Thai Customs Department Eases Certificate of Origin Submission Requirements

On April 16, 2020, the director general of the Thai Customs Department issued Notification No. 81/2563, which introduces new customs measures intended to facilitate the operations of importers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new notification replaces and expands on a previous one (Notification No. 47/2563), issued in March 2020, which allowed importers of goods from China to submit photocopies of certificates of origin in certain circumstances, rather than originals,...