Bolliger & Company Consulting Ltd.

Bolliger & Company Consulting Ltd. is a Bangkok-based consulting firm. Highly experienced in fields of expertise that cover customs, legal and tax, supply chain, we have played a key role in improving the performance of our clients in more than 15 jurisdictions including China, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand. What we do As globalization continues to grow and evolve, business operators today are faced with an ever increasing complexity of customs compliance requirements and international trade regulations which can be difficult to understand. Because of this, it is particularly important for importers to ensure that they duly process customs procedures in compliance with customs laws while at the same time leveraging on the opportunities for tax savings. Drawing on extensive customs knowhow and international trade expertise, our Customs team provides comprehensive and in-depth solutions on cross-border supply chain planning, investment, and trade and customs advisory services, particularly with regard to regulatory and compliance requirements relating to importation and exportation in many regions across the world, especially in Southeast Asia. Whether clients are planning or identifying alternative duty and tax savings through the use of Customs and BOI privileges or FTAs, seeking simplification of customs procedures, ensuring compliance with Customs and regulatory requirements, or seeking to develop useful techniques and strategies to defend and/or resolve disputes with various government authorities, we are strongly committed to assist our clients in achieving their goals. Scope of Services Our key professionals bring to the table decades of expertise and hands-on experience in WTO/FTA compliance, customs compliance, customs audits, tariff classification, customs valuation, transfer pricing, duty drawback, import licensing requirements, country of origin, trade remedies measures, free trade agreements and other preferential tariff schemes. We maintain close contact with relevant government authorities, especially customs authorities in Thailand, and cultivate strategic networks with customs & trade experts across Asia. Our major areas of service include but are not limited to the following: Customs Advisory Relevant customs regulatory on import & export procedures Customs compliance & post-entry audit Customs tariff classification Customs valuation including duty implications of royalty payment and cross-border transactions, especially between related parties Privileges with criteria and conditions under BOI and Customs Department, including Bonded Warehouse, Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT)’s Free Zone, Customs Free Zone, 19 bis duty drawback, duty refund for re-export FTAs regulatory & country of origin rules Import license and permission requirements Duty, VAT and excise tax implications of group trade transactions and proposed trade structures Opportunities for duty & tax saving Compliance & Post-Entry Audit Identify risk on import and export transactions, including customs valuation, customs formality procedures, tariff classification, computation of import duty, and reconciliation of payments made or received for import or export products Highlight the exposures that clients should be aware of Make recommendations to clients on improvements they can undertake, providing customized compliance guidelines to assist clients in minimizing their Customs exposures Defense and Advocacy Identify the best approach to take when engaging the Customs authorities on specific customs matters, ensuring that the applicable evidence, documentation, and/or justification is put forward to obtain the correct outcome and enhance tax savings Establish a policy recommendation paper, focusing on the socio-economic impact of trade-related matters and advocate the appropriate recommendation through our expertise in stakeholder engagement

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Phone: +66 (0) 2 625 6300
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