This article draws primarily on reporting by the Commerce
News Agency regarding the Department of Foreign Trade's
recent measures on dual-use items.1 Additional insights
are taken from a seminar organized by the Department that
introduced the e-Licensing system for export
permits.2
The Department of Foreign Trade (DFT) under the Ministry of
Commerce is preparing to enforce tighter regulations on dual-use
items (DUI)—products that can serve both civilian and
military purposes—to curb the risk of their use in developing
weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
The initiative is part of Thailand's obligations under
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 and the
country's Control of Item in Relation to the Proliferation of
Weapons of Mass Destruction Act, 2019.
