You can't fix stupid. Maybe China decides to crush Thailand.

How about China putting a tax on agriculture, some electronics, rubbers, plastics, and some metals imported from Thailand.

 

Sorry but the sooner AGI replaces some people the better.  The throw it on the wall and see if it sticks mentality is getting old.

The only products I buy online are products I can't source in Thailand. All this is going to do is increase my cost of living here. For the ordinary Thai people who use online shopping more than I do, their cost of living is also going to increase. Meanwhile the politicians who don't use online shopping (because they only shop in luxury goods stores) won't give this a second thought because when you have millions stashed in multiple bank accounts, who gives a damn about a few extra baht that the ordinary people have to pay.

Ordered vegetable seeds worth 90 Baht including postage from China. If seeds are taxed with 40%, the tax revenue would be 36 Baht. This needs to be collected through the messenger boy who has to deliver that, the courier company has to make daily statements, to be balanced at the courier company's head office with all the other tax income to finally be sent to the customs department where matters are rechecked with copies etc. etc. While I certainly agree that chicken feed can create some piles of money, I just have one question. Who will compensate the couriers for their extra work? As the taxman has no work on it, except defining the taxation level and the "assumed" purchase price incl shipping costs .......

To collect those 36 Baht in this fictitious example I would assume, that the costs related to it are considerably more than the collected "tax". 

18 hours ago, thesetat said:

indo not think this will effect the foreigner in Thailand. A few extra baht buying something is what we are used to anyway. But to the Thai, it will mean either reduced spending by the people buying things or those buying and selling will lose in sales. Either way, it is not a very smart move for the Thai people. 

More for corruption. Do the public gain? No. Do the government/politicians/ rich gain? YES. what's the next move?  CASINO'S???

On 11/6/2025 at 7:44 AM, henryford1958 said:

What level of import duty 7%? Will that end all cheap imports from China?

I doubt that 7% of the dirt cheap china imports will have much effect other than making them 7% less cheap. But China is an economically powerful country, they may lobby against it. The Thai resellers of Chinese goods might also make a big noise. We’ll see how it washes out. Personally, I’m not worried about it. I don’t think it will amount to much. Just my uninformed opinion though.

18 hours ago, samtam said:

 

 

 

 

You're being far too sensible, expecting the "announcement" in the press to be a) reliable or b) factual. As I said, wait till the consequence kicks in, and the rule of retraction comes in.

 

 

Ha ha....someone who has been around a while, doesn't panic or react to the first bit of adverse news  -  and waits for the traditional flip-flop.

 

 

I shall take the same approach as I have towards the nonsense about taxing remittances........... adopt a watching brief and don't waste time on watching bullsh1t videos from American lawyers.

And I was wondering what took the money hungry so long to come up with this money grubbing Idea,

That will mean endless lines for all those who's buying from Lazada and shopping and Temu

good luck to them all and good luck to the skeleton personals at those post office with their outdated systems.

Large Chinese dropshipping companies will rent or purchase additional large warehouses in Thailand and import massive quantities of merchandise at minimal prices, which will then be resold by merchants within Thailand. This will drastically reduce Thailand's expected tax revenue.

On 11/6/2025 at 7:54 AM, Mike_Hunt said:

China gets away with so much.  

Wait and see how the Chinese will reciprocate, them Chinese are not stupid you now.

Thailand seems to be bankrupt.

2 hours ago, J Branche said:

You can't fix stupid. Maybe China decides to crush Thailand.

How about China putting a tax on agriculture, some electronics, rubbers, plastics, and some metals imported from Thailand.

 

Sorry but the sooner AGI replaces some people the better.  The throw it on the wall and see if it sticks mentality is getting old.

China put a ban on sugar syrups and another sugar product from Thailand due to failure to meet standards. Will have a serious impact on sugar cane prices this year. 

To avoid further speculation I did a little research.

The new customs duty, for all purchases over 1 baht, will have different rates for different types of product.  For example, electronics goods are 10%, 20% for bags, luggage and home decor, etc.  The rates are typically between 0-35% but can be as high as 80% for certain items like alcohol and luxury goods.

Pre-July 2024, any online overseas purchases below 1,500 baht were VAT-exempt.  Since then all online overseas purchases now have 7% VAT added.

Personally, I'm quite sanguine about this because Chinese products (as most of these purchases are) are so cheap in the first place that 10-20% here or there doesn't make it a deal-breaker.  Also, as others have stated, it doesn't provide a level playing field for domestic retailers.  Losing all the domestic retailers and relying totally on China (which I'm sure China would love) is not a good place to be.
 

