Tag: Thailand

FedEx and UPS hold fire on surcharge

Posted by | Sep 2, 2002 | |

Transport giant Federal Express will wait until Oct 1 before introducing an additional charge to cover an overtime fee imposed by the Customs Department.
However, its rivals DHL International (Thailand) and TNT Express Worldwide (Thailand) told their customers that they would introduce the surcharge starting yesterday.United Parcel Service (UPS) said it would wait for market reaction before deciding whether to continue absorbing the costs or find an alternative solution.
FedEx said that as a result of delaying the introduction of the surcharge it would have to absorb 30 million baht in additional costs.
The figure was based on a report prepared by the Conference of Asia Pacific Express Carriers (Capec), which claims that its members including FedEx, DHL, UPS and TNT have absorbed overtime costs amounting to one million baht each per day.

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Customs-clearing tax in Thailand draws fire

Posted by | Aug 9, 2002 | |

A change in the fees charged for customs-clearing services in Thailand was announced in July 2002. The air express industry believes that the change in policy represents a breach of the commitments of Thailand to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), because the Thai Department of Customs did not consult with the industry prior to changing the fees. A formal complaint was submitted to the Thai Ministry of Finance by the Conference of Asia Pacific Express Carriers. DHL Worldwide Express and TPG (TNT Post) are two of the members of that organisation. Federal Express Corporation and United Parcel Service have also complained about the adoption of overtime taxes for customs-clearing services outside of standard working hours.

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Couriers upset over customs fee hike

Posted by | Aug 9, 2002 | |

Couriers have joined forces against an abrupt increase in overtime charges imposed by the Customs Department, which have gone up by between 500 per cent and a massive 28,000 per cent.The Conference of Asia-Pacific Express Carriers (CAPEC) – whose members include DHL, FedEx, TNT and UPS – has called for an immediate suspension of the additional overtime charges, citing a violation of international trade regulations.
The group has also asked for immediate consultations with the government, saying the move could affect the country’s long-term aspirations to become a regional cargo hub, Ian Impey, head of the conference, said in a telephone interview from Brussels.
The Customs Department imposed overtime charges on air-express companies by factors of 500-28,000 per cent, effective July 16. The department informed the air-express operators on July 16 that the decision had been made to increase overtime charges for Customs clearance activities that are conducted outside of standard operating hours. The revised regime is based on levying the overtime charges on an individual airway bill.

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Price of a stamp to be BT3

Posted by | Jun 28, 2002 | |

The Communication Authority of Thailand bids to clean up its balance sheet as it gears up for privatisation of mail unit. Sending a letter within the country will soon cost a baht more as the postal service gears up to clean up its books and stand on its own feet ahead of privatisation.

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