On 23 August 2022, at 09.00 hrs., Mr.Patchara Anuntasilpa, Director-General of the Thai Customs Department, gave honor to deliver a welcome and opening address for the APEC Customs Business Dialogue (ACBD) 2022, which was held in a hybrid format at Ballroom 3 of the Shangri-La Hotel, Chiang Mai, and via online meeting platform. The ACBD 2022 consists of exhibition activities and a panel discussion on “Customs and Green Economy: Enhancing Economic Development, and Environmental Sustainability” by panelists from APEC Customs administration, namely, the U.S. Customs Border Protection (USCBP); the Thai Customs Department, and the Royal Malaysian Customs Department (RMCD), and the private sector operators, namely, Great Wall Motor Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd., JWD InfoLogistics Pub Co.Ltd., SCG Logistics Management Co., Ltd.; and INSEE Ecocycle Co., Ltd., as well as international organizations, namely, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP); the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP); and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). On this occasion, Mr.Phantong Loykulnanta, Deputy-Director General from Thai Customs shared practices and ideas on such issues as a representatives from Thai Customs.
