ATA Carnet

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ATA Carnet

Crew bringing in equipment for film production and goods under the auspices of the A.T.A. Carnet agreement which are to be used for filming purpose or as sample and re-exported are required to inform the Customs officer at the red channel for Customs clearance at the Passenger Control Division, Suwannaphumi International Airport Customs Bureau or other place designated by Regional Customs Bureau for that area.

On the departure date crew must present the A.T.A. Carnet document , equipment for film production and goods for inspection; otherwise the equipment or goods will be considered as not having been re-exported and Customs duties and taxes will be levied.

Restricted goods are goods the import and export of which is restricted by law and therefore require a permit from the related government agencies.

The following items require a permit from the government agency in order to lodge the Customs formalities:

Firearms, ammunition, explosive objects
The Department of Provincial Administration
Ministry of Interior

Buddha images, artifacts and antiques
The Fine Arts Department
Ministry of Culture

Radio transceivers and telecommunications equipment
Ministry of Information and Communication Technology

Plants and planting materials
Department of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture and cooperatives

Live animals, and animal products
Department of Live Stock Development
Ministry of Agriculture and cooperatives

Medicines and chemical products
The Office of Food and Drugs Administration
Ministry of public Health

For further information on any Customs matter please contact Customs officers at any post or call 66 2 134 1252

The 58 countries restricted by A.T.A. Carnet are as follow:

Algeria Andorra Australia Austria Belgium
Bulgaria Canada China Cote d’lvoire Croatia
Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland
France Germany Gibraltar Greece Hong Kong
Hungary Iceland India Ireland Israel
Italy Japan Korea (Rep.of) Lebanon Lithuania
Luxembourg Macedonia Malaysia Malta Mauritius
Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland
Portugal Romania Russia Senegal Singapore
Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka
Sweden Switzerland Thailand Tunisia Turkey
United Kingdom United States Yugoslavia    

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Contact Information

THAILAND
For more information, please contact: Suvarnabhumi Airport Cargo Clearance Customs Bureau (TPI) 
Bang Phli District, Samut Prakan Province 10540 
Phone number: 02-134-1246 
Email: 68000100@customs.go.th

OR

Tel : (66-2) 622 18 60 76 ext. 301-2
Fax : (66-2) 226 45 22
Email : ata@thaichamber.org
Web : www.thaichamber.org

Board of Trade of Thailand
150/2 Rajbopit Road 
Bangkok 10200, Thailand

Contact / ATA Manager

Mrs. Nartsuda Suwattanamongkol, ATA Manager 
Ms. Pattama Wanchurikorn, Acting ATA Carnet Manager 

Field of Application ATA Convention
Convention on "Professional equipment" 
Convention on "Exhibitions and Fairs" 
Convention on "Commercial Samples" 
Convention on "Scientific equipment" 
Istanbul Convention and all its Annexes (with reservations on Annexes A and B1) 

Other Applications : ATA Carnets are not accepted for postal traffic. 
ATA Carnets are not accepted for temporary operations under national law. 
ATA Carnets are accepted for transit. 

Languages in which Carnets should be completed : Thai or English. If ATA Carnets are completed in another language, the Customs may require a translation. 

Replacement carnet : Yes, in accordance with Article 14, Annex A of the Istanbul Convention

Customs Offices : All full-service Customs offices. ATA carnets are accepted during the official hours for general goods traffic. 
These hours are usually 8:30 am to 12:00 noon and 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm, from Monday to Friday.

However, Customs operations may be authorized outside the official hours on payment of the prescribed fees and subject to prior notice.

Goods imported or exported in air passenger’s luggage could be cleared at all hours of arrival of schedule passenger flights.