Customs & Excise

Mission: The Customs & Excise Council is committed to building a long term, constructive dialogue with the Customs and Excise Departments, in order to effectively communicate AMCHAM members’ customs and excise priorities.

2025 Highlights:

• Held seven monthly meetings to discuss key issues affecting members.
• Conducted a site visit to the Suvarnabhumi Airport Cargo Clearance Customs office with a consultation meeting to address amendments to entry procedures and regulations concerning low-value imported goods after the removal of the de minimis threshold.
• Hosted over 70 Customs Department officials for a Transfer Pricing Workshop in conjunction with the Tax Council to share knowledge and practices from other countries for better alignment between the Customs Department and private sector on the issue, as well as to open doors for AMCHAM resources offered to the Thai government for future collaboration.
• Jointly with the Economics & Trade Committee, hosted a series of events to keep members up-to-date on the evolving U.S. tariff situation, beginning with a Member Luncheon Trade & Tariffs: The State of Play in March, and following up with two video conference presentations in April and August.
• Issued an AMCHAM Recommendation Letter on Exempting Mixtures of Odiferous Substances from Excise Tax.