G/TBT/N/THA/548  
 
18 June 2019  
(19-4153) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  THAILAND   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2  and 7.2):  - 
2. Agency responsible:   
The Excise Department  
1488 Nakornchaisri Road, Dusit  
Bangkok Thailand 10300  
Ministry of Finance  
Telephone: (+662) 241 5600  
Fax: (+662) 241 3218  
E-mail: itax@excise.go.th  
Name  and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
- 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [X], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other  [  ]:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Alcohol 
Beverages (ICS: 67.160.10) (HS 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, 2208)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ministerial 
Regulation entitled Liquor Importation Permission (No.2) B.E. 2562 (2019) amending the 
Ministerial Regulation entitled Liquor Importation Permission B.E. 2560. 
http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th /DATA/PDF/2562/A/073/T_0001.PDF  (1 page(s), in 
English; 2 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  Ministerial Regulation entitled Liquor Importation Permission 
(No.2) B.E. 2562 is intended to provide procedures and conditions for Liquor Importation 
into the Kingdom of Thailand, it is specified as follows:  
Clause 1 The provisions of Clause 5 (2) of the Ministerial Regulations  entitled   Liquor 
Importation Permission B.E. 2560 shall be replaced by the following:  
"(2) Submit samples of liquors to be imported to the Director General for quality 
examination and analysis prior to submitting the application for the Liquor Importation 
License or submit the certificate of analysis (CoA) to ensure that the liquors meet the 
requirement announced by the Direct or General. Such certificate shall be issued by the 
agency which the Director General designated as the Quality Examination Agency, the 
foreign government agency or other agencies certified by the foreign government.  
It should be noted that the enclosed fu ll text in English version is unofficial translation.   In 
case of a discrepancy, the Thai original shall prevail.  G/TBT/N/THA/548  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To protect consumer health and safety  
8. Relevant docu ments:   
• The Excise Act B.E. 2560 (2017)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  - 
Proposed date of entry into force:  5 June 2019  
10. Final date for comments:  - 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS)  
Division of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards Policy  
50 Phaholyothin Road, Ladyao, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900  
Thailand  
Tel: (+662 ) 561 4204  
Fax: (+662) 561 4034  
Email: spsthailand@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.acfs.go.th  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/THA/19_3487_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/THA/19_3487_00_e.pdf