BANGKOK, 24 July 2015, The Customs Department will start offering customs charge paying service through credit and debit cards at the customs office in Suvarnabhumi International Airport from September 1st, 2015 onward.
Customs Department Director-General Dr. Somchai Sujjapongse said his department signed a Memorandum of Understanding on providing the service with Krung Thai Bank Pcl. and Kasikorn Bank Pcl.
He said the service would greatly facilitate the tax paying process, providing tax payers with another easy channel to customs charges paying.
Passengers subjected to pay customs charges would be able to do so through either credit or debit cards from September 1st, 2015, onward at Suvarnabhumi International Airport. The service will eventually be extended to other airport customs offices and customs offices along the border provinces at a later date.
The department aims at recruiting other commercial banks to join the campaign.