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SUMMARY:Customs & Excise Council: February 2023 Video Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Customs & Excise Council will convene virtually on February 14. Please find the meeting agenda as follow: \n1. Update the draft letter of counterfeit products to Customs Dept.\, presented to the Board on 7 Feb  \n\n \n\n2. DFT ICP training course in ENG section  \n\n \n\n3. Draft agenda of annual meeting with Customs Dept.\n\n   a.  Simplifying and digitizing cross-border clearance and Customs Department's policy priorities\n\n   b. National Single Window: Development of Digital FTA\, with clear guidelines on the expectations on importers to confirm eligibility for the FTA with their overseas suppliers\n\n   c. Interdepartmental Data Exchange among Customs Department\, Excise Department\, and Revenue Department\n\n   d. VAT penalty exemption\n\n   e. Payment deferral on appeal cases\n\n   f. Encourage additional AEO certified customs brokers\n\n \n\n4. Draft agenda of annual meeting with Excise Dept.\n\n   a. Alcohol: Comments on alcohol excise restructure \n\n     - Request preparation period\, similar to sugar tax.\n\n     - Other industry has known tax rate increase risk\, requesting same practice\n\n   b. Counterfeit product impacts to Excise Dept.\n\n   c. Follow up status of the excise tax contribution to elderly fund (earmark tax)\n\n   d. Excise Dept. role in carbon tax study and carbon credit \n\n   e. Nutrition drink: TBC by Abbott\n\n   f. Auto: potential new battery technology in EV production  \n\n   g. Tobacco: (TBC)\n\n \n\n5. Update 1st meeting with OPDC \n\n \n\n6. Customs regulatory update\n\n \n\n7. Excise regulatory update\, Auto: Cabinet approval in early Feb/23\n\n   a. EV battery excise rate reduction from 8% to 1%\n\n   b. EV battery plant incentive depending on the plant capacity\n\n   c. On-going study by Excise Dept.  \n \n\nAll AMCHAM members are welcome to attend the Customs & Excise Council meetings to stay abreast of the policy priorities that AMCHAM advocates for on behalf of members. Advance registration is necessary.\n\n\n\nTo continue to receive updates on our meetings and activities\, or to request to join the Council\, please contact tong@amchamthailand.com
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Customs &amp\; Excise Council will convene virtually on February 14. Please find the meeting agenda as follow:&nbsp\;\n<div>1.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Update the draft letter of counterfeit products to Customs Dept.\, presented to the Board on 7 Feb&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div>2.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>DFT ICP training course in ENG section&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div>3.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Draft agenda of annual meeting with Customs Dept.</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;a.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span> Simplifying and digitizing cross-border clearance and Customs Department&rsquo\;s policy priorities</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;b.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>National Single Window: Development of Digital FTA\, with clear guidelines on the expectations on importers to confirm eligibility for the FTA with their overseas suppliers</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;c.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Interdepartmental Data Exchange among Customs Department\, Excise Department\, and Revenue Department</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;d.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>VAT penalty exemption</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;e.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Payment deferral on appeal cases</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;f.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Encourage additional AEO certified customs brokers</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div>4.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Draft agenda of annual meeting with Excise Dept.</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;a.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Alcohol: Comments on alcohol excise restructure&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;- Request preparation period\, similar to sugar tax.</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;- Other industry has known tax rate increase risk\, requesting same practice</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;b.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Counterfeit product impacts to Excise Dept.</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;c.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Follow up status of the excise tax contribution to elderly fund (earmark tax)</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;d.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Excise Dept. role in carbon tax study and carbon credit&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;e.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Nutrition drink: TBC by Abbott</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;f.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Auto: potential new battery technology in EV production&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;g.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Tobacco: (TBC)</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div>5.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Update 1st meeting with OPDC&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div>6.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Customs regulatory update</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div>7.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Excise regulatory update\, Auto: Cabinet approval in early Feb/23</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;a.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>EV battery excise rate reduction from 8% to 1%</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;b.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>EV battery plant incentive depending on the plant capacity</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;c.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>On-going study by Excise Dept.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</div>\n&nbsp\;<br color:="" font-size:="" open="" />\nAll AMCHAM members are welcome to attend the Customs &amp\; Excise Council meetings to stay abreast of the policy priorities that AMCHAM advocates for on behalf of members. Advance registration is necessary.<br color:="" font-size:="" open="" />\n<br color:="" font-size:="" open="" />\nTo continue to receive updates on our meetings and activities\, or to request to join the Council\, please contact tong@amchamthailand.com
LOCATION:Video conference
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DTSTAMP:20260420T071211Z
URL:http://www.connect.amchamthailand.com/events/details/customs-excise-council-february-2023-video-conference-2420
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