泰国内阁批准网购进口商品征收关税：按品类税目征收、税率上限30%
泰国内阁11月10日批准对通过电子商务平台购买的进口商品征收进口关税。泰国财政部长 Ekniti Nitithanprapas 当天宣布，新税将按商品的海关税目分类征收，税率上限为30%，预计明年初开始实施。
泰国海关厅厅长 Phantong Loykulnanta 表示，新的征收方式适用于经快递服务与国际邮递入境的商品，将取代现行对网购小包裹的关税减征与免税安排，改按各品类的标准税率征收。他同时表示，新规不违反东盟与中国自由贸易协定的条款。
按新规，部分品类的税率将明显上升：塑料制品由20%升至30%，耳机与麦克风由10%升至30%，女式手提包由20%升至30%，健身器材由10%升至30%，珠宝由零升至30%，太阳镜由5%升至30%，服装则维持30%。
泰国政府表示，此举旨在保护泰国本地商家、为中小企业营造更公平的竞争环境。新规的具体执行细则与生效日期有待海关厅后续公布。
Thailand's Cabinet Approves Import Duties of up to 30% on E-Commerce Purchases
Thailand's cabinet on November 10 approved import duties on goods purchased through e-commerce platforms. Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas announced the same day that the duties will be charged according to each product's customs tariff classification, at rates not exceeding 30 percent, and are expected to come into force early next year.
Customs Department Director-General Phantong Loykulnanta said the revised collection regime will apply to goods entering Thailand through express delivery services and international post, replacing the tariff reductions and exemptions currently applied to online purchases shipped as parcels and restoring the standard rates for the relevant categories. He said the new regime does not violate the terms of the free-trade agreement between ASEAN and China.
Under the new rates, duties on plastic products will rise from 20 to 30 percent; headphones and microphones from 10 to 30 percent; women's handbags from 20 to 30 percent; fitness equipment from 10 to 30 percent; jewellery from zero to 30 percent; and sunglasses from 5 to 30 percent, while clothing remains at 30 percent.
The Thai government said the move is intended to protect local businesses and create a fairer competitive environment for small and medium-sized enterprises. Detailed implementation rules and the exact effective date are to be announced by the Customs Department.
来源：泰国财政部
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