Notification of importation of fossilized amber or transformed fossilized amber from abroad

     The importation of fossilized amber from abroad must be notified in writing to the Director-General of the Department of Mineral Resources within 30 days, counting from the day the fossilized amber or transformed fossilized amber, or other changed forms thereof, are brought into the Kingdom, according to Tor Thor Jor 1 application. The procedure to submit the notification for the importation of fossilized amber from abroad is as follows:

1. Submit notification using Form Tor Thor Jor 1.
2. The officer will check the completeness of the documents, a process which takes 1 day.
3. The officer will consider the facts related to the imported fossilized amber, a process that takes 7 days.
4. The officer will inspect the imported fossilized amber, a process that takes 15 days.
5. The director of the Fossilized Amber Protection Division will sign the notification Tor Thor Jor 2 and the notification letter, a process that takes 7 days.

     Submissions can be made at the Conservation and Management of Fossilized Amber Section, Fossilized Amber Protection Division of the Department of Mineral Resources, Gomen Building, 1st Floor, 75/10 Rama VI Road, Thung Phaya Thai Sub-district, Ratchathewi District, Bangkok 10400, telephone number 02-621-9640.

     Services are available from Monday to Friday (except on official holidays), from 08:30 to 16:30 hrs. Alternatively, online submissions can be made through the National Single Window (NSW) system. Officers will review and acknowledge the requests during official working hours, from 08:30 to 16:30 hrs.

Data updated on May 17, 2023.
Source: The Digital Government Development Agency
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