Laem Chabang Port 9 Aug- Laem Chabang Port Customs Accelerate the clearing of frozen pork residue. and outstanding containers
Laem Chabang Port Customs Office Organize a meeting to clarify the progress in dealing with frozen pork residues that have fallen to the state. and other outstanding containers within Laem Chabang Port area In particular, 161 containers of frozen pigs were prosecuted against such containers. and handling of other outstanding containers within the Laem Chabang Port area as well as exchanging opinions with representatives from relevant public and private organizations, namely Chonburi Animal Quarantine Station, Department of Livestock Development, National Swine Raisers Association shipping line operator and the Association of Port and Container Terminal Operators (TICTA) As the media has presented the news about the remaining containers within the Laem Chabang Port area of more than a thousand containers. Both cold storage containers general cargo box and dangerous goods containers
Including containers containing residual pigs. frozen that belonged to the land cause the cost of keeping the product Opportunity cost from using storage space, containers and wasting time in moving and rearranging containers. This is because Laem Chabang Port does not have a specific storage facility for intermediaries and residuals, as is the Bangkok Port's residual warehouse. Causing to be deposited in each private port at present causing problems that affect many agencies such as port operators, ship agents, importers, exporters and the Port Authority of Thailand
Currently, there are 937 containers in Laem Chabang Port as of August 8, 2023 (including 679 general cargo containers and 258 cold storage containers), which can be divided into 3 types as follows:
254 containers are under legal process (including 246 general containers and 8 cold storage containers)
538 containers that have been completed at customs stage during auction/delivery/destroy (including 298 general cargo and 240 cold storage containers).
Containers belonging to criminal proceedings Cannot be auctioned/delivered/destroyed Which has to wait for the outcome of the case in the amount of 145 containers (including 135 general cargo containers and 10 cold storage containers)
The Customs Office of Laem Chabang Port has continued to solve the problem. The results of operations concerning intermediaries and residuals And transit goods that belong to the state in the fiscal years 2021 and 2022 have been sold by auction / delivered / destroyed, a total of 342 cabinets, in the fiscal year 2021, 204 cabinets and in the fiscal year 2022, the amount of 138 cabinets. the middle of the residue and transit goods that belong to the land Completed 54 cabinets
Regarding the 161 containers of frozen pork residues that fell to the state, there has been a continuous survey in the form of a joint working group between officials from the Customs Department. Department of Special Investigation and Department of Livestock Development Until the survey was completed, all 161 containers on July 12, 2023, and at present, the Customs Office of Laem Chabang Port is preparing to deliver the aforementioned swine products to the Department of Livestock Development for destruction. It is currently under discussion. and waiting for the examination results from the Department of Special Investigation that Destruction of such goods which are nationalized in criminal cases Will it result in a lack of evidence or disfigure the case? If the conclusion is clear will proceed in the next order immediately At the same time, there was a discussion with shipping line operators. to ask for cooperation in dealing with the aforementioned objects which has been initially coordinated that The shipping line operator was responsible for the cost of destroying 97 containers and the remaining 64 containers.
The Customs Department reiterates that in order to proceed in accordance with the law In the event that an offense is found in the category of swine products Allowing customs officers to arrest and file a complaint with the investigating officer without agreeing to settle the case at the customs level. as well as preventing illegal imports of agricultural products Especially pork that is contaminated with pathogens and is dangerous for consumers from abroad.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency