Thai Customs Department

Customs Department
กรมศุลกากร
Agency overview
Formed 4 July 1874
Jurisdiction Government of Thailand
Headquarters Bangkok, Thailand
Agency executive
  • Kulis Sombutsiri, Director-General
Parent department Ministry of Finance
Website www.customs.go.th

The Thai Customs Department, also called the Thai Customs[1] is the customs department of Thailand.

History

Old Customs House

In 4 July 1874, King Chulalongkorn established Hor Ratsadakorn Pipat to collect all type of tax and become a formation of Custom Department. Since the custom policy was complicated, the Custom Department developed the organization and management to be more effective by corporate the department to under the control of the Ministry of Finance by Finance Minister of Thailand.[2][3]

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