To facilitate and expedite the import procedure and allow the goods imported for the purpose of international conferences and exhibitions to be exempted from duty payment, BITEC, has been authorized by the Customs Department of Thailand to offer bond service to freight forwarders with the following conditions:
- Goods must be imported temporarily for events at BITEC only
- Goods must not be removed from BITEC bonded area without permission from the Customs Department. Otherwise, customs penalty and import duty/tax will be for exhibitors/consignees account.
- Any goods sold will be subject to an additional documentation charge to change the status of goods and import duty must be paid before it can be released from BITEC bond area.
- BITEC reserves the right not to accept any consignment if value of goods has been under declared.
BITEC appointed Bonded Facilities Manager, will perform clearance under BITEC Bond and charge the bond fee & import charges to the registered freight forwarder.
The Centre reserves the right to amend General Operating Policies & Procedures (GOPP) without prior notice.
The Centre will not accept any freight deliveries/shipments of C.O.D. deliveries on behalf of the Organizers or Exhibitors before the move-in period. Any goods arriving prior to and during the move-in period must be handled by the Organizers’ official Freight Forwarder.
Freight and equipment shall not be stored or unloaded on the premises prior to the beginning of the move-in period without written approval from Centre Management. Early unloading of freight and equipment, if approved, may be subject to storage charges. Rates can be obtained from Customer Services Department.
It may be necessary for container trucks and lorries to arrive in the evening before the move-in period begins. These freight vehicles will be allowed to park in the special truck parking lot as assigned by BITEC Traffic team, provided this parking is not in use for other event parking. In that case, the early arrival of fright vehicles would be moved to a later time.
Assignment of each parking area for different types of vehicle (trucks, visitor cars, etc.) will be approved by BITEC Traffic Team. Charges will apply for exceeding the time allowed by the Centre.
All equipment, freight, suppliers, materials for Organizers, Exhibitors, contractors, Sub-contractors, etc. must be brought into and removed from the Centre through designated loading areas. No use of the hall entrances and public areas of the Centre will be allowed for move-in, move-out or replenishment of stock and supplies. This includes car park lobbies, entrances, drop off, etc. Escalators and handicapped elevators should not be used to haul freight. A suitable gantry elevator is available upon request to the Customer Services Department.