G/TBT/N/THA/568  
4 May 2020  
(20-3391) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  THAILAND   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :  
Department of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce  
Merchandise Trade Administration Division  
563 Nonthaburi Road, Muang District, Nonthaburi 11000  
Tel. (02) 547 5124  
Fax. (02) 547 4802  
http://www.dft.go.th/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  E-waste 
(Hazardous waste under Basel Convention; electrical and electronic assemblies or scrap 
(not included scrap from electric power generation) containing such as accumulators and 
other batteries, mercury -switches, glass from cathode -raytubes and other  activated 
glasses and PCB -capacitors, not contaminated with Cadmium, Mercury, Lead 
Polychlorinated Biphenyl) (HS 84XX.XX.XX.899 and HS85XX.XX.XX.899)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  (Draft) 
Notification of Ministry of Commerce regarding the Import Prohibition of E -waste into the 
Kingdom of Thailand B.E. …. (1 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The Ministry of Commerce has announced the notification 
Ministry of Commerce which the import of E -waste into Thailan d is prohibited. This 
notification covers electronic and electrical equipment assemblies  including a scarp 
containing accumulators and other batteries mercury -switches, glass from cathode -ray 
tubes and other activated glasses and, PCB -capacitors, not conta minated with Cadmium, 
Mercury, Lead Polychlorinated Biphenylas listed in the notification of Ministry of Industry 
on list of hazardous substances B.E. 2556 (2014): List 5.2 Chemical waste.  
E-waste import under HS code chapter 84 and 85, only statistic code  899, specified in the 
annex is prohibited into Thailand.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
Exportation and Importation of Goods Act B.E.2522  G/TBT/N/THA/568  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  A day after publishing in the Royal Gazette  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point and Notification Authority  
Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry  
Tel: (66 2) 202 3504, 202 3523  
Fax: (66 2) 202 3511, 354 3041  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th  
Website: http://www.tisi.go.th  
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