If i buy something at amazon.com and pay regular duties, will i get the duties+vat refunded at the airport?

nobody can really answer that to me. called the office and they didn't understand my question.

 

basically i bring goods it, pay duties, but take them home with me. 

Not sure why you would want to buy a product on Amazon, pay exorbitant shipping & duty, for delivery in Thailand when you could have it delivered to your home in farangland for less cost and a lot less hassle.

 

I'm certainly no expert on customs regs, but I believe that to get VAT refunded you have to be on a tourist visa. My opinion on duty would be that once you pay it, you've paid it. I've never heard or anybody getting duty even reduced, much less refunded.

 

One thing I can tell you is that if the shipment is small, and you have it delivered by regular snail mail, not FedEx or DHL, you will stand a much lower chance of paying duty. If it arrives via FedEx or DHL, 100% certain you will pay duty.

Theoretically you should get the VAT returned, provided the item is still new and in the original packing.

In practice you can forget about this happening.

Old saying in Thailand: Sugarcane in mouth elephant he never give back...

Info about VAT refund is here. http://vrtweb.rd.go.th/index.php/en/component/vrt/main/30?layout=detail

I don't think Amazon fits this requirement. 

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Tourists can get a VAT refund at the airport but certainly not a refund on import duties. Just get them shipped to your home address or if you have a friend/family member come visit you, maybe they could bring the items you need. 
I've no idea what you need, but some Chinese sites like aliexpress ship consumer goods to Thailand for free, albeit slowly.    

If you've bought goods from Amazon (presumably in Europe as you mention VAT) and you wish to reclaim the tax on leaving the country, one would assume that the procedure is the same as if you'd bought from any other trader. I don't know, because I've never done it, but there are desks at the major airports where you can claim the refunds.

I have bought several items from Amazon UK shipped to Thailand, and their system is pretty good. It automatically deducts VAT from the UK list price then adds on the carriage cost and what they think is the correct amount for Thai import tax (presumably they have a database loaded with the tax categories for different products and countries). They also state that if the tax is less than what is charged they will refund the difference. I've had refunds on a couple of occasions.

Thanks guys! Seems like bad idea. crazy.

Actually i was talking about some computer parts which i can't get in Kingdom. CPU-Cooler and stuff. I just thought about getting these stuff into, and then walk off with returned duties when i get back. But it's okay - i can wait :-)

 

 

5 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

Info about VAT refund is here. http://vrtweb.rd.go.th/index.php/en/component/vrt/main/30?layout=detail

I don't think Amazon fits this requirement. 

 

 

invadeit.co.th does VAT Refund and doesn't fit the requirement as well :-)