The Second Export and Import of Goods Act of the Kingdom of Thailand 2015 is an additional act of the Export and Import of Goods Act 1979. The second export and import of goods act comprises of 13 articles. The objective is to define the term “transit” into the term “import” in order to ensure that the transition of goods through Thailand is done in an orderly manner. “Transit” means as to bring or to transport goods through Thailand which has the start and end route of transportation in Thailand irrespective of pause, changing carrier or adding or changing container in Thailand for transportation’s interest and forbidden any use of such product in Thailand. Besides that, it is also empowering Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce to define goods that are required to get permission to transit through Thailand. The Act has been public in the government gazette on 15 September 2015 and will entry into force after 90 days (15 December 2015).
By defining terms in the additional act will facilitate exporter-importer in transit of goods through Thailand more conveniently.
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