HOW CAN I IMPORT FROM ITALY WINE. I HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED AN ITALIAN COMPANY PRODUCING WINE WHICH I HAVE PROVIDED THEIR PRICE LIST VERY INTERESSANTING.I'VE GOT ALREADY CONTACTED A TRANSPOTATION SEA COMPANY WHICH GIVEN ME A GOOD ESTIMATE FOR THE TRAVEL FROM ITALY TO THAILAND.NOW I'D LIKE UNDERSTAND WHAT I'VE TO DO FOR THE LAWS REGULATING THE MARKET OF WINE, THE DUTIES AND TAXES TO BE PAID.WHAT I HAVE TO DO?

a part of your answers are here, prepare your wallet ;-)

http://www.flex-news-food.com/files/Wine_Thailand_270809.pdf

www.customs.go.th/Customs-Eng/indexEng.jsp

check the website above; Thai Customs.

a part of your answers are here, prepare your wallet ;-)

http://www.flex-news-food.com/files/Wine_Thailand_270809.pdf

Tax is 390.46%, OUCH!

A CIF Invoice Value of Imported Wine $100.00

B Tariff (Import Duty): A x 54% $ 54.00

C Excise Tax Paid: Excise Tax Rate x (CIF

value+import duty+excise tax paid+municipal

tax) or 1.7647059(A+

$271.76

D Municipal tax: C x 10% $ 27.17

E Health tax: C x 2% $ 5.44

F Value Added Tax: (A+B+C+D+E) x 7% $ 32.09

G Total Cost: (A+B+C+D+E+F) $490.46

Effective Duty and Tax Burden 390.46%

a part of your answers are here, prepare your wallet ;-)

http://www.flex-news-food.com/files/Wine_Thailand_270809.pdf

NOW I'D LIKE UNDERSTAND WHAT I'VE TO DO FOR THE LAWS REGULATING THE MARKET OF WINE, THE DUTIES AND TAXES TO BE PAID.WHAT I HAVE TO DO?

Well, get a tub of Vaseline, drop your pants, bend over and customs will take it from there....

Sorry, I am as frustrated as anyone about the wine import situation in Thailand.

Tax is 390.46%, OUCH!

A CIF Invoice Value of Imported Wine $100.00

B Tariff (Import Duty): A x 54% $ 54.00

C Excise Tax Paid: Excise Tax Rate x (CIF

value+import duty+excise tax paid+municipal

tax) or 1.7647059(A+

$271.76

D Municipal tax: C x 10% $ 27.17

E Health tax: C x 2% $ 5.44

F Value Added Tax: (A+B+C+D+E) x 7% $ 32.09

G Total Cost: (A+B+C+D+E+F) $490.46

Effective Duty and Tax Burden 390.46%

that sounds about correct

..and remember that when you purchase next time a bottle of plonk @ 299 Baht...the CIF value was in that case little over the costs for the cork.

Good luck, I cannot describe the trouble I have gone to get a decent wine value in this country. But, I do keep trying.

So,I think it's better for me forget my idea to import wine,because in cause I do it,I will pay that wine more than one I can find here in the wine shop.

But Istill misunderstaind how the distributor can get the price lower than mine,because I mind the have to pay the tax and duty like me.

thanks to everybody for your answer