G/STR/N/13/THA  
G/STR/N/14/THA  
 
11 October 2013  
(13-5539)  Page: 1/22  
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 communication, dated 2 October 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Thailand. 
 
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1  PUBLIC WAREHOUSE ORGANIZATION (PWO) 
Reason and purpose 
 
Public Warehouse Organization (PWO) is a state-en terprise attached to the Ministry of Commerce. 
Its objective is to "engage in all activities regarding agricultural goods and consumer products" 
either the implementation in response to the government policies and the business operation, as 
well as in service business connected with agricultural goods and consumer products according to the Royal Decree Establishing the Public Warehouse B.E.2498.  
Description of the functioning of the state trading enterprise 
 
PWO is responsible for the implementation regarding agricultural goods and consumer products in 
response to the government policies, mainly at the trade operation connected with agricultural 
goods and consumer products including importation and exportation, as well as warehouse business. PWO also allocates quantities of imports under in-quota tariff of certain agricultural 
products, such as crude palm olein.  
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STATE TRADING: PUBLIC WAREHOUSE ORGANIZATION 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, IMPORTS 
Description of 
Product Year Total Quantity 
Exported 
(kilogram) Quantity Exported 
by State Trading 
Enterprise 
(kilogram) Average Import 
Price 
(Bath/kilogram) Average 
Representative 
Domestic Sales 
Price Mark-Up National Production 
(ton) 
Rice 2008 N/A - - - - N/A 
2009 N/A - - - - N/A 
TABLE 2 
STATE TRADING: PUBLIC WAREHOUSE ORGANIZATION 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, EXPORTS 
Description of 
Product Year Total Quantity 
Exported 
(kilogram) Quantity 
Exported by State 
Trading Enterprise 
(kilogram) Average 
Procurement Price Average 
Representative 
Domestic Sales 
Price Average 
Exported Price 
(Bath/kilogram) National Production 
(ton) 
Rice 2008 N/A 114,560.00 N/A N/A 26.07 N/A 
2009 N/A 242,022.50 N/A N/A 29.90 N/A 
TABLE 3 
STATE TRADING: PUBLIC WAREHOUSE ORGANIZATION 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES 
 
Description of Product Year Domestic purchases by 
state trading enterprise National Production (ton) Domestic Sales by state 
trading enterprise 
(kilogram) National Consumption 
Rice 2008 3,826,317.00 N/A 3,826,317.00 N/A 
2009 3,308,277.00 N/A 3,308,277.00 N/A 
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  Thailand Tobacco Monopoly (TTM) 
 TTM is a State Enterprise under the supervision of the Ministry of Finance. It is a profit seeking 
organization whose direction is mapped out by the State Enterprise Master Plan, allowing it to 
realize its full potential in charting a stable course to effectively compete in today's world of free 
trade.  
Reason and Purpose 
 
The TTM is the leader of the domestic cigarette market. Its standards of management mark it as a world class organization. The hallmarks of its products are quality and now production cost, 
enabling the TTM to maintain its lead within the local cigarette and tobacco market, as well as 
expanding its frontiers in to international markets.  
The TTM comprises of 3 business clusters: Leaf cluste r, Production cluster, and Marketing cluster.  
 Description of the functioning of the state trading enterprise 
 The TTM has adopted the ISO standard system to inspect the quality of its cigarettes, chemical 
composition and packaging Furthermore, international quality is ensured as a result of research and development has been developed over generations leading to the success of ISO/IEC 17025 
quality assurance system on laboratory of quality control and product development. 
 Cigarette production 
 
The TTM presently has 3 modern and efficient cigarette production factories, grouped within its head office compound in Klong Toey District, Bangkok. Normal production output reaches an 
annual figure of 30,020 million cigarettes, comprising 16 cigarette brands and 1 tobacco roll your 
own brand. The cigarette line is classified as13 filtered brands and 3 non-filtered brands.  Product range 
 
