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

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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