G/AG/N/THA/8 4 
 
17 February 2017  
(17-0955) Page: 1/13 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 10 February  2017, is being ci rculated at the request of the 
Delegation of Thailand . The notification concerns the administration of tariff quotas (Table MA:1 ) 
for the calendar year  2016 . 
 
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- 2 - Table MA: 1  
MARKET ACCESS: THAILAND  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR  2016 
Implementation of market access opportunities: Tariff and other quota commitments  
TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description * Description of i mport arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
THAQ001  Milk and cream, not concentrated, nor containing 
added sugar or other matters (including flavoured 
milk) 04011010,04011090,  
04012010,04012090,  
04014010,04014020,  
04014090,04015010,  
04015090,22029010,  
22029020,22029030,  
22029090  (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries: Global tariff quota.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of 
Commerce is required.  
(ii) A total quota of 2,400.00 tonnes will be allocated pro rata to any juristic person 
at the proportion of:  
- 2,372.74  tonnes in terms of unprocessed milk;  
- 27.26  tonnes in terms of ready -to-drink mil k. 
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31 December  2016.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences): Further information is 
available at Department of Foreign Trade  
(d) Other information: Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.    
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- 3 - TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description * Description of i mport arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
THAQ002  Milk and cream, concentrated or contai ning added 
sugar or their sweet ening matter, in powder, granules 
or other solid forms, or a fat content, by weight, not 
exceeding 1.5%  04021041,04021049,  
04021091, 04021099  (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries: Global tariff quota.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of 
Commerce is required.  
(ii) A total quota o f  55,000  tonnes  will be allocated as follows:  
- to juristic persons which operate the manufacturers of condensed milk;  
- to juristic persons which util ise milk powder as an input for  their production;  
- to juristic persons which involve production for e xport;  
- to juristic persons manufacturing yoghurt drink.  
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31 December 2016.  
(iv) Quotas allocated which are not used shall be returned for re -allocations.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involv ing import licences): Further information is 
available at Department of Foreign Trade.  
(d) Other information: Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.   
THAQ003  Potatoes, fresh or chilled  07011000,07019000  (a) Allocation of quotas t o supplying countries: Global tariff quota.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of 
Commerce is required.  
(ii) A total quota of 48,000 tonnes  of potatoes and un limited of potatoes seed will 
be allocated to any juristic person on demand basis.  
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31  December 2016  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences): Further information is 
available at Department of Foreign Trade.  
(d) Other information: Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.  (1)  
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- 4 - TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description * Description of i mport arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
THAQ004  Onions and shallots, fresh, chilled, dried, whole, cut, 
sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared, 
mixed  07031011,07031019,  
07032000  (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries: Global tariff quota.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of 
Commerce is requir ed. 
(ii) A total quota of  764.00 tonnes  will be allocated to allocated to any juristic 
person.  
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31  December 2016.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences): Further information  is 
available at Department of Foreign Trade.  
(d) Other information: Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.  (2) 
THAQ005  Garlic, fresh or chilled, whether or not in powder  07032010,07032090,  
07129010  (a) Allocation of quotas to su pplying countries:  
Global tariff quota.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of 
Commerce is required.  
(ii) A total quota of 65.00 tonnes is allocated to the Pu blic Warehouse Organization.  
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31  December  2016.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences): Further information is 
available at Department of Foreign Trade.  
(d) Other inform ation: Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.    
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- 5 - TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description * Description of i mport arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
THAQ006  Coconut, fresh or dried whether or not chilled or 
peeled including desic cated 08011100,08011200,  
08011900  (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countrie s: Global tariff quota . 
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of 
Commerce is required.  
(ii) A total quota of 2,427.00 tonnes will be allocated at the following proportion:  
Coconuts, D esiccated  110.00 tonnes  
- any juristic person which operates the factory utilizing desiccated coconuts as 
an input for its production and had historical import performance during 2013 -
2015.  
Coconuts :Other  2,317.00 tonnes  
- any juristic person which operat es the factory utilizing other coconuts as an 
input for its production.  
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31 December 2016.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences): Further information is 
available at De partment of Foreign Trade.  
(d) Other information: Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.   
THAQ007  Longans, dried  08134010  (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries: Global tariff quota.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of acce ss to quotas to importers:  
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of 
Commerce is required.  
(ii) A total quota of 8.00 tonnes will be allocated pro rata to any juristic person.  
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not  later than 31  December 2016.  
(iv) Quotas are not transferable.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences): Further information is 
available at Department of Foreign Trade.  
(d) Other information: Further information is available at Depart ment of Foreign Trade.    
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- 6 - TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description * Description of i mport arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
THAQ008  Coffee, whether or not roasted or decafinated; coffee 
husks and skins; coffee substitutes  09011110,09011190,  
09011210,09011290,  
09012110,09012120,  
09012210,09012220,  
09019010,09019020  (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying c ountries: Global tariff quota.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of 
Commerce is required.  
(ii) A total quota of 5.25 tonnes will be allocated pro rata to any  juristic person.  
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31  December 2016.  
(iv) Quotas are not transferable.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences): Further information is 
available at Department of Foreign Trade . 
(d) Other information: Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.   
 
