webfact Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Second Sadao customs checkpoint SONGKHLA, 2 September 2019(NNT) - Sadao, which is Thailand’s largest cross-border trading location, is building a second checkpoint. Deputy Prime Minister/Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit, Deputy Interior Minister Niphon Boonyamanee, Deputy Transport Minister Thaworn Senniam, Songkhla’s provincial governors and officials of the southern border administrative center visited the construction site of the second Sadao customs checkpoint in Songkhla. The construction of the checkpoint is 95% complete and is expected to open by the end of this year. The value of cross-border trade between Thailand and Malaysia amounted to about 803 billion baht last year and 387.41 billion baht in the first half of this year. Of the total, up to 70% passed through the Sadao customs checkpoint. Thailand currently has nine customs checkpoints along the southern border with Malaysia, with Sadao check-point handling the highest value of imported and exported goods. Sadao customs check-point is viewed by authorities as a strategic economic gateway which is efficiently providing import and export services and continues to expand. -- © Copyright NNT 2019-09-02 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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