Customs Department Goes Electronic

[george]

Customs Department goes electronic

BANGKOK: -- The Customs Department yesterday introduced an electronic document-issuing system for import and export procedures to facilitate trade by saving time and cutting costs by 50 per cent.

Department director-general Sathit Limpingpan said the system would also assist international traders with a digital signature on electronic documents, using TOT Pcl's so-called TOT CA system.

The new paperless system will be officially launched this month. This will provide exporters and importers with a checkable and transparent system.

Companies using the system will be charged a Bt500 service fee, which is 50-per-cent lower than the current manual system. In addition, it will take only 30 minutes to move goods out of the port compared with the current one day.

--The Nation 2006-05-09

[astral]

Ah, cheap tea at long last..................

[Phil Conners]

Wow, be interesting to see if that means they'll stop their incredible backshish requests ... that'll really make a huge different for farangs moving to Thailand.

[stumonster]

Wow, be interesting to see if that means they'll stop their incredible backshish requests ... that'll really make a huge different for farangs moving to Thailand.

pipe dream , I think

[naka]

Whooooooooa !

This is serious stuff ... they got computers now or what ?.

Just knew my old 386 would be put to good use

Naka.

Edited May 9, 2006 by naka

[Thaising]

Some old stories, instead of processing the documents electronically, some customs staff’s mending the PC is busily pulling off the plug to make more money. Freight forwarders always called the customs handling counter first class service.