Thailand sits at the strategic transport hub of Southeast Asia, which makes land, sea and air routes through Thailand a popular choice for moving goods between neighbouring countries. Understanding the systems and procedures for moving goods through Thailand is therefore very important for traders.<\/p>\n
Many businesses confuse transhipment and transit. In customs procedures they differ both in how the goods travel and where the operation takes place:<\/p>\n
Transit through Thailand must follow international agreements and customs law so that the goods travel according to the correct procedures. The main frameworks include:<\/p>\n
Transit or transhipment follows these customs procedures:<\/p>\n
The operator or applicant must be a properly registered company with a clear place of business that meets the Customs Department’s criteria.<\/p>\n
Basic documents to prepare for coordination include:<\/p>\n
Transit requires a guarantee as set by law, such as a bank guarantee or other security accepted by the Customs Department, to cover duties and taxes that may arise while the goods are in Thailand.<\/p>\n
The declaration is submitted electronically through the National Single Window (NSW) to customs officers at the inbound checkpoint for release according to the process.<\/p>\n
Goods in transit must follow the route and time limit set by law to be exported at the outbound checkpoint. Failure to comply with the time limit may lead to fines under customs law.<\/p>\n
For special goods, such as dangerous goods, chemicals, food, medicines, cosmetics or medical devices, transit and transhipment must be checked case by case<\/strong> because specific laws of the regulating agencies apply. Always check the document requirements before every shipment.<\/p>\n For advice on planning documents and customs procedures for transit, contact KTC Global Logistics at 02-286-1967 or LINE: @ktclogistics.<\/p>\n