The government has launched a nationwide crackdown on counterfeit luxury goods and intellectual property violations to restore consumer confidence and strengthen its case for removal from the United States Trade Representative (USTR)’s Watch List. The campaign also supports Thailand’s legal obligations under global trade agreements and addresses growing concerns over online and offline sales of […]
On April 2nd, 2025, at 3:00 PM, a joint operation led by Mr. Patcharapat Sritanyanon, the District Chief of Banglamung, Pol. Col. Sarawut Nuchanart, Superintendent of Banglamung Police Station, and Pol. Col. Napasphong Khositsuriyamanee, Superintendent of the Chonburi Immigration Office, stormed a warehouse suspected of storing and distributing illegal goods owned by Chinese investors. The […]
Burmese residents of the Myawaddy border township held a protest march today against Thailand’s utility supply cuts, which they claim are causing hardships, especially to hospital patients. Thailand cuts power to Myanmar border areas linked to scam centres They also threatened to boycott goods from Thailand. Police and members of the Border Guard Force of […]
On August 19th, 2024, Thai national media reported that the Ministry of Commerce is advancing efforts to address the impact of foreign investments, particularly from Chinese capital, on Thai businesses. Quality controls to be tightened on cheap imported Chinese products Chinese investors have reportedly been using a comprehensive strategy that includes importing low-cost goods, launching […]
The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has been ordered by the Ministry of Industry to increase checks the quality of more than 1,000 Chinese-made products being sold online in Thailand, as local industrialists claim that cheap and substandard products from China are affecting local products. Thai ceramics industry threatened by Chinese knockoffs Industry Minister Pimpatra […]
Officers from the Consumer Protection Police Division (CPPD) raided 12 Chinese supermarkets in Bangkok on Friday, discovering tonnes of made-in-China products lacking certification from Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA). PM Points Out Problems Related to Chinese Goods Flooding Thai Market The raids were prompted by complaints from consumers who noticed products without FDA labels […]
BANGKOK, June 4 (TNA) – Thai SME entrepreneurs have been urging the government to impose a 7% value-added tax (VAT) on imported goods valued at or below 1,500 baht. Thailand to start charging VAT on imports shipped by mail in May They argue that the current exemption for such goods creates an unfair playing field, […]
BANGKOK, Feb 15 (TNA) – Prime Minister and Finance Minister Srettha Thavisin points out three main issues in the case of Chinese goods flooding the Thai market. Thailand destroys smuggled and pirated goods worth more than 8 million baht The prime minister posted a message via X stating that there are currently at least three […]
