THB35 Customs charge on package from UK.

[5davidhen1]

Today, I retrieved a package by visiting Chaiyaphruek Post Office.

Apparently, if my phone number had been on the package, the postman/woman would have phoned me to agree the fee prior to delivery.

I'm not quibbling about the charge, but I've never had to pay it with previous identical packages. The post office informed me that the fee represented "7%." If my maths is correct, then 100% would equate to THB500, which I think was the gram weight of the package.

Is this fee something new?

 

[worgeordie]

They collect VAT on parcels arriving from overseas now , couple weeks ago I was charged

25 Baht , how did you not know....

 

regards Worgeordie

[Puccini]

@5davidhen1

Could you post a copy of the receipt you got for the 35 Baht?

 

Had the sender of the parcel affixed the obligatory customs label with the description and the value of the contents of the package?

[5davidhen1]

17 hours ago, worgeordie said:

They collect VAT on parcels arriving from overseas now , couple weeks ago I was charged

25 Baht , how did you not know....

 

regards Worgeordie

Because I hadn't heard or read anything about it and the last package I received was over a year ago.

[5davidhen1]

15 hours ago, Puccini said:

@5davidhen1

Could you post a copy of the receipt you got for the 35 Baht?

 

Had the sender of the parcel affixed the obligatory customs label with the description and the value of the contents of the package?

I'm sorry, Puccini, but my hands are too shaky to take a pic which is clear enough to read. It was an A4 sheet of paper --- looks quite genuine with the THB35 clearly stated.

The customs declaration on the package averred that the package contained prescription drugs with a zero value. 

 

[The Fugitive]

8 minutes ago, 5davidhen1 said:

the package contained prescription drugs

Do you have some sort of licence to import medicines?

[5davidhen1]

1 minute ago, The Fugitive said:

Do you have some sort of licence to import medicines?

No, they are for my personal use, and the contents of the package is not what I sought clarification on.

[The Fugitive]

2 minutes ago, 5davidhen1 said:

No, they are for my personal use, and the contents of the package is not what I sought clarification on.

Understood thank you. Maybe this no longer applies? 'Under section 12 of the Drugs Act, B.E. 2510 (1967), no person shall manufacture, sell, import or order into the kingdom any modern drug unless such person receives a license from the licensing authority. Thus, bringing drugs or ordering drugs to be shipped into Thailand by post is not allowed'.

[redwood1]

1 hour ago, The Fugitive said:

Understood thank you. Maybe this no longer applies? 'Under section 12 of the Drugs Act, B.E. 2510 (1967), no person shall manufacture, sell, import or order into the kingdom any modern drug unless such person receives a license from the licensing authority. Thus, bringing drugs or ordering drugs to be shipped into Thailand by post is not allowed'.

 

Its not up to big brother to decide why herbs, or supplements. or vitamins or medication ect.....I can use or not use.....Nope never...

 

I will buy what ever I want.....But I dont think I would say its a medication on the package.....Thats not smart...

Edited 1 hour ago by redwood1

[5davidhen1]

42 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

 

Its not up to big brother to decide why herbs, or supplements. or vitamins or medication ect.....I can use or not use.....Nope never...

 

I will buy what ever I want.....But I dont think I would say its a medication on the package.....Thats not smart...

I always ask my daughter to put the truth on the customs declaration. She's sent my drugs to me 3 times now declaring such. Not once has my package been interfered with. 

[Tropicalevo]

49 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

 

Its not up to big brother to decide why herbs, or supplements. or vitamins or medication ect.....I can use or not use.....Nope never...

 

I will buy what ever I want.....But I dont think I would say its a medication on the package.....Thats not smart...

 

What planet are you from?

Big (Thai) Brother can and does decide what you can import.

Up to you if you decide to break the law.

[redwood1]

2 minutes ago, 5davidhen1 said:

I always ask my daughter to put the truth on the customs declaration. She's sent my drugs to me 3 times now declaring such. Not once has my package been interfered with. 

 

Well I am very happy you have had no problems...As it should be...

 

But there have been plenty of threads here of people who had all kinds of customs problems with declared medication....

[scorecard]

2 hours ago, 5davidhen1 said:

I'm sorry, Puccini, but my hands are too shaky to take a pic which is clear enough to read. It was an A4 sheet of paper --- looks quite genuine with the THB35 clearly stated.

The customs declaration on the package averred that the package contained prescription drugs with a zero value. 

 

Keep in mind that the gov't may be pushinsg all gov't agencies to collect some form of fee to offset the costs of operating those agencies. 

 

Or, in other words, why should Joe Public who never has any business whatever with the customs department be paying into taxpayers general funds to operate that agency?