Goods can be shipped into Thailand by various forms of transport. One of them is by air. Customs clearance procedures for air import are as follows:

     1. Importers/ Customs brokers submit import entry and air waybill to the system. After all documents are verified, they will receive a control number automatically;
     2. The system verifies documents against the reference book in the Profile system, and Import entry will be cut off from the manifest automatically;
     3. The control number is issued. Import Entry status is 0109, which means it is ready for tax payment;
     4. After paying import tax, the Import Entry status is changed to 0209;
     5. There are two codes concerning inspection: (1) Inspection, and (2) No inspection:
          Inspection            

• • Importers will be informed by the system to submit data to a destination warehouse (Import Entry status is 0301);
  • Importers contact warehouse staff;
  • Name of the inspector will be issued by the system automatically.
  • Importers take goods to the officer for inspection;
  • A Customs officer will record data into the system, and the Import Entry status is changed to 0309.

          No inspection

• • Import Entry status is 0309. Data will be sent to warehouse automatically.

     6. Importers contact warehouse staff to receive goods, and the warehouse staff will record data into the system;
     7. Import Entry status is changed to 0409 and the delivery date is stamped;
     8. Importers may take goods out of the warehouse.    

Information as of 15 June 2017
Source: Suvarnabhumi Airport Cargo Clearance Customs Office
Tel.. +66 2134 1246