Streamline your import export business
If you want to import or export you will need an Import Export License (also called a Customs Card) which is valid for three years. The Gold smart card is for importers and exporters; the Licensed Custom Brokers get a Silver card, the Yellow smart card is for the owner or manager; the attorney-in-fact gets a green card and the customs clearance card is pink. A natural person is required to submit valid ID to Customs during the clearance procedures: a Thai ID for Thais or a passport for non-Thai residents. Sunbelt Asia has worked with a number of freight forwarders and are happy to refer one to you. However, if you like a challenge, as Thai customs have often been called a “Kingdom within a kingdom”, here are the procedures for both importing and exporting: