Customs rules, tariffs and logistics changes affecting trade with Thailand.
Despite ongoing civil unrest in six European countries that could disrupt transport and trade, Thailand recorded a 17.13% year-on-year increase in exports to the EU from January to August 2026, totaling $34,692.72 million. Deputy Prime Minister Suphajee Suthumpun has instructed…
Joko Siswanto, head of Indonesia's SKK Migas, announced a reduction in gas deliveries to Singapore totaling 31 million cubic feet per day. The cut is intended to reserve supply for domestic electricity generation and energy security. This move occurs against the backdrop of…
Despite export growth of approximately 17%, Thailand's economy faces a K-shaped recovery where high-tech goods and large companies thrive while SMEs and traditional sectors struggle. A seminar titled 'New S-Curve Thailand' at the CEO ECONMASS Awards 2026, organized by the…
Prime Minister Anutin Charnviragul stated on the 'Talk with Cabinet' program that Thailand's GDP growth for this year will exceed the previously estimated 2.1%, citing improved foreign investment, exports, employment, and tax revenues. He directed the National Economic and…
In March 2026, Jiaemei Development Agriculture Co., Ltd. in Uuan City, Hebei Province, successfully exported 220 tons of antibiotic-free 'Fuluqing' brand eggs to Central Asian countries, marking the first export of health-focused egg products from Hantian City. The company,…
The Department of International Trade has partnered with the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (SME Board) to launch a project aimed at expanding opportunities for Thai SMEs in China and Indonesia. The initiative includes training sessions for 60 SMEs from November…
On October 16, 2026, Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Supachai Jaidan received World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala during her visit to Bangkok for the 2026 IMF–World Bank Group Annual Meetings. The two leaders discussed global…
Kasikorn Bank (KBANK) forecasts the Thai baht will trade between 33.30 and 33.80 baht per US dollar for the week of October 26-30, following a close of 33.72 baht/dollar on Thursday, October 22. The bank notes that the baht weakened early in the week after failing to strengthen…
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has directed the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) to re-examine Thailand's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) forecast for the current year, stating that a growth rate of 2.1% is no longer accurate. Citing improved figures in…
Kasikornbank Securities (KS) projects the SET Index support levels at 1,555 and 1,540 points, with resistance at 1,590 and 1,605 points for the week of October 26-30, 2026. Key factors include central bank meetings (BoE on Oct 27-28, ECB on Oct 29, BOJ on Oct 29-30), US PCE and…
Mr. Phanthong Loykulnont, Director-General of the Thai Customs Department, reported that between October 8 and 23, 2569 (2026), nationwide operations intercepted illegal imports including tax-evaded goods, counterfeit items, tobacco, drugs, agricultural products, and energy…
Vice Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Supachai Jaidan received orders to monitor civil unrest in six European countries—France, Italy, Portugal, Albania, Spain, and Belgium—which have seen protests over living costs, wages, and housing. The ministry is assessing risks to…
On October 24, 2026, Thai police raided a condominium in the Pratunam area and arrested five Vietnamese nationals for illegally manufacturing and selling Pod K electronic cigarette cartridges mixed with the medical anesthetic etomidate. Officers seized 3,200 pods valued at over…
Jiang Yonghui, a native of Linzhang County, Hebei Province, returned from university graduation in 2015 to establish a small lotus breeding base in his hometown. Leveraging the region's fertile soil and water resources, he developed over 1,300 varieties of potted lotuses. In…
More than 40 durian growers and exporters from ASEAN countries, along with consuls-general from Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and representatives from other ASEAN nations, participated in the 'Durian Export to China' business matchmaking event held in Kunming, Yunnan…
Immigration Bureau police arrested five Vietnamese nationals in the Pratunam area of Bangkok on October 24 after an undercover operation targeting a suspect nicknamed Suea. Officers seized 3,200 K-pods that tested positive for etomidate, a Category 2 psychotropic substance and…
On October 25, the Thai Immigration Bureau (สตม.) announced a raid targeting five Vietnamese nationals caught illegally manufacturing and selling 'Pod K', an electronic cigarette liquid laced with the psychoactive substance etomidate. The operation, led by Major General Nopasin…
Thai Customs officials announced on October 25 that they arrested 40 individuals and confiscated 577 kilogrammes of cannabis flowers valued at 5.8 million baht between October 1 and 24 at Suvarnabhumi Airport. The majority of the detained persons were foreign nationals…
On October 25, 2026, Major General Nopasin Puulsawat, Commander of the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs Police (Pat), and Inspector Pol. Atorn Polasit Sutthikaj, Head of Investigation Division, Border Control No. 1, ordered the arrest of five Vietnamese nationals caught…
Ryooichi Inaba of Mitsubishi Motors Thailand announced the launch of the new fifth-generation Mitsubishi Pajero, produced exclusively in Thailand. The vehicle will be exported to Japan and Australia by fiscal year 2026 and to over 100 countries globally. Initial sales targets…