Exports

Thai exports are maintaining healthy growth momentum and likely increased by more than 10% in April, says Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit.Mr Jurin revealed on Friday the country’s exports have passed the low point, with outbound shipments increasing by more than 10% in April from US$18.9 ...

Thailand is speeding up registration of geographical indication (GI) products in four countries to prevent foreign sellers from claiming they make the products and helping to increase Thai exports during the pandemic this year.GI is a certificate indicating goods with unique characteristics come from certain ...

Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit expects 8% growth of exports in March, driven partly by a squad of national and provincial “salesmen” who are helping arrange online business matching between Thai exporters and foreign buyers to boost trade.The forecast, which followed the latest assessment of export ...

Activist Srisuwan Janya will today ask the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to investigate the Department of Livestock Development (DLD) after traders complained its staff spent too much time inspecting meat, leading it to become rotten.“The DLD even campaigns about the safety of animal meat before ...

The Commerce Ministry has launched the “Thailand Deliver with Safety” campaign to boost confidence in Thai food products during the Covid-19 pandemic, highlighting safe manufacturing practices.In 2020, four government ministries – Commerce, Public Health, Agriculture and Cooperatives and Interior – jointly signed an MOU on ...

Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is warning Thai exporters to brace for non-tariff barriers (NTBs), likely to be imposed by developed countries on their products, if Thailand fails to increase the proportion of renewable energy in its energy portfolio.FTI’s Renewable Energy Industry Club chairman Suvit ...

Thailand’s exports grew 0.35 percent year-on-year to USD 19.7 billion in January, falling short of the market estimate of 2.7 percent, officials said Tuesday.Imports in January were USD 19.90 billion, marking a 5.24 percent decline from the same month in 2020, contributing to a trade ...

Thailand’s food exports are forecast to recover to 7.1 percent growth this year, fetching 1.05 trillion THB (35 billion USD), driven by growing demand in the global market.The anticipated rise in farm and food prices, especially for chicken, sugar, tapioca products and pineapples, as well ...

The Commerce Ministry has pledged to speed up tackling the container shortage and open more border checkpoints to increase trade, aiming to reach the ministry’s goal of export growth of 4% this year.Speaking after the year’s first meeting of Joint Public and Private Sector Consultative ...

Exports are expected to continue improving, following the return to growth in December, the first uptick in 10 months, supported by higher demand from trading partners and better global trade sentiment, says the Bank of Thailand.In December, the value of merchandise exports grew by 4.6% ...