THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 1 2 SPECIAL Economic Zones Table of Contents What Are Special Economic Zones? 1

Special Economic Zones: Upgrading the Potential of the Border Economy 2 Investment Incentives and Privileges in Special Economic Zones 3 Incentives and Privileges Obtained from the Board of Investment for 3 Targeted Businesses Located in the Special Economic Zones Incentives and Privileges from Measures of the Revenue Department; 4 Businesses That Are Not Promoted by the BOI Monetary Measures 5 Incentives and Privileges from the Customs Department 5 Measures Concerning Privileges of the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand 5 The Rates of Work Fees Charged on Foreigners, Other Than Those Who 6 Work as Household Helpers or as Labourers The Rates of Land Rent in the Special Economic Zones 6 Types of Businesses Which Are Promoted in Terms of Investment 7 Businesses That Are Supported in Their Investment in the Provinces 8 Located in the Special Economic Zones, Phase 1 Businesses That Are Supported in Their Investment in the Provinces 9 Located in the Special Economic Zones, Phase 2 The One Stop Service Centre: OSS 10

Infrastructure and Customs Checkpoints Urgent Development Plan 2015-2016 11

Registration for Establishing Businesses in Thailand 12 Company Limited 12 Ordinary Partnership and Limited Partnership 15 Public Company Limited 17

Establishing a Factory 18 List of Documents to Be Consideration in Granting Permission to Business Operations 18 12 Types of Factories That Have to Undergo Risk Assessment 22

Thai Financial System Structure 23 Number and Asset Size of Financial Institutions as of year end 2014 Gross NPLS and Net NPLS outstanding loan classified 23 by financial Institutions Group 24 International Reserves 24 Rates of Exchange of Commercial Banks 25

Operating Expenses 26 Electricity Rates 26 Piped-Water Rates in Areas across the Country 27 Payment Rates 28

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 3 Work Units That Support the Investment in the Special Economic Zones 29 In the Capital 29 In Provinces 30

The Special Economic Zones, Phase 1 31 Tak 32 Sa Kaeo 36 40 Songkhla 44 48

The Special Economic Zones, Phase 2 51 52 56 62 Kanchanaburi 66 70

Annex 1 List of the 13 Targeted Business Groups in the Special Economic Zones 73 Section 1 Agricultural and Fishery Industry Including Related Businesses 73 Section 2 Ceramic Products Manufacture 74 Section 3 A Light Industry, Textile, Clothing and Leather Industry 74 Section 4 Household Furniture Manufacture 75 Section 5 Jewellery and Accessories Industry 75 Section 6 Medical Equipment Manufacture 75 Section 7 Motor Vehicles, Machinery and Parts Industry 75 Section 8 Electrical Appliances and Electronics Industry 75 Section 9 Chemical Substances and Plastics 76 Section 10 Medicine Manufacture 77 Section 11 Logistics Business 77 Section 12 Industrial Estates or Zones 77 Section 13 Activities That Promote and Support Tourism 78

Annex 2 List of the 10 Targeted Business Groups in the Special Economic Zones 80 Section 1 Agriculture and Agricultural Products 80 Section 2 Minerals, Ceramics and Basic Metals 80 Section 4 Metal Products, Machinery and Transport Equipment 80 Section 6 Chemical Substances, Plastics and Paper 81 Section 7 Service and Infrastructure Businesses 82

4 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones What are Special Economic Zones

With the Thai Government’s serious intent of implementing its development policies to upgrade people’s quality of life, to disseminate progress to regional? areas as well as to be well- prepared for Thailand’s becoming part of the ASEAN Community on December 31st, 2015, “the Special Economic Zone Policy” was established as the Government’s project for the development of important border areas. The aim was to elevate the country’s regional economic development, together with developing connections between Thailand and its neighbouring countries and the Region under the vision of “A Single Market and Production Base of ASEAN”.

“Special Economic Zones” are specified by the Policy Committee for Special Economic Zones (PCSEZ) as zones which are to be supported with investment because they will be granted with special privileges for business enterprises promoted by the Government. Investors will be facilitated in their investments via contact with the One Stop Service Centre (OSS) and they will be offered tax incentives, financial measures, management of the daily commute of foreign labour to work and the allocation of rented areas. Also, the Government will develop the infrastructure to cater for such investment.

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 1 Special Economic Zones: Upgrading the Potential of the Border Economy

Along the Thai border, which covers a distance of more than 5,656 kilometres, there are 93 international checkpoints and a number of natural passes that are used as a way of connecting the who live on the borders with people in the neighhbouring countries. In the past decade (2014- 1994), the amount of trade on the border between Thailand and its neighbouring countries has consistently increased. In 1997, the border trade value with the Lao PDR, , and was 377,000 million Baht and by 2015, it had increased to 1,001,204.52 million Baht, or three times as much. In addition, the rate of border trade has increased from %5 to %7 of the trade value between Thailand and other countries in the world. This demonstrates that trading partners all over the Asian Region have carried out more trade transactions and this has resulted in border trade becoming a significant element in the country’s regional economy. Border trade is also an important trade channel for the exportation and importation of Thai merchandise to other countries in the Region, be it to Singapore, Vietnam or Southern China. So, the “Special Economic Zones” are parts of an important policy that supports the elevation of border trade and wishes to develop the communication and transport system that connects Thailand with the Region. The advantage of the geographical location of Thailand is that it is in the central part that connects all parts of the Region, by land, air and sea. Moreover this promotes Thailand to play an important role in trading and investing with the neighbouring countries and the Region via the Greater Sub-region Economic Corridor that connects this Region which is located on the North-South Economic Corridor (NSEC), the East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC), the Southern Economic Corridor and the Sub-Coastal Economic Corridor. In future developed areas in the Special Economic Zones will be upgraded to become Thailand’s Economic Gateway that will have the potential to create economic value in the border areas in the future.

2 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Investment Incentives and Privileges in Special Economic Zones Incentives and privileges have been specially granted to businesses that are supported by the Government, making it easier for investors to conduct their business transactions at the One Stop Service Centre (OSS), offering tax incentives, allowing the employment of foreign labour and allocating areas for rent.

Incentives and Privileges Obtained from the Board of Investment (BOI) In the Case of Targeted Businesses Located in the Special Economic Zones

Targeted Businesses according to Incentives and Privileges* General Businesses the Consent of the Committee on the Special Economic Zone Policy** Exemption of corporate Exemption for an additional 8-year exemption of the income tax 3 years but not exceeding investment capital, excluding the 8 years in total land price and rotating capital Reduction of corporate 50% for 5 years for businesses of 50% for 5 years income tax on the net profit the A1 and the A2 types that made from the investment have already been granted with (Starting from the day that the the 8-year exemption of income exemption of corporate tax on a juristic person income tax finishes) Reduction of transport, electricity Twice the amount of 10 years, starting Twice the amount of 10 years, starting and piped-water fees from the first day of income earning from the first day of income earning Reduction of investment capital 25% of the investment capital 25% of the investment capital in the installation or building of (in addition to the regular reduction (in addition to the regular reduction facilities of depreciated value) of depreciated value) Exemption of import duty for Exemption Exemption machinery Exemption of import duty for raw Exemption for 5 years Exemption for 5 years materials or necessary articles for the production of items to be exported Permission to use foreign labour Unskilled foreign labour Unskilled foreign labour Privileges that are not in the form To be granted To be granted of taxes *The BOI’s announcement, no.4/2557, dated Dec.18th, 2014; **The BOI’s announcement, nos.1-5/2558, dated Apr.23rd, 2015 Note: Type A business refers to an industry related to the knowledge base industry and the preparation of R&D to increase the country’s competitiveness. Type A2 business refers to a basic structure business for the development of the country and advanced technological businesses.

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 3 The Government is also aware of the importance of raising the development capacity of small and medium Thai entrepreneurs (SMEs) by relaxing the conditions for the application for support of Thai SMEs investment in the following ways: The minimum investment capital of each project must be not less than 500,000 Baht, excluding land rental fees and rotating funds. It is permissible to bring used machinery into the country, whose cost is not over 10 million Baht, to use in a project. The cost of the used machines in Thailand will be computed according to their list value. The investor is required to invest in the main machinery to the level of no less than 50% of the cost of all the machines used in the project. Incentives and Privileges from Measures of the Revenue Department: Businesses That Are Not Promoted by the Board of Investment

Incentives and Privileges A reduction from 20% to 10% for 10 accountant cycles for a newly established business or an expansion of the investment capital used in the business operations for the income Corporate incurred from the production of goods in substitution of income tax importation or mainly for exportation, and the production of goods that are inclined to lose their competitive ability or the income incurred from the provision of services that are used in the Special Economic Zones.

For businesses that are not promoted in terms of investment by the BOI, should fulfill the following qualification in order to be granted with the privileges of a reduction in their income tax rate must have the following qualifications: Already registered an application to use the right to be established as a company or a registered ordinary partnership company in the Special Economic Zone before or in 2017, Not using the right of exemption for a corporate income tax according to the law concerning investment promotion, in full or in part. Not using the right of exemption from a corporate income tax and have been granted with the right to reduce the rate ofcorporat income tax for SMEs in accordance with the Royal Decree issued in agreement with the Revenue Code, stipulating the reduction of the rate and exemption of the state revenue (No. 530), B.E. 2554 and the Amendment, Separated the list of businesses that do not receive tax privileges and the businesses that receive tax privileges in the Special Economic Zone.

4 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Monetary Measures Incentives and Privileges from the Incentives Low- interest credit through the Customs Department and Privileges Government Savings Banks Soft loan of Incentives Bonded Loan 1 -20 million Baht per and Privileges Free Zone Warehouses business entrepreneur Exemption of machine import duty Exemption of import duty on raw materials to produce exported items Exemption of export duty Exemption of duty on limiting or destroying materials Exemption of Value Added Tax (VAT) on raw materials imported for the production of export items Exemption of Value Added Tax (VAT) on imported-exported merchandise Not specifying merchandise storing time

Incentives and privileges measures of the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand are the same as measures for business entrepreneurs in the industrial zone in general and in the free zone. Incentives and privileges that are not related to taxes Permission to hold ownership of land in the Industrial Estate, Permission to take foreigners, who are craftsmen, specialists, spouse or people under the custodianship, into or to live in Kingdom of Thailand, Permission to send the money, in foreign currency, out of the Kingdom according to the conditions specified.

Incentives and Privileges Concerning Foreign Labour Permission for foreign labour to commute daily to work or to stay for not longer than 7 days, Operate training for Thai and foreign labour, Permission to employ legal foreign labour—specialists and unskilled foreign labour, for businesses that are promoted by the BOI in a Special Economic Zone.

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 5 a. Not over 3 months 750 Baht/book b. Over 3 months but not over 6 months 1,500 Baht/application Work permit c. Over 6 months but not over 1 year 3,000 Baht/application Permission to employd. legal Over 1 foreign year and payinglabour—specialists an additional and unskilled foreign labour,fee forfor a businessesperiod of over 1 thatyear according are promoted to by the BOIthe rates in a in Special a, b and c. Economic Zone. a. Not over 3 months 750 Baht/book b. Over 3 months but not over 6 months 1,500 Baht/application Work permit c. Over 6 months but not over 1 year 3,000 Baht/application d. Over 1 year and paying an additional fee for a period of over 1 year according to the rates in a, b and c.

Represented document of a work permit 500 Baht/copy Permission for a change or an addition of work type 1,000 Baht/application Permission for a change or an addition of employer 3,000 Baht/application Permission for a change or an addition of location or workplace 1,000 Baht/application Permission for a change or an addition of the conditions for permission 150 Baht/application *Note: According to Ministerial Regulations stipulating the levying of fees and the exemption of fees on the work of foreign labour, B.E. 2558, Representedwhich havedocument been inof forcea work since permit June 25th, 2014. 500 Baht/copy Permission for a change or an addition of work type 1,000 Baht/application PermissionThe for Ratesa change of or Landan addition Rent of inemployer the Special Economic3,000 Baht/application Zones Permission The specifications for a change orfor an rent addition rates of and location fees orfor workplace the management1,000 Baht/application of renting state-owned land Permissionin the Special for a Economicchange or anZones addition according of the toconditions the regulations for permission of the150 Ministry Baht/application of Finance enable investment in the Special Economic Zones to continue in an expeditious way and are meant to *Note: According to Ministerial Regulations stipulating the levying of fees and motivatethe exemption the private of sector fees onto takethe workpart in of investment foreign labour, in the B.E.Special 2558, Economic Zones. The minimum rental rates and fees are specified as follows: which have been in force since June 25th, 2014. Unit: Baht Rental fees/Rai/Year Province (First year)(15% adjustment Charges for the Rental Note every 5 years) Management/Rai/50 years 1. Songkhla 40,000 300,000 15% of rental rates to be adjusted every 5 years Fees at the minimum rate of 2. Tak 36,000 250,000 each area specified by the authority Exemption of charges for the 3. Sakaeo 32,000 225,000 management of land rent during the first 5 years of investment and 4. Trat paying by installment, allowed 24,000 160,000 from year 6 to year 10; interest rates on paying by installment complying 5. Mukdahan 24,000 160,000 with the market rates 50 years of rent and 50 years more may be renewed 6. Nong Khai 24,000 160,000 Interest rates complying with the market rates

6 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Type of Businesses which are Promoted in Form of Investment At present, the Board of Investment (BOI) has made an Announcement, No. 2557/4, dated December 18th, 2014, concerning the Policy for the Promotion of Investment in Special Economic Zones, classifying businesses that are promoted in terms of investment into 2 types: 1. General businesses that are promoted (according to the conditions of the BOI), are to be granted privileges in the same way as business sites in 20 provinces, where people’s per capita income is the lowest in Thailand. 2. The targeted businesses specified by the Policy Committee of the Special Economic Zones: initial criteria for the consideration of these targeted businesses consist of: 1. The business that requires a high demand for the use of labour, 2. The business that uses raw materials from agricultural product or raw materials from neighbouring countries, 3. Not being a heavy industry, 4. Not being the kind of business that is likely to create pollutants. At present, the BOI has announced the types of businesses that are supported in terms of investment in the Special Economic Zones, consisting of 23 business groups and a total of 72 sub-groups (Information as of January 11th, 2016). The 23 business groups are: 1. The agricultural and fishery industry including related businesses, 2. Ceramics products, 3. Textile, clothing and leather industry, 4. Household furniture industry, 5. Jewellery and accessories industry, 6. Medical equipment manufacture, 7. Motor vehicles, machinery and parts industry, 8. Electrical appliances and electronics industry, 9. Production of chemical substances and plastics, 10. Medicine manufacture, 11. Logistics business, 12. Industrial estates or zones, 13. Activities that promote and support tourism, 14. Freeze-dried plants and silos, 15. Production of products made from agricultural by-products or agricultural waste material, 16. Animal food production, 17. Construction materials and compressed concrete, 18. Metal structures for construction work and industry, 19. Printing materials, 20. Skin cosmetics, 21. Plastic products for consumer goods, 22. Production of items made from fibre or paper, 23. The development of factory buildings and/or goods warehouses.

