TikToker faces 1,650 baht tax bill for sending 10 baht pen to Thailand (video)

Photo via TikTok/ 24jetlag

A Thai man shared his shocking experience on TikTok saying he sent a pen that cost less than 10 baht from New Zealand to Thailand and was charged 1,650 baht in tax.

The man posted a video on his TikTok account, @24jetlag, on November 2 revealing his mind-boggling story with the caption: “Tax for sending a pen to Thailand is 1,650 baht!”

The man explained in the video that he needed to deliver the power of attorney from New Zealand, where he lives, to his father in Thailand.

According to the Thai man, the lawyer stressed that both the signature and all written content in the document must be in the same ink colour and type. To ensure the legal process went smoothly, the man decided to dispatch the pen he had used in the document along with the six pages of the document.

Upon shipping, the courier inquired about the…