Customs Department (Thailand) Explained

Agencyname:	Customs Department
Nativenamea:	Thai: กรมศุลกากร
Flag:	File:Flag of the Thai Customs Department.svg
Flagcaption:	Flag of the Thai Customs Department
Formed:	4 July 1874
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Country:	Thailand
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Speciality1:	customs
Headquarters:	Bangkok, Thailand
Chief1name:	Theeraj Athanavanich^[1]
Chief1position:	Director-General
Parentagency:	Ministry of Finance
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The Customs Department, also called the Thai Customs,^[2] is the customs department of Thailand under the Ministry of Finance.

History

On 4 July 1874, King Chulalongkorn established Hor Ratsadakorn Pipat to collect all types of tax and become a form of Custom Department. Since the customs policy was complicated, the Customs Department developed the organization and management to be more effective by corporate the department under the control of the Ministry of Finance by Finance Minister of Thailand.^{[3] [4]}

Organizational structure

Central Administration Bureau Investigation and Suppression Bureau Human Resource Management Bureau Custom Standard Procedures and Valuation Bureau Custom Tariff Bureau Tax Incentives Bureau Legal Affairs Bureau Planning and International Affairs Bureau Information and Communication Technology Bureau Bangkok Customs Bureau Bangkok Port Bureau

Laem Chabang Port Customs Bureau Suvarnabhumi Airport Passenger Control Customs Bureau Suvarnabhumi Airport Cargo Clearance Customs Bureau Lad Krabang Port Cargo Control Bureau Office of Customs Counsellor (Brussels) Office of Customs Counsellor (Hong Kong) Office of Customs Counsellor (Guangzhou) Regional Customs Bureau 1-4

See also

• Customs law of Thailand

Notes and References

1. https://www.customs.go.th/cont_strc_simple_with_date.php?lang=en&top_menu=menu_homepage&ini_menu=menu_public_relations_160421_04&left_menu=menu_public_relations_160421_04_160421_01&current_id=14232a32404e505f46464b48464b4b Director-General of the Customs Department and the Customs’ executives joined ask for blessing from the Ministry of Finance’s top executives on the occasion of New Year's Day 2024
2. Web site: 10 Thai customs to know before visiting Thailand. Matador Network.
3. Web site:

   Thai::

   . www.rd.go.th.
4. Web site: ระบบภาษีไทยในวันที่โลกเปลี่ยน : คุยกับ ปัณณ์ อนันอภิบุตร. September 20, 2017.