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 7 Businesses That Are Promoted in Their Investments in the Provinces Located in the Special Economic Zones, Phase 1

23 Industry Groups Targeted Business Groups Which Are Promoted in the Area (Totally 72 sub-groups) Tak Sa Kaeo Trad Mukdahan Songkhla 23 22 14 15 16 1. Agricultural and fishery industry including related businesses 2. Ceramics manufacture 3. Textile, clothing and leather industry 4. Household furniture manufacture 5. Jewellery and accessories industry 6. Medical equipment manufacture 7. Motor vehicles, machinery and parts industry 8. Electrical appliances and electronics industry 9. Plastics manufacture 10. Medicine manufacture 11. Logistics business 12. Industrial estates or zones 13. Activities that promote and support tourism 14. Freeze-dried plants and silos 15. Production of products from agricultural by-products or agricultural waste material 16. Animal food production 17. Construction materials and compressed concrete 18. Iron structures for construction work and industry 19. Printing materials 20. Skin cosmetics 21. Plastic products for consumer goods 22. Production of items from fibre or paper 23. Development of factory buildings and/or goods warehouses

8 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Businesses that Are Promoted in Their Investments in the Provinces Located in the Special Economic Zones, Phase 2

Targeted Business Groups Which Are Promoted in the Area 13 Industry groups Nong Khai Chiang Rai Kanchanaburi Nakhon Narathiwat (totally 62 sub-groups) 5 10 13 Phanom 13 1. Agricultural and fishery industry including related businesses Using the 2. Ceramics privileges 3. Textile, clothing and obtained leather industry within the 4. Household furniture manufacture Ad Hoc 5. Jewellery and accessories industry Special 6. Medical equipment manufacture Zones 7. Motor vehicles, machinery and in the parts industry Southern 8. Electrical appliances Border and electronics industry Provinces 9. Plastics manufacture 10. Medicine manufacture 11. Logistics businesses 12. Industrial estates or zones 13. Activities that promote and support tourism *source: Department of Foreign Trade January 11th, 2016 Note: Business entrepreneurs must submit the application for investment promotion by December 30th, 2017.

For , the investment in this province is supported under the Policy for Investment Promotion to Develop Industry in the Southern Border Provinces, and the businesses that are covered by this Policy are in the following 7 groups. Agriculture and agricultural products, Minerals, ceramics and basic metals, A light industry, Metal products, machinery and transport equipment, Electrical appliances and electronics industry, Chemical substances, plastics and paper, Service and public infrastructure businesses.

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 9 One Stop Service Centre: OSS

Every SEZ will have a One Stop Service Center (OSS) that is set up to facilitate investors by emphasizing trade and investment service, as well as labor issues, public health and security, in a fast and complete manner. Investors can contact many government agencies at one location, a One Stop Service Center providing information and coordination with related government agencies for submission of applications. Services provided by the OSS comprise of 3 forms, as follow 1. Providing information and recommendations with database system related to business operation in the SEZs, both regulation related information, database for carrying out business in the and contacts of related government agencies. 2. Acceptance of matter, submission to concerned agencies and follow up. 3. Approval and Permission (only where the stationed official has the complete authority).

10 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Amount of budget from 2015-2016 (million Baht) Transportation Customs and Industrial Public Utilities Border (roads, bridges, border estates (electricity, Total areas seaports checkpoints piped- water and airports) and irrigation) Tak 2,052 368 15 1,260 3,695 Sakaeo 616 688 15 793 2,112 Trat 207 147 15 126 495 Mukdahan 806 100 15 968 1,889 Songkhla 10 1,436 15 791 2,252 Total 3,691 2,739 75 3,938 10,443 *Note: Figures for initial investment

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 11 Registration for Establishing Businesses in Thailand

Registration for establishing businesses in Thailand refers to the registration of a limited company, the registration of a registered ordinary partnership company as well as a partnership company and the registration of a public company. The details of each type of registration are as follows: A Limited Company two steps have to be taken when establishing a limited company —the registration of a Memorandum of Association and the registration for the establishment of a company. Steps to be taken in the registration of a Memorandum of Association The founder’s making reservation of a juristic person, After being granted with permission to proceed, at least three founders have to co-sign in the preparation of a Memorandum of Association. Qualifications of the founders, Being an ordinary person, not a juristic person, Being 12 years of age or older, Each having to reserve at least one share. The founders have to submit the Memorandum of Association to the Registrar within 30 days of the Registrar granting permission to reserve the name of a juristic person. The information needed for the registration of the Memorandum of Association The name of the company (as it has been reserved), The location of the head office, The company’s objectives when conducting business transactions, The registration capital must have been divided into shares, each of which has the same value (Each share value must not be worth less than 5 Baht). Names, addresses and professions of the founders and the number of shares of that the founders have reserved, Names, addresses, ages and nationality of two witnesses, 200 Baht duty stamp. Documents needed for the registration of the Memorandum of Association Application for the registration of a company (Bor Or Chor 1 form), Memorandum of Association (the Bor Or Chor 2 Form), affixed with a -200 Baht duty stamp, The Objective form (the Wor form) The reservation form for the name of a juristic person, Evidence showing approval for establishing a company to carryout business transactions from related work unit(S) (applicable only to business transactions in areas controlled by special laws), 12 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones A copy of the ID card of every founder, A copy of evidence certifying the signatures, A Power of Attorney (in cases where the applicant for the registration is not able to submit the application by him/herself and authorizes another person to do it in his/her place via a Power of Attorney, affixed with a -10Baht duty stamp). All the copies of the documents used for the application for the registration have to be signed by at least one registration applicant to certify their authenticity, except for the copy of the ID card, where evidence to certify the signature has to be signed by the ID card holder or by at least one registration applicant to certify its authenticity. The application for the registration must be signed by the Company Member who is authorized to sign in the application and the application must be submitted within three months of the meeting to form the company. If the application is not completed within the specified time frame, the meeting for the establishment of the company will be rendered invalid. If a company registration is to be completed in the future, a new meeting of the purchasers of reserved shares must be organized. In registering a limited company, the following information must be prepared: Rules and regulations (if any), Amount of capital (share value), where at least %25 of the registration capital has been paid Names, addresses and ages of the Company Members, List of names or the number of the Company Members who are authorized to sign for the Company, Location of the head office/branches and the housing code number of the location, E-mail and telephone numbers of the Company or its Members, Name and registration number of the licensed auditor and the relevant remuneration, Name, address, nationality and the number of shares of each shareholder, A seal—the Company can choose not to have its seal registered if it does not specify that the authority of Company Members must be accompanied by the seal of the Company. Documents that are needed for the registration of a limited company: An application for the registration of a limited company (the Bor Or Chor 1 Form), Certification of the registration of a limited company, Details of registration of the establishment of the Company (the Bor Or Chor 3 Form), Details of the Members (the Kor Form) A list of shareholders (the Bor Or Chor 5 Form), A copy of the invitation letter to the meeting about establishing the Company, A copy of the minutes of the meeting about establishing the Company. A copy of the regulations, affixed with a200 Baht duty stamp(if any), Evidence verifying payment for the shares issued to the shareholders by the Company, In cases where the Limited Company has foreign shareholders who hold the shares totalling less than %50 of the registration capital or in cases where the Company does not have foreign shareholders but there are foreigners who are Company members who have the authority to sign or to co-sign documents binding the company, THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 13 a document issued by the bank to certify or to show the financial status of each shareholder who is a Thai national must be submitted to accompany the application for registration. This document has to show an amount of money that is in accordance with the amount invested by each shareholder. One Sor Sor Chor 1 Form, A map of the location of the head office with any nearby significant buildings in the vicinity, as appropriate, A copy of all members, ID card, A copy of the evidence for a certifier of the signature (if any), A Power of Attorney (in cases of unable to apply by themselves, be given the proxy to act on behalf with the Power of Attorney, which has to be affixed with a duty stamp). A copy of every document accompanying the application for registration has to be signed to certify its authenticity by at least one applicant for the registration, except for the copy of the ID card or the evidence to certify the authenticity of the signature of the registration applicant which must be signed by the ID card holder or at least one registration applicant to certify its authenticity. A registration application form (typed) can be requested or purchased from a work unit of the Department of Business Development, the Ministry of Commerce, or downloaded from www.dbd.go.th.

Fee Rates Unit: Baht Items Fee Rates Company registered capital Registered capital of less than 1,000,000 Baht - 500 baht Every 100,000 Baht of the increased of registered capital (fraction of 100,000 baht shall be counted as 100,000 Baht) The maximum rate is 250,000 Baht A certification 200 Baht/paper Certificate of Registration 100 Baht/time Certifying of a copy of the registration 50 Baht/page applications

14 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Ordinary Partnership and Limited Partnership

Ordinary Partnership and Limited Partnership are established when two people or more agreed to conduct a business with the aim of sharing the profit made from such business.

Registration application can be done in two ways as follows: 1. Submitting the registration application and accompanying documents to the Registrar; in the case of a Partnership, the manager can submit the application in person or empower someone to apply for. 2. Submitting the registration application via the Internet, www.dbd.go.th to have the Registrar check and consider the application. After the application has been checked and verified, the applicant has fill in the registration application form (typed), signed by the partner(s) and affixed with the official seal of the partnership. After that, the form must be submitted for registration at the Office of Company Partnership Registration or sent to this office by mail. This process is much faster than submission in No.1 because the Registrar will only check whether the information in the registration application corresponds with the information submitted via the Internet.

Information needed 1. Name of partnership, 2. Objectives of partnership, 3. Location of the head office and/or branches, 4. Name, Addresse, age and nationality, occupation and items that are invested 5. Name of Manager of the partnership (must be an unlimited partnership; in the cases of ordinary partnership, all the partners may be managers of the partnership), 6. Restrictions on the authority of the partnership manager (if any), 7. Official seal of the partnership, 8. Official seal of the partnership, Documents and evidence needed for the registration 1. Application for the registration of a partnership (the Hor Sor 1 Form), 2. A certification form for the registration of the partnership, 3. Details of registration (the Hor Sor 2 Form)/for the registration of a registered juristic person partnership; use pages 1 and 3 only, 4. Objectives (the Wor Form), 5. One Sor Sor Chor Form, 6. A reservation form for a juristic person’s name that is not yet overdue, 7. A map of the location of the head office and important places in the vicinity, as appropriate, 8. A copy of evidence of payment for shares issued by the partnership to the partners, 9. In cases where the partnership has foreign shareholders who hold shares amounting

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 15 to less than 50% of the shares, documents issued by a bank to certify or show the financial status of shareholders who are Thai nationals must be submitted to accompany the registration application. The documents have to indicate a sum of money that is in accordance with the sum invested as shares of each partner, 10. A copy of the ID card of every partner, 11. A copy certifying the authenticity of the signature (if any), 12. A Power of Attorney (in cases where the registration applicant is not able to submit the application in person and authorizes someone to do it in his/her place by issuing a Power of Attorney, affixed with a duty stamp), Each copy of the documents accompanying the registration application has to be signed by at least one partner to certify its authenticity, except for the copy of the ID card or evidence certifying the signature of the registration applicant, which has to be signed by the card holder or by one of the registration applicants to certify its authenticity. A registration application form (typed) can be obtained or purchased at a work unit of the Department of Business and Trade Development or downloaded from www.dbd.go.th.

Fee Rates Unit: Baht

Items Fee Rates Registration of a partnership For a sum of money of not more than 100,00 Baht, the fee is 500 Baht. A fraction of the capital, which is not over 100,000 Baht, is considered as 100,000 Baht. All in all, the total amount of fees is not to be lower than 1,000 Baht and not to exceed 5,000 Baht. A certificate 200 Baht Certificate of Registration 100 Baht In the case of having the registration 50 Baht per page application certified by the Registrar

16 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Public Company Limited The registration of a public company has to go through the following procedure: 1. The founder has to assign the work to the elected Committee Members within seven days of the meeting to establish the company, 2. The Committee must summon those who have reserved shares to pay for them in full, 3. The Committee has to submit the registration application within three months of the meeting to establish the company, 4. Documents needed for the registration A registration application (the Bor Mor Chor 101 Form), The company registration list (the Bor Mor Chor 005 Form), A list of the names of the company’s shareholders (the Bor Mor Chor 006 Form), Rules and regulations of the company, A copy of the minutes of the meeting to establish the company, A letter from the bank showing that it has received payment for the shares, A copy of the letter notifying ownership transfer of the property to the company (if any), A Power of Attorney (if any).

