On July 3, 2025, the Trade Competition Commission of Thailand (TCCT) officially announced an invitation for stakeholders to participate in a public survey to gather feedback on the flexibility...

The new Customs Act B.E 2560 (2017) was published in the Royal Gazette on 17 May 2017 and will take effect on 13 November 2017.

The EU-Thailand Free Trade Agreement is drawing a lot of interest as the fourth round recently concluded in Bangkok. Despite negotiations starting in 2013, there was a ten-year pause before we saw the first round...

The Technical Committee on Customs Valuation of the World Customs Organization issued Advisory Opinion 4.17 on royalties and license fees.

Credit terms between the SMEs and the business partners for trade, manufacturing and services, shall not exceed 45 days.

Importers of goods into Thailand can often reduce confusion and preempt customs disputes by proactively seeking an advance ruling on customs classification.

Thailand recently concluded the latest round of high-level trade discussions with its US trade counterparts. In addition to addressing concerns over claimed human rights abuses, forced labor...

On May 12, 2023, the Trade Remedies Administration of Thailand issued Official Letter No. 0309/1364, following Letter No. 0309/357 on February 2, 2023...

As the world watches Thailand’s military take control of the government in a coup, potential investors shouldn’t abandon ship just yet.

Mayer Brown JSM has published its Guide to Doing Business in Thailand (June 2014).

The free flow of natural persons will help all member countries achieve the full benefits of the single ASEAN market.

To provide the relevant parties more time to gather the necessary data in the case of Investigating the application of measures to prevent evasion of trade remedies for cane sugar products from Thailand,..

It is a common misconception that importers will never win classification assessments by the Thai Customs Department. However, this belief is far from the truth. Importers can indeed prevail in customs assessments.

All goods that are imported into Thailand must be reported to the Thai Customs Department.

Under the Foreign Business Act (FBA), the business activities of foreigners in Thailand are restricted. Fortunately, there are various possibilities to obtain official permissions and programs to enhance international business in Thailand.

Global trade has become an everyday issue with immense effects on trade and the economy. Today's global trade climate sees countries around the world engaged in trade negotiations...

All goods exported from Thailand are required to be reported to the Customs Department and are subject to customs controls.

On March 30, 2026, Thailand’s Customs Department announced a strategy to raise import duties on a broad range of consumer goods—including plastic items and electronics accessories...

On January 13, 2025, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the "CITT") announced its Finding in Inquiry NQ-2024-003 (the "Finding") reporting that the dumping of certain hot-rolled deformed...