Customs Department (Thailand)

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Customs Department
กรมศุลกากร
Flag of the Thai Customs Department.svg
Flag of the Thai Customs Department
Agency overview
Formed4 July 1874
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionThailand
Specialist jurisdiction
Operational structure
Headquarters Bangkok, Thailand
Agency executive
  • Theeraj Athanavanich [1] , Director-General
Parent agency Ministry of Finance
Website
www.customs.go.th

The Customs Department, also called the Thai Customs, [2] is the customs department of Thailand under the Ministry of Finance.

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History

Old Customs House at Bang Rak District Old Customs House Bangkok.jpg
Old Customs House at Bang Rak District

On 4 July 1874, King Chulalongkorn established Hor Ratsadakorn Pipat to collect all types of tax and become a form of Custom Department. Since the customs policy was complicated, the Customs Department developed the organization and management to be more effective by corporate the department under the control of the Ministry of Finance by Finance Minister of Thailand. [3] [4]

Organizational structure

See also

References

  1. Director-General of the Customs Department and the Customs’ executives joined ask for blessing from the Ministry of Finance’s top executives on the occasion of New Year's Day 2024
  2. "10 Thai customs to know before visiting Thailand". Matador Network.
  3. "::Thai::". www.rd.go.th.
  4. "ระบบภาษีไทยในวันที่โลกเปลี่ยน : คุยกับ ปัณณ์ อนันอภิบุตร". September 20, 2017.