Place of registration Registration can take place at 87 work units under the Department of Business and Trade Registration throughout the country, excepting registration of the establishment of a partnership or a company which aims at carrying out business transactions that are controlled by special laws, for example, securities, goods warehouses, cool rooms, silos, insurance agents and asset brokers, which have to submit a registration application at the following Office of Registration: 1. A limited partnership company, whose head office is located in , must submit a registration application at the Department of Business and Trade Development (Sanam Bin Nam). 2. A limited partnership company, whose head office is located in a province, must submit a registration application at the Provincial Office of Business and Trade Development in the province where the head office of the limited partnership company is located. 3. The application can be made via the Internet at www.dbd.go.th. THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 17 Establishing a Factory Establishing a new factory involves procedures conditional upon the characteristics of the factory and factories are classified into three types as follows. The First Type refers to a type, kind and size of a factory whose machinery capacity does not exceed 20 Horse Power, and where the number of workers is not over 20. This type of factory must be able to operate its business promptly without applying for permission and it has to comply with all the conditions and criteria stated in the ministerial regulations in terms of the location, type of building, machine and waste release control The Second Type refers to a type, kind and size of a factory whose machinery capacity does not exceed 50 Horse Power and where the number of workers is not over 50. When this type of business operates, it has to notify the authority responsible for granting permission. Before the factory operates, the granting authorities have to be notified. This type of factory is able to establish but location is complied with the Article 1 of the 2nd Ministerial Regulations of the Ministry of Industry (B.E. 2535). Before it can be operated, it has to pay an annual fee on the anniversary of its first day of operation. The Third Type refers to a type, kind and size of factory whose machinery capacity is over 50 Horse Power and where the number of workers is over 50. This kind of factory has to obtain permission before operation. List of Documents to Be Considered in Granting Permission to Business Operations

List of documents: Application for permission (3 copies) Details Request form (Ror Ngor 3) as specified by the Announcement of the Ministry of Industry concerning Criteria for the Application for Permission and Permission concerning the 3rd Type of Factories, B.E. 2550. The details in the application form must be complete. (If there is no information to supply, indicate that there is no information or use “—“ instead. Every page of the application must be signed by the applicant or an authorized person must sign in lieu of the applicant. The signature must not be a copy. The list of machinery, raw materials and products must be in Thai or in a foreign language accompanied by Thai. In cases where there is a change of information, this change must be endorsed by the signature of the applicant or the person authorized to work for him/her. Documents accompanying the application for permission (3 copies) A copy of the ID card of the applicant. A copy of the applicant’s House Registration. For a foreigner, it is permissible to use a passport. The above documents must be signed by the applicant to certify them.

18 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones List of documents: A juristic person Details A copy of the certificate of juristic person registration, which must not have been made over three months from the day of application; the objectives of a juristic person must correspond to the type of factory to be in operation. A copy of the ID card of the representative of the juristic person, A copy of the House Registration. In the case of a foreigner, a copy of the passport. The above documents must be signed by the applicant to certify them. List of documents: Power of Attorney Details The original copy of a Power of Attorney, stating only one particular activity that has been authorized for the representative, affixed with a 10 Baht duty stamp or a copy of the original Power of Attorney in the case of many activities having been authorized for the representative, affixed with a 30 Baht duty stamp, or whichever case applies (two witnesses are required). A copy of the ID card of the person who has given the authority and the authorized person. A copy of the House Registration of the person who has given the authority and the authorized person. A copy of the ID card of the two witnesses. The above documents must be signed by the applicant to certify them. List of documents: Document showing the right to use the land Details In cases where the applicant for the ownership of the land, he/she is required to attach a document showing its ownership, which is a copy of the land title deed (the Nor Sor 4) and a document certifying the use of the land (the Nor Sor 3 or the Nor Sor 3 Kor). In cases where the applicant does not own the land, he/she is required to attach a document, issued by the land owner, giving permission to use land for the establishment of a factory, together with a copy of the land owner’s ID card. In cases where the land is owned by the State, permission to use the land for estab- lishing a factory must be obtained from the government unit responsible, in law, for taking care of the land. In cases where there are many plots of land in the application, the application must be accompanied by the plans and the title deeds, certified by the Office of Land in the locale where the factory is to be established. The above documents must be signed by the applicant to certify them. List of documents: A document showing the security, strength and safety of the factory buildings Details In cases where the factory is located in a building control zone subject to the laws concerning building control, the application must be accompanied by permission ac- cording to that law. In cases where the factory is located outside the control zone according to the laws concerning building control, the application must be accompanied by a list of the THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 19 constructions of factory buildings that has been certified by a supervisor in the engineering profession. In cases where an existing building (a building that was built in the past) or a building that was not sanctioned as a factory, the application has to be accompanied by a document certifying its security, strength and safety from a supervisor in engineering profession. The above documents have to be signed by the applicant to certify them. List of documents: A plan of the factory building(s) Details A map of the location of the factory and buildings in the vicinity; if there is any public place nearby, its distance from the factory must be indicated. A plan showing details of any constructions within the factory. A plan of the factory building(s) of appropriate size and correct in terms of scale, showing the front and the sides of the building, entrances and exits and fire escapes. A supervisor from the engineering profession must sign to certify the security, strength and safety of the above plan. List of documents: Announcement for public hearings relating to permission for a factory to operate and to expand (3 copies) Details A copy of the document concerning a public hearing must comply with the Regulations of the Ministry of Industry stipulating public hearings considering the issue of an acceptance form of a report on the operations of a factory, a permit for the operation of a factory and a permit for the expansion of a factory in accordance with the Factory Law, B.E. 2555, dated September 20th, 2012. List of documents: A plan for machinery installation (3 copies) Details A plan for machinery installation in the building, of an appropriate size and cor- rect in scale, together with the details of the machinery in Thai, correctly corresponding with the list of machines appearing in the application for permission (Ror Ngor 3), and the signature of an engineer to certify the safety of the machines installed in accordance with the Regulations of the Engineering Council of Thailand, as well as the signature of the applicant to certify the documents. List of documents: The management and elimination system of pollutants as well as environmental Details A chart, showing details of the production stages, the amount and the spots where environmental problems, including water and air pollution as well as other pollutants happen, must be signed by the supervising engineer, on every page, to certify the design. The plan and the chart must be signed by the supervising engineer, on every page, to certify the design. The particulars of the design computation must be signed by the supervising engineer, on every page, to certify them.

20 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones A copy of the certificate for the engineering profession and a certifying state- ment of the engineer in accordance with the form specified by the Engineering Council. A document explaining the details of the particulars of the design computation, the characteristics of the pollutants used in the design of that type of treatment system, preventative methods, causes of irritants, damage and harm and the control of the release of pollutants. The above documents must be signed by the applicant to certify. List of documents: The management system of industrial trash and other pollutants (3 copies) Details The documents showing the details, types and methods for the elimination, storage and prevention of irritation, damage and harm and the control of industrial trash, must be signed by the applicant to certify them. List of documents: Methods for the prevention of irritation (3 copies) Details The documents showing details of the particulars of the design computation, methods to prevent irritation, damage, harm and to control of the release of other pollut- ants, for example, noise, light and vibration pollutants, must be signed by the applicant to certify them. For the type or the kind of factory that has to present an EIA/EHIA report, a complete EIA report, which has been approved by the Office of the Natural and Envi- ronmental Policy and Plan must be submitted and the documents must be signed by the applicant to certify them. List of documents: The EIA/EHIA report in cases that are specified by law (3 copies) Details A document, showing the approval of the EIA report from the Office of the Natural and Environmental Policy and Planning, must be submitted; all the documents, the originals and the copies, must be signed by the applicant to certify them. List of documents: The ESA report/the report on risk assessment according to the Factory Act, B.E. 2535 Details The ESA report or the report on the assessment of risks that may occur from the operation of a factory indicates approval of work units that are related to the factory; all the documents must be signed by the applicant to certify them. List of documents: Receiving investment promotion (3 copies) (if any) Details A document showing that the factory has been promoted in its investment by the BOI, together with 2 copies; all the documents must be signed by the applicant to certify them.

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 21 12 Types of Factories that Have to Undergo Risk Assessment Factories for the extraction of oil from plants, animals or animal fat, particularly those that use solvents in the extraction, Factories whose business transactions are involved with chemical products, chemical substances or hazardous objects, Factories whose business transactions are involved with fertilizers or substances for the prevention and elimination of animal or plant pests, excepting the production of organic fertilizers and the production of chemical fertilizers that do not use Ammonium Nitrate or Potassium Chlorate in their manufacture, Factories whose business transactions are involved with the production of synthetic resin, elas-motor rubber, plastics or fibres that are not optic fibres, Factories whose business transactions are involved with paints, polishing oil, lacquer, shellac or products that are used for cementing or filling, excepting the production of water colours, Factories whose business transactions are involved with manufacturing matches, explosives or firecrackers, or black carbon, Petroleum refineries, Factories whose business transactions are involved with petroleum products, coal or lignite, excepting asphaltic concrete, Factories that produce gases that are not natural gases or distribute or sell gases, Factories that put gases in containers, Cooling-system factories that use ammonia in the cooling system, Factories that produce, repair or adapt bullet mechanisms, explosives or anything that has the power to kill, destroy or to cause incompetency in the same way as guns, bullet mechanisms or explosives and this shall include parts of those objects. Application for registration can be submitted to the Department of the Industrial Works or at the On Stop Service Centre (OSS) or the Provincial Special Economic Zone where the factory is to be built.

22 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Thai Financial System Structure A financial system plays an important role as an intermediary for capital mobilization and allocation of economic resources and as a provider of payment and settlement services. A well developed, efficient and stable financial system is thus the key to support sustainable economic development. In general, a financial system comprises three key elements namely financial institutions, financial markets and payment systems. 1. Financial Institution There are 2 types of financial institution in Thailand, including: 1) Depositary Corporations, for example, commercial banks, Special Financial Institutions (SFIs), Saving Corporative and credit unions, and money market mutual funds; and 2) Non-depository corporations, for example, mutual funds, insurance companies, provident funds, asset management companies, and securities companies. As of year end 2014, total assets of financial institutions amounted to 36 trillion baht or 2.7 folds of the country’s GDP. Considering such asset size, depository corporations played the most important role with the share of 69.6 percent, while non-depository corporations had the share of 30.4 percent. The most important depository corporations were commercial banks and SFIs with the share of 47.9 and 15.0 percent, respectively. Such domination was attributed to their extensive branch networks which allow them to service businesses and consumers more widely than other types of financial institutions. At the end of 2014, commercial banks and SFIs together owned approximately 9,664 branches and 61,839 ATMs nation-wide.

Number and Asset Size of Financial Institutions as of year end 2014 Financial institutions % of Total assets of Number Financial institutions Depository Corporations 2,020 69.6 Commercial banks 30 47.9 Specialized Financial Institutions 6 15 Saving Cooperatives and 1,943 6 Credit Unions Money Market Mutual Funds 41 0.7 Non-Depository Corporations 7,074 30.4 Mutual Funds 1,495 9.8 Insurance Companies 86 7.6 Leasing Companies 661 3 Credit Card and Personal Loan 29 2.8 Companies Provident Funds 418 2.3 Government Pension Fund 1 2 Asset Management Companies 33 0.9 Securities Companies 47 0.8 Agricultural Cooperatives 3,748 0.5 Pawn Shops 556 0.2 *Source: The Bank of Thailand

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 23 Gross NPLS and Net NPLS outstanding loan classified by financial Institutions Group Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter 3/2013 4/2013 1/2014 2/2014 3/2014 4/2014(P) Commercial banks registered in Thailand Gross NPLs 10,849,895 11,214,150 11,215,179 11,278,228 11,475,934 11,767,918 Net NPLs 10,710,341 11,077,340 11,072,567 11,133,616 11,331,801 11,632,176 Foreign banks (full branch) Gross NPLs 1,154,392 1,127,943 1,202,862 1,173,156 1,103,198 1,104,945 Net NPLs 1,148,836 1,122,480 1,197,456 1,168,311 1,098,782 1,100,559 Total commercial banks Gross NPLs 12,004,287 12,342,093 12,418,041 12,451,384 12,579,132 12,872,862 Net NPLs 11,859,177 12,199,820 12,270,023 12,301,927 12,430,583 12,732,735 Total financial institutions Gross NPLs 12,010,244 12,348,717 12,424,501 12,458,448 12,585,593 12,879,272 Net NPLs 11,864,786 12,206,003 12,275,997 12,308,517 12,436,589 12,738,693 *Source: The Bank of Thailand Unit: Million of Baht

International Reserves 2015 2013 2014 August September October Gold 5,960.8 5,854.2 5,610.00 5,513.50 5,648.90 Special Drawing Rights 1,499.9 1,412.0 1,368.30 1,368.30 1,361.60 (SDRs) Reserve position in the 805.7 777.2 632.3 632.9 629.8 IMF Foreign Currency 159,022.3 149,064.2 148,227.50 148,018.70 150,653.60 Reserves รวม 167,288.7 157,107.6 155,838.10 155,533.40 158,293.90 *Source: The Bank of Thailand Unit: U.S. Dollar

24 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Rates of Exchange of Commercial Banks

U.S.A.: Dollar (USD) 2012 2013 2014 2015 Buying sight 30.8445 30.4891 32.2451 34.0033 Buying transfer 30.9430 30.5874 32.3388 34.0942 Selling 31.2232 30.8645 32.6208 34.4012 Mid rate 31.0831 30.7260 32.4798 34.2477

Japan: Yen (100 Yen)(JPY) 2012 2013 2014 2015 Buying sight 38.4875 31.1245 30.3894 27.9394 Buying transfer 38.6026 31.2248 30.4807 28.0222 Selling 39.3636 31.8260 31.0516 28.6045 Mid rate 38.9831 31.5254 30.7661 28.3134

China: Yuan Renminbi (CNY) 2012 2013 2014 2015 Buying sight 4.8254 4.9083 5.1926 5.1926 Buying transfer 5.0000 4.9398 5.2203 5.2203 Selling 5.0117 5.0735 5.3355 5.3355 Mid rate 4.9352 5.0067 5.2779 5.2779 *Source: The Bank of Thailand Unit: Baht

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 25 Operating Expenses

Electricity Rates Small business types: Business transaction and dwelling, industry, government agen- cies, local administrative organisations, state enterprises, embassies, foreign government offices, or others as well as related ares need the maximum electrical power of less than 30 kilowatts on average over 15 minutes.

Electrical power fees Service fees Type 1: Normal rates (Baht/unit) (Baht/month) Force 22-33 Kilovolts 3.4230 312.24 Force lower than 22 Kilowatts 46.16 - 150 first units (Unit 0-150) 2.7628 - Next 250 units (Unit 151-400) 3.7362 - Over 400 units (Unit 401 up) Type 2: Term of Use Rate Peak Off Peak (TOU) Force 22-23 Kilovolts 4.5827 2.1495 12.24 Force lower than 22 Kilowatts 5.2674 2.1827 46.16

Medium business types: Business transaction and dwelling, industry, government agen- cies, local administrative organisations, state enterprises, embassies, foreign government offices, or others as well as related ares need the maximum electrical power of 30 kilowatts on average but less than 1,000 kilowatts on average over 15 minutes, and the average electricity consumption during preceding 3 months does not exceed 250,000 units per month.

