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Thailand Business Information

Trading with and investing in Thailand: sources of information and advice

Government and Official Agencies

NZTE's site offers an overview of doing business in Thailand, information on networking events and resources for research.

NZTE's site offers a comprehensive guide to doing business in Thailand and comparisons with other ASEAN trading partner

This section provides essential information for New Zealanders interested in undertaking a short or long-term stay in Thailand, Cambodia, Lao and Myanmar. Also available are the latest news posts and a section on business and trade.

Contact details for Thailand offices of the New Zealand Embassy, Trade & Enterprise, Immigration and Tourism NZ. Details will be displayed after your search is entered.

Information on the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement.

The board's site provides information on registering and setting up a business in Thailand, including information on the costs of business, the country's industrial estates and export-processing zones, legal and financial issues such as intellectual property, licensing and taxation, business statistics, economic indicators and inward investment figures. There are downloadable forms for board services such as business matching as well as general and sector-specific guides to business in Thailand. The site also hosts the Thailand Information Database, with sources from government ministries to daily newspapers filtered by source and/or subject.

The department's site features online trade matching by sector, a directory of exporters and listing of trade shows in Thailand.

Contains information on customs rules and procedures. This includes export incentives and rules governing both free-zones and export-processing zones, and trade statistics.

Exhaustive list of links to Thai government ministries and departments. Also contains sector-by-sector commercial listings and links to local Thai chambers of commerce (some sites are only available in Thai).

Industry Support and Networking Organisations

Site offering a directory of the chamber's members, a small collection of online documents and helpful postings on issues like Thai rules governing foreign business and immigration.

ASEAN New Zealand combined Business Council aims to promote trade and business links between the ASEAN nations and New Zealand, and which offers members resources, influence, expertise and opportunities in the region.

A social and networking organisation set up for New Zealanders living in Thailand.

A social and networking organisation set up for New Zealand and Australian women living in Thailand.

Other useful websites:

An online directory of importers and exporters. 

An online business directory that can be searched by business name, industry and location.

The New Zealand database was created by the University of Auckland Library in conjunction with the New Zealand Asia Institute. It a freely available resource for researchers focusing on business information and engagement between New Zealand and Asia.

The New Zealand database was created by the University of Auckland Library in conjunction with the New Zealand Asia Institute. It a freely available resource for researchers focusing on business information and engagement between New Zealand and Asia.

The Asian edition of the leading US business daily.

Reliable information on the country's political and economic situation.

Last updated: 09 February 2012