The TTM offers a variety of cigarette types and blends, categorized as follows.  
-  American blended cigarettes 11 brands - Virginia blended cigarettes 5 brands 
-  Tobacco roll your own 1 brand 
 
Local Tobacco 
 The climate of Thailand's upper north, lower north and dry area of northeast regions are ideal for growing the Virginia, Burley and Turkish tobacco varieties. The TTM utilizes up to 80% of Thai 
tobacco in its total cigarette manufacturing. All 3 types of tobacco leaves are sourced by the TTM 
from tobacco farmers who join the support of the TTM through each step of the growing process, 
the price insurance and purchasing. There are currently approximately 23,000 tobacco farmers 
overseen by the TTM, with plantation areas cove ring 115,800 Rai. The TTM also sources a portion 
of its tobacco leaves from independent curers.  
Foreign Tobacco 
 TTM selects foreign classical or semi-classical leaves from the world's finest tobacco sources for use in its cigarette production. The annual volume of foreign tobacco supplied is approximately 
62,000 metric tons. 
 Distribution 
 
The TTM has added tobacco retail outlets as another channel to its existing tobacco wholesale outlets. Sales officers and supervisors serve to distribute the products to retail shops in place of 
passing through subagents. Sales are also target ed through convenience stores and modern trade 
outlets.  The TTM presently has a network of 274 tobacco wholesale outlets, 5,000 tobacco subagents and 
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  Sales % age breakdown by cigarette flavours 
  -  Local 0.02%  -  Virginia 0.55% 
 -  American 70.51% 
 -  American - Menthol 28.91%  -  American - Light 0.001%  
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STATE TRADING: THAILAND TOBACCO MONOPOLY 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, IMPORT (FISCAL YEAR 2008) 
Description of 
product (s) 
(including HS 
number (s)) Total quantity 
imported 
(kgs. ) Quantity imported 
by State trading 
enterprise 
(kgs. ) Average import 
price 
(USD per kg.) 
(CFR. BKK.) Average 
representative 
domestic sales price Mark-up National production 
Tobacco Strip from U.S.A. 
 
Flue-cured  
Burley  
 
403,200 
 
857,280  
 
403,200 
 
857,280  
 
7.43 
 
7.30  
 
N/A 
 
N/A  
 
N/A 
 
N/A  
 
N/A 
 
N/A 
Tobacco Strip from Brazil 
 
Flue-cured   Burley  
 
614,400 230,400 
 
576,000  
 
614,400 230,400 
 
576,000  
 
7.20 7.20 
 
8.00  
 
N/A N/A 
 
N/A  
 
N/A N/A 
 
N/A  
 
N/A N/A 
 
N/A 
Tobacco Strip from China 
 Flue-cured  Burley  
 
307,200 
 
338,580  
 
307,200 
 
338,580  
 
4.95 
 
4.75  
 
N/A 
 
N/A  
 
N/A 
 
N/A  
 
N/A 
 
N/A 
  
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STATE TRADING: THAILAND TOBACCO MONOPOLY 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, IMPORT (FISCAL YEAR 2009) 
Description of product (s) 
(including HS number (s)) Total quantity 
imported 
(kgs. ) Quantity imported 
by State trading 
enterprise 
(kgs. ) Average import price 
(USD per kg.) 
(CFR. BKK.) Average 
representative 
domestic sales price Mark-up National production 
Tobacco Strip from U.S.A. 
 