Electrical power Type 1: Normal rates demand fees Electrical power fees Service fees (Baht/Kilowatt) (Baht/unit) (Baht/month) Force from 69 Kilovolts and above 175.70 2.6506 312.24 Force 22-33 Kilovolts 196.26 2.6880 312.24 Force lower than 22 Kilovolts 221.50 2.7160 312.24 Type 2: Term of Use Rate Peak Peak Off Peak (TOU) Force from 69 Kilovolts and up 74.14 3.5982 2.1572 312.24 Force 22-33 Kilovolts 132.93 3.6796 2.1760 312.24 Force lower than 22 Kilovolts 210.00 3.8254 2.2092 312.24

26 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Large business types: Business transaction and dwelling, industry, government agencies, local administrative organisations, state enterprises, embassies, foreign government offices, or others as well as related ares need the maximum electrical power of more than 1,000 kilowatts on average over 15 minute, and the average electricity consumption during preceding 3 months exceeds 250,000 units per month.

Type 1 Time of Day Rate Electrical power demand fees Electrical power fees Service fees (TOD) (Baht/ Kilowatt) (Baht/unit) (Baht/month) Peak Partial Off Peak Force from 69 Kilovolts and up 224.30 29.91 0 2.6506 312.14 Force 22-33 Kilovolts 285.05 58.88 0 2.6880 312.14 Force lower than 22 Kilovolts 332.71 68.22 0 2.7160 312.14 Type 2: Term of Use Rate (TOU) Peak Peak Off Peak Force from 69 Kilovolts and up 74.14 3.5982 2.1572 312.14 Force 22-23 Kilovolts 132.93 3.6796 2.1760 312.14 Force 22 Kilovolts and lower 210 3.8254 2.2092 312.14 *Source: The Provincial Electricity Authority of Thailand

Piped-water Rates in Areas across the Country

Government/small businesses State enterprises/ industry/large businesses Time of water use Number of minimum rate of 150 Baht/month minimum rate of 300 Baht/month (cubic metres/month) units (9 cubic metres/month) price per unit (15 cubicmetres/month) price per unit price per unit 0-10 10 16 18 11-20 10 19 21 21-30 10 20 24 31-50 20 21.5 27 51-80 30 21.6 29 81-100 20 21.65 29.25 101-300 200 21.7 29.5 301-1,000 700 21.75 29.75 *Source: The Provincial Waterworks Authority Unit: Baht

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 27 Payment Rates: Rates of Monthly Salary of a Person According to His/Her Educational Qualifications, Including Social Security

Rate of salary Social security No. Educational qualification (Baht/Month) (Baht/Month) 1 Elementary/high school 8,750 437 2 Nurse assistant certificate/ 9,410 470 occupation certificate 3 Certificate/diploma/ 10,910 545.50 advanced teacher’s certificate 4 High vocational certificate 11,520 576 5 Bachelor’s degree (4 years) 15,060 750 6 Bachelor’s degree (5 years) 16,050 750 7 Bachelor’s degree (6 years)/Master’s Degree 17,570 750 *Source: The Office of the Civil Service Commission The Ministry of Finance

28 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Government Agencies That Support Investment in the Special Economic Zones Bangkok The Office of the Board of Investment The Department of Trade Development, 555 Vibhavadi- Road, , the Ministry of Commerce Bangkok 10900 563 Road, Bang Kra So Sub-district, Telephone 02-553-8111, Fax 02-553-8222 District, 11000 Email: [email protected] Website: www.dbd.go.th Website: www.boi.go.th Hotline: 1570

Centre for Investment Services The Department of Revenue, Chamchuri Square Building, 18th Floor, Pathum the Ministry of Finance Wan District, Bangkok 10330 90 Soi Phahon Yothin 7, Phahon Yothin Road, Telephone 02-209-1100, Fax 02-209-1199 Samsen Nai Sub-district, Phayathai District, Email: [email protected] Bangkok 10400 Website: http://osos.boi.go.th/ Website: www.rd.go.th Hotline: 1161 The Office of the Committee on the Special Economic Development Zone Policy The Department of Customs, The Office of the National Economic and the Ministry of Finance Social Development Board 1 Sunthorn Kosa Road, Khlong Toey, 962 Krungkasem Road, Pom Prap Sattru Phai Bangkok 10110 District, Bangkok 10100 Telephone 02-667-6000, 02-667-7000 Telephone 02-280-2740, Fax 02-280-2743 Website: www.customs.go.th Email: [email protected] Hotline: 1164 Website: http://www.nesdb.go.th The Provincial Electricity Authority The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand 200 Ngam-wong Wan Road, Chatuchak District, 618 Nikhom Road, Makkasan Bangkok 10900 Telephone 02-589-0100-1 Sub-District, , Bangkok 10400 Email: [email protected] Telephone 02-253-0561, Fax 02-252-9273 Website: www.pea.co.th Email: [email protected] Hotline: 1129 Website: http://www.ieat.go.th/ The Provincial Waterworks Authority 72 Chaengwatthana Road, , Bangkok 10210 Telephone 02-551-8576 Website: www.pwa.co.th Hotline: 1662 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 29 List of Related Government Agencies: in the Provinces

The Special Economic Zones The Office of the Special Economic Zone The Office of the Special Economic Zone in Tak in Province 4th Floor, the Asian Highway (Mae The Damrongtham Centre in Nong Khai Province, Sot-Rim Moey), Municipal Area, Mae Nong Khai Provincial Government House, Sot District, 63110 Mitraphaph Road, Nong Om Ko Sub-district, Telephone 055-532-263, Fax 055-532-263 Mueang District, Nong Khai Province 43000 Email: [email protected] Telephone 042-990-462, Fax 042-990-462 Website: www.taksez.com Email: [email protected] Website: www.nongkhai.go.th The Office of the Special Economic Zone in The Office of the Special Economic Zone The Office of Commerce in Sa Kaeo Province, in Narathiwat Province Sa Kaeo Provincial Government House, 27000 The Office of Narathiwat Provincial Industry 37, Tha Kasem Sub-district, Mueang District, the Administrative Centre Sa Kaeo Province Village 9, Kokkien Sub-district, Mueang District, Telephone 037-425-353; Fax 037-425-353 Narathiwat Province 96000 Email: [email protected] Telephone 073-532-026, Fax 073-532-024 Website: www.sakaeo.go.th/sez_sk/ Email: [email protected] Website: http://narathiwat.excise.go.th/ The Office of the Special Economic Zone : www.narathiwat.go.th in The Damrongtham Centre in Mukdahan Prov- The Office of the Special Economic Zone ince, Mukdahan Provincial Government House, in 49000 Mukdahan Sub-district, Mueang District, Chiang Rai Provincial Government House, Mae Mukdahan Province Fa Luang Road, Rim Kok Sub-district, Mueang Telephone 042-614-777, Fax 042-614-777 District, Chiang Rai 57100 Email: [email protected] Telephone 053-150-181, Fax 053-150-181 Website: www.mukdahan.go.th/ Email: [email protected] Website: www.chiangrai.net/ The Office of the Special Economic Zone in The Office of the Special Economic Zone Industrial Promotion Centre, Region 11, the in Department of Industrial Promotion, The Footbridge of the Mittraphaph 3 (Nakhon 165 Kanchanavanich Road, Nam Noi Sub-district, Phanom), Mueang District, Nakhon Phanom District, Songkhla Province 90110 Province 48000 Telephone 074-211253, Fax 074-211-904 Telephone 042-532-888-90, 094-546-4946, Email: [email protected] 085-007-6990, Fax 042-532-888-90 Website: www.oss.songkhla.go.th Email: [email protected] Website: www.nakhonphanom-sez.go.th The Office of the Special Economic Zone in The Office of the Special Economic Zone The Damrongtham Centre in Trat Province, Trat in Provincial Government House, Kanchanaburi Provincial Government House, Rathniyom Road, Bang Phra Sub-district, Mueang Saeng-Xuto Road, Pak Phraek Sub-district, District, Trat Province 23000 Mueang District, Kanchanaburi Province 71000 Telephone 039-511-282, Fax 039-511-282 Telephone 034-512-399, Fax 034-512-208 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.trat.go.th Website: www.kanchanaburi.go.th

30 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones The Special Economic Zones, First Phase

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 31 The Special Economic Zone in Tak Province

“Centre of International Merchandise Transference, the Industrial Network of Labour Intensive”

Tak Province is located in the lower part of the North of Thailand. There are 16,406.65 square kilometres which is the fourth largest province in country. Tak province is adjacent to Myanmar and the border length is around 542 kilometres. The Special Economic Zone in Tak Province covers an area of 1,419 square kilometres (886,875 Rai), including 14 sub- in 3 districts, which are, 8 sub-districts in —Mae Sot, Mae Tao, Tha Sai Luad, Phra That Pha Daeng, Mae Kasa, Mae Pa, Mae Ku and Maha Wan Sub-districts; 3 sub-districts in —Phop Phra, Chong Kaeb, and Valley Sub-districts; 3 sub-districts in —Mae Cha Rao, Mae Ramat and Kha Nae Chue Sub-districts.

32 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Population in Tak Province (according to evidence from the Civil Registration as of December 31st, 2014) The total number of population is 539,553 the number of males is 272,263 and the number of females is 267,290 Member of Labour Force 270,999 Economic information Gross Provincial Product Unit: Million Baht Ratio Ratio Ratio Particulars 2011 (%) 2012 (%) 2013 (%) Agricultural sector 8,963 25.47 10,728 27.22 10,832 26.99 Industrial sector 8,121 23.08 7,599 19.28 8,201 20.43 Service sector 18,107 51.45 21,085 53.5 21,104 52.58 Gross Provincial Product (GPP) 35,617 39,410 40,136 GPP per capita (Baht) 67,409 75,970 77,819 *Source: Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board Transport and Logistics By car: The distance between Tak province and Bangkok is 462 Kilometres. It takes around 5 1/2 hours by State Highway 1 By air: There is direct flight operated by Nok Air from Bangkok to Potential and Opportunities The Mae Sot Border Checkpoint is a permanent border checkpoint which connects to city in Myanmar and it yields the highest trade value in Thai-Myanmar trade (excluding the import of natural gas in Kanchanaburi Province). It is located on the East-West Economic Corridor. It is the western gateway to Yangon. This province can connect with India and Southern China. There is a large amount of labour in Myanmar to serve for the Special Economic Zone in Mae Sot District as well as to support co-production industry with the Myawaddy Industrial Estate in Myanmar. Infrastructure Development Project Transportations (roads, bridges, railways, seaports and airports) The construction of a by-pass to avoid Mae Sot District and the 2nd bridge across the Moey River, The improvement of the Tak-Mae Sot Highway (State Highway 12), The construction of State Highway 105, between Mae Salid Luang and Mae Ngao, The renovation of State Highway 1175, between Mae Ramat and Huay Som Poi, The expansion of Mae Sot Airport. Customs and border checkpoints The development of the infrastructure and checkpoints in Tak Province, it is in the progress plan 2014-2022 development of the 2nd Mae Sot Customs Checkpoint at the 2nd Bridge across the Moey River. THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 33 The Industrial Estate The construction of the Industrial Estate on an area of 1,421 Rai, in Mae Pa Sub-district, Mae Sot District, Tak Province. Public Utilities The construction of the Mae Sot high-voltage power station The connection of high-voltage power lines, The building of the underground cable system in the Mae Sot Municipality community, The construction of 3 water production stations—Mae Sot, Huay Muang and Mae Ramat. Targeted business groups in the area that are to be promoted: The targeted business groups to be promoted in Tak Province cover twenty-three industrial groups as follows. Agricultural and fishery industry including related businesses, Manufacturing ceramics products, Textile, clothing and lather industry, Household furniture manufacture, Jewellery and accessories industry, Medical equipment manufacture, Motor vehicles, machinery and parts industry, Electrical appliances and electronics industry, Plastics manufacture, Medicine manufacture, Logistics business, Industrial estates/zones, Activities that promote and support tourism, Freeze-dried plants and silos, Products made from agricultural by-products or agricultural waste material, Animal food production, Construction materials and compressed concrete, Iron structures for construction work and industry, Printing materials, Skin cosmetics, Plastic products for consumer goods, Production of items made of fibre or paper, The development of factory buildings and/or goods warehouses. Border Trade between Thailand and Myanmar Checkpoints at the Thai-Myanmar border Permanent checkpoint: Mae Sot: location: Rim Moey Village, Moo 2, Thai Sai Luad Sub-district, Mae Sot District—adjacent to Myawaddy in the ; opening-closing time 05.30 a.m., to 8.30 p.m., daily.

