About 4,000 counterfeit items, valued at around Bt2 million, included prohibited imported goods, were torched at the incinerator in Phuket Town on Thursday, led by Phuket Customs Office Chief Kanjana Suwachino.
Tobacco trade group urges delay in cigarette tax increase
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2018
Following the discovery of rampant use of contraband cigarettes in the seven lower southern provinces, the Thai Tobacco Trade Association on Wednesday called on the government to delay the next cigarette tax hike, scheduled for October.
The Customs Department has announced its success in intercepting contraband, pornographic material and e-cigarettes, as well as processed Burmese rosewood, Siamese rosewood and other hardwood logs that were prohibited for export.