WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/THA/45
6 February 2003
(03-0788)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning the administration of tariff quotas ( Table MA:1 ) for
the calendar year 2002  was received from the delegation of Thailand on 14 January 2003.
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The attached notification is submitted pursuant to the obligation to communicate any changes
in the administration of tariff quotas, in accordance with the notification requirements and formatsgiven in document G/AG/2.  It indicates the modifications made to document
G/AG/N/THA/38/Add.1, dated 8 February 2002.  The changes concern the following tariff quotas and
paragraphs:
1-2, 4, 9-17 (b)(ii);
5 (b)(i) to (ii) and (d);
6, 7, 9, 20 (b)(ii) and (c);
8 (b)(ii) to (iv) and (c);
21 (b)(i) to (iii)G/AG/N/THA/45
Page 2Table MA:1 MARKET ACCESS:  Thailand
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2002
Implementation of market access opportunities: tariff quota commitments
Description of products Tariff item number(s) encompassed in
product descriptionDescription of import arrangement applicable
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(a) Allocation to supplying countries :  Global tariff quota. (1) Milk and cream, not
concentrated nor containing added
sugar or other sweetening matters
(including flavoured milk)0401
2202.90(b) Allocation to importers:
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of Commerce is
required.
(ii) A total quota of 2,374.67 tonnes will be allocated pro rata to any juristic person at the proportion
of:
- 2,347.69 tonnes in terms of unprocessed milk
- 26.98 tonnes in terms of ready-to-drink milk
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31 December 2002.
(c) Other access arrangements:  Period of importation:  January-December 2002.
(d) Other information:  Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.
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Page 3Description of products Tariff item number(s) encompassed in
product descriptionDescription of import arrangement applicable
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(a) Allocation to supplying countries :  Global tariff quota. (2) Milk and cream, concentrated
or containing added sugar or other
sweetening matter, in powder,
granules or other solid forms, of afat content, by weight, not
exceeding 1.5%0402.10.0007
(b) Allocation to importers:
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of Commerce is
required.
(ii) A total quota of 73,000 tonnes will be allocated in 2002 at the proportion of 27,500 tonnes for the
first period (January-June) and 45,500 tonnes for the second period (July-December) as follows:
First period
- 3,900 tonnes to juristic persons which operate the manufactures of ready-to-drink milk
- 8,950 tonnes to juristic persons which operate the manufacturers of condensed milk
- 7,250 tonnes to juristic persons which utilise milk powder as an input for their production
- 600 tonnes to juristic persons importing skim milk powder for trade- 5,400 tonnes to juristic persons manufacturing for exports
- 1,400 tonnes to juristic persons manufacturing yoghurt drink.
Second period
- 21,330 tonnes to juristic persons which operate the manufactures of ready-to-drink milk
- 8,750 tonnes to juristic persons which operate the manufacturers of condensed milk
- 7,370 tonnes to juristic persons which utilise milk powder as an input for their production- 600 tonnes to juristic persons importing skim milk powder for trade
- 5,470 tonnes to juristic persons manufacturing for exports
- 1,980 tonnes to juristic persons manufacturing yoghurt drink.
(iii) Reallocation of quota on non-issued import certificates of the first period is available.
(c) Other access arrangements:  None applicable.
(d) Other information:  Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.
(a) Allocation to supplying countries :  Global tariff quota.
 (3) Potatoes 0701
(b) Allocation to importers:
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of Commerce is
required.
(ii) Import quantity will be allocated to any juristic person on demand basis.(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days within allocation period.
(c) Other access arrangements:  Period of importation is from January 1999 to December 2004.
(d) Other information:  Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.
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Page 4Description of products Tariff item number(s) encompassed in
product descriptionDescription of import arrangement applicable
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(a) Allocation to supplying countries :  Global tariff quota. (4) Onion, fresh, chilled, dried,
whole, cut, sliced, broken or in
powder, but not further prepared,
mixed0703.10.0005
0712.20.0104
0712.20.0200(b) Allocation to importers:
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of Commerce is
required.
(ii) A total quota of 361.22 tonnes will be allocated to the Onion Growers' Cooperative Federation of
Thailand, Limited.
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31 December 2002.
(c) Other access arrangements:  None applicable.
(d) Other information:  Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.
(a) Allocation to supplying countries :  Global tariff quota.
 (5) Garlic, fresh or chilled, whether
or not in powder0703.20.0007
0712.90.0115
0712.90.0128(b) Allocation to importers:
(i) Import certificate issued by Public Warehouse Organization, Ministry of Commerce is required.
(ii) A total quota of 64.33 tonnes will be allocated to any juristic person.(iii) Quotas are not transferable.
(c) Other access arrangements:  None applicable.