Flue-cured  Burley  
  
556,800 
 
326,400 326,400  
  
556,800 
 
326,400 326,400  
  
8.19 
 
8.65 8.65  
  
N/A 
 
N/A N/A  
  
N/A 
 
N/A N/A  
  
N/A 
 
N/A N/A 
Tobacco Strip from Brazil 
 Flue-cured   Burley  
  
384,000 
76,800 
 
576,000 576,000  
  
384,000 
76,800 
 
576,000 576,000  
  
6.32 6.38 
 
6.19 7.22  
  
N/A N/A 
 
N/A N/A  
  
N/A N/A 
 
N/A N/A  
  
N/A N/A 
 
N/A N/A 
Tobacco Strip from China 
 Flue-cured  Burley  
 
249,600 
 
160,380  
 
249,600 
 
160,380  
 
5.90 
 
6.47  
 
N/A 
 
N/A  
 
N/A 
 
N/A  
 
N/A 
 
N/A 
  
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STATE TRADING: THAILAND TOBACCO MONOPOLY (TTM) 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, EXPORTS 
Description of 
product(s) (including 
HS) Fiscal Year Total Quantity 
exported 
(Million pieces) Quantity 
exported by 
state trading 
enterprise Average 
procurement 
price Average 
representative 
domestic sales 
price (USD) Average export 
price 
(USD)/20 pieces National production 
Cigarettes 
4202.20.10 2009  
(Oct 2008 - Sep 2009) 11.64 11.64 N/A N/A 0.23 Krongthip 90, 
Falling Rain 90 
2010  
(Oct 2009 - May 2010) 15.72 15.72 N/A N/A 0.23 Krongthip 90, 
Falling Rain 90 
 
Note: N/A = not available.     
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TABLE III 
STATE TRADING: THAILAND TOBACCO MONOPOLY (TTM) 
STATISTICAL DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES 
Description of product(s) 
(including HS number(s)) Domestic purchases by 
state trading enterprise National production Domestic sales by  
state trading enterprise 
(Fiscal Year: Million pieces) National consumption 
Cigarette 
(HS.2402.10)  N/A N/A 2009 28,583.3 N/A 
N/A N/A 2010 (Oct - May) 18,684.6 N/A 
 
Note:  n.a. = not applicable. 
 N/A = not available. 
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  Liquor Distillery Organization Excise Department 
 Liquor Distillery Organization Excise Department is empowered by the order of Ministry of Finance to be the sole producer of ethyl alcohol 95%. 
 
Reason and purpose 
 
The Liquor Act, B.E. 2493, authorized Liquor Distil lery Organization Excise Department to be the 
sole producer of ethyl alcohol 95%.  Description of the functioning of state trading enterprise 
 Liquor Distillery Organization Excise Department only deals with the production of ethyl alcohol 
95% to be distributed within the country. Presentl y there is no import or export of ethyl alcohol 
95% by Liquor Distillery Organization Excise Department. 
 Reason why no foreign trade has taken place 
 Production quantity of ethyl alcohol 95% is not en ough to sell for foreign trade. Under The Liquor 
Act, B.E. 2493.   
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STATE TRADING: LIQUOR DISTILLERY ORGANIZATION EXCISE DEPARTMENT 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, IMPORTS 
Description of product Year Total quantity 
imported Quantity imported 
by state trading 
enterprise Average import 
price Average 
representative 
domestic sales price Mark-up National 
production 
Ethyl alcohol 95% 2003-2005 n.a. n.a. n.a. N/A n.a. N/A 
 Note: n.a. = not applicable.  N/A = not available. 
TABLE II 
STATE TRADING: LIQUOR DISTILLERY ORGANIZATION EXCISE DEPARTMENT 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, EXPORTS 
Description of product Year Total quantity 
exported Quantity exported 
by state trading 
enterprise Average 
procurement 
price Average 
representative 
domestic sales price Average export 
price National 
production 
Ethyl alcohol 95% 2003-2005 n.a. n.a. n.a. N/A n.a. N/A 
 Note: n.a. = not applicable.  N/A = not available.  
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STATE TRADING: LIQUOR DISTILLERY ORGANIZATION EXCISE DEPARTMENT 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, IMPORTS 
Description of product Year Total quantity 
imported Quantity imported 
by state trading 
enterprise (litres) Average import 
Price (Baht) Average 
representative 
domestic sales price Mark-up National 
production 
Ethyl alcohol 95% 2008-2009 n.a. n.a. n.a. N/A n.a. N/A 
Ethyl alcohol 96-96.5% 2008 
2009 n.a. 
n.a. n.a. 
1,847,820.00n.a. 
67,011,538.20N/A 
N/A n.a. 
n.a. N/A 
N/A 
TABLE II 
STATE TRADING: LIQUOR DISTILLERY ORGANIZATION EXCISE DEPARTMENT 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, EXPORTS 
Description of product Year Total quantity 
exported Quantity exported 
by state trading 
enterprise Average 
procurement 
price Average 
representative 
domestic sales price Average export 
price National 
production 
Ethyl alcohol 95% 2008-2009 n.a. n.a. n.a. N/A n.a. N/A 
 
Note: n.a. = not applicable. 
N/A = not available. 
 