34 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Value of the Thai-Myanmar border trade Unit: Million Baht 2014 2015 Total values 62,522.04 69,060.58 Export value 59,839.24 68,997.00 Import value 2,682.80 63.59 Trade balance 57,156.44 68,933.41 *Source: The Department of Foreign Trade, the Ministry of Commerce, with cooperation from the Customs Department The Top Ten items of Exported and Imported Products through the Thai-Myanmar Border List of exported products List of imported products 1st item Alcoholic beverages Natural gases 2nd item Diesel Cattle, water buffalo, pigs, goats and sheep 3rd item Non-alcoholic beverages Other products from animals 4th item Fax machines, teletype machines Aquatic animals and telephone accessories 5th item Cloth and thread Other wood products 6th item Sugar Mineral ores, other metals and other scrap minerals 7th item Benzene Machinery used in industry 8th item Industrial goods Products made of iron 9th item Iron and steel products Fresh ice-cold or frozen squid 10th item Semi-cooked noodles and Fruit and products made of fruit ready to serve food Contacts: The Office of the Special Economic Zone in Tak Province The 4th Floor, the Asian Highway (Mae Sot Rim Moey), Mae Sot Municipality, Mae Sot District, Tak Province Email: [email protected] The Office of Tak Province, Telephone 055-541-037, Fax 055-511-503 The Office of Provincial Commerce, Telephone 055-511-049, Tax 055-513-228 The Office of Provincial Industry, Telephone 055-512-308, Fax 055-513-673 The Office of Provincial Natural Resources and the Environment, Telephone 055-511-763, Fax 055-511-763 The Office of Provincial Revenue, Telephone 055-511-667, Fax 055-513-467 The Office of Provincial Public Works and Town Planning, Telephone 055-511-121, Fax 055-514-666 The Provincial Electricity Authority, Tak Province, Telephone 055-511-121, Fax 055-514-666 The Provincial Electricity, Mae Sot District, Telephone 055-531-166, Fax 055-533-966 The Provincial Waterworks, Tak Province, Telephone 055-511-016, Fax 055-544-722 The Provincial Waterworks, Mae Sot District, Telephone 055-563-001, Fax 055-544-511 Mae Sot Customs Checkpoint, Telephone 055-563-065, Fax 055-563-753

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 35 The Special Economic Zone in Sa Kaeo Province

“The Industrial Centre for Processing Agricultural Products and Continued Transports in Different Forms”

Sa Kaeo Province is in the Eastern part of Thailand. Its area is approximately 7,195.14 square kilometres. This province is adjacent to the Cambodian border. The Special Economic Zone in Sa Kaeo Province covers an area of 332 square kilometres (207,500 Rai) comprises 4 sub-districts in the 2 districts including - District : 3 sub-districts including Ban dan, Pa Rai and Tha Kha - Wattana Nakhon District : Phak Kha sub-district

36 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Population in Sa Kaeo Province (according to evidence in the Civil Registration as of December 31st, 2014) The total number of population is 552,187 the number of males is 277,432 and the number of females is 274,755 Member of Labour Force 345,781 Economic information Gross Provincial Product Unit: Million Baht Ratio Ratio Ratio Particulars 2011 (%) 2012 (%) 2013 (%) Agricultural sector 9,451 30.71 9,681 29.5 10,098 30.22 Industrial sector 4,686 15.23 4,854 14.79 4,628 13.85 Service sector 16,635 54.06 18,281 55.71 18,693 55.93 Gross Provincial Product (GPP) 31.773 32,817 33,417 GPP per capita (Baht) 54,420 57,046 57,116 *Source: Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board Transport and logistics By car State Highway 1 (Phahon Yothin) to Sa Kaeo Province, 214 kilometres long, State Highway 304 to Sa Kaeo Province, 198 kilometres long. Potential and Opportunities The Aranyapathet border checkpoint is a permanent border checkpoint that connects with Bantea Meanchey Province in Cambodia and this checkpoint is able to produce the highest value in the trade between Thailand and Cambodia. It is an area where international wholesale and retail trade has high potential because Aranyapathet is located close to Seaport and Bangkok. This province is located in the GMS Southern Economic Corridor, which is an important channel for Thailand to transport goods to Phnom Penh and Southern Vietnam. It is also able to carry out business transactions in the form of co-production with the -Onieng. Special Economic Zone in Cambodia, consisting mostly of Thai investors who have invested in clothes factories and accessory boxes, an intensive use of labour. Infrastructure Development Projects Transportation (roads, bridges, railways, seaports and airports) The construction of a highway network to pass the permanent border checkpoint between Ban Nong Ian (Thailand) and Sateung Bot (Cambodia). The construction of a by-pass to avoid Aranyapathet District, in the southerly direction, The Pconstruction of a road around Aranyapathet District, in a northerly direction, The construction of the State Highways 372 and 348 to add extra traffic channels from 2 to 4 channels. Customs and border checkpoints The Plan for the development of infrastructure and customs checkpoints, 2014-2022, in Sa Kaeo Province, THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 37 The development of the permanent border checkpoint in Ban Pa Rai Sub-district, Aranyapathet District, Sa Kaeo Province, The development of 3 merchandise transport centres—Dan Khlong Luk, the Northern area in Ban Pa Rai Sub-district and the Southern area in Ban Tha Kham Sub-district, Elevating the status of the trade relaxation spot in Khao Din Village to become a permanent border checkpoint. Industrial estate The construction of an industrial estate on an area of 690 Rai, in Pa Rai Sub-district, Aranyapathet District, Sa Kaeo Province. Public utilities (electricity, piped-water and irrigation) The construction of the 3rd Aran power station, The Plan to develop the waterworks system Targeted business groups to be promoted in the area cover twenty-two business groups as follows: Agricultural and fishery industry including related businesses, Textile, clothing and leather industry, Household furniture manufacture, Jewellery and accessories industry, Medical equipment manufacture, Motor vehicles, machinery and parts industry, Electrical appliances and electronics industry, Plastics manufacture, Medicine manufacture, Logistics business, Industrial estates or zones, Activities that promote and support tourism, Freeze-dried plants and silos, Products made from agricultural by-products/waste agricultural material, Animal food products, Construction materials and compressed concrete, Iron structures for construction work and industry, Printing materials, Skin cosmetics, Plastic products for consumer goods, Production of items from fibre or paper, The development of factory buildings and/or goods warehouses. Thai-Cambodian border trade Permanent border checkpoint Khlong Luk Village, Aranyapathet District, adjacent to Poipet, Ochorava District, Bantia Meanchey Province; opening-closing time 6.00 a.m.,-to 8.00 p.m., daily Temporarily Permitted Checkpoints Ta Phraya Village, , adjacent to Bung Takwan Village, Bantia Mianchey Province; opening-closing time 9.00 a.m. -5.00 p.m., daily Nong Prue Village, , adjacent to Malai in Bantia Meanchey Province; opening-closing time 9.00 a.m. -5.00 p.m., daily 38 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Khao Din Village, , adjacent to Phanom Dai (Kilo 13 Village), Batambong Province; opening-closing time 9.00 a.m,-5.00 p.m., daily Value of the Thai-Cambodian border trade (per province: Sa Kaeo Province) Unit: Million Baht 2014 2015 Total values 74,771.75 77,173.71 Export value 59,508.78 61,061.42 Import value 15,262.97 16,111.89 Trade balance 44,245.80 44,949.53 *Source: The Department of Foreign Trade, the Ministry of Commerce, with cooperation from the Customs Department The Top-Ten Items of Exported and Imported Products on the Thai-Cambodian Border List of exported products List of imported products 1st item Non-alcoholic beverages Vegetables and goods made from vegetables 2nd item Motorcars, equipment and parts Signal transmitters and installing equipment 3rd item Other vehicles and parts Wires and insulated cables 4th item Motorcycles and parts Aluminum products 5th item Internal combustion motors Raw materials and semi-ready made products of the piston type 6th item Mechanics and parts Machinery used in industry and parts 7th item Cement Electrical motors, electrical generator sets and parts 8th item Benzene Ready-to-wear clothes 9th item Iron and steel products Other textile products 10th item Cosmetics, perfumery and soap Vegetable oils and products Contacts: The Office of the Special Economic Zone in Sa Kaeo Province The Office of Provincial Commerce in Sa Kaeo Province, the Provincial Government House of Sa Kaeo Province 2700 Tha Kasem Sub-district, Mueang District, Sa Kaeo Province Telephone 037-425-353, Fax 037-425-353 Email: [email protected] The Office of Sa Kaeo Province; Telephone 037-425-126 The Office of Provincial Commerce; Telephone 037-425-011-3, Fax 037-425-011 The Office of Provincial Industry; Telephone 037-425-053, Fax 037-425-055 The Office of Provincial Natural Resources and the Environment; Telephone 037-425-500, Fax 037-425-038 The Office of Provincial Revenue; Telephone 037-425-010, Fax 037-425-008-9 The Office of Provincial of Public Works and Town Planning; Telephone 037-425-040, Fax 037-425-059 The Provincial Electricity Authority, Sa Kaeo Province; Telephone 037-242-718, Fax 037-242-526 The Provincial Electricity Authority, Aranyapathet District; Telephone 037-231-861, Fax 037-233-041 The Provincial Waterworks Authority, Sa Kaeo Province; Telephone 037-241584, Fax 037-241-584 The Provincial Waterworks Authority, Aranyapathet District; Telephone 037-231-133, Fax 037-231-596 Aranyapathet Customs Checkpoint; Telephone 037-230-313, Fax 037-230-312

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 39 The Special Economic Zone in Mukdahan Province

“Centre for Wholesale Trade and Continued Transport in Different Forms”

Mukdahan Province is located in the Eastern part of the North-East of Thailand; its border is adjacent to the Lao PDR and its area is 4,339.83 square kilometres. The Special Economic Zone in Mukdahan Province covers an area of 578.5 square kilometres (361,542 Rai), including 11 sub-districts in 3 districts, which are 5 sub-districts in Mueang Mukdahan District— Si Boonreuang, Mukdahan, Bang Sai Yai, Khum Are Huan and Na Si Nuan Sub-districts; 4 sub-districts in — Bang Sai Noi, Cha- node, Wan Yai, Pong Kham Sub-districts; 2 sub-districts in — Pho Sai and Don Tan Sub-districts.

40 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Population in Mukdahan Province (according to evidence in the Civil Registration as of December 31st, 2014) The total number of population is 346,016 the number of males is 173,449 and the number of females is 172,567 Member of Labour Force 203,307 Economic information Gross Provincial Product Unit: Million Baht Ratio Ratio Ratio Particulars 2011 (%) 2012 (%) 2013 (%) Agricultural sector 5,914 30.53 6,437 32.13 8,026 35.26 Industrial sector 3,223 16.64 2,822 14.08 2,794 12.27 Service sector 10,234 53 10,777 53.79 11,945 52.47 Gross Provincial Product (GPP) 19,370 20,035 22,764 GPP per capita (Baht) 54,452 56,623 64,648 *Source: Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board Transport and logistics By car State Highway 2, Mukdahan Province is 642 kilometres from Bangkok. By train The Bangkok- railway is 665 kilometres long; then a further journey to Mukdahan by road of approximately 167 kilometres. Potential and opportunities The Mukdahan border checkpoint is a permanent checkpoint, which connects with Khwaeng Suwanakhet in the Lao PDR. Trade between Thailand and through this checkpoint is second in terms of trade value. Mukdahan is located on the East-West Economic Corridor, which connects with the Lao PDR, Vietnam and China. Mukdahan is an important channel for the transport of goods, for example, beverages, fruit and electronic parts to Vietnam and Southern China. It is possible to do business transactions in the form of co-production with the Sawan-Seno (Lao PDR) Special Economic Zone, where there are many kinds of investment from different countries. The air transportation system to this province is through the use of the airports in the nearby provinces in Nakhon Phanom and Ubon Ratchathani Provinces. Infrastructure Development Projects Transportation (roads, bridges, railways, ports and airports) Four projects for the construction of state highways as follows: The Mukdahan-That Phanom Route Project, The State Highway 12 Project (from Na Khrai Village, Kuchi Narai District to Khamcha-i), The State Highway 238 Project (the route to avoid Mukdahan Province), The State Highway 2034 Project (from Mukdahan to Don Tan Chanuman).

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 41 Customs and border Checkpoints The Plan to develop basic structure and customs Checkpoints, 2014 -2022 in Mukdahan Province Industrial estate The Project for the construction of an industrial estate covering an area of 1,085.64 Rai, in Kham-a-huan Sub-district, Mueang District, Mukdahan Province Public Utilities (electricity, piped- water and irrigation) The construction, improvement and expansion of the Provincial Waterworks Authority, The construction and improvement of the raw water system and the water production and distribution system. The targeted business groups to be promoted in the area cover fifteen industrial groups as follows: Agricultural and fishery industry including related businesses, Electrical appliances and electronics industry, Logistics business, Industrial estates or zones, Activities that promote and support tourism, Freeze-dried plants and silos, Products made from agricultural by-products and agricultural waste material, Animal food products, Construction materials and compressed concrete, Iron structures for construction work and industry, Printing materials, Skin cosmetics, Plastic products for consumer goods, Production of items from fibre and paper, The development of factory buildings and/or goods warehouses. Trade on the Thai-Lao Border Permanent border Checkpoints The Mukdahan border Checkpoint, adjacent to Khwaeng Suwanakhet, Kison Phromwihan Province; opening-closing time 6.00 a.m.-6.00 p.m. The 2nd Thai-Lao PDR Friendship Bridge Checkpoint, Song Puey Village, Bang Sai Yai Sub-district, Mueang Mukdahan District, adjacent to Kison Phromwihan Province, Khwaeng Sawanakhet; opening-closing time 6.00 a.m-10.00 p.m.

42 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Value of the Thai-Lao border trade (per province: Mukdahan Province) Unit: Million Baht 2014 2015 Total values 39.325.17 53,936.77 Export value 16,771.47 25,627.71 Import value 22,553.70 28,309.06 Trade balance -5,782.24 -2,681.35 *Source: The Department of Foreign Trade, the Ministry of Commerce, with cooperation from the Customs Department The top-ten items of exported and imported products on the Thai-Lao border List of exported products List of imported products 1st item Motorcars, equipment and parts Other fuels (electricity) 2nd item Diesel Copper and copper products 3rd item Iron and steel products Signal transmitters and installing equipment 4th item Benzene Vegetables and products made of vegetables 5th item Other livestock products Processed wood 6th item Other agricultural industry Cereals 7th item Machinery used in construction Wires and insulated cables 8th item Printing circuits Fertilizers 9th item Chicken Fruit and products made of fruit 10th item Iron and steel Coffee, tea and spices Contact: The Office of the Special Economic Zone in Mukdahan Province The Damrongtham Centre in Mukdahan Provinces, the Provincial Government House of Mukdahan Province 49000 Mukdahan Sub-district, Mueang District, Mukdahan Province Telephone 042-614-777, Fax 042-614-777 E-mail: [email protected] The Office of Mukdahan Province; Telephone 042-611-330, Fax 042-611-330 The Office of Provincial Commerce; Telephone 042-611-575, Fax 042-611-756 The Office of Provincial Industry; Telephone 042-611-297 The Office of Provincial Natural Resources and the Environment; Telephone 042-614-231, Fax 042-612-052 The Office of Provincial Revenue; Telephone 042-611-462 The Office of Public Works and Town Planning; Telephone 042-611-545 The Provincial Electricity Authority; Telephone 0042-631-361 The Provincial Waterworks Authority; Telephone 042-611-131 The Mukdahan Customs Checkpoint; Telephone 042-611-758

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 43 The Special Economic Zone in Songkhla Province

“Processed Industry for Exportation and Continued Transport in Many Forms”

Songklha Province is located on the in the Southern Region of Thailand. Its border is adjacent the State of and the State of in Malaysia. Its area is 7,393.89 square kilometres. The Special Economic Zone in Songkhla Province covers an area of 552.30 square kilometres (345,187.50 Rai), including 4 sub-districts in Sa Dao District, which are Sa Dao, Sam Nak Kham, Sam Nak Taew and Padung Bezar Sub-districts.

