G/TBT/N/THA/524  
 
15 November 2018  
(18-7169) 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) 244 8236  
Fax: (+662) 241 3893  
E-mail: tax_3@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, 220 6, 2207, 2208)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  
Ministerial Regulation entitled "Liquor Importation Permission" 
http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2560/A/095/65.PDF  (5 page(s), in 
English; 5 page(s), in Thai)    
6. Description of content: Ministerial Regulation entitled Liquor Importation Permission is 
intended to provide procedures and conditions for Liquor  Importation into the Kingdom of 
Thailand issued under B.E. 2560, it is summarized as follows:  
1. Any person, who intends to import liquors into the Kingdom of Thailand, shall submit 
an application for  Liquor Importation License together with the relevant documents 
to the Area Excise Office or the Branch Office where the customs office for liquor 
importation is located.  
2. In case where the person desiring to apply for the Liquor Importation License type one, 
the following procedure shall be completed prior  to submitting the application 
mentioned in 1:  
2.1 Submit a label request form and the sample of labels used on the liquor for 
label approval. The evidence of sole distributor for imported liquors is required.  
2.2 Submit  sample of liquor to the Director Ge neral of the Excise Department for 
quality examination or provide the certificate of analysis to ensure that the 
liquors meet its requirement. Such certificate shall be issued by the agency 
which the Director General designated as the Quality Examination A gency, the G/TBT/N/THA/524  
 
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  foreign government agency or other agencies certified by the foreign 
government.  
It should be noted that the enclosed full text in English version is unofficial translation.  In 
case of a discrepancy, the Thai original shall prevail.  
The Excise D epartment provides statutory exception and transitional period for importer to 
comply with article 5(2) of the regulation by allowing the importation of liquor into Thailand 
before submitting samples of liquors or certificate of result.  
The importer shall  submit the liquor or certificate of result of liquor sample to the Excise 
Department within 30 days after the date of importation.  
This exemption will only be implemented for the application, which has been provided before 
14 March 2019  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: To protect consumer health and safety.  
8. Relevant documents:   
• The Excise Act B.E. 2560 (2017)  
9. Proposed date of adoption: - 
Proposed date of entry into force: 16 September 2017  
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/2018/TBT/THA/18_5898_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/THA/18_5898_00_e.pdf