(Unofficial Translation)  
 
Notification of Ministry of Commerce   
Regarding  Used Tyres as prohibited goods or as  product s requiring  certificat e for 
importation and shall be in compliance with  the administrative  measure  on importation 
into the  Kingdom of Thai land 
B.E. 2556  
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 Regarding the Notification of the Ministry of Commerce on the importation of 
Used T yres into the Kingdoms of Thailand dated May, 23rd B.E. 2546 stated that 
Used T yres are subjects of prohibition into the Kingdom. For the suitability of 
practice and to be in compliance with current trade situation and the production of 
tyres  in the present time , the mentioned Notification shall be adjusted .  
 
 By virtue  of the Section  5 Paragraph (1), (2), (3),  (6) and Paragraph 2 a nd 
Section  25 of the  Export and Import  of Goods Act B.E. 2522 , comprise of articles 
with limitation to individual freedom  in which Section  29 together with  Section 32,  
Section 33, Section 41 and Section  43 of the  constitution of  the Kingdom of Thailand, 
which required that any provisions restricting the right and freedom of people shall be 
done via the provision of laws; The  Minister  of Commerce through  the approval of 
the cabinet announced  this Notification  below;  
  
Article 1  This Notification is called “Notification of Ministry of Commerce  on 
stating  Used Tyres to be  subjects under prohibition or shall require permission for 
importation and shall  be in compliance with the administration  measure  on 
importation into the Kingdom of Thailand  B.E. 2556 ”  
  
Article 2 This N otification shall be entered  into force  after 60 days  as from the 
day following  the date of  its publication in Government Gazette.  
  
Article 3.  To repeal  the Notification of the Ministry of Commerce on the 
Importation of Used Tyres into the K ingdom B.E. 2546 dated May, 23rd B.E.2546  
 
Article .4. In this Notification  
 
           “Use d Tyres” means used tyres or  retread ed tyres and including piece s, cutting 
piece s and useless piece s of tyres as follows;  
 (1) Tyres that use with cars (including S tation Wagon and racing cars) under 
the Harmonized System C ode 4012.11.00 and 4012 .20.10  
            (2) Tyres that use with buses or tru cks under the Harmonized System C ode 
4012.12.1 0, 4012.12.90, 4012 .20.21 and 4012 .20.29  
            (3) Tyres that use w ith motorcycles under the Harmonized System C ode 
4012.19.10 and 4012 .20.40 
            (4) Tyres that use with bi cycles under the Harmonized System C ode 
4012.19.2 0 and 4012 .20.50 
            (5) Pieces, Cutting pieces and useless pieces  that is mentioned a s tyres in the 
above (1) -(4) under the Harmonized System C ode 4004.00.00  
 
 
 
 
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Article  5 Stating that Used Tyres under Article 4 (1),  (3), (4), (5) to be  subjects 
under prohibition from importation into the Kingdom.  
 
Article 6 Stating that Use d Tyres unde r Article 4 (2) are products requiring 
certificate for importation  into the Kingdom . 
 
Article 7 The importation of Used T yres into the kingdom under Article 6 
shall be for the purpose of retreading for exportation only.  
 
Article 8 Tyres that are subjects o f importation under Article 6 and tyre s that 
are already retreaded for ex portation under Article 7, shall be kept separately from 
each other and in separation  from other tyres.  
 
 Article 9  Statement in Article 4 and 5 shall  be exempted for  Used Tyres 
impor ted for research and development, for car racing, for travelling  purposes or on 
tyres that  are attached along with vehicles for usage  of that vehicle in reasonable 
amount .    
  
 
 
    Announced on August 16th, B.E. 2013  
 
                              -  Signature  - 
            (Mr. Niwattamrong  Boons ongpaisarn ) 
                       Minister of Commerce