14 hours ago, hotchilli said:

I guess that will change the practice of sleeping on a concrete floor 50 to a cell ?

I visited my guy at Pattaya Remand Prison yesterday.

He reports 70 per 50Msq cell currently.

They are telling him in a week or so it will be 90 per.

3 minutes ago, papa al said:

I visited my guy at Pattaya Remand Prison yesterday.

He reports 70 per 50Msq cell currently.

They are telling him in a week or so it will be 90 per.

Hope the aircon is working.

3 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

Hope the aircon is working.

5 5 

good one.

EFF the UK...go back to your country and fix your problems....Thai prisons are just fine.  Prisons and jails are not meant to be comfortable.  

Six months in a Thai prison is a death sentence, isn't? 

 

While they claim to be a civilised country.

12 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

They should send Starmer and Cooper over here too, they could exchange ideas on two tier justice systems with the acknowledged experts on the subject

 

And get Reeves over here too. Then she can get this confounded taxable income conundrum sorted out, ie. you will all pay tax, no ifs buts or maybes. End of.

5 hours ago, RafPinto said:

Sorry to post my request here. It seems it can't be seen by others.

 

Good morning,

 

I'm in the following situation.

I own a commercial property in the UK. A new tenant took over the property and a new lease was drawn up by my lawyer.
Months ago, my lawyer forwarded me the lease documents to my condo in BKK to be signed and send back to him and later to be signed by the new tenants.
I received the paperwork, signed and sent it back (signed for) through thai post office. Papers received by lawyer in less then 10 days.

 

Papers forwarded to tenant's lawyer to let his customer sign and then back to my lawyer. 
Once received, the lease was officially registered at the "Registers of Scotland".

 

Now, that's an important document and my lawyer decided to send it to me, using the service of UPS. Cost 65£

 

It left  Scotland on 29/11 and went  to Germany, China and finally to Samut Phrakan warehouse on 05th of december.

Every morning an updated: Scan warehouse Samut Phrakan.

Your package is awaiting release from a non UPS broker.

 

On 09 December, message: UPS has contacted the shipper for customs clearance information.

Since then, each day same message: Scan warehouse Samut Phrakan.

Expected delivery was  Friday 13.

I tried to contact UPS here and phone number given never accepted any call.
Last week, I contacted my lawyer to get in touch with UPS and got the following answer:

 

Dear customer,

TH customs hold your package. This shipment must do import formalities for release this package from TH customs.

 

Choice 1: Use UPS for customs clearance

Choice 2: Use alternative broker for customs clearance.
Choice 3: Reject the parcel

If choosen Choice 1: Use UPS for customs clearance but WE DO NOT PROVIDE A SERVICE FOR APPLYING ANY IMPORT.

 

Please follow customs import formalities process as below:

Step 1: Register with customs department to be an importer or exporter and appoint UPS as an export agen.

 

Step 2: please advise description of goods as below:

1 What product

2; Brand name

3. country of origin

5. proof of payment

6. copy of passport

 

Or use a different broker for customs clearance.

 

FEES: 

Service charge: 1,391 baht

Entry warehouse fee: 1,091 baht

Thai airways daily fee: 173,88 baht per dayCustoms fee: 200 baht

Fee for amending customs documents: 1,321 baht

Customs department fee: 200 bahtTax: 7%

 

They can't be right in their head.

UPS was given the job to handle the transport of the documents.
It was a Din A4 envelope with important documents. Weight declared 2kg

Sender: Law office

Receiver: myself

Declared item: documents.

 

Any idea how to handle this situation.

 

I often send paperwork back to UK and never got any problems.
My daughter got yesterday her Christmas presents: a box with gifts and sweets and no problem at all.

 

 

Thanks,

 

 

Your lawyer screwed up by using UPS and/or doing an incorrect or incomplete customs declaration. Documents are non-dutiable. I would reject the package. If you do use an alternative broker and pay all the fees, bill your lawyer.

 

For info DHL is probably the best courier option from the UK but in my experience Royal Mail tracked & signed is loads cheaper and just as reliable.

A step forward towards civilization...
Tony

9 hours ago, Will B Good said:

Hope the aircon is working.

Ventilation

15 hours ago, NanLaew said:

 

Your lawyer screwed up by using UPS and/or doing an incorrect or incomplete customs declaration. Documents are non-dutiable. I would reject the package. If you do use an alternative broker and pay all the fees, bill your lawyer.

 

For info DHL is probably the best courier option from the UK but in my experience Royal Mail tracked & signed is loads cheaper and just as reliable.

I checked all paperwork from my lawyer.

They declared "paperwork-contracts". Weight: 2kg. Price: 68£

If I refuse the package, it won't be returned. Those are important documents and can't be easily replaced.

3 minutes ago, RafPinto said:

I checked all paperwork from my lawyer.

They declared "paperwork-contracts". Weight: 2kg. Price: 68£

If I refuse the package, it won't be returned. Those are important documents and can't be easily replaced.

 

If that £68 is the 'declared value' on the document package, then I think that's the issue. I normally ship documents, including important documents, as having no commercial value (NCV). If that's what the lawyer entered on the shipping documents, then they eventually need to foot the bill for clearing the package.

 

Your alternative clearance costing includes, "Fee for amending customs documents: 1,321 baht" which suggests to me that the lawyer incorrectly declared the value.

 

Since UPS don't/won't provide customs clearance, and you don't want to decline the package, the only option is the alternative customs broker. Your lawyer should provide a detailed list of what the documents are, as they may still want to see that in their box-checking exercise.

4 hours ago, NanLaew said:

 

If that £68 is the 'declared value' on the document package, then I think that's the issue. I normally ship documents, including important documents, as having no commercial value (NCV). If that's what the lawyer entered on the shipping documents, then they eventually need to foot the bill for clearing the package.

 

Your alternative clearance costing includes, "Fee for amending customs documents: 1,321 baht" which suggests to me that the lawyer incorrectly declared the value.

 

Since UPS don't/won't provide customs clearance, and you don't want to decline the package, the only option is the alternative customs broker. Your lawyer should provide a detailed list of what the documents are, as they may still want to see that in their box-checking exercise.

Thank you

I also recall earlier this year, Thai Customs started levying 7% VAT on all imported packages valued at 1500 baht and above but based on CIF. I believe that means insurance and shipping charges will also be included in these calculations, not just the declared value of the goods.

Yrs ago my friend in cnx got caught drink driving put in a cell next day the fine and court system. He had his ph still never taken and posted on facebook about inside and who there.that is about it and everyone laughed about it next time you saw him.What the uk police going to do nothing will change,maybe they will say you must provide beds blankets for them can,t just sleep on a bare floor