44 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Population in Songkhla Province (according to evidence in the Civil Registration as of December 31st, 2014) The total number of population is 1,401,303 the number of males is 684,223, and the number of females is 717,080 Member of Labour Force 828,768 Economic information Gross Provincial Product Unit: Million Baht Ratio Ratio Ratio Particulars 2011 (%) 2012 (%) 2013 (%) Agricultural sector 48,872 21.78 39,694 18.42 36,398 16.49 Industrial sector 73,568 32.78 72,134 33.48 75,378 34.15 Service sector 101,965 45 103,658 48.1 108,936 49.36 Gross Provincial Product (GPP) 224,405 215,485 220,712 GPP per capita (Baht) 150,515 143,541 146,030 *Source: Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board

Transport and logistics By car: From Bangkok, take State Highway 35 and State Highway 4, a distance of 950 kilometres. By train: The train goes from Bangkok (Hualumphong Station) to Songkhla Province, covering a distance of 947 kilometres. By air: Hat Yai International Airport; there are flights from Bangkok to Hat Yai, offered by Thai International Airlines, Nok Air, Thai Air Asia and Thai Lion Air. Potential and opportunities Songkhla is the centre of the Southern Region with the Sadao Border Checkpoint and the Pandang Bezar Border Checkpoint connecting with the State of Kedah and the State of Perlis in Malaysia. The two Checkpoints have the highest and the second highest border trade value in Thailand. Songkhla is located near Penang Seaport and the Central Seaport of Malaysia; there is a railway that connects Thailand and Malaysia via the Padang Bezar Border Checkpoint. There are production bases in the area, for example, processed rubber industry, seafood and electronics. The province is also an area under the Project for the Cooperation of the Tripartite Economic Zone—-Malaysia and Thailand (IMT-GT), which will support greater expansion of economic activity to the neighbouring countries, especially the opportunity to develop a Special Economic Zone between Sadao and Bugit Kayuhitum in Malaysia to promote investment in the industrial and service sectors. This will allow for expansion in trade cooperation and continued investment via the North-South Expressway in Malaysia to the inner parts of Malaysia. THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 45 Infrastructure Development Project Transportation (roads, bridges, railways, seaports and airports) The construction of the Padang Bezar Railway Station, The construction and improvement of the road along the Thai-Malaysian border, The construction of double-railed trains from to Padang Bezar, The construction of the 2nd Songkla Deep-Water Seaport, The construction of the Hat Yai-Sadao Motorway. Customs and border Checkpoints The development of infrastructure and customs Checkpoints 2014 -2022, Songkla Province, The development of the 2nd Sadao Checkpoint, The installation of a system for checking merchandise containers with a movable self-assembly x-ray machine. Industrial estate The Southern Industrial Estate (Chalung Industrial Estate), covering an area of 1,097.61 Rai, is located in Sam Nakh Kham Sub-district, , Songkhla Province. Public Utilities (electricity, piped-water and irrigation) The improvement and expansion of the Provincial Waterworks in Sadao District, The construction of the 3rd Sadao Power Plant. The targeted business groups to be promoted in Songkhla Province cover fifteen industrial groups as follows: Agricultural and fishery industry including related businesses, Textile, clothing and leather industry, Household furniture manufacture, Logistics business, Industrial estates or zones, Activities that promote and support tourism, Freeze-dried plants and silos, Products made from agricultural by-products or agricultural waste material, Production of animal food, Construction materials and compressed concrete, Iron structures of construction work and industry, Printing materials, Skin cosmetics, Plastic products for consumer goods, Production of items from fibre or paper, The development of factory buildings and/or goods warehouses. Thai-Malaysian Border Trade Permanent border Checkpoints The Sadao Checkpoint in Sadao District is adjacent to the Bugit Kayuhitam Checkpoint in the State of Kedah; opening-closing time 5.00 a.m.-9.00 p.m., daily. The Padang Bezar Checkpoint in Sadao District is adjacent to the Padang Bezar Checkpoint in the State of Perlis; opening-closing time 5.00 a.m.-9.00 p.m., daily. The Ban Prakob Checkpoint in Na Thavi District is adjacent to the Ban Durian Burong in Padang Terub in the State of Kedah; opening-closing time 7.00 a.m. -5 p.m., daily.

46 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Value of the Thai-Malaysia Border Trade (per province: Songkhla Province) Unit: Million Baht 2014 2015 Total values 500,710.44 479,551.68 Export value 270,369.39 246,237.86 Import value 230,314.05 233,313.82 Trade balance 40,082.34 12,924.04 *Source: The Department of Foreign Trade, the Ministry of Commerce in collaboration with the Customs Department List of the top ten items of exported and imported products on the Thai-Malaysian border List of exported products List of imported products 1st item Rubber Computers and parts 2nd item Computers and accessories Media for recording information, pictures and sounds 3rd item Processed wood Computer parts 4th item Other rubber products Magnetic tapes and magnetic discs for computers 5th item Motor cars, accessories and parts Machinery used in industry 6th item Motors and electricity generators Electricity circuits 7th item Fax machines, tele-text machines, Other electrical machines and parts Telephones and accessories 8th item Rubber gloves Electrical equipment for editing or preventative purposes 9th item Other agricultural industrial goods Parts and accessories and vehicle bodies 10th item Internal combustion motors of the Aluminum and products piston type and parts Contact: The Office of the Special Economic Zone in Songkhla Province The Industrial Promotion Centre, the 11th Region, the Department of Industrial Promotion, 165 Kanchanawanich Road, Nam Noi Sub-district, , Songkhla Province 90110 Telephone 074-211-253, Fax 074-211-904 E-mail: [email protected] The Office of Songkhla Province; Telephone 074-325-036, Fax 074-312-016 The Office of Provincial Commerce; Telephone 074-311-422, Fax 074-324-238 The Office of Provincial Industry; Telephone 074-311-511, 074-442-662, Fax 074-311-596 The Office of Provincial Natural Resources and the Environment; Telephone 074-311-579, Fax 074-327-428 The Office of Revenue, the 12th Region; Telephone 074-273-888, 074-278-856, Fax 074-273-863 The Office of Revenue, the 2nd Songkhla Area; Telephone 074-273-806, Fax 074-273-845 The Office of Provincial Civil Works and Town Planning; Telephone 074-313-423, Fax 074-313-423 The Provincial Electricity Authority, Songkhla Province; Telephone 074-334-176, Fax 074-333-989 The Provincial Electricity Authority, Hat Yai District; Telephone 074-360-737, Fax 074-258-333 The Provincial Waterworks Authority, Songkhla Province; Telephone 074-311-841, Fax 074-443-861 The Provincial Waterworks Authority, Hat Yai District; Telephone 074-598-094, Fax 074-598-102 The Sadao Customs Checkpoint; Telephone 074-398-817, Fax 074-398-8 The Padang Bezar Customs Checkpoint: Telephone 074-521-992, Fax 074-521-991 The Customs Checkpoint at Hat Yai International Airport; Telephone 074-251-081, Fax 074-251-082

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 47 The Special Economic Zone in Trat Province

“The Centre for Wholesale Trade and Continued International Transport and the Centre for Regional Tourism Services”

Trat Province is the Eastern-most coastal province of Thailand. Its total area is 2,818 square kilometres and its border, by land and by sea, is next to Cambodia. By land, it is adjacent to Phra Tambong, Photisat and Koh Kong Provinces in Cambodia, covering a distance of 165 kilometres. The sea border is 165.50 kilometres long. This province is 315 kilometres from Bangkok. The Special Economic Zone in Trat Province covers an area of 50.20 square kilometres (31,375 Rai), including 3 sub-districts in District, which are Khlong Yai, Hat Lek and Mai Rood Sub-districts. The distance between Bangkok and the Special Economic Zone in this province is 420 kilometres.

48 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Population in Trat Province (according to evidence in the Civil Registration as of Decem- ber 31st, 2014) The total population is 224,730 the number of males is 112,057 and the number of females is 112,673 Member of Labour Force 146,845 Economic information Gross Provincial Product Unit: Million Baht Ratio Ratio Ratio Particulars 2011 (%) 2012 (%) 2013 (%) Agricultural sector 23,088 58.01 20,470 54.93 16,307 47.71 Industrial sector 1,333 3.35 1,256 3.37 1,366 4 Service sector 15,376 39 15,541 41.7 16,503 48.29 Gross Provincial Product (GPP) 39,798 37,268 34,176 GPP per capita (Baht) 158,469 146,123 131,983 *Source: Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board Transport and logistics By car Bang Na-Trat (State Highway 3), approximately 385 kilometres in distance, Bang Na-Chon Buri-Klaeng-Chantaburi-Trat (State Highway 344), approximately 318 kilometres in distance. By air Company Limited offers flights between Bangkok and Trat on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays Potential and opportunities The Ban Mahat Lek Border Checkpoint is a permanent border checkpoint adjacent to in Cambodia. Trat Province is located in the Southern Economic Corridor between Laem Chabang Port (approximately 340 kilometres) and Sihanouh Ville Port in Cambodia (approximately 250 kilometres). This province has a tourism base within the area and it connects with the Koh Kong Special Economic Zone (Cambodia), which has investment from foreign countries. Infrastructure development project Transportation (roads, bridges, railways, seaports and airports) The construction of State Highway 3, Trat-Hat Lek, The construction of a large, all-purpose pier with pavements. Customs and border checkpoints The development of infrastructure and customs checkpoints, 2014 -2022, in Trat Province, The construction of the office building of the Ban Hat Lek Border Checkpoint in Trat Province, Elevating the status of the trade relaxation points in Ma-muang and Tha Sen Villages in Laem Klat Sub-district to permanent border checkpoints. Industrial estate The construction of an industrial estate, covering an area 411.10 Rai, in Mai Rood Sub-district, , Trat Province. THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 49 The targeted business groups to be promoted in Trat Province cover fourteen industrial groups as follows: Agricultural and fishery industry including related businesses, Logistics business, Industrial estates or zones, Activities that promote and support tourism. Freeze-dried plants and silos, Products made from agricultural by-products or agricultural waste material, Production of animal food, Construction materials and compressed concrete, Iron structures for construction work and industry, Printing materials, Skin cosmetics, Plastic products for consumer goods, Production of items from fibre or paper, The development of factory buildings and/or goods warehouses. Thai-Cambodian Border Trade Permanent border checkpoint Hat Lek Village, Khlong Yai Sub-district, adjacent to Chamyiem in Sima District, Kok Kong Province (opening-closing time 7.00 a.m-8.00 p.m., daily) Temporarily Permitted Checkpoints Meun Dan Village, Bo Phloy Sub-district, , adjacent to San Chao Village, Sam Lood District, Phra Tambong Province (opening-closing time 8.30 a.m. -5.00 p.m., daily) Ma-muang Village, Non Si Sub-district, Bo Rai District, adjacent to Cho Raka Village, Sam Rood Sub-district, Phra Tambong Province (opening-closing time 7.00 a.m. -6.00 p.m., on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays only)) Value of the Thai-Cambodian Border Trade (per province: Trat Province) Unit: Million Baht 2014 2015 Total values 29,636.49 31,816.99 Export value 27,555.18 29,073.24 *Source: The Department of Foreign Trade, the Import value 2,081.31 2,743.75 Ministry of Commerce in cooperation with the Department Trade balance 25,473.87 26,329.49 of Customs Contacts: The Office of the Special Economic Zone in Trat Province The Damrongtham Centre in Trat Province, the Provincial Government House of Trat Province Rathniyom Road, Bang Phra Sub-district, Mueang District, Trat Province 23000 Telephone 039-511-282, Fax 039-511-282 E-mail: [email protected] The Office of Trat Province; Telephone 039-511-282 The Provincial Commerce Office; Telephone 039-511-283, Fax 039-520-228 The Office of Provincial Natural Resources and the Environment; Telephone 039-511-157, Fax 039-520-057 The Office of Provincial Revenue; Telephone 039-511-080-81, Fax 039-511-006 The Office of Provincial Civil Works and Town Planning; Telephone 039-512-580, Fax 039-511-165 The Provincial Electricity Authority, Trat Province; Telephone 039-511-033, Fax 039-511-165 The Provincial Electricity Authority, Khlong Yai District; Telephone 039-581-509 The Provincial Waterworks Authority, Trat Province; Telephone 039-520-416, Fax 039-511-166 The Khlong Yai Customs Checkpoint; Telephone 039-581-018, Fax 039-581-36 50 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones The Special Economic Zones, Phase 2

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 51 The Special Economic Zone in Nong Khai Province

“International Trade, Tourism and Continued Transport in Different Forms”

Nongkhai Province covers an area of approximately 3,026.53 square kilometres, forming an elongated strip along the Mae Kong River. The River therefore forms a natural border between Thailand and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic of 210.60 kilometres. It is approximately 615 kilometres from Bangkok along State Highway 2 (Friendship Highway). The Special Economic Zone in Nong Khai Province covers an area of 470.00 square kilometres including 13 sub-districts in 2 districts—12 sub-districts in Mueang Nong Khai District, which are Khai Bok Wan, Nai Mueang, Ban Duea, Phon That Bang Phuan, Phochai, Phone Sawang, Me Chai, Wieng Khook, Sikai, Nong Kom Koh, Hat Kham and Hin Ngome Sub-districts, and Sa Khrai Sub-district in Sa Khrai District.

