Hi all, if one has a retail business based in the USA, lives in Thailand on a Thai Child Dependent Visa (Non-immigrant O), would there be any issue with exporting products from Thailand to USA for retail sale in the USA? There would be no need or desire for an office or employees here.
 

I'm a bit allergic to paperwork, so if it's a huge pain I'll probably just skip it, and continue importing from elsewhere. But if the attitude is to make it easy for foreign companies to buy and export, I may pursue it.

I'd appreciate any input, resources, and sharing of past experiences, thank you.

what's wrong with export? buy, pack and send to cargo shop. no issues at all.

However nice policemen in Pattaya often visit post offices and question foreigners who send parcels abroad. Strange, right?

As a general rule, a simple export business (with no Thai employees or office) seems to be OK without a work permit. Indeed, it is totally acceptable on entry to Thailand visa exempt to state that you are here to attend trade shows and buy products for export. If you want greater certainty about your specific intentions, I would suggest talking with the local labour office to check if they foresee any problems.

10 hours ago, BritTim said:

As a general rule, a simple export business (with no Thai employees or office) seems to be OK without a work permit. Indeed, it is totally acceptable on entry to Thailand visa exempt to state that you are here to attend trade shows and buy products for export. If you want greater certainty about your specific intentions, I would suggest talking with the local labour office to check if they foresee any problems.

Thank you for that @BritTim, that's what I was hoping.  I can't really see why anyone would see it as a problem, but wasn't sure.  Maybe I'll chat with the labour office anyway just for fun ;)