We have found SCB the most user friendly bank, meet all our needs and provide and interest bearing account to hold our 1.6m baht for visa renewal. We moved from BKK bank because they were not user friendly especially when it came to paperwork we needed for immig every year. Took up to a week to get our statements and letters for immig which was a ball ache……..SCB issue whilst we wait .
The removal company will produce a packing list /inventory of all items which will be screened by customs agent and they will assess import charges accordingly, no alcohol permitted - we brought in a container 6 years ago without issues
There are many retirees from UK in Thailand and elsewhere who get their pensions paid into a local offshore account - for many of them being non resident they cannot keep a bank account in the UK so they have no choice - stop peddling nonsense
there used to be a deminimus of B1500 below which no duty or vat, this has been removed to vat will apply as well as duties from countries where there are not free trade agreements - then the carrier will charge for collecting the VAT as an import declaration will now be required - important to check with supplier before you buy
the Thai Govt are removing the deminimus which used to be B1500 so VAT will now be applied plus the handling fee by the carrier for collecting it which could be as much as the VAT - no duties from China though