G/STR/N/19/THA  
 
4 July 2022  
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Working Party on State Trading Enterprises  Original: English  
 
 
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 notification, dated and received on 30 June  2022, 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 o f Article XVII of the GATT 1994, and in response to the call for notifications set out 
in document G/STR/N/19, Thailand makes the following new and full notification of its state trading 
enterprises for the years 2020 -2021.  
 
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  TABLE OF CONTENT S 
1   PUBLIC WAREHOUSE ORGANIZATION (PWO)  ................................ .............................  3 
2   LIQUOR DISTILLERY ORGANIZATION EXCISE DEPARTMENT  ................................ ...... 4 
3   TOBACCO AUTHORITY OF THAILAND (TOAT)  ................................ ..............................  8 
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  1  PUBLIC WAREHOUSE ORGANIZATION (PWO)  
1. Enumeration of STEs  
Public Warehouse Organization (PWO)  
2. Reason and purpose  
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 P ublic 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 an d 
consumer products.  
3. Description of the functioning of the STEs  
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 trad e 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 
4. Statistical Information  (Tables I -III)  
During the period of 2020 – 2021, PWO didn’t engage in any activities regarding agricultural goods 
and consumer products.  
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  2  LIQUOR DISTILLERY ORGANIZATION EXCISE DEPARTMENT  
1.  Enumeration of STEs  
Liquor Distillery Organization Excise Department  
2. Reason and purpose  
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 grant ing 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 distr ibutor of pure alcohol.  
3.  Description of the functioning of the STEs  
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 w ithin 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 pr ivileges 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.  
  
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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)  2020  12,300,355  - - - - - 
2021 8,296,952  - - - - - 
 
   
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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)  2020 13,364,243  - - - - - 
2021 7,937,391  - - - - - 
  
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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)  
 2020 - - - - 
2021 - - - - 
Note: The information is unavailable.  
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  3  TOBACCO AUTHORITY OF THAILAND (TOAT)  
1. Enumeration of STEs  
Tobacco Authority of Thailand (TOAT)  
2. Reason and purpose  
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 br anch. 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 provis ion 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 cons titutional 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 
14 May 2018. TOAT shall have objectives to manufactur e cigarettes which is the government 's 
monopoly business according to the Excise Tax Act as well as other business.  
3.  Description of the functioning of the STEs  
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 governme nt 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 
  
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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)  2020 2,435.24  - - - - 17,473  
2021 1,340.12  22.08  - - - 18,686  
 
   
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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)  2020 7,028.24  20.53  - - confidential  17,473  
2021 8,311.03  16.18  - - confidential  18,686  
 
   
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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)  2020 12,723.46  17,473  - N/A 
2021 12,776.35  18,686  - N/A 
 
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