according to rules and regulations including estimated time schedule for construction and activation of the Zone Intending applicants for an Industrial Free Zone shall submit additional document as follows:
• Granted authority from the Minister of Industry to establish an industrial activity zone; or
• Granted authority from the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand; or
• Granted authority from the Board of Investment to invest in an industrial zone or software industrial zone or ornament and jewelry industrial zone; or
• Granted authority to operate any other industries involving in economic growth and development.
The documents from (a) to (j) are submitted to the Free Zone Criteria Sub-Division, Free Zone Division with their duplicates, except that in (h) of which 3 copies are required. Thai Customs has set standard for verfication the docments and related information within 7 days of the receipt of the applications and documents, and will seek to verify the documents within a shorter period if possible. After a responsible officer visits the site of the proposed Free Zone, the result will be communicated to the applicant for further arrangements. An applicant granted an approval is required to sign a bond and security contract with Customs, pay annual fee, and place a bank guarantee within 15 days from the date of receiving such notice.
Once an authority to establish the Zone is granted, Customs will issue the applicant a Free Zone permit/license (Form Kor Sor Kor 184) and the licensee (applicant) may start construction of the Zone site, taking into account the blueprint of zone site previously approved by Customs.
NOTES Bank guarantee is returned when a Free Zone begins to operate Annual Fee for next year is paid before 31 December of current year
REQUEST TO BE Free Zone USERS
A Zone user is a party using a Zone under agreement with the Zone licensees or operators. Thai Customs will consider the following factors in determining whether to issue a grant of authority for a zone user:
Eligible Free Zone Users
A legal person with secure financial status who is the site owner or have the right to manage the areas proposed for approval to be a Free Zone. In the event where the applicant is not a legal person, a request to relax this requirement may be considered by submitting the request together with the application of a Free Zone user