vel_tins Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 (edited) On the Thai customs Website, I found the following: (see attachement) If I dont misunderstand, I have to pay only Vat 7% on top of the Value and transport costs. E.G. value: 5000 Bt shipping 1000Bt=> 6000 Bt +7% correct or not? upps: wrong forum, please move to business.. Edited December 23, 2009 by vel_tins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundman Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Moved to SME/Import/Export forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWMcMurray Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Well.... in order to qualify for the duty rate listed under the ASEAN - Thai FTA, you would need the shipper to provide a "Form E". This form is a certificate of orign issued by the chamber of commerce china, that proves theat the goods were actually manufactured in China. You can find an example on page 3 on the below link. Form E This is needed, but the FTAs are all based upon where the goods are manufactured, not where they are shipped from. Without this, people could just have their goods manufactured elsewhere and transit through China and claim duty reduction. The good news is that the HS Code that you have provided below does not appear to be applicable for Cell phones. I bewlive the below tariff code is applicable and the good news is that the general rate for the below HS Code is 0%, so no "form E" needed 8517.120000 - - - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks - general rate - Exempted As to the calclulations.... CIF value = Cost of goods + Insurance (1% of invoice value) + Freight Costs If Duty is 0% then only VAT is applicalbe VAT is 7% of CIF value Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWMcMurray Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 (edited) The link above didnt work and it wouldnt let me copy and paste the picture.... so lets see if this works http://www.dft.moc.go.th/level4Frame.asp?s...amp;level4=1150 well that didnt work either.... just go to google and type - "form e" and hit enter and click on the first web page (depatment of foreign trade) and you will see an example of what it looks like Edited December 24, 2009 by CWMcMurray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raro Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 if you plan to import commercially, make sure that you have the distribution rights and do not evn think of importing any copies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vel_tins Posted December 25, 2009 Author Share Posted December 25, 2009 (edited) thanks for your replies but, for better understanding ... I bewlive the below tariff code is applicable and the good news is that the general rate for the below HS Code is 0%, so no "form E" needed8517.120000 - - - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks - general rate - Exempted correct me if I am wrong, but I think the general rate is 5% ? 8517.12.00 - - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks 5 <-- duty But its extempted so "Form E" IS needed? Edited December 25, 2009 by vel_tins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWMcMurray Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 Nope... just rechecked, the General rate is "Exempted" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWMcMurray Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 Just want to give you a bit more info, because I believe I know where you may have been mistaken... As it was explained to me by our operations manager... 999 : The Customs Tariff Decree B.E. 2530 - shows 5%... you should not look at this when you want to know the import duty... This box is the max allowable by law, changing of this amount would require a change in the Law. 000 : Notification of the Ministry of Finance Section 12 of the Customs Tariff Decree B.E. 2530 (General Rate) - shows Exempted... thisis the one you want to look at... This box shows the "current rate" as advised by the Ministry of Finance... this amount can change by the Ministry of Finance and does not require any laws to be revised and this can be less than the MAX allowed by law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vel_tins Posted December 26, 2009 Author Share Posted December 26, 2009 thank you very much for clearing! so, no "form E" needed. This makes it a little bit easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llp Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I am looking into importing some lights from china. HS Code: 8513.109000 Customs Tariff Decree B.E. 2530) is 60% Customs Tariff Decree B.E. 2530 (General Rate) is 10% ACN : ASEAN - China Free Trade Agreement is 20% AF1 : Customs Duty for the ASEAN Free Trade Area is Exempted From this thread I understand now that 60% is the max allowed by law and that the general rate is 10%. Why is the ACN-ASEAN rate more than the general rate? Does this mean by having form E i will have to pay 20% and not 10%, seems backwards. Also, what is the "AF1 : Customs Duty" rate Exempted, who qualifies for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raro Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Believe it or not, some import duties go UP if you provide an FTA C/O. I saw that before and yes, it is beyond my comprehension. Simply do not provide a C/O and save on duties....duhh.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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