The Customs Department reveals the amount of tax collected in the half of the fiscal year of more than 60 billion baht.

The Customs Department reveals half of the fiscal year with tax amounts of more than 60 billion baht, accepting imports of brand-name bags. Beauty pill sales rose 20-30 percent, people loved shabu pan pork, illegal pigs smuggled in taxes, a serious epidemic.

Mr. Phanthong Loykulnan, Deputy Director General of the Customs Department acting as a spokesman for the Customs Department revealed that revenue collection of the Customs Department in the first half of the fiscal year 2023 (October 2022 - March 2023) collected a total of 60,416 million baht, a high 274 million baht higher than the previous year (previous year 60,141 million baht) or 0.5 percent, of which customs revenue was 11,187 million baht, higher than the target by 21.6 percent due to receiving money from extra income. According to the judgment of the Supreme Court from Toyota Prius 7,600 million baht

The main imported goods with high duty collection are passenger cars, automotive parts. Medicines grew by 26.7% worth 1,800 million baht, cosmetics grew by 32.4% worth 1,685 million baht, and brand-name bags grew by 21.5% worth 1,991 million baht. therefore importing medicines Including beauty enhancement, Botox, fillers, all 3 groups of products are growing exponentially. especially brand name bags In this era, buy at leading department stores. The price is not different from traveling to buy abroad. thus making it more popular

The Customs Department also cooperated with the ISOC military, the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), and the Narcotics Suppression Bureau (ONCB) to seize narcotics and objects. Psychotropic drugs 98 cases weighing 32,773 kilograms worth 893 million baht, which is considered a very high number of cases. especially avoiding the import of compounds To make drugs such as sodium cyanide (SODIUM CYANIDE BRIQUETTE 98%), sulfuric acid (SULFURIC ACID 98%) is a dangerous substance type 3 and many other types of KT substances. used to produce various products but has been adapted to produce drugs Because it works 5 times more than before and is still cheap. As a result, the production of drugs from chemicals It's violent and cheap. Thailand therefore has to strictly control Because it is used as a passageway to export drugs to third countries, if allowed to have a higher number of cases, it will affect the confidence of countries importing goods from Thailand. and the reputation of the country

In addition, the Customs Department also arrested 13 cases of frozen pork, weighing 4.6 million kilograms, valued at 240 million baht, because it was smuggled into the port without declaring imports. by transporting pork through cargo ships Bring it and leave it at the border checkpoint and port. It is a continual smuggling. multiple refrigerated containers imported from brazil and many other countries Moreover, when open container inspection Remaining at Laem Chabang Port Until April 21, 2023, a total of 220 containers have been inspected, most of which are 161 pigs weighing 4.50 million kilograms, therefore delivering them to the Department of Livestock Development for destruction. Smuggling without paying taxes Because Thai people like to eat grilled pork, shabu, resulting in a very high demand for pork.

However, the Customs Department would like to remind you not to believe in the case of impersonating the name of the Customs Department in deceiving people in various ways, such as the case of deceiving love. scam money transfer In the case of foreigners or persons who know the victim through online media Informing that gifts or other valuables have been sent and asking the victim to transfer money In order to pay for expenses and customs duties for such items, causing the victim to transfer money to And there are also cases where crooks call to inform that parcels are stuck at customs and to transfer customs fees. due to current Online shopping is gaining popularity. Some products are shipped from overseas. It is therefore a way for crooks to deceive that Purchased parcels from abroad and had to pay customs duties. transfer money to pay tax Otherwise the goods will be confiscated.

If in doubt You can inquire More at Customs Hotline 1164 or Customs Care Center Tel. 02-667-6000, 02-667-7000 ext. 205844-8 or website: ccc.customs.go.th or contact yourself or telephone inquiries to any office or customs house on official days and hours

Source: Thai News Agency