  
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STATE TRADING: LIQUOR DISTILLERY ORGANIZATION EXCISE DEPARTMENT 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES 
Description of product Year Domestic purchases by 
state trading enterprise 
(litres) National production Domestic sales by 
state trading enterprise 
(litres) National consumption 
Ethyl alcohol 95% 2006 
2007 N/A 
N/A N/A 
N/A 9,560,098.60 
10,353,069.40 N/A 
N/A 
Ethyl alcohol 99.8% 2006 
2007 N/A 
N/A N/A 
N/A 23,103.00 
30,292.60N/A 
N/A 
Impure alcohol 2006 
2007 N/A 
N/A N/A 
N/A 5,389,680.00 
5,896,640.00N/A 
N/A 
 Note: n.a. = not applicable.  N/A = not available. 
  
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STATE TRADING: LIQUOR DISTILLERY ORGANIZATION EXCISE DEPARTMENT 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES 
Description of product Year Domestic purchases by 
state trading enterprise 
(litres) National production Domestic sales by 
state trading enterprise 
(litres) National consumption 
Ethyl alcohol 
95% 2008 
2009 N/A 
N/A N/A 
N/A 10,043,775.60 
9,180,126.20  N/A 
N/A 
Ethyl alcohol 
96-96.5% 2008 
2009 N/A 
3,815,820.00 N/A 
N/A N/A 
3,815,820.00 N/A 
N/A 
Ethyl alcohol 
99.8% 2008 
2009 N/A 
N/A N/A 
N/A 24,694.00 
23,882.00 N/A 
N/A 
Impure alcohol 2008 
2009 N/A 
N/A N/A 
N/A 4,480,676.00 
2,369,980.00 N/A 
N/A 
 Note: n.a. = not applicable.  N/A = not available. 
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  2  PUBLIC WAREHOUSE ORGANIZATION (PWO) 
Reason and purpose 
 
Public Warehouse Organization (PWO) is a state-en terprise attached to the Ministry of Commerce. 
Its objective is to "engage in all activities regarding agricultural goods and consumer products" 
either the implementation in response to the government policies and the business operation, as well as in service business connected with agricultural goods and consumer products according to 
the Royal Decree Establishing the Public Warehouse B.E.2498. 
 Description of the functioning of the State-trading enterprises 
 
PWO is responsible for the implementation regarding agricultural goods and consumer products in 
response to the government policies, mainly at the trade operation connected with agricultural goods and consumer products including importation and exportation, as well as warehouse 
business. PWO also allocates quantities of imports under in-quota tariff of certain agricultural 
products, such as crude palm olein.   
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STATE TRADING: PUBLIC WAREHOUSE ORGANIZATION 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, IMPORTS 
Description of 
Product Year Total Quantity 
Imported 
(kilogram) Quantity Imported 
by State Trading 
Enterprise 
(kilogram) Average Import 
Price 
(Bath/kilogram) Average 
Representative 
Domestic Sales 
Price Mark-Up National Production 
(ton) 
Rice 2010 N/A - - - - N/A 
2011 N/A - - - - N/A 
2012 N/A - - - - N/A 
  
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STATE TRADING: PUBLIC WAREHOUSE ORGANIZATION 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, IMPORTS 
Description of 
Product Year Total Quantity 
Imported 
(kilogram) Quantity Imported 
by State Trading 
Enterprise 
(kilogram) Average Import 
Price 
(Bath/kilogram) Average 
Representative 
Domestic Sales 
Price Mark-Up National Production 
(ton) 
Crude Palm Olein 2010 - - - - - - 
2011 N/A 30,000,000.00 39.57 N/A N/A N/A 
2012 N/A 40,000,000.00 31.16 N/A N/A N/A 
TABLE II 
STATE TRADING: PUBLIC WAREHOUSE ORGANIZATION 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, EXPORTS  
Description of 
Product Year Total Quantity 
Exported 
(kilogram) Quantity Exported by 
State Trading 
Enterprise (kilogram) Average 
Procurement Price Average Representative 
Domestic Sales Price Average Exported 
Price 
(Bath/kilogram) National 
Production 
(ton) 
Rice 2010 N/A 322,620.00 N/A N/A 26.07 N/A 
2011 N/A 55,140.00 N/A N/A 24.85 N/A 
2012 N/A 168,000.00 N/A N/A 34.83 N/A 
  
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STATE TRADING: PUBLIC WAREHOUSE ORGANIZATION 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, DOMESTIC ACTIVITES 
Description of Product Year Domestic purchases by state 
trading enterprise National Production (ton) Domestic Sales by state 
trading enterprise (kilogram) National Consumption 
Rice 2010 2,065,400.00 N/A 2,065,400.00 N/A 
2011 821,985.00 N/A 821,985.00 N/A 
2012 385,952.00 N/A 385,952.00 N/A 
 
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  3  THAILAND TOBACCO MONOPOLY (TTM) 
TTM is a State Enterprise under the supervision of the Ministry of Finance. It is a profit seeking 
organization whose direction is mapped out by the State Enterprise Master Plan, allowing it to realize its full potential in charting a stable course to effectively compete in today's world of free 
trade. 
 Reason and Purpose 
 The TTM is the leader of the domestic cigarette market, and contributes significant revenue to the 
Ministry of Finance. Its standards of management mark it as a world class organization. The hallmarks of its products are quality and now production cost, enabling the TTM to maintain its 
lead within the local cigarette and tobacco market, as well as expanding its frontiers in to 
international markets.  
The Tobacco Act, B.E.2509, authorized TTM to be the sole producer of cigarette in order to reduce 
negative consequences of cigarette consumption by controlling the domestic supply of products. 
 
Description of the functioning of the state trading enterprise 
 
The TTM has adopted the ISO standard system to inspect the quality of its cigarettes, chemical 
composition and packaging Furthermore, the TTM's laboratory facilities have earned the 
ISO/IEC 17025 from International Organization for Standardization for the field of laboratories 
involved in the inspection of tar and nicotine levels in cigarettes.  
Cigarette production 
 The TTM presently has 3 modern and efficient cigarette production factories, grouped within its 
head office compound in Klong Toey District, Bangkok. Normal production output reaches an 
annual figure of 32,600 million cigarettes, 16 cigarette brands in year 2012.  Product range 
 
The TTM offers a variety of cigarette types and blends, categorized as follows:  
 -  American blended cigarettes 11 brands 
 -  Virginia blended cigarettes 5 brands  
Distribution 
 The TTM has added tobacco retail outlets as another channel to its existing tobacco wholesale outlets. Sales officers and supervisors serve to distribute the products to retail shops in place of 
passing through subagents. Sales are also target ed through convenience stores and modern trade 
outlets.  
The TTM presently has a network of 275 tobacco wholesale outlets, 5,488 tobacco subagents and 
more than 500,000 tobacco retail outlets.  
Sales percentage breakdown by cigarette flavors: 
  -  Virginia 0.192%  -  American 99.808% 
  
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STATE TRADING: THAILAND TOBACCO MONOPOLY (TTM) 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, EXPORTS 
Description of 
product(s) 
(Including HS 
number(s)) Fiscal Year Total Quantity 
exported 
(Million pieces) Quantity 
exported by state 
trading 
enterprise Average 
procurement 
price Average 
representative 
domestic sales 
price (USD) Average export 
price 
(USD)/ 20 pieces National production 
Cigarettes 
2402.20.10 2011 
(Oct 2010 – Sep 2011) 18.89 18.89 N/A N/A 0.34 Krongthip 90, 
Falling Rain 90 
2012 
(Oct 2011 – Sep 2012) 24.70 24.70 N/A N/A 0.55 Krongthip 90, 
Falling Rain 90 
2013 
(Oct 2012 – May 2013) 18.14 18.14 N/A N/A 0.55 Krongthip 90, 
Falling Rain 90 
 
Note:  N/A = not available. 
 