2 hours ago, snowgard said:

Large Chinese dropshipping companies will rent or purchase additional large warehouses in Thailand and import massive quantities of merchandise at minimal prices, which will then be resold by merchants within Thailand. This will drastically reduce Thailand's expected tax revenue.

They will import tax will be paid by them upfront and the consumer will need to pay VAT, which will be added to the advertised price. It would also create jobs so it's probably the best option all round.

i will be boycotting online purchases for 1 year  - i want this policy to fail so badly . Its about time we taught the authorities a hard lesson  in punitive taxes - which everybody except this govt knows is bad for business. you want to shut down imports -ok . I will shut down my local purchases in retaliation.everybody go without for 1 year....so we can send a  clear message :Stop ripping everybody off.

Tax All Online Shopping Imports - this really is a curse indeed.

I sincerely hope it will be a reasonable amount.

On 11/6/2025 at 1:31 PM, Bangkok Alex said:

So, I can sense something coming.

 

All Chinese products will cost 1 baht with higher shipping cost.

 

There is always a loophole people will exploit.

 

If not that, something else

 

Import duties are levied on the cost of goods + insurance + freight

22 hours ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

Could mean all the Chinese counterfeit goods become no longer available????

 

Nope, because of the tax they will now cost the same as genuine goods

On 11/6/2025 at 1:05 AM, HappyExpat57 said:

We're ALREADY paying exorbitant rates for all goods imported. Who is charging that? Where is that money going? How will adding a tax on TOP of a tax be good for business?

 

Are they trying to copy the new US business model? That's failing miserably. BAD idea, folks.

Well we all know where the moneys going and it won't be to the Thai people except a few at the top 

A new day... and another (new) plan to get your money into their pockets!

Tax tax tax tax tax. They can put that alongside their other favourite three letter word, HUB!

15 minutes ago, Toby1947 said:

Well we all know where the moneys going and it won't be to the Thai people except a few at the top 

 

Yeah, that was more of a rhetorical vent. I'm just tired of getting ripped off every time I breathe.

I would say it will be 30% across the board plus 7% VAT which is currently what we get charged with imports over 1500 baht

Its no different to Trump placing tariffs on Chinese imports, Thailand's new import duty rule will mean all imported goods irrespective of the value will have import duty charged on CIF and 7% VAT on top so tax on tax like most countries!! 

Example

Goods purchased =     1000 

Freight & Insurance =   500 

Landed cost                   1500

30% duty on CIF              450

Sub total.                         1950

Vat  7%.                            136.50

Post office fee                 150

 

Total Cost                         2236.50       

On 11/6/2025 at 12:56 AM, flaming dragon said:

 

Look at their influence in the region.  They make all of our stuff. The Thai government has a spending problem and needs a vehicle to pay for it. 

 

Chinese EV ??

 

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On 11/6/2025 at 7:30 AM, webfact said:

all foreign goods sold online will face an import duty if valued at more than 1 baht

 

On 11/6/2025 at 7:30 AM, webfact said:

This move will end the current exemption for items priced below 1,500 baht,

 

I might be considered thick, but does this make sense?

 

So, if an item of foreign goods bought online costing just 10 baht, it will be subject to to import duty?

On 11/6/2025 at 7:30 AM, webfact said:

Panthong proposed a long-term solution involving a "lump-sum tax" that would set a flat rate of 20-30% for all imported goods.

aka Tariff wherein importer pays, then decides to what extent the tariff cost is passed to the consumer. 

But note:

On 11/6/2025 at 7:30 AM, webfact said:

The move does not violate any Free Trade Area (FTA) agreements or other international trade pacts.

No mention to those countries the tariff would apply to and to what extent the commodity type. As such

I don't then see how anyone can forecast the resulting additional revenue.

I can see a lot of prices dropping to 99 satang with 99.01 baht for shipping and handling.

10 hours ago, Grusa said:

The Thai Customs charges tax on shipping, as well as the goods shipped.

Ok, thank you and good to know

5 hours ago, CallumWK said:

 

Import duties are levied on the cost of goods + insurance + freight

Ok, thank you

When a country is burdened by politicians who are lacking vision and unable to come up with creative solutions for economic problems, the default position is to charge more taxes.

 

Very dull groups like the Trump administration are doing the same thing in the US only they're trying to disguise the taxes as tariffs, but in reality that is just a tax hike on the consumer. The long-term effect is to slow down the economy and create significant job loss.