(d) Other information:  Further information is available at Public Warehouse Organization.
(a) Allocation to supplying countries :  Global tariff quota.
 (6) Coconut, fresh or dried,
whether or not chilled or peeled,including desiccated0801.11.0000
0801.19.0007(b) Allocation to importers:
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of Commerce is
required.
(ii) A total quota of 2,401.44 tonnes will be allocated pro rata  at the following proportion:
- 2,291.44 tonnes to any juristic person which operates the factory utilizing coconuts, shelled or
not, as an input for its production
- 110.00 tonnes to any juristic person which operates the factory utilizing coconuts desiccated asan input for its production and had historical import performance during 1999-2001.
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days within importation periods.
(c) Other access arrangements:  Period of importation of coconuts, shelled or not:
- 1,374.86 tonnes between January-April 2002
- 343.72 tonnes between May-September 2002
- 572.86 tonnes between October-December 2002.
(d) Other information:  Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.
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Page 5Description of products Tariff item number(s) encompassed in
product descriptionDescription of import arrangement applicable
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(a) Allocation to supplying countries :  Global tariff quota. (7) Coffee, whether or not roasted
or decaffeinated, coffee husks and
skins;  coffee substitutes
containing any portion of coffee0901
(b) Allocation to importers:
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of Commerce is
required.
(ii) A total quota of 5.19 tonnes will be allocated pro rata  to any juristic person.
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31 December 2002.
(iv) Quotas are not transferable.
(c) Other access arrangements:  Period of importation:  January-December 2002.
(d) Other information:  Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.
(a) Allocation to supplying countries :  Global tariff quota.
 (8) Tea 0902
(b) Allocation to importers:
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of Commerce is
required.
(ii) A total quota of 618.56 tonnes will be allocated at the following proportion:
Green Tea 185.57 tonnes (30 % of quota)
- 148.46 tonnes to any juristic person with historical import performance during 1998-2001.
- 37.11 tonnes to any juristic person without historical import performance.
Black Tea 432.99 tonnes (70 % of quota)
- 346.39 tonnes to any juristic person with historical import performance during 1998-2001.
- 86.60 tonnes to any juristic person without historical import performance.
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31 December 2002.
(iv) Quotas are not transferable.
(c) Other access arrangements:  Period of importation:  January-December 2002.
(d) Other information:  Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.
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Page 6Description of products Tariff item number(s) encompassed in
product descriptionDescription of import arrangement applicable
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(a) Allocation to supplying countries :  Global tariff quota. (9) Pepper, dried, whether or not
crushed or ground0904.11.0003
0904.12.0004(b) Allocation to importers:
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of Commerce is
required.
(ii) A total quota of 44.56 tonnes will be allocated pro rata  to any juristic person.
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31 December 2002.
(iv) Quotas are not transferable.
(c) Other access arrangements:  Period of importation:  January-December 2002.
(d) Other information:  Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.
(a) Allocation to supplying countries :  Global tariff quota.
 (10) Maize 1005.90
(b) Allocation to importers:
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of Commerce is
required.
(ii) A total quota of 54,121 tonnes will be allocated to the Public Warehouse Organization.
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 30 June 2002.
(c) Other access arrangements:  Period of importation:  1 March-30 June 2002.
(d) Other information:  Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.
(a) Allocation to supplying countries :  Global tariff quota.
 (11) Rice 1006
(b) Allocation to importers:
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of Commerce is
required.
(ii) A total quota of 247,114  tonnes will be allocated pro rata  to any juristic person on first-come, first-
serve basis.
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31 December 2002.
(c) Other access arrangements:  Period of importation is during January-December 2002.
(d) Other information:  Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.
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Page 7Description of products Tariff item number(s) encompassed in
product descriptionDescription of import arrangement applicable
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(a) Allocation to supplying countries :  Global tariff quota. (12) Soya beans 1201.00.1000
1201.00.9001(b) Allocation to importers:
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of Commerce is
required.
(ii) The allocation of unlimited quantity is to be made to :
1. Soybean and Rice Bran Oil Processors' Association
2. Thai Feed Mill Association
3. Broiler Raiser for Exporting Association
4. The Feedstuff Users Promotion Association
5. Thai Livestock Association
6. Thai Broiler Processing Exporters Association
7. Food Industry Factories
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31 December 2002.
(c) Other access arrangements:  Period of importation is during January-December 2002.
(d) Other information:  Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.
(a) Allocation to supplying countries :  Global tariff quota.
 (13) Copra 1203.00.0005
(b) Allocation to importers:
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of Commerce is
required.
(ii) A total quota of 1,054.11 tonnes will be allocated pro rata  to any juristic person who operates a
factory utilizing copra as an input for its production.
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31 December 2002.
(c) Other access arrangements:  Period of importation is from November to December 2002.
(d) Other information:  Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.
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Page 8Description of products Tariff item number(s) encompassed in
product descriptionDescription of import arrangement applicable
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(a) Allocation to supplying countries :  Global tariff quota. (14) Soya bean oil and its
fractions, whether or not refined,
but not chemically1507.10.0001
1507.90.0006(b) Allocation to importers:
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of Commerce is
required.
(ii) A total quota of 2,257 tonnes will be allocated to members of Thai Food Processors' Association.(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31 December 2002.
(c) Other access arrangements:  Period of importation is from January to December 2002.
(d) Other information:  Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.
(a) Allocation to supplying countries :  Global tariff quota.
 (15) Palm oil and its fractions,
whether or not refined, but notchemically modified, Palm kernel
or babassu oil and their fractions1511
1513.21.00041513.29.0007(b) Allocation to importers:
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of Commerce is
required.
(ii) A total quota of 4,808.67  tonnes will be allocated to the Public Warehouse Organization.
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31 December 2002.
(c) Other access arrangements:  Period of importation is during January-December  2002.
(d) Other information:  Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.
(a) Allocation to supplying countries :  Global tariff quota.
 (16) Coconut oil and its fractions,
whether or not refined, but notchemically modified1513.11.0008
1513.19.0005(b) Allocation to importers:
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of Commerce is
required.
(ii) A total quota of 396.78 tonnes will be allocated pro rata  to any juristic person who operates a
factory utilizing coconut oil as an input for its production.
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31 December 2002.
(c) Other access arrangements:  Period of importation is during November-December 2002.
(d) Other information:  Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.
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Page 9Description of products Tariff item number(s) encompassed in
product descriptionDescription of import arrangement applicable
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(a) Allocation to supplying countries :  Global tariff quota. (17) Cane or beet sugar and
chemically pure sucrose in solid
form1701
(b) Allocation to importers:
(i) Import certificate issued by The Office of Cane and Sugar Board, Ministry of Industry is required.
(ii) A total quota of 13,614.44 tonnes will be allocated to any juristic person.
(iii) Allocations are based on first-come, first-serve basis.(iv) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31 December 2002.
(c) Other access arrangements:  Period of importation is from January-December 2002.
(d) Other information:  Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.
(a) Allocation to supplying countries :  Global tariff quota.
 (18) Instant coffee and other
extracts, essence and concentrated,
of coffee, and preparations with abasis of these extracts, essence or
concentrates or with a basis of
coffee2101.10
(b) Allocation to importers:
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of Commerce is
required.
(ii) A total quota of 132.67 tonnes will be allocated pro rata  at the proportion as:
- 106.14 tonnes (80% of quota) to any juristic person with historical import performance during1999-2001.
- 26.53 tonnes (20% of quota) to any juristic person with or without historical import performance.
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31 December 2002.(iv) Quotas are not transferable.
(c) Other access arrangements:  Period of importation is to December 2002.
(d) Other information:  Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.
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Page 10Description of products Tariff item number(s) encompassed in
product descriptionDescription of import arrangement applicable
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(a) Allocation to supplying countries :  Global tariff quota. (19) Soya bean cake 2304.00.0008
(b) Allocation to importers:
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of Commerce is
required.
(ii) Allocation to be made unlimited to:
1. Thai Broiler Processing Exporters Association
2. Broilers Raiser for Exporting Association
3. Association of Breeders of Duck for Trading and Export4. Thai Feed Mill Association
5. The Feedstuff Users Promotion Association
6. Thai Livestock Association.
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31 December 2002.
(c) Other access arrangements:  Period of importation is during January-December 2002.
(d) Other information:  Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.
(a) Allocation to supplying countries :  Global tariff quota.
 (20) Longans, dried 0813.40
(b) Allocation to importers:
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of Commerce is
required.
(ii) A total quota of  7.33 tonnes will be allocated pro rata  to any juristic person.
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31 December 2002.(iv) Quotas are not transferable.
(c) Other access arrangements:  Period of importation is during January-December 2002.
(d) Other information:  Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.
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product descriptionDescription of import arrangement applicable
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(a) Allocation to supplying countries :  Global tariff quota. (21) Raw silk 50.02
(b) Allocation to importers:
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of Commerce is
required.
(ii) A total quota of 477.89 tonnes will be allocated pro rata  at the proportion of 238.945 tonnes for the
first importation period (January-June) and 238.945 tonnes for the second importation period (July-
December) as follows:
- 60% of allocation quantity in each importation period to any juristic person with historicalimport performance during 1999-2001.
- 40% of allocation quantity in each importation period to any juristic person with silk
production plans.
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than each implementation period.
(c) Other access arrangements:  None applicable.
(d) Other information:  Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.
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