 
  
 
  
 
   
 
  
 
  
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STATE TRADING: THAILAND TOBACCO MONOPOLY (TTM) 
STATISTICAL DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES 
Description of product(s) 
(Including HS number(s)) Domestic purchases by 
state trading enterprise National production Domestic sales by state trading enterprise 
(Fiscal Year: Million pieces) National consumption 
Cigarette 
2402.10 N/A N/A 2011 32,567.51 N/A 
N/A N/A 2012 32,602.44 N/A 
N/A N/A 2013 (Oct - May) 21,150.76 N/A 
 
Note:  n.a. = not applicable.  N/A = not available. 
 
 
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  Additional information 
 
TTM have 3 type of "Mock" example for export cigarette.  
1. Hard pack Krongthip 90 and Falling Rain 90 with graphic warning for sale in Duty Free Shop. 
2. Hard pack Krongthip 90 and Falling Rain 90 for export. 3. Soft pack Krongthip 90 and Falling Rain 90 for export. 
 
4  LIQUOR DISTILLERY ORGANIZATION EXCISE DEPARTMENT 
Liquor Distillery Organization Excise Department is empowered by the order of Ministry of Finance 
to be the sole producer of ethyl alcohol 95%. 
 
Reason and purpose 
 
The Liquor Act, B.E. 2493, authorized Liquor Distil lery Organization Excise Department to be the 
sole producer of ethyl alcohol 95%.  
Description of the functioning of the State-trading enterprises 
 
The Liquor Act, B.E. 2493 authorized Liquor Distillery Organization Excise Department to be the producer and distributor of ethyl alcohol 95% an d not permit other factories to produce ethyl 
alcohol 95% for distribution. 
 Liquor Distillery Organization Excise Department only deals with the production of ethyl alcohol 
95%to be distributed within the country. Presently there is no import or export of ethyl alcohol 
95%by Liquor Distillery Organization Excise Department.   
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TABLE I 
STATE TRADING: LIQUOR DISTILLERY ORGANIZATION EXCISE DEPARTMENT 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, IMPORTS 
Description of 
product Year Total quantity 
imported Quantity imported 
by state trading 
enterprise (litres) Average import 
Price (Baht) Average 
representative 
domestic sales 
price Mark-up National 
production 
Ethyl alcohol 
95% 2011 - 2013 n.a. n.a. n.a. N/A n.a. N/A 
TABLE II 
STATE TRADING: LIQUOR DISTILLERY ORGANIZATION EXCISE DEPARTMENT 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, EXPORTS 
Description of 
product Year Total quantity 
exported Quantity export 
by state trading 
enterprise (litres) Average 
procurement 
price Average 
representative 
domestic sales price Average export 
Price (Baht) National 
production 
Ethyl alcohol 95% 2012 n.a. 6,400 n.a. N/A 30 N/A 
TABLE III 
STATE TRADING: LIQUOR DISTILLERY ORGANIZATION EXCISE DEPARTMENT 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, NATIONAL PRODUCTION  
Description of product Year National Production 
Ethyl alcohol 95% 2011 – 2013 N/A 
Impure alcohol 2011 – 2013 N/A 
 
Note: n.a =  not applicable. 
 N/A = not available. 
 V.  Reason why no foreign trade has taken plac e (if this is the case) in products affected. 
Production quantity of ethyl alcohol 95% is not enough to distribute for foreign trade.  Under The Liquor Act, B.E. 2493. 
 
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