State trading
New and Full Notification Pursuant to Article XVII:4(a)
of the
GATT 1994 and Paragraph 1 of the Understanding on
the Interpretation of Article XVII
Thailand
The following communication,
dated and received on 24 September 2024, is being
circulated at the request of the Delegation of Thailand.
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Pursuant to Article XVII:4(a) of
the GATT 1994 and paragraph 1 of the Understanding on the Interpretation of
Article XVII of the GATT 1994, Thailand makes the following new and full
notification of its state trading enterprise for the years 2022 - 2023.
Contents
PUBLIC
WAREHOUSE ORGANISATION (PWO) 2
LIQUOR
DISTILLERY ORGANISATION EXCISE DEPARTMENT. 3
TOBACCO
AUTHORITY OF THAILAND (TOAT) 7
Public Warehouse Organization (PWO)
A._ Reason or purpose for establishing and/or maintaining the STEs
PWO
is a state-enterprise attached to the Ministry of Commerce. Its objective is to
engage in all activities regarding agricultural goods and consumer products in
order to implement the government policies and the business operation, as well
as in service business connected with agricultural goods and consumer products.
B._ Summary of legal basis for granting the relevant exclusive or
special rights or privileges, including legal provisions and summary of
statutory or constitutional power
Royal
Decree Establishing the Public Warehouse B.E.2498 allows the PWO to engage in
all activities regarding agricultural goods and consumer products in order to
implement government policies and the business operation, as well as in service
business connected with agricultural goods and consumer products.
A._ Summary statement providing overview of operations of the STEs
PWO
is responsible for implementing government policies regarding agricultural
goods and consumer products, mainly at the trade operation level in connection
with agricultural goods and consumer products including importation and
exportation, as well as warehouse business. PWO also allocates quantities of
imports within in-quota of certain agricultural products.
B._ Specification of exclusive or special rights or privileges enjoyed
by the STEs
NIL
During the period of 2022 – 2023, PWO didn't engage in any activities
regarding agricultural goods and consumer products.
Liquor Distillery Organization Excise Department
A. Reason or purpose for establishing and/or
maintaining the STEs
Liquor Distillery Organization Excise
Department is empowered by the order of Ministry of Finance to be the sole
producer of pure alcohol for the purposes of producing and distributing ethyl alcohol.
B. Summary of legal basis for granting the
relevant exclusive or special rights or privileges, including legal provisions
and summary of statutory or constitutional power
The Liquor Act, B.E. 2493, authorized Liquor Distillery Organization
Excise Department to be the sole producer and distributor of pure alcohol.
A. Summary statement providing overview of
operations of the STEs
The Liquor Distillery Organization Excise Department only deals with
the production of pure alcohol to be distributed within the country. Presently,
there is no export of pure alcohol by the Liquor Distillery Organization Excise
Department due to the fact that production quantity of pure alcohol is not
enough to export.
B. Specification of exclusive or special rights
or privileges enjoyed by the STEs
Liquor Distillery Organization Excise Department has been granted
exclusive rights but no powers or influences through purchase or sales of
imports or exports pure alcohol.
TABLE I
STATE TRADING: Liquor
Distillery Organization Excise Department
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, IMPORTS
|
Description of Product(s)
(including HS number(s))
|
Year
|
Total Quantity Imported
(litres)
|
Quantity Imported by State
Trading Enterprise (litres)
|
Average Import Price
(Baht/litre)
|
Average Representative
Domestic Sales Price (Baht/litres)
|
Mark ‑Up
|
National Production (litres)
|
|
Ethyl Alcohol
(2207.10.00)
|
2022
|
10,684,438
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
2023
|
9,234,387
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
TABLE II
STATE TRADING: Liquor Distillery Organization Excise
Department
STATISTICAL
INFORMATION, EXPORTS
|
Description of Product(s)
(including HS number(s))
|
Year
|
Total Quantity Exported
((litres))
|
Quantity Exported by State
Trading Enterprise
(litres)
|
Average Procurement
(Baht/(litre)
|
Average Representative
Domestic Sales (Baht/litres)
|
Average Exported Price
(Baht/litre)
|
National Production (litres)
|
|
Ethyl Alcohol
(2207.10.00)
|
2022
|
5,204,810
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
2023
|
6,726,977
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
TABLE III
STATE TRADING: Liquor Distillery Organization Excise
Department
STATISTICAL
INFORMATION, DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES
|
Description of Product
(including HS number(s))
|
Year
|
Domestic Purchases by State
Trading Enterprise
(litres)
|
National Production
(litres)
|
Domestic Sales by State
Trading Enterprise (litres)
|
National Consumption
(litres)
|
|
Ethyl Alcohol 96%
|
Ethyl Alcohol 99.8%
|
|
|
Ethyl Alcohol
(2207.10.00)
|
2022
|
-
|
-
|
7.40 M
|
0.37 M
|
-
|
|
2023
|
-
|
-
|
5.21 M
|
0.27 M
|
-
|
Tobacco Authority of Thailand (TOAT)
A. Reason or purpose for establishing and/or
maintaining the STEs
Tobacco Authority of Thailand (TOAT) is a state enterprise with a
juristic person status under the Ministry of Finance, contributing revenue to
the government and being classified in the industrial and commercial branch. TOAT
is the only tobacco monopoly of cigarette manufacture and distribution. The
organization's core business is to satisfy the needs of domestic tobacco
consumers in different forms and diversify to other business sectors including
export and provision of cigarette manufacture services for overseas partners
gaining more income for the organization.
