Dato’ Sri Subromaniam Tholasy
Special Advisor – Customs
Areas of expertise
- As special advisor at TRATAX since 2020, participated in various knowledge development and technical works pertaining to SST, GST (post repeal matters), excise duty and import duty matters.
- Prior to that, he had a distinguished career in Royal Malaysian Customs Department (RMCD) spanning 35 years. He as the Director General of Customs & Excise.
- He has also served as the Chairman MOF’s special Committee on Customs Oversight.
- His service in RMCD encompassed various roles in Sales Tax, Service Tax, Excise, Import, Valuation, Post Clearance Audit, Enforcement and GST.
- Chairman of ASEAN’s Customs 2018-2019 session.
- Chairman of ASEAN’s Customs Enforcement and Compliance Committee from 2011 to 2013
- Presented numerous papers at an international level on topics such as Customs Enforcement on contraband smuggling, Customs Valuation, Excise taxation policies, Anti Money Laundering enforcement, Commercial Fraud and GST Fraud.
- Served as a member of the Expert of Western Pacific Region on the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (FCTC-WHO)
- He established the ‘ASEAN’ level information sharing network for Customs Enforcement
Unit 13-11, Level 13, Tower A, The Vertical, Avenue 3,
Bangsar South City, no. 8, Jalan Kerinchi,
59200, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Bangsar South City, no. 8, Jalan Kerinchi,
59200, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia