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3.1 REPORT ON PERFORMANCE UNDER THE WORK

Illl PLAN 2560

1. OUTCOMES AND OUTPUTS

Strategy 1 :
TO DEVELOP WORK FLOW AND ICT SYSTEM TO FACILITATE TRADE

1. Development of Electronic Customs Procedure for Goods in Transshipment, transit and
Transition

The Thai Customs Department drafted a trade. In an attempt to streamline its relevant rules
Customs Notification on Electronic Customs Procedure and regulations, the Thai Customs Department
for Transshipment/Sea and Air Transit to promote established Electronic Customs Procedure on
international logistic system and international Transshipment, Transit and Transition.

2. Study of Pre-Arrival Processing
The Thai Customs Department drafted implemented together with Pre Clearance taking
Customs Notification and Customs Order on Electronic into consideration e-Manifest submitted to the Thai
Customs Procedure for Pre-arrival Processing. This Customs Department’s computer system prior to
will be implemented at Laem Chabang Port and the arrival of such goods. These procedures could
Suvarnabhumi International Airport to expedite reduce time and cost for international trade, thus
the Customs procedures at these points of entry enhancing the ease of doing business in Thailand
with large volume of imported goods. This will be to a greater extent.

3. Customs Alliances
This initiative was established on the basis channel to enhance the delivery of Customs service.
of building partnership between the Thai Customs The project has been introduced to the private
Department and the private sector/business sector as well as a number of offices of Chamber
operators. This scheme enables business operators of Commerce with a total of 325 companies have
to communicate import and export issues/problems participated in this project.
with the Thai Customs Department in an expedited

Strategy 2 : TO DEVELOP CUSTOMS MEASURES AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE INFORMATION
TO PROMOTE CROSS-BORDER TRADE AND GLOBAL TRADE CONNECTIVITY

Development of Rules and Regulations with regard to Duty-free Shops

The Thai Customs Department carried out regard to the existing monitoring of the bonded
a review of the Customs Notification, rules and warehouse of the duty free shop type by conducting
regulations relating to duty-free shops in order to a comprehensive review of the Customs Notification
enhance their clarity, making them more responsive No. 20/(B.E.) 2549 as well as meetings with relevant
to today’s business environment. The improve- bodies. The data interface system testing was com-
ments include the electronic interface of Customs pleted on 31 July B.E.2560, and a new Customs
privilege data with the duty-free shops. This elec- Notification No. 121/2560 and Customs Order No.
tronic means could help reduce the administrative/ 11/2560 on the Interface of the Data on the Sale
paperwork burden on the shops and also enhance of Goods Eligible for Customs Privilege of the Type
the efficiency of Customs privilege monitoring. Bonded Warehouse (Duty-free Shops) were issued
In order to complete this project, a working on 29 September B.E.2560 (2017).
group looked into the problems/challenges with

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