Thai Govt Cracks Down on Low-Quality Imports and Foreign Nominee Businesses

[webfact]

Picture: Facebook NBT World

 

The government has taken a significant step to tackle the pressing issues of low-quality imports and businesses potentially using foreign nominees. This follows the formation of the Committee on Foreign Product and Business Compliance, chaired by the Minister of Commerce, Pichai Naripthaphan.

 

This committee has been set up by Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra with a 30-day mandate to deliver actionable solutions to benefit Thai consumers and local SMEs.

 

Comprised of 16 agencies, the committee has formed two crucial subcommittees. Deputy Minister of Commerce, Napintorn Srisangpang, leads these efforts. One subcommittee focuses on aiding Thai SMEs and collaborating with e-commerce platforms to curb the flow of inferior foreign products. The other is dedicated to overseeing foreign-nominated businesses, ensuring they adhere strictly to Thai regulations.

 

A significant development arose from discussions with Chinese Ambassador Han Zhiqiang, signalling China's support in quality control measures. This cooperation will be further cemented during Minister Pichai’s China visit from November 4th-6th, where key trade matters such as cassava, cattle, and steel will be high on the agenda.

 

Ongoing measures include the Department of Foreign Trade reporting that e-commerce giant TEMU plans to register formally in Thailand, aligning with national business standards.

 

Additionally, authorities such as the Food and Drug Administration, the Customs Department, and the Thai Industrial Standards Institute are enhancing their scrutiny at entry points and across domestic markets. These measures are aimed at barring unlicensed goods, enforcing stringent labelling practices, and upholding health and safety standards for all imports.

 

The move represents a robust governmental response to safeguard local industries and consumers, promising a strengthened economic landscape underpinned by rigorous compliance and quality assurance.

 

-- 2024-11-01

 

 

[Gknrd]

Joke of the day!

[MartinBangkok]

What a farce.

 

They should instead ban inferiour Thai products including food.

 

What a mess Thailand has become.

[ChrisY1]

And yet another crack down on cheap junk.....attempt 12! 

They must get extra budget for announcing this type of useless rubbish......I have never seen any Chinese junk items, disappear from the shelves!

[JimHuaHin]

LOL.

 

And it will snow in Bangkok today.

 

Just ban most China-made products, and most of the low quality imports will disappear.

 

But, in reality, the super powerful Chinese-Thai business families will never allow that, especially those with large factories in China, some of whose produce is imported into Thailand.

[quake]

Can't see Thailand's overlords liking this.

very much. 

 

[Tropicalevo]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The other is dedicated to overseeing foreign-nominated businesses, ensuring they adhere strictly to Thai regulations.

 

But Thai nominee business are OK?

Some of the biggest abusers of the nominee shareholder system are ultra rich Thais (politicians especially) hiding their 'unusual' wealth.

[lordgrinz]

There are plenty of "low quality" products from Thailand already, I try to avoid both Thai and Chinese made items, though that can be difficult sometimes.