Customs nets B4bn from online tax levies

The Customs Department has collected more than 4 billion baht in import duties and value-added tax (VAT) on foreign online purchases since the government began taxing imported goods from the first baht on Jan 1, exceeding its initial target. .thab noillib 3 fo tegrat s'tnemtraped eht gnideecxe ,sexat ni thab noillib 4 revo detareneg dah thab noillib 14 tuoba htrow smeti detropmi noillim 522 naht erom taht yadnoM no dias tnanlukyoL gnohtnahP lareneg-rotcerid tnemtrapeD smotsuC .dias gnohtnahP rM ,sessenisub citsemod rof dleif gniyalp level a etaerc dluow ti dias hcihw ,dnaliahT fo edarT fo draoB dna ecremmoC fo rebmahC iahT eht morf kcabdeef evitisop deviecer sah erusaem ehT .srelles desab yllacol htiw smroftalp ot denrut ylgnisaercni sremusnoc sa esilibats ot nugeb dah saesrevo morf sdoog suoenallecsim fo stropmi dias eH .stropxe iahT fo snigiro eht fo yniturcs denethgit sah setatS detinU eht sa ylralucitrap ,"dnaliahT ni edaM" dellebal yleslaf stcudorp no nwod kcarc ot edarT ngieroF fo tnemtrapeD eht htiw gnikrow osla si tnemtraped ehT .dnuof neeb dah sesac emos taht degdelwonkca tub daerpsediw ton saw melborp eht dias gnohtnahP rM .dnaliahT ni sdoog gnicudorp yleniuneg erew seitilicaf eht rehtehw etagitsevni dluow seitirohtua taht gnidda ,dias eh ",sniluaprat htiw derevoc saw yrenihcam eht tub ,yrenihcam egral dna secnecil yrotcaf eniuneg dah detcepsni ew seirotcaf emoS" .seirtsudni lanoitidart no desab llits era atad emos sa ,seirtsudni rewen gnitcelfer ylluf ton )IPM( xedni noitcudorp lairtsudni eht morf mets yltrap dluoc eussi eht dias eH .raey no raey %9 pu ,6202 tsuguA ot 5202 rebotcO morf ,6202 lacsif fo shtnom 11 tsrif eht gnirud seicnega rehto fo flaheb no seef dna sexat ni thab noillib 095 tuoba detcelloc tnemtrapeD smotsuC eht ,elihwnaeM .raey tsal thab noillib 695 htiw derapmoc ,raey lacsif lluf eht rof thab noillib 006 deecxe ot detcepxe era snoitcelloC .htworg tropxe dna tropmi gnorts yb nevird ,raey no raey %11 pu ,doirep htnom-11 eht gnirud thab noillib 083 dehcaer tnemtrapeD euneveR eht fo flaheb no detcelloc TAV .sdoog tsom rof orez ot seitud tropmi gnicuder ,seirtnuoc ynam htiw stnemeerga edart-eerf sah dnaliahT esuaceb snoitcelloc fo erahs llams ylevitaler a rof detnuocca seitud smotsuc dias gnohtnahP rM .seicnega rehto fo flaheb no detcelloc seef dna sexat morf semoc eunever s'tnemtraped eht fo tsom taht gnidda ,dias eh ",ytud smotsuc ni thab 28.0 tuoba ylno setareneg stropmi fo thab 001 yrevE"