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SUWANVARA LAWFIRM
Suwanvara Law Firm Co., Ltd.
SUWANVARA LAWFIRM
SUWANVARA LAWFIRM
Suwanvara Law Firm Co., Ltd.
Business Services

Customs & Cross-Border Trade Compliance

In a customs audit, the time you have left is the scarcest resource

Customs & Cross-Border Trade Compliance
Business Services

In a customs audit, the time you have left is the scarcest resource

Customs problems rarely start at the border. They start when an audit reaches back over past years and the classification you have always used, or the value you declared, is questioned — and the result is a retrospective duty bill that hits cash flow at once. We work both ends. One is reviewing the classifications and valuation structure you use now, to find where they are fragile. The other is running the response once an audit has opened: assembling the records, making the submissions, and challenging or appealing the assessment. Alongside that we look at the duty privileges and trade-agreement claims you are entitled to and are not using, on both the import and the export side.

What we cover

Tariff classification reviews
Customs valuation, including related-party pricing
Responding to post-clearance audits and retrospective document requests
Challenging and appealing duty assessments
Duty privileges and free-trade-agreement claims
Building import/export records that survive a later audit

Talk to us about this

Free initial consultation. Tell us what your business needs and we'll map the steps and a quote.

Frequently asked questions about Customs & Cross-Border Trade Compliance

3 questions answered

Don't hand over the whole file unread. Work out what is actually being questioned and whether your records answer that point — the first submission usually sets the direction of everything after it.
There are routes to correct it, and coming forward usually lands better than being found. We assess which option carries less exposure in your specific case first.
Related-party pricing is one of the most frequently questioned areas. The documentation explaining how the price was arrived at should exist in advance, not be assembled once the question is asked.

Other business services

Company & Corporate Registration
Company formation, changes to directors/capital/address/objectives, dissolution, and full DBD paperwork — handled end-to-end by a team that sees it through.
Accounting & Monthly Tax
Monthly bookkeeping, tax filing (withholding & VAT), annual financial statements, payroll, and social security — all in one place, right after we register your company.
Business License Applications
Industry-specific licenses — restaurants, food sale/storage, hotels, import-export, FDA, and e-commerce — with documents prepared and agencies coordinated for you.
Contract Drafting & Document Review
Draft and review business contracts of every kind — employment, NDAs, services, sale, lease — plus website T&Cs/privacy policies and demand letters, to prevent disputes before they start.
Notarial Services & Certified Translation
Notarial Services Attorney certification of signatures and documents, certified translation, and embassy/consular liaison — for use at home and abroad.
Employer Labour-Law Compliance & HR Advisory
Employment contracts and work rules that hold up, a documented discipline-and-termination process, and a standing labour adviser your HR team can call before they act — not after.
Work Permit & Visa Processing Service
Work permits and business visas filed and renewed end to end — company eligibility checked first, employer paperwork prepared, 90-day reporting handled, and clean cancellation when staff leave.
Retained Corporate Legal Counsel
A named lawyer on monthly retainer — reviewing the contracts you use, answering day-to-day questions, issuing demand letters, and settling disputes before they reach court.
PDPA Compliance & Data Protection
Find out where the organisation is actually exposed, then put the documents and procedures in place — policies, consents, processing records, processor contracts, data-subject requests, and breach response.
Demand Letters for Unpaid Debts
A lawyer-issued demand letter setting a deadline to pay — putting the debtor formally in default, building the evidence you will need in court, and staying inside what the law on debt collection allows.
Legal Notices & Cease-and-Desist Letters
Lawyer-issued notices that terminate a contract, require a property to be vacated, demand an infringement stop, or set a deadline to cure a breach — plus replies to notices you have received.