 
THAQ009  Tea 09021010,09021090,  
09022010,09022090,  
09023010,09023090,  
09024010,09024090  (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying co untries: Global tariff quota.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of 
Commerce is required.  
(ii) A total quota of 625.00 tonnes will be allocated at the following proportion:  
Green Tea  187.50 ton ne 
- to any juristic person with historical import performance during 2013 -2015,  
- to any juristic person without historical import performance.  
Black Tea  437.50 tonnes  
- to any juristic person with historical import performance during 2013 -2015,  
- to any juristic person without historical import performance.  
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31  December  2016.  
(iv) Quotas are not transferable.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences): Further information is 
available at Department of Foreign Trade.  
(d) Other information: Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.   
 
  
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- 7 - TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description * Description of i mport arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
THAQ010  Pepper, dried, whether or not crushed or ground  09041110,09041120,  
09041190,09041210,  
09041220,09041290  (a) Allocatio n of quotas to supplying countries: Global tariff quota.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of 
Commerce is required.  
(ii) A total quota of 45.00 tonnes will b e allocated pro rata to any juristic person.  
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31  December 2016.  
(iv) Quotas are not transferable.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences): Further information is 
available at Department of Foreign Trade.  
(d) Other information: Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.   
 
 
THAQ011  Maize, for seed and other  10059090  (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries: Global tariff quota.  
(b) Allocation of lice nces or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of 
Commerce is required.  
(ii)  A total quota of 54,700.00 tonnes will be allocated to the Public Warehouse 
Organization.  
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31 December2016.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences): Further information is 
available at Department of Foreign Trade.  
(d) Other information: Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.   
 
 
THAQ012  Rice (including paddy, broken)  1006 (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  
Global tariff quota.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Tra de (DFT), Ministry of 
Commerce is required.  
(ii) A total quota of 249,757.00 tonnes will be allocated pro rata to any juristic 
person on first -come, first -served basis.  
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 15 days but not later than 31  December 2016.  
(c) Details o f other arrangements (not involving import licences): Further information is 
available at Department of Foreign Trade.  
(d) Other information: Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.   
 
  
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- 8 - TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description * Description of i mport arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
THAQ013  Soya beans, edible and inedible, whet her or not 
broken  12011000,12019000  (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  
Global tariff quota.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas 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. The Feedstuff Users Promotion Association  
4. Thai Livestock Association  
5. Broiler Raiser for Exporting Associatio n 
6. Thai Broiler Processing Exporters Association  
7. Association of Agricultural Trade with Neighbouring Countries  
8. Green Spot Co.Ltd.  
9. Lactasoy Co. Ltd.  
10. Thaitheparos Food Products Public Company Ltd.  
11. Dairy Plus Co. Ltd.  
12. Thaichim Co. Ltd.  
13. Kikkokane Ltd.  
14. Universal  Food Public Co., Ltd.  
15. Northern Food Complex Co., Ltd.  
16. Boon Chareon Pokphand Co., Ltd.  
17. Tofusan Co., Ltd.  
18. Sahachol Food   Supplies Co., Ltd.  
19. Umenohana (Thailand) Co., Ltd.  
20. Agriculture Trade and Food Processing Associations  
21. Yan Wal Yun Co.,Ltd.  
22. City Food Co.,  Ltd. 
23. Intouchtanagorn Ltd. 
24. Toiyibun Foods C o., Ltd. 
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31  December 2016.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences): Further information is 
available at Department of Foreign Trade.  
(d) Other information: Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.    
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- 9 - TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description * Description of i mport arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
THAQ014  Copra  12030000  (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries: Global tariff quota.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of 
Commerce is required.  
(ii) A total quota of 1,157.00 tonnes will be allocated pro rata to any juristic person 
who operates a factory utilizing copra as an input for its production.  
(iii) Impor t certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31  December 2016.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences): Further information is 
available at Department of Foreign Trade.  
(d) Other information: Further information is avai lable at Department of Foreign Trade.   
THAQ015  Onion seeds  12099110  (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries: Global tariff quota.  
 
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
 
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign  Trade (DFT), Ministry of 
Commerce is required.  
 
(ii) A total quota of 3.15 tonnes (or 6,944.00 pounds) will be allocated to The Onion 
Grower’s Cooperative Federation of Thailand Ltd.  
 
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31  December 201 6.  
 
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences): Further information is 
available at Department of Foreign Trade.  
 
