1. Exporter decides whether to submit a request for the Export of Rice (A. 4) manually or electronically. 2. If exporter prefers the manual or paper-based system, exporter prepares the following documents: – Application for Permission to Export Rice (KP. 2) – Sales Report (KP 3) – Application for the Collection of the Permit for the Export of Rice (A. 3) – Draft Permit for the Export of Rice (A. 4) – Evidence of Sales (Purchase Order or Sales Contract) The required forms can be purchased at Department of Foreign Trade. A set of required forms costs 30 THB. Once the documents are ready, exporter submits the documents at one of the following locations: – Bureau of Foreign Trade Services, Department of Foreign Trade – Office of the Provincial Governor or Office of Commercial Affairs in a province of exporter‟s residency, except exporter residing in Bangkok – Regional Office of Foreign Trade 3. To submit the request electronically through a web-based EDI system for permit and certificate application provided by Department of Foreign Trade, exporter enters data requirements of Application for the Collection of the Permit for the Export of Rice (A. 3) and attaches the evidence of sales. 4. Department of Foreign Trade, either by its officer or its web-based EDI system for permit and certificate application, determines if submitted documents meet Department of Foreign Trade‟s requirements. If they do not, Department of Foreign Trade, either by its officer or its web-based EDI system for permit and certificate application, informs exporter where revision is needed. Exporter who submits the request for the Permit electronically can check the status of the request online. Exporter then revises the documents accordingly. 5. If the submitted data meet Department of Foreign Trade‟s requirements, Department of Foreign Trade issues the Permit for the Export of Rice (A. 4). 6. Regardless of the submission methods, exporter collects the Permit at the pre-specified location. – In the manual system, the signed and authenticated Permit can be collected after the application is submitted for six working hours. For example, if the application is submitted at 9.00, the Permit should be ready for a pick-up at 16.00. If the application is submitted in the afternoon, the permit can be collected the next morning. – In the electronic system, exporter can collect the Permit 1 hour after being notified that the request is approved. The Permit is valid for a month. Department of Foreign Trade allows a renewal of the Permit twice. The issuance of the Permit is free of charge.
