Provide customs declaration

Case Study

Title: Jasmine Rice Exportation from Thailand to the United States, 2011

Corridors and Routes: Not Specified

Trade Product: Jasmine rice

Trade Type: Export

Process Analysis: Export from Thailand

Exporting Country: Thailand

Importing Country: United States of America

Category: Regulatory border procedures

Country and Procedure Description: Provide Customs declaration (Export from THA to USA/Jasmine rice)

Related Rules, Laws and Regulations: - Customs Act (B.E. 2469) and Amended (B.E. 2543) - Notification of Royal Thai Customs No. 116/2549 Re: Electronic Customs Clearance - Notification of Royal Thai Customs No. 39/2550 Re: Manual for e-Export System

Actors and Participants: - Customs
- Customs' Bank
- Exporter or Representative
- Exporter's Bank

Input Criteria to Enter or Begin the Business Process: - Exporter or representative is a registered user of the e-Customs system. - Exporter has participated in Customs‟ Electronic Fund Transfer program. - Exporter has already obtained the Permit for the Export of Rice (A. 4). - Transportations required to move jasmine rice to port of exit and the specified port of destination have already been arranged. - The consignment of to-be exported jasmine rice has already been insured.

Activities and Associated Documentary Requirements: 1. Exporter prepares Export Declaration in e-Export system based on data from the following documents. – Commercial Invoice – Permit for the Export of Rice (A. 4) – Draft Bill of Lading Exporters then electronically submits Export Declaration to Royal Thai Customs. 2. Royal Thai Customs, by e-Export system, determines if submitted Export Declaration meets Customs requirements. If it does not, e-Export system generates a message named Declaration Reject to notify exporter about the error(s) in the Export Declaration. It is important that exporter revises Export Declaration accordingly. If submitted Export Declaration meets Customs requirements, e-Export system generates a message named Declaration Accept which contains a reference number of accepted Export Declaration and the amount of duty (if any) to be paid by exporter. 3. Exporter acknowledges successful submission of Export Declaration upon the receipt of Declaration Accept. 4. Royal Thai Customs, by e-Export system, determines if there is a duty to be collected. If there is no duty to be collected, Royal Thai Customs, by e-Export system, skips activity 2.5.5-2.5.8 and updates the status of Declaration to „Export Declaration with Export Tax Exemption. It should be noted that, according to Notification of Ministry of finance No. SK. 1/2531, all kinds of rice are exempted from export tax. 5. If there is a duty to be collected, Royal Thai Customs, by e-Export system, sends Payment Order to request Exporter‟s bank to transfer the amount of duty that exporter owes to Customs‟ bank. 6. Upon the receipt of Payment Order, exporter‟s bank transfers the notified amount to Customs‟ bank and informs Customs‟ bank about the transfer of duty payment. 7. Customs‟ bank acknowledges the duty payment that has been transferred to Royal Thai Customs‟ saving account and issues Credit Advice to inform Royal Thai Customs. 8. Royal Thai Customs, by e-Export system, acknowledges the receipt of duty payment and generates the receipt number for exporter to keep as a reference. 9. Exporter acknowledges that Royal Thai Customs has successfully received the payment for duty. 10. Royal Thai Customs, by e-Export system, updates the status of Export Declaration.

Output Criteria to Exit the Business Process: - Exporter receives a message from e-Export system inclusive of a Declaration‟s reference number notifying that the Export Declaration has been accepted.
- The status of Export Declaration has been updated to Export Declaration ready for customs release.

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Number of Required Documents: 6

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Average Required Time: 30

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