(d) Other information: Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.    
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- 10 - TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description * Description of i mport arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
THAQ016  Soya bean oil and it s fractions, whether or not 
refined, but not chemically modified  15071000,15079010,  
15079090  (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries: Global tariff quota.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Import certificate issued by  Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of 
Commerce is required.  
(ii) A total quota of 2,281.00 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 2016.  
(c) Det ails of other arrangements (not involving import licences): Further information is 
available at Department of Foreign Trade.  
(d) Other information: Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.   
THAQ017  Palm oil and its fractions, wheth er or not refined, but 
not chemically modified  15111000,15119011,  
15119019,15119091,  
15119092,15119099,  
15132110,15132190,  
15132911,15132912,  
15132913,15132914,  
15132991,15132992,  
15132994,15132995,  
15132996,15132997  (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying c ountries: Global tariff quota.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of 
Commerce is required.  
(ii) A total quota of 4,860.00 tonnes will be allocated to the Publ ic Warehouse 
Organization.  
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31  December 2016.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences): Further information is 
available at Department of Foreign Trade.  
(d) Other informat ion: Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.    
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- 11 - TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description * Description of i mport arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
THAQ018  Coconut oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, 
but not chemically modified  15131100,15131910,  
15131990  (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries: Global tariff qu ota. 
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of 
Commerce is required.  
(ii) A total quota of 401.00 tonnes will be allocated pro rata to any juristic person 
who ope rates 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 2016   
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences): Further information is 
available at Depa rtment of Foreign Trade.  
(d) Other information: Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.   
THAQ019  Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose in 
solid form  17011200,17011300,  
17011400,17019100,  
17019911,17019919,  
17019990  (a) Al location of quotas to supplying countries: Global tariff quota.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Import certificate issued by The Office of Cane and Sugar Board, Ministry of 
Industry is required.  
(ii) A total quota of 13,760.00 to nnes will be allocated to any juristic person.  
(iii) Allocations are based on first -come, first -served basis.  
(iv) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31  December 2016.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences): Furthe r information is 
available at Department of Foreign Trade.  
(d) Other information: Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.   
 
  
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- 12 - TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description * Description of i mport arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
THAQ020  Instant coffee and other extracts, essences and 
concentrated, of coffee, and preparations with a basis 
of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a 
basis of coffee  21011110,21011190,  
21011210,21011290  (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries: Global tariff quota.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Import c ertificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of 
Commerce is required.  
(ii) A total quota of 134.00 tonnes will be allocated pro rata at the proportion as:  
- 107.20 tonnes   to any juristic person with historical import performance 
during 2013 -2015.  
- 26.80 tonnes to any juristic person with or without historical import 
performance.  
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31  December 2016.  
(iv) Quotas are not transferable.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences): Further information is 
available at Department of Foreign Trade.  
(d) Other information: Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.   
THAQ021  Soya bean cake  23040090  (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries: Global ta riff quota.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of 
Commerce is required.  
(ii) Allocation of unlimited quantities to be made to:  
1. Dairy Cooperative Federation of  Thailand Ltd.  
2. Thai Livestock Association  
3. Broilers Raiser for Exporting Association  
4. Thai Feed Mill Association  
5. Thai Broiler Processing Exporters Association  
6. Association of Breeders of Duck for Trading and Export  
7. The Swine Raisers Association of Thailand  
8. The Poultry Promotion Association of Thailand Under the Patronage of his 
Majesty the King.  
9. The Feedstuff Users Promotion Association  
10. Thai Agricultural  Merchants Association  
11. Thai Agricultural trading and industrial trade Association  
(iii) Import certificates are v alid for 30 days but not later than 31  December 2016.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences): Further information is 
available at Department of Foreign Trade.  
(d) Other information: Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.    
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- 13 - TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description * Description of i mport arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
THAQ022  Unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco leaves  2401 (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries: Global tariff quota.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Import certificate issued by the Excise Depar tment, Ministry of Finance.  
(ii) (iii)  The allocation of unlimited quantities are made to any jurisdic person.  
(iv) Import certificates are valid for 6 months after approval.    
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences): None applica ble. 
(d) Other information: None applicable.   
THAQ023  Raw silk  50020000  (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries: Global tariff quota.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Import certificate issued by Department of Forei gn Trade (DFT), Ministry of 
Commerce is required.  
(ii) A total quota of 483.00 tonnes will be allocated pro rata to any juristic person.  
(iii) Import certificates are valid for 30 days but not later than 31  December 2016.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not invol ving import licences): Further information is 
available at Department of Foreign Trade.  
(d) Other information: Further information is available at Department of Foreign Trade.    
* The tariff item numbers listed in column 2 are pursuant to Thailand's cust oms tariff nomenclature used during calendar year 201 6. Thailand introduced HS2012 changes into 
its customs tariff nomenclature on 1 January 2012.  
(1) THAQ003 : Thailand bounded quota quantity at 302 ton nes/year. In 2016 Thailand expanded additional quota t o 48,000 ton nes. 
(2) THAQ004 : Thailand bounded quota quantity at 365 ton nes/year. In 2016 Thailand expanded additional quota to 764 ton nes. 
 
 
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