The_Munchmaster Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 How much is Thai import duty. Is it a fixed % or does it vary depending on what you are importing. I tried the Thai Customs web site and couldn't find anything that actually stated the different duties for different products but their sample calculations were all based on 60% import duty, plus excise tax, plus VAT, plus special taxes and fees. Surely everything isn't subject to 60% import duty! I would be importing a digitizer (I asked about this in 'shopping & classifieds') which is a special drawing board with a mouse and software which is used for measuring lengths / areas off architectural / engineering drawings. Any advise would be much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Get it shipped to where you are now and then take it to Thailand with you/or ship it with the rest of your furniture thus avoiding import duty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Depends on what your importing, some idiot once sent me 1000 colour brochures and listed the value as $500 - seems that's what he paid to get them printed, I got then hit with I think $300 import duty + 7% VAT as imported printed paper has that duty! Equipment to view TV, i.e. Set Top Boxes attract 20%, however STB's are also prohibitied and you need a import licence for the article BEFRE you import it, DVD's same problem. If your doing this regulalrly, use a proper company, I've been stuffed around often by companies overseas that refuse to believe Thai Customs are so strict, just last month after 2 1/2 months I got 10 servers out of customs because some idiot wrote "Satellite Card" in part of the possible configeration. Now - getting back to your digitizer, Software is 0%, hardware often 20%, we often, as we sell both, split the unit price i.e. $100 becomes $50 Hardware, and $50 Software. Works - most but not always DOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted December 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Thanks for the usefull info DOG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 MIte be less or no duty if it is used equipment: ( just stuff it in your luggage if it will fit and take your chances on the nothing to declear line) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBoy Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Muncher, Depends on what you import. Ask a forwarder, they work with customer brokers every day. Even 1 or 2 members here are forwarders based in BKK. BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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