57j0.720j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Not sure if this is helpful but it says if you have a work permit and visa it should be free provided you meet all the conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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