52 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Population in Nong Khai Province (according to evidence in the Civil Registration as of December 31st, 2014) The total population is 517,260; the number of males is 258,638 and the number of females is 258,622. Member of Labour Force 233,554 Economic information Gross Provincial Product Unit: Million Baht Ratio Ratio Ratio Particulars 2011 (%) 2012 (%) 2013 (%) Agricultural sector 8,821 26.32 9,827 28.38 12,004 31.21 Industrial sector 5,203 15.52 4,890 14.12 5,139 13.36 Service sector 19,496 58.16 19,914 57.5 21,324 55.43 Gross Provincial Product (GPP) 33,520 34,632 38,467 GPP per capita (Baht) 73,337 76,052 84,828 *Source: Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board

Transport and logistics By car: from Bangkok, take State Highways 1 and 2 to Nong Khai Province, covering a distance of approximately 615 kilometres. By train; there is a daily train service from Bangkok Railway Station (Hualumphong) to Nong Khai Province. Potential and opportunities This border trade channel between Thailand and Lao PDR has the highest trade value in comparison with other border trade channels between the two countries. It is located near Airport (approximately 60 kilometres). This province connects with (Lao LDP) (approximately 60 kilometres) both by road and by train, which comes all the way from Bangkok. This means that Nong Khai Province has a transport connection by land, by train and by air, which will support economic development in this area as well as the development of economic activities that link Nong Khai, Lao PDR (Vientiane and Luang Phrabang) and Bangkok. The fact that Nong Khai is a pleasant city for living makes it possible for the development of residences for Thai and foreign investors. Infrastructure development project Transportation (roads, bridges, railways, seaports and airports) The development of State Highway 212 Nong Khai -Phone Phisai -, Section 1 -Danang Seaport, The development of Udon Thani International Airport, Na Tha Railway Station (Lao PDR) and Nong Khai Railway Station (Thailand). Customs and border checkpoints The development of infrastructure and customs checkpoints 2014-2022 in Nong Khai Province. THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 53 The development of the Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge 1 Checkpoint, The construction of the Nong Khai Customs Checkpoint and a new merchandise inspection yard. Industrial estate The construction of an industrial estate, covering an area of 2,900 Rai, in Phone Sawang Sub-district, Mueang District, Nong Khai Province. The targeted business groups to be promoted in the area cover five business groups as follows: Agriculture and fishery industry including related businesses, Textile, clothing and leather industry, Logistics, Industrial estates/zones, Activities that promote and support tourism, Thai-Lao Border Trade Permanent checkpoints The Ban Chiang Khan Checkpoint, Village 2, Chiang Khan Sub-district, Chiang Khan District, adjacent to Mueang Sanakham (local checkpoint) in Khwaeng Vientiane (opening-closing time 8.00 a.m.-6.00 p.m.) The Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge Checkpoint, Lao Chommani Village, Mi Chai Sub-district, Mueang Nong Khai District, Nong Khai Province, adjacent to Ban Dong Phu Li, Mueang Hat Sai Phong (international checkpoint), Khwaeng Nakhon Luang Vientiane (opening- closing time 6.00 a.m.-10.00 p.m.) Temporarily Permitted Checkpoints Peng Chan Village, Phon Phaeng Sub-district, King Ratanavapi, adjacent to Ban Tuay, Mueang Tha Phrabat, Khwaeng Boli Kham Sai (opening-closing time 8.00 a.m.- 6.00 p.m., on Sundays and Wednesdays) Village 1, Sub-district, Phone Phisai District, adjacent to Ban Don Tai, Mueang Pak Ngum, Khwaeng Nakhon Luang Vientiane (opening-closing time 8.00 a.m.- 4.00 p.m., on Tuesdays and Saturdays) Ban Mo Village, Si District, adjacent to Ban Dan Dam, Mueang Si Khote Tabong, Khwaeng Nakhon Luang Vientiane (opening-closing time 8.00 a.m. -5.00 p.m., on Tuesdays and Saturdays) Ban Muang Village, Sangkhom District, adjacent to Ban Khok Hae, Mueang Sangthong, Khwaeng Boli Kham Sai (opening-closing time 8.00 a.m.-4.00 p.m., on Wednesdays and Saturdays)

54 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Value of the Thai-Lao border trade (per province: Nong Khai Province) Unit: Million Baht 2014 2015 Total values 60,128.36 61,621.31 Export value 58,631.06 57,258.65 Import value 1,497.30 4,362.66 Trade balance 57,133.76 52,896.00 *Source: The Department of Foreign Trade, the Ministry of Commerce in cooperation with the Customs Department Contacts: The Office of the Special Economic Zone in Nong Khai Province The Damrongtham Centre in Nong Khai Province, the Provincial Government House of Nong Khai Province Mitraphaph Road, Nong Komkoh Sub-district, Mueang District, Nong Khai Province 43000 Telephone 042990-462, Fax 042-990-462 E-mail: [email protected] The Office of Nong Khai Province; Telephone 042412-678, Fax 042-412-678 Ext 46155, 46166 The Office of Provincial Commerce; Telephone 042-411-561, 042-421-128, Fax 042-411-339 The Office of Provincial Industry; Telephone 042-421-272 Ext 11, Fax 042-411-999 Ext 20 The Office of Provincial Natural Resources and the Environment; Telephone 042-423-971, Fax 042-413-562 The Office of Revenue in the Nong Khai Area; Telephone 042-412-666, Fax 042-411-153 The Office of Provincial Public Works and Town Planning; Telephone 042-411-052, Fax 042-411-052, 042-422-826 The Provincial Electricity Authority in Nong Khai Province; Telephone 042-990-702, 042-990-719, Fax 042-990-717 The Provincial Waterworks Authority in Nong Khai Province; Telephone 042-411-145, Fax 042-460-917 The Nong Khai Customs Checkpoint; Telephone 042-411-518, Fax 042-412-654

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 55 The Special Economic Zone in Chiang Rai Province

“Tourism Base, Food and Agricultural Product Manufacturing Source, Centre for International Transportation of Goods and Continued Transport in Many Forms”

Chiang Rai Province is a province in the North of Thailand. Its area is 11,678.37 square kilometres. This province is located at the point of convergence between three countries—Thailand, Laos and Myanmar. At present, Chiang Rai receives attention as a gateway to Myanmar, Lao PDR and Southern China via Asian Highway 2 and Asian Highway 3. The Special Economic Zone in Chiang Rai Province covers an area of 763.77 square kilometres (477,030 Rai) including 21 sub-districts in 3 districts, which are 7 sub-districts in —Khru- eng, Si Boonreung, Rim Khong, Wieng, Si Donchai, Sathan and Huai So Sub-districts; 6 sub-districts in —Ban Saew, Pa Sak, Mae Ngen, Yonok, Wieng and Si Donmoon Sub-districts; 8 sub-districts in District—Koh Chang, Ban Dai, Pong Ngam, Pong Pha, Mae Sai, Wieng Phangkham, Si Mueang Chum and Huai Khrai Sub-districts.

56 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Population in Chiang Rai Province (according to evidence in the Civil Registration as of December 31st, 2014) The total population is 1,207,699 the number of males is 593,393 and the number of females is 614,306 Member of Labour Force 675,132 Economic information Gross Provincial Product Unit: Million Baht Ratio Ratio Ratio Particulars 2011 (%) 2012 (%) 2013 (%) Agricultural sector 25,650 34.7 33,338 39.1 35,252 37.69 Industrial sector 5,913 8 5,206 6.1 6,509 6.96 Service sector 42,352 57.3 46,739 54.8 51,767 55.35 Gross Provincial Product (GPP) 73,915 85,283 93,528 GPP per capita (Baht) 63,226 73,156 80,477 *Source: Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board Transport and logistics By car 1. State Highways 1 and 32 from Bangkok to Chiang Rai, approximately 830 kilometres in distance, 2. State Highways 1, 117, 11, 101 and 103, approximately 804 kilometres in distance. By air Thai International Airways, Nok Air, Thai Air Asia and Bangkok Airways offer direct flights from Bangkok to Mae Fa Luang International Airport in Chiang Rai Province and round trips between Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai every day. Potential and opportunities Chiang Rai Province is located in the North-South Economic Corridor, which enables travel northwards to connect with Southern China () by land and by water. Travelling by land depends on 2 routes—R3A Highway (passing through the Chiang Khong Checkpoint and Lao PDR) and R3B Highway (passing through the Mae Sai Checkpoint and Myanmar); water transport travels on the Mekong River, through the Chiang Saen Checkpoint. Chiang Rai Province connects to the South and Laem Chabang Seaport in order to transport goods by sea to other regions of the world. This allows Chiang Rai to have the potential to provide logistics services to the Southern part of China and the upper parts of Myanmar and Lao PDR enabling them to transport goods by sea from Laem Chabang Seaport. Chiang Rai Province also has tourism potential because it can link its tourist sources with those in the upper part of Myanmar, Lao PDR and Southern China. Local industry, for example, processed agricultural products and the food industry, household furniture and processed wood, all have the opportunity to develop to expand the chain of production values. Infrastructure development project Transportation (roads, bridges, railways, seaports and airports) The development of the goods transport station to increase the efficiency of road transport by truck, THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 57 The development of the roads along the border to promote tourism, The improvement of the Mae Nam Sai Friendship Bridge 1, The establishment of the Chiang Khong Centre for Transport Transference, The development of State Highway 1290, Chiang Khong-Chiang Saen. Customs and border checkpoints The improvement of the Mae Sai Border Office to become the Mae Sai Border Checkpoint Building 1 and its facilities, The development of the communities in the Special Economic Zone and the Mae Sai Customs Checkpoint, The construction of a new office for the Chiang Saen Customs. Industrial estate The construction of an industrial estate, covering an area of 500 Rai, in Chiang Khong District, Chiang Rai Province. Public Utilities (electricity, piped- water and irrigation) The development of the irrigation system, A project for the management of garbage and waste water, A project for an increase in the distribution of electric power, A project for an expansion of the piped water distributing area in . The targeted business groups to be promoted in the area cover ten industrial groups as follows: Agriculture and fishery including related businesses, Textile, clothing and leather industry, Household furniture manufacture, Jewellery and accessories, Medical equipment manufacture, Plastics manufacture, Medicine manufacture, Logistics, Industrial estates/zones, Activities that promote and support tourism. The Border Trade between Thailand and Myanmar Permanent checkpoints on the border of Myanmar The bridge over the Mae , Mae Sai Municipality, Mae Sai District, adjacent to Tha Khi Lek Province, , opening-closing time 6.30 a.m.-6.30 p.m., daily. The second bridge over the Mae Sai River, San Phak He Sub-district, Mae Sai District, adjacent to Tha Khi Lek Province, Shan State, opening-closing time 6.30 a.m.-6.30 p.m., daily. Temporarily Permitted Checkpoints on the Myanmar side Tha Ban Pang Ha, Koh Chang Sub-district, Mae Sai District, adjacent to Tha Khi Lek Province, Shan State, opening-closing time 6.00 a.m.-6.00 p.m. Tha Ban Sailom Joy, Wieng Sub-district, Mae Sai District, adjacent to Tha Khi Lek Province in Shan State, opening-closing time 6.00 a.m.-6.00 p.m. Tha Ban Koh Sai, Mae Sai Sub-district, Mae Sai District, adjacent to Tha Khi Lek Province, Shan State, opening-closing time 6.00 a.m.-6.00 p.m. Tha Din Dam, Ban Pa Daeng, Village 5, Koh Chang Sub-district, Mae Sai District, adjacent to Ban Din Dam, Tha Khi Lek Province, Shan State, opening-closing time 6.00 a.m.- 6.00 p.m.

58 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Ban Sob Ruak, Village 1, Wieng Sub-district, Chiang Saen District, adjacent to Ban Mueang Phong, Tha Khi Lek Province, Shan State, opening-closing time 6.00 a.m.-6.00 p.m. Value of the Thai–Myanmar Border Trade (per province: Chiang Rai Province) Unit: Million Baht 2014 2015 Total values 14,247.40 12,959.01 Export value 13,715.30 12,813.74 Import value 532.09 145.27 Trade balance 13,183.21 12,668.48 *Source: The Department of Foreign Trade, the Ministry of Commerce in cooperation with the Customs Department Thai-Lao Border Trade Permanent border checkpoints on Lao PDR side The Chiang Khong District Border Checkpoint, adjacent to Mueang Huai Sai (international checkpoint), Khwaeng Bo Kaew, opening-closing time 8.00 a.m.-6.00 p.m. The Friendship Bridge 4 Permanent Border Checkpoint (Chiang Khong, Huai Sai) Don Maha Won Village, Wieng Sub-district, Chiang Khong District, adjacent to Ban Don, Mueang Huai Sai (international checkpoint), Khwaeng Bo Kaew, opening-closing time 8.00 a.m.-6.00 p.m. The Ban Chiang Saen Border Checkpoint, Chiang Saen District, adjacent to Mueang Ton Pheung (local checkpoint), Khwaeng Bo Kaew, opening-closing time 8.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m. The Golden Triangle Permanent Border Checkpoint, Village 1, Ban Sop-ruak, Wieng Sub-district, Chiang Saen District, adjacent to the Golden Triangle Checkpoint, Mueang Ton Phueng, Khwaeng Bo Kaew, opening-closing time 6.00 a.m.-8.00 p.m. Temporarily Permitted Checkpoints on Lao PDR side Ban Suan Dok, Village 8, Ban Saew Sub-district, Chiang Saen District, adjacent to Ban Si Mueang Ngam, Mueang Ton Phueng, Khwaeng Bo Kaew, opening-closing time 8.00 a.m.-6.00 p.m. Ban Chaem Pong, Lai Ngaew Sub-district, Wieng Kaen District, adjacent to Ban Dan, Mueang Huai Sai, Khwaeng Boh Kaew, opening-closing time 8.00 a.m.- 6.00 p.m. Ban Hat Bai, Village 1, Rim Khong Sub-district, Chiang Khong District, adjacent to Ban Doi Daeng, Mueang Ton Phueng, Khwaeng Bo Kaew, opening-closing time 6.00 a.m.-6.00 p.m., every Thursday and Friday. Ban Rom Pho-thong (Lau Cheu), Village 9, Tub Tao Sub-district, , adjacent to Ban Pang Hai, Mueang Kob, Khwaeng Chaiya Buli, opening-closing time 8.00 a.m.-6.00 p.m., on the 5th and the 20th of every month. Ban Huai Luk, Village 4, Muang Yai Sub-district, Wieng Kaen District, adjacent to Ban Khrok Luang –Ban Pak Teen, Mueang Huai Sai, Khwaeng Chaiya Buli, opening- closing time 6.00 a.m.-6.00 p.m.

