Importing Alcohol For Personal Consumption.

[jamora]

I have no idea where to post this, but after a few years here, I'm craving for decent beer, mead and aquavit. I have found a company in Denmark that can ship small quantities by vessel, so I thought about stocking up for half a year or a year. My question is just, will I need an import license and a company, to import this for personal consumption? We are talking 1/2 m3, but shipped as 1 m3 (to meet the minimum requirement of the shipping firm).

If I just pack it and ship it, what is my worst case scenario when it arrives?

Im fine with paying the import tax/duties, but will I need anything else?

Hope someone out there might be able to give some advice!

[pault17]

don't think you need an import license. As long as the quantity can be considered personal. Once the goods arrive in Thailand The Custom department will inform you an invite you to come and clear the goods. They may ask you to open the case for visual inspection. Have a detailed list of the content.

For further inquiry and information, you may contact the Customs Call Center at Tel. 1164 or the Customs Clinic at Tel. 02-667-7880-4, Fax. 02-667-7885, e-mail: [email protected]. Additional information may also be obtained from Customs ports of entry/exit. Please consult our telephone directory for a Customs office near you. The listing can be found under the “CONTACT US” section.

[jamora]

don't think you need an import license. As long as the quantity can be considered personal. Once the goods arrive in Thailand The Custom department will inform you an invite you to come and clear the goods. They may ask you to open the case for visual inspection. Have a detailed list of the content.

For further inquiry and information, you may contact the Customs Call Center at Tel. 1164 or the Customs Clinic at Tel. 02-667-7880-4, Fax. 02-667-7885, e-mail: [email protected]. Additional information may also be obtained from Customs ports of entry/exit. Please consult our telephone directory for a Customs office near you. The listing can be found under the "CONTACT US" section.

Thank you very much for your reply, very helpful! I'll try to give them a call asap. Guess they should also be able to give me the tax/duties rates, if I know the price of the goods and the abv.

[pault17]

Import taxes for alcoholic beverages is 60%. To calculate the import duty first calculate the (what I call) Custom Value (CV). This is the value of goods + cost of shipping, eventually concerted to THB. The Custom tax is the CV * % duty.What you finally will have to pay is the CV +custom tax) * VAT + custom tax.

Example: you import 8 bottles of Gin, each $10. The freight charges (shipping) are $100.

CV= (8 * $10) + 100 = $180.

Assume 30THB/$ the CV in bath is 5.400.

Custom tax 60% : 3.240.

Now VAT: ( 5.400 + 3.240 * 7% is 605

Total to pay: 3.240 + 605

I'm Not a specialist but that is how I understand how it works.

Were to find custom rates:

http://internet1.customs.go.th/wps/wcm/connect/custen/traders+and+business/customs+tariff/hs+system/hssystem

[trotbot]

Import taxes for alcoholic beverages is 60%. To calculate the import duty first calculate the (what I call) Custom Value (CV). This is the value of goods + cost of shipping, eventually concerted to THB. The Custom tax is the CV * % duty.What you finally will have to pay is the CV +custom tax) * VAT + custom tax.

Example: you import 8 bottles of Gin, each $10. The freight charges (shipping) are $100.

CV= (8 * $10) + 100 = $180.

Assume 30THB/$ the CV in bath is 5.400.

Custom tax 60% : 3.240.

Now VAT: ( 5.400 + 3.240 * 7% is 605

Total to pay: 3.240 + 605

I'm Not a specialist but that is how I understand how it works.

Were to find custom rates:

http://internet1.cus...system/hssystem

There is also a sizable excise tax and munipical tax which is typically over 100% (depending on the type of alcohol), and is charged on the CIF plus customs duty