Amazon & Thai tax

[Wandr]

I haven't done any Amazon-ing from Thailand, hence my tax question.

When I order 1 item, cost about $20, Amazon does not charge Thai tax, but there is a delivery charge.

When I increase the purchased amount to $35-40, there is no delivery charge, but I have to pay tax.

I thought Thai tax kicked in after 1500 baht, and $35 is way less.

Any thoughts? Tricks? Way around?

[Celsius]

My advice is to make use of that free delivery to Thailand as it is only a limited time offer that comes up from time to time.

[gamb00ler]

On 6/20/2024 at 1:24 PM, Wandr said:

I haven't done any Amazon-ing from Thailand, hence my tax question.

When I order 1 item, cost about $20, Amazon does not charge Thai tax, but there is a delivery charge.

When I increase the purchased amount to $35-40, there is no delivery charge, but I have to pay tax.

I thought Thai tax kicked in after 1500 baht, and $35 is way less.

Any thoughts? Tricks? Way around?

This probably occurred because some of your items have no import duty while others do.

[Wandr]

20 hours ago, gamb00ler said:

This probably occurred because some of your items have no import duty while others do.

Not really. It was just more of the same item.

[jas007]

I’ve ordered all sorts of junk from Amazon for delivery here in Thailand.  As I recall, if the item is less than about $20 or maybe $30 dollars, no Thai tax is collected.  Items totaling more than that get taxed.  Sometimes the tax seems extremely high.  
And sometimes, I later get a refund to my credit card for part of the tax. I guess someone looks at those items and if they think too much tax was collected, they refund the excess.