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August 27, 2021December 6, 2023

Thammasat University authorized to import Vaccines

BANGKOK (NNT) – Thammasat University has officially become the latest government entity authorized to import medicines related to COVID-19 prevention and treatment, including vaccines, as announced on the Government Gazette. The announcement effectively provides a new official channel to import COVID-19 vaccines into Thailand to manufacturers that are currently dealing with government entities only. The […]

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January 28, 2021December 6, 2023

MOPH accelerates vaccine registration, allowing private sector to import COVID-19 vaccines

BANGKOK (NNT) – Dr. Narong Saiwong, the Deputy Permanent Secretary and spokesperson of the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), dismissed a claim that the importation of two million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca is unfair to private hospitals, because the volume is too small and those receiving the vaccine are in a limited […]

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November 3, 2018December 6, 2023

Destruction for seized cars

The Customs Department plans to destroy seized luxury cars that have broken down to prevent importers who smuggled them from buying them back at cheap prices, says the department head. Importers always remove some devices from smuggled cars to make engines malfunction, letting customs officials impound the cars before sending representatives to bid on them […]

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October 18, 2018December 6, 2023

Import of plastic scraps for recycling to be banned in 2021

The electronic trash and plastic scraps management committee of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has decided to set the import quota of plastic scraps for recycling industry at 70,000 tonnes next year, to be reduced to 40,000 tonnes in 2020 and with a total ban in 2021. Natural Resources and Environment Minister Surasak […]

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July 14, 2017December 6, 2023

Thai swine raisers call for Government’s ban of US pork imports

Thailand’s Thai Swine Raisers Association yesterday (July 13) officially asked the Government to stop any attempt by the United States to pressure Thailand to open its market for US pork imports reasoning that it will adversely hurt the country’s pig farming industry with market value of over 100 million baht a year. The association said […]

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July 5, 2017December 6, 2023

Customs Department to clampdown on import tax collection after 10 billion baht shortfall

BANGKOK, 5 July 2017 (NNT) – The Customs Department has ordered stringent reporting of imported goods after identifying a 10 billion baht drop in tax collection over the first 6 months of this year. Director-General of the Customs Department Kulit Sombatsiri, taking part in an event to mark the founding of the Customs Department 143 […]

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July 4, 2014December 6, 2023

US not banning import of goods from Thailand: Commerce Ministry

BANGKOK, July 4 – Thailand’s Commerce Ministry has affirmed that the US has not banned the import of goods from Thailand after the US State Department’s downgrading of Thailand to Tier 3 in its 2014 “Trafficking in Persons” report. Ministry of Commerce spokesperson Boonyarit Kalayanamit said that rumours of the ban has caused worries among […]

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April 17, 2012December 6, 2023

Thailand bans the importation of used vehicles

Thailand’s cabinet yesterday approved the Transport Ministry’s proposal to ban import and registration of second-hand vehicles. Four types of vehicles are targeted by the ban: motorcycles, sedans, pick-ups and vehicles that carry more than seven passengers. The ban also aims to prevent or minimise the smuggling of parts used to assemble vehicles that cab then […]

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