ANNOUNCEMENT 01 Jan 2009

In January 2009, the government of Thailand announced a change in export taxation.

NUMBER OF INTERVENTIONS

1

  • 0 harmful
  • 0 neutral
  • 1 liberalising

SOURCE



http://www.fpo.go.th/FPO/index2.php?mod=Category&file=categoryview&categoryID=CAT0000709


Inception date: 01 Jan 2009 | Removal date: open ended
Still in force

Export tax

 
In 2009 Thailand cancelled export tax for buffalo, cow hide and dried processed rubber wood.
 
The former export tax rates for buffalo and cow hide was 5 baht/kg, while the export tax for wood and processed wood from rubber tree faced an export tax of 3%.
 
According to the Thai authorities the reason for the cancellation of these export taxes is to ease excess domestic supply.
 

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