B. Summary of legal basis for granting the
relevant exclusive or special rights or privileges, including legal provisions
and summary of statutory or constitutional power
Tobacco Authority of Thailand (TOAT) has been a juristic organization
under the supervision of Ministry of Finance according to Tobacco Authority of
Thailand Act, B.E. 2561 (2018) since 14th May 2018. TOAT
shall have objectives to manufacture cigarettes which is the government's
monopoly business according to the Excise Tax Act as well as other business.
A. Summary statement providing overview of
operations of the STEs
1) To
operate an industry and business related to tobacco, tobacco leaves or products
from other plants both within and outside the Kingdom
2) Being
hired from manufacturing tobacco products for export outside the Kingdom
3) To
operate a business related to equipment, tools or appliances related to the
industry or business according to 1)
4) To
promote a study, research, development and improvement of quality and standard
for tobacco production, tobacco leaf products or products from other plants
5) To
provide cooperation for government agencies in order to prevent and suppress
offences related to tobacco, tobacco leaves or products from other plants
6) Operate
other businesses related to cigarette production or other businesses according
to 1), 2), 3), 4), and 5) or for TOAT's interest.
B. Specification of exclusive or special rights
or privileges enjoyed by the STEs
Nil
TABLE I
STATE
TRADING: TOBACCO AUTHORITY OF THAILAND (TOAT)
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, IMPORTS
|
Description of Product(s)
(including HS number(s))
|
Year
|
Total Quantity
Imported
(tons)
|
Quantity Imported by State
Trading Enterprise (tons)
|
Average Import Price
(THB/KG)
|
Average Representative Domestic
Sales Price
|
Mark - Up
|
National Production (tons)
|
|
Unmanufactured tobacco
(2401)
|
2022
|
2,677.03
|
22.07
|
confidential
|
-
|
-
|
N/A
|
|
2023
|
2,097.51
|
-
|
confidential
|
-
|
-
|
N/A
|
TABLE II
STATE TRADING: TOBACCO
AUTHORITY OF THAILAND (TOAT)
STATISTICAL
INFORMATION, EXPORTS
|
Description of
Product(s)
(including HS
number(s))
|
Year
|
Total Quantity
Exported
(tons)
|
Quantity Exported
by State Trading
Enterprise
(Million pieces)
|
Average Procurement
(USD)
|
Average
Representative Domestic Sales
(USD/20 pieces)
|
Average Exported
Price
(USD/20 pieces)
|
National Production
(tons)
|
|
Cigarettes
(2402.20.90)
|
2022
|
4,656.19
|
162.08
|
-
|
-
|
confidential
|
N/A
|
|
2023
|
5,573.15
|
546.26
|
-
|
-
|
confidential
|
N/A
|
|
Description of
Product(s)
(including HS
number(s))
|
Year
|
Total Quantity
Exported
(tons)
|
Quantity Exported
by State Trading
Enterprise
(tons)
|
Average Procurement
(USD)
|
Average
Representative Domestic Sales
(USD/20 pieces)
|
Average
Exported Price
(USD/20 pieces)
|
National Production
(tons)
|
|
Unmanufactured tobacco
(2401)
|
2022
|
15,636.16
|
486.63
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
confidential
|
N/A
|
|
2023
|
11,462.94
|
1,655.70
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
confidential
|
N/A
|
TABLE III
STATE TRADING: TOBACCO
AUTHORITY OF THAILAND (TOAT)
STATISTICAL
INFORMATION, DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES
|
Description of
Product(s)
(including HS
number(s))
|
Year
|
Domestic Purchases
By State Trading
Enterprise
(tons)
|
National Production
(tons)
|
Domestic Sales by
State Trading
Enterprise
(Million pieces)
|
National
Consumption (tons)
|
|
Unmanufactured tobacco
(2401)
|
2022
|
11,846.26
|
N/A
|
-
|
N/A
|
|
2023
|
10,817.73
|
N/A
|
-
|
N/A
|
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