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 59 Value of the Thai-Laos Border Trade (per province: Chiang Rai Province) Unit: Million Baht 2014 2015 Total values 13,058.71 17,237.73 Export value 12,947.88 17,092.36 Import value 110.83 145.37 Trade balance 12,837.05 16,946.99 *Source: The Department of Foreign Trade, the Ministry of Commerce in cooperation with the Customs Department

60 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Contacts: The Office of the Special Economic Zone in Chiang Rai Province The Provincial Government House of Chiang Rai Province, Mae Fa Luang Road, Rim Kok Sub-district, Mueang District, Chiang Rai Province 57100 Telephone 053-150-181, Fax 053-150181 E-mail: [email protected] The Office of Chiang Rai Province; Telephone 053-150-154 The Office of Provincial Commerce; Telephone 053-150-200-1, Fax 053-177-349 The Office of Provincial Industry; Telephone 053-711-666, Fax 053-717-706 The Office of Provincial Natural Resources and the Environment; Telephone 053-718-191, Fax 053-711-445 The Office of Revenue in the Chiang Rai Area; Telephone 053-711-629, Fax 053-716-236 The Office of Provincial Public Works and Town Planning; Telephone 053152-038, Fax 053-152-039 The Provincial Electricity Authority in Chiang Rai Province; Telephone 053-711-399, Fax 053-744-180 The Provincial Waterworks Authority in Chiang Rai Province; Telephone 053-711-655, Fax 053-713-008 The Chiang Khong Customs Checkpoint; Telephone 053-6755-772, Fax 053-791-435 The Chiang Saen Customs Checkpoint; Telephone 053-777-097, Fax 053-777-097 The Mae Sai Customs Checkpoint; Telephone 053-166-005, Fax 053-166-004.

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 61 The Special Economic Zone in Nakhon Phanom Province

“Border Trade and Business, Centre of Communications, Transport and Logistics in the Region”

Nakhon Phanom Province is in the Northeastern part of Thailand. Its area is approximately 5,528.88 square kilometres and its landscape is a long strip of land, approximately 174 kilometres long, along the right bank of the Mae Kong River. The Special Economic Zone in Nakhon Phanom Province covers an area of 744.79 square kilometres (465,493 Rai) including 13 sub-districts in 2 districts, which are 10 sub-districts in Mueang Nakhon Phanom District—Kurukhu, Tha Ko, Na Sai, Naratch Khwai, Nai Mueang, Ban Pheung, Photak, Nongyat, Nong Saeng and At Samat Sub-districts and 3 sub-districts in —Non That, Ramratch and Wen Phrabat Sub-districts.

62 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Population of Nakhon Phanom Province (according to evidence in the Civil Registration as of December 31st, 2014) The total population is 713,341 the number of males is 356,106 and the number of females is 357,235 Member of Labour Force 327,601 Economic information Gross Provincial Product Unit: Million Baht Ratio Ratio Ratio Particulars 2011 (%) 2012 (%) 2013 (%) Agricultural sector 9,543 31.17 13,245 34.5 16,452 39.1 Industrial sector 1,791 5.85 2,535 6.6 2,574 6.12 Service sector 19 62.98 22,612 58.9 23,050 54.78 Gross Provincial Product (GPP) 30,618 38,392 42,074 GPP per capita (Baht) 52,711 66,381 73,074 *Source: Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board

Transport and logistics By car State Highways 2, 23, 213 and 22 to Nakhon Phanom Province, a distance of 740 kilometres. By air Nok Air and Air Asia offer flights from Bangkok to every day. Potential and opportunities Nakhon Phanom Province is a border trade channel to Vietnam and Southern China (Kwangsi), which yields the highest value and has the potential to provide transport channels to the Far East (Japan, Korea and Taiwan) via the seaport in Vietnam. The railway route—Ban Phai-Maha Sarakham-Mukdahan-Nakhon Phanom, is planned as a way of enabling Nakhon Phanom Province to have a railway connecting the main railway routes of the country and giving it the chance to expand logistics activities within the country and with foreign countries. The development of the -Singapore Railway The province is the production source of quality agricultural produce, for example, rice, sugarcane and cassava, which can support the development of a processed agricultural industry. The beautiful scenery on the banks of the Mae Kong River makes it suitable for development as a tourist spot and to provide residences for Thai and foreign investors.

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 63 Infrastructure development project Transportation (roads, bridges, railways, seaports and airports) The construction of a logistics centre, The construction of a road to Phu Kratae–Friendship Bridge 3, The railway station from Ban Phai District to Friendship Bridge 3, The construction of a 6-lane road, The construction of an alternative route to avoid Nakhon Phanom Province (212 Ban Kham Thao -Friendship Bridge 3), The improvement of the asphalt-paved roads, numbers 2011, 2019 and 3008, The upgrading of Nakhon Phanom Airport to the status of an international airport. Customs and border checkpoints The establishment of a Centre for the Promotion of Border Economics and Trade in the area of Friendship Bridge 3 (Nakhon Phanpom–Kham Muan), The development of the Nakho Phanom Customs Checkpoint area. Industrial estate The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand has a plan to establish an industrial estate in Nakhon Phanom Province. Public Utilities (electricity, piped-water and irrigation) A project for the expansion of the piped-water system and reservoirs, The construction of a power plant. The targeted business groups to be promoted in the area cover thirteen industrial groups as follows: Agricultural and fishery industry including related businesses, Ceramics, Textile, clothing and leather industry, Household furniture manufacture, Jewellery and accessories, Medical equipment manufacture, Motor vehicles, machinery and parts, Electrical appliances and electronics, Plastics manufacture, Medicine manufacture, Logistics, Industrial estates or zones, Activities that promote and support tourism. Thai-Lao Border Trade Permanent checkpoints Nai Mueang Sub-district, the Municipality of Mueang Nakhon Phanom, adjacent to Mueang Tha Khaek, Khwaeng Kham Muan, opening-closing time 6.00 a.m. -10.00 p.m. The Friendship Bridge Checkpoint (Nakhon Phanom-Kham Muan), adjacent to Mueang Tha Khaek, Khwaeng Kham Muan, opening-closing time 6.00 a.m.-10.00 p.m. Temporarily Permitted Checkpoints Ban Nat Tha, Village 2, Ban Klang Sub-district, Mueang District, Nakhon Phanom Province, adjacent to Ban Pak Peng, Mueang Tha Khaek, Khwaeng Kham Muan, opening-closing time 8.00 a.m.-2.00 p.m., on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Ban Don Phaeng, Village 7, Ban Phaeng Sub-district, , adjacent to 64 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Ban Bung Kwang, Mueang Pak Krading, Khwaeng Boli Khamsai, opening-closing time 9.00-4.00 p.m., on Mondays and Thursdays; 9.00 a.m.-1.00 p.m., on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Ban That Phanom Samakh-khi, Village 2, , adjacent to Ban Dan Mueang Nongbok, Khwaeng Kham Muan and Ban Pak Se Bungphai, Mueang Pak Krading, Khwaeng Sawannakhet, opening-closing time 7.00 a.m.-2.00 p.m., on Mondays and Thursdays.

Value of the Thai-Lao Border Trade (per province: Nakhon Phanom Province) Unit: Million Baht 2014 2015 Total values 14.425.56 7,998.35 Export value 4.205.92 4,871.50 Import value 219.64 3,126.85 Trade balance 3,986.28 1,744.65 *Source: The Department of Foreign Trade, the Ministry of Commerce in cooperation with the Customs Department Contacts: The Office of the Special Economic Zone in Nakhon Phanom Province On the Friendship 3 Footbridge (Nakhon Phanom), Mueang District, Nakhon Phanom Province 48000 Telephone 042-532-888-90, 094-546-4946, 085-007-6990, Fax 042-532-888-90 E-mail: [email protected] The Office of Nakhon Phanom Province; Telephone 042-511-574 The Office of Provincial Commerce; Telephone 042-511-117 The Office of Provincial Industry; Telephone 042-511-477 The Office of Provincial Natural Resources and the Environment; Telephone 042-511-272 The Office of Revenue in the Nakhon Phanom Area; Telephone 042-514-001 The Office of Provincial Public Works and Town Planning; Telephone 042-520-804 The Provincial Electricity Authority in Nakhon Phanom Province; Telephone 042-512-370 The Provincial Waterworks Authority in Nakhon Phanom Province; Telephone 042-511-409 The Nakhon Phanom Customs Checkpoint; Telephone 042-532-678.

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 65 The Special Economic Zone in Kanchanaburi Province

“Industrial Estate, Eco-Tourism, Agriculture and Border Trade”

Kanchanaburi Province is located in the West of Thailand, on the Thai-Myanmar border, only 128 kilometres from Laem Chabang Seaport and 200 kilometres from Dawai in Myanmar. Its area is 19,473 square kilometres. The Special Economic Zone in Kanchanaburi Province covers an area of 260.97 square kilometres (162,943 Rai) including 2 sub-districts in Mueang Kanchanaburi District—Kaeng Sien and Sub-districts.

66 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Population in Kanchanaburi Providence (according to evidence in the Civil Registration as of December 31st, 2014) The total population is 848,198 the number of males is 425,132 and the number of females is 423,066 Member of Labour Force 464,121 Economic information Gross Provincial Product Unit: Million Baht Ratio Ratio Ratio Particulars 2011 (%) 2012 (%) 2013 (%) Agricultural sector 19,230 24.72 20,961 25.34 21,935 25.87 Industrial sector 24,116 31.01 25,505 30.83 24,103 28.43 Service sector 34,432 44.27 36,266 43.83 38,748 45.7 Gross Provincial Product (GPP) 77,781 82,732 84,785 GPP per capita (Baht) 97,054 103,167 105,701 *Source: Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board Transport and logistics By car Phetchakasem Highway or Boromratchachonnani Road from Bangkok to Kanchanaburi Province, 129 kilometres in distance By train There are train services from Bangkok Noi Railway Station in Bangkok to Kanchanaburi Province every day, 117 kilometres in distance. Potential and opportunities This province can be developed into an economic base because of its location on the link between the Dawai (Tavoy) Special Economic Zone in Myanmar and the Eastern Seaboard; it can therefore transport goods to the sea—through the Dawai Seaport— to countries on the Indian Ocean, the Middle East and Europe) —and Laem Chabang Seaport— to the Pacific countries. There is a plan to build a special State Highway to connect Bang Yai (Nonthaburi) to the border area in Kanchanaburi Province to facilitate communication between the Special Economic Zone in Kanchanaburi Province and Bangkok and its vicinity. The processed agricultural industry, food and beverages industry, chemical products industry and motor vehicles industry in the area have the chance to develop a chain of value, depending on the advantage of the provinces being gateways to both oceans and to labour from the neighbouring countries.

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 67 Infrastructure development project Transportation (roads, bridges, railways, seaports and airports) Road improvement and expansion (Nong Bua –Lum Sai), Expansion of roads to be four-lane roads—a by-pass to avoid Kanchanaburi Province and the Kaeng Sien Route at the Paki Len Intersection, The connection of the railway between Laem Chabang Seaport and the deep sea Dawai (Tavoy) Seaport, A project for the construction of the Bang Yai-Kanchanaburi Motorway. Customs and border checkpoints The development of the Chedi Sam Ong Customs Checkpoint and the Customs Checkpoint. Industrial estate The construction of the first phase of the Phu Nam Ron Industrial Estate, covering an area of 600 Rai, in Ban Kao Sub-district, Mueang District, Kanchanaburi Province. Public Utilities (electricity, piped-water and irrigation) The construction of a piped-water system in three places—Ban Nam Phu Ron, Tha Maka and Ban Huai Krachao, Increase of the number of electrical transformers, size 1*50 MVA Construction of a power plant in the Ban Nam Phu Ron Industrial Estate, Installation 115KV transmitting wires from the Makham Tia Checkpoint Station. The targeted business groups in the area to be promoted cover thirteen groups as follows: Agriculture and fishery industry including related businesses, Ceramics, Textile, clothing and leather industry, Household furniture manufacture, Jewellery and accessories, Medical equipment manufacture, Motor vehicles, machinery and parts, Electrical appliances and electronics, Plastics manufacture, Medicine manufacture, Logistics, Industrial estates/zones, Activities to promote and support tourism. Thai-Myanmar border trade Permanent checkpoints Ban Phu Nam Ron, Mueang District, Kanchanaburi Province, adjacent to Ban Tiki, Mueang Dawai, Tanao Si Region, opening-closing time 6.00 a.m.-8.00 p.m. Temporarily Permitted Checkpoints The Phra Chedi Sam Ong Checkpoint, , adjacent to Phaya Tong Su District, Koka Lek Province, Karen State, Tanao Si Region, opening-closing time 6.00 a.m. -6.00 p.m.

68 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Value of the Thai-Myanmar border trade (per province: Kanchanaburi Province) Unit: Million Baht 2014 2015 Total values 116,553.77 112,457.77 Export value 1,431.44 1,123.41 Import value 115,122.33 111,334.36 Trade balance -113,690.89 -110,210.95 *Source: The Department of Foreign Trade, the Ministry of Commerce in cooperation with the Customs Department Contacts: The Office of the Special Economic Zone in Kanchanaburi Province The Provincial Government House of Kanchanaburi Province, Saeng Xuto Road, Pak Phraek Sub-district, Mueang District, Kanchanaburi Province 71000 Telephone 034-512-399, Fax 034-512-208 E-mail: [email protected] The Office of Kanchanaburi Province; Telephone 034-622-791, Fax 034-516-814 The Office of Provincial Commerce; Telephone 034