Thailand continues to see a low level of enforcement of its primary competition statute, the Thai Trade Competition Act.

On 5 October 2017, significant reforms to the Thai Competition Law took effect. These reforms, reported in the April 2017 issue (click here for further details)...

Thailand's Supreme Administrative Court has upheld a decision by the Office of Trade and Competition Commission (OTCC) to reject a complaint by several Thai health advocacy organizations ...

On October 9, 2023, the Trade Competition Commission of Thailand announced its plan for 2024 to focus primarily on competition, unfair trading, and antitrust policies for e-commerce businesses with a value of over THB 100 billion.

Attorneys from Tilleke & Gibbins' corporate and commercial group in Bangkok have contributed the Thailand chapter of the new Lex Mundi Sustainability and Competition Global Practice Guide.

On February 4, 2026, the Trade Competition Commission of Thailand (TCCT) released a draft notification outlining updated criteria and procedures for requesting advance decisions...

On May 21, 2025, the Trade Competition Commission of Thailand (TCCT) published a press release signaling heightened regulation of digital platforms...

Thailand's Trade Competition Commission has amended the guidelines prohibiting large purchasers from setting unfair credit terms for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Thailand's Customs Department has announced the cancellation of the longstanding de minimis exemption, which waives import duties on goods valued...

Thailand's new Trade Competition Act B.E. 2560 (2017) (the "Act") came into effect on 5th October 2017 and affects business operators of all types and sizes.

On July 7, 2026, the Trade Competition Commission of Thailand (TCCT) issued a press release announcing the establishment of two new subcommittees designed to intensify oversight of digital platforms and modern trade...

Trade competition in Thailand has been regulated under the Trade Competition Act B.E. 2542 (1999) (the "Current Act"), which has remained unchanged for almost twenty years.

Thailand's Trade Competition Commission has issued new rules governing business relations between food delivery platform operators and the restaurants operating through those platforms.

Be aware of the new unfair competition law in Washington State which came into effect on 22 July 2011.

On 9 March 2020, Tesco Plc ("Tesco") announced the sale of its operations in Thailand and Malaysia to four entities under Charoen Pokphand Group, for US$10.6 billion.

Thailand's Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has issued four new regulations under the Energy Business Act B.E. 2550 (2007) setting forth competition regimes to control both anticompetitive...

The past year has been an important one for the Trade Competition Commission of Thailand (TCCT). With a right combination of commissioners bringing expertise in competition law, investigations...

The Trade Competition Act aims to resolve delays and failures in enforcing the competition law in Thailand for the past 18 years.

Thailand has a robust legal framework for competition, with laws and regulations in place to prevent anticompetitive conduct and market concentration and to promote fair competition.

On August 19, 2025, the Trade Competition Commission of Thailand (TCCT) released its draft Guidelines on the Consideration of Unfair Trade Practices and Conduct Constituting Monopoly...