Chemntll Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 Hello guys, I am planning to buy cosmetics from a wholesaler in the US and ship it to Thailand. The cosmetics will cost around $700usd + 100usd shipping fee with around 500 items in it (small cosmetics such as eyeliner, eyeshadow etc etc) I have tried reading online but I dont see any article stating how much tax will I pay. If the wholesaler will mark it as: gift, or not for commercial use: will i be exempted on paying tax? or will the tax be reduced? Please give me an idea on approx how much will I pay on tax. Thanks you in Advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEVUP Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Bought cosmetics in duty free thai & seen same in shop 1000 bht up maybe 1/3 rd increase as for the gift part not sure but doubt any benefit as i've bought items in as a one of 7 was still hit up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Marking as a gift does not work especially at the amounts your talking about. The tax rate is 30% over the cost + shipping and after 30% you will get hit for an other 7% for VAT. http://igtf.customs.go.th/igtf/en/main_frame.jsp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Also depends on how its sent, by courier like DHL or Fedex and you can guarantee getting hit hard with "fees". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemntll Posted April 3, 2017 Author Share Posted April 3, 2017 Just now, robblok said: Marking as a gift does not work especially at the amounts your talking about. The tax rate is 30% over the cost + shipping and after 30% you will get hit for an other 7% for VAT. http://igtf.customs.go.th/igtf/en/main_frame.jsp Will this be max? or could be more than that? It's not high end brands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemntll Posted April 3, 2017 Author Share Posted April 3, 2017 Just now, CharlieH said: Also depends on how its sent, by courier like DHL or Fedex and you can guarantee getting hit hard with "fees". Planning to ship it by UPS. what do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Is a better option but still not "guaranteed" to get through but is the lesser of evils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 5 minutes ago, Chemntll said: Will this be max? or could be more than that? It's not high end brands. Its what is required by law... so it should be the max. Its not about brands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Based on the information you have given, and using this site: https://www.dutycalculator.com/country-guides/Import-duty-taxes-when-importing-into-Thailand/ You "could" be liable for around 8000 baht total import duty and taxes etc. Prepare for the worst, hope for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upside Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Ive heard by a friend who got a single tshirt shipped to Thailand from family in america he paid 600b tax. He had to pay it because it was a family thing but not happy about it. The tax was more than the tshirt. There's now huge clampdowns on imported items through the mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradleyc93 Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Depends on the carrier you use, but in general I believe the tax should be around 30% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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