Weird Thailand Mail Customs Duties

For over 10 years all my mailed packages arriving in Thailand were delivered with no problems. Over the past year EVERY small parcel coming from the US has been assessed Thai customs duties.

So if you have a parcel sent over from the States beware you could get assessed an inordinate amount no matter what the contents or value.
Here are the policies from the Thailand Customs website:
Thai Customs provides a set of clearance procedures to assist individuals with the clearance of postal items. Thai Customs can examine almost any item that comes to Thailand by mail. You may have to pay applicable taxes and duties on items mailed to you. If you owe duties and taxes, it will be indicated on the Notice issued by the Thailand Post which will be sent to you ditectly.
The amount of duties or taxes you may owe on an item depends upon the following:
the item’s value in Thai baht; and
whether or not the item is a commercial sample.
Categories of Postal Items
Category 1: Low value postal items : This category comprises postal items having no commercial value and which are exempted from taxes and duties provided that they are subject to the criteria listed below :
The value does not exceed 1,000 baht; and
The item is a commercial sample of no commercial value.
Any items that are prohibited and restricted are excluded.
The postal items under Category 1 are delivered to the Thailand Post for further distribution to the consignees at the given address.
Category 2 : Postal items subject to applicable taxes and duties : This category comprises postal items of which FOB value is above 1,000 baht but does not exceed 40,000 baht and which are subjected to taxes and duties.
Any items that are prohibited and restricted are excluded.
The items under Category 2 are jointly examined by Customs and the Thailand Post. After the applicable taxes and duties are determined, such postal items are sent to the Thailand Post for further distribution to the destined postal office, and subsequently to the consignees.
Applicable taxes and duties of the postal items under this Category are collected by the Thailand Post on behalf of Thai Customs. In this connection, the Thailand Post will issue and send the consignee a dispatch note known as “Notice on the Collection of International Postal Items”. The consignee then brings such Notice to the Thailand Post office and pay applicable taxes and duties.
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