export business claiming back duties

With a longer term intention of creating a way to earn an income when I finally come to live for a while in Thailand, I have created an on-line motorcycle parts business which is currently steadily growing as I ship parts, not only to within Oz but also export to other countries (including Thailand)....

Now at some point I'm going to move my stock and operations to Thailand and of course pay import duties and VAT upon entry of said stock. As I understand it if I then sell/re-export out of Thailand, "the business" would be eligible to re-claim that money/obtain refund on duties and VAT paid.

Does anyone else on the forum have a business model like this where they re-claim this and how do they go about doing this? Is it simply a matter of a monthly tax return like is done by Thai businesses for VAT? Or perhaps the claim back for import duties is done some other way? Anyone have some accurate advice?

if I was going to do this I would be getting far more professional advise than what is available on an anonymous forum .

I will go on record as saying Thai customs will rape you .

If you move all your household here as well, I think I am rigth in saying that you get a one off no duty on your gear you bring in if it is personal effects. Get a container, fill it with furniture with the bike bits in?

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Originally Posted by Mid

I will go on record as saying Thai customs will rape you .

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Yeh I guess that's possible, oddly enough so far my customers in Thailand have told me that no duty or VAT was levied on the individual parts orders I've sent there so far...

Yes perhaps will be different when the quantities are larger...

If the paperwork is in order and legitimate they can rape my legitimate Thai company all they want, from what I read on the Thai government website there are provisions to re-claim what I get charged if I'm then re-exporting.

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Originally Posted by westozguy

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Originally Posted by Mid

I will go on record as saying Thai customs will rape you .

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Yeh I guess that's possible, oddly enough so far my customers in Thailand have told me that no duty or VAT was levied on the individual parts orders I've sent there so far...

Yes perhaps will be different when the quantities are larger...

If the paperwork is in order and legitimate they can rape my legitimate Thai company all they want, from what I read on the Thai government website there are provisions to re-claim what I get charged if I'm then re-exporting.

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The Quantities should make no difference to the Customs Duty charged - if the Product is Zero-rated for Import Duty the same tariff Code would apply regardless of how many you Import.

That said you will pay VAT on the C.I.F plus Import Duty (if any is charged).

If you do claim back the VAT on re-export be prepared for your Company to be scrutinised by various Thai Government Departments, they will check not only your Accounts, Tax Returns etc. but your Visa and Work Permit and so on - the Thai Revenue Department does not like refunding anything and will usually try all avenues to avoid it!

Patrick