Draft Note on clarification on Custom Duty in MSSL Thailand
MSSL WH System (Thailand) Co., LTD is a company registered in Thailand. The company is situated in Hemraj Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate in Rayong (Free Zone) and having Free Zone License No F-52-021-2844-0020. The project of the company is also approved by Board of Investment in Thailand and the company enjoys conditions and benefits that are attached to projects approved by BOI in Thailand. The company manufactures Wiring Harness for Automobile Industry.
The company has following customers at present:
1. Piaggio, Vietman
2. Volvo Thailand : The Company is situated in another free zone in Thailand and have free zone license
3. SMR Thailand : The Company is situated in same free zone in Rayong and have free zone license
The company is importing duty free raw material using its free zone license and supplying its products without any ant duty and taxes to all customers as mentioned above.
1. Customers Situated in Free Zones In Thailand
Our customers Volvo Thailand and SMR Thailand are situated in Free Zones in Thailand with Free Zone Licenses and using wiring harness supplied by us in
(a) Local Sale of its products within Thailand
(b) Export of goods outside of Thailand
Questions to be clarified :
● Are we allowed for duty free import of components in free zone for supply of manufactured goods to customers in another free zone in Thailand even if the customer sells its final product within
Thailand?
Is there any VAT/ other tax to be levied in its supply to customers situated at another free zone?
Is there any requirement to issue any type of form (Form 72A/form D) and procedure to get the same.
Procedure/ care to be taken while invoicing to these customers. Need to validate current invoice raised to customers.
Procedure/care to be taken care for moving goods out of factories.
2. Export of Goods from Free Zones In Thailand
Procedure/ care to be taken while invoicing to these customers. Need to validate current invoice raised to customers.
Procedure/care to be taken care for moving goods out of factories.
3. Customers Situated in other than Free Zones In Thailand
We are planning to add some more customers in Thailand which are not in Free Zone.
Questions to be clarified :
Are we allowed for Duty Free Import being in Free Zone on components used to manufacture and supply Wiring Harness to customers in Thailand which are not situated in free zones.
The procedures to be followed while importing material in these cases and invoicing to customers.
Is there any requirement to issue any type of form (Form 72A/form D) and procedure to get the same.
Procedure/ care to be taken while invoicing to these customers.
Procedure/care to be taken care for moving goods out of factories.
Also need to understand inventory records/statements needed to comply with local/free zone/customs requirements.