5. Steps of Customs Formalities for the Receipt of Goods by on-the-spot Payment of Duties (in case where value of goods does not exceed 20,000 baht)

 

            5.1 Submit the notification along with relevant documents at Counter No. 1 for verification of documents and receipt of

                    Form 503 and the voucher of Postal Customs House for the consignee to fill in.

 

            5.2 Submit the notification along with relevant documents at Counters Nos. 2, 3 or 4 for counter-balancing with the postal

                   records and checking the value declared on the package.

 

If the value exceeds 20,000 baht, the consignee is required to make an import entry. Otherwise the following steps in fulfilling customs formalities are applicable:-

 

            5.3 Submit the notification along with all documents at Counter No. 5 where the inspection row and the specific inspector

                   will be designated. The Consignee will wait for the receipt of Form 503 and proceed to inspect the goods at the row of

                    inspection mentioned in Form 503 until the officers of the storage section send the packages from the customs

                   warehouse to the inspector.

 

            5.4 When the inspector receives the package, he will inform the consignee to open the package by himself and endorse

                   the particulars of goods in the notification for delivery to the appraiser to assess the amount of duties and storage fee

                  (if any) payable. The inspector will then collect the duties and issue a receipt and fill in the particulars of goods in the

                   voucher for delivery to the consignee.

 

            5.5 The consignee will bring the packages being released along with a receipt and voucher to be presented to officers at

                   the exit point for checking prior to being allowed out of the Postal Customs House.

 

Remark: In step 4, should there be doubts on the goods arises on the part of the inspector or appraiser, samples will be sent to customs laboratory or goods requiring licenses from the Food and Drug Administration or the Agriculture Department, such goods will be sent to the officers of Food and Drug Administration or Plant Quarantine attached to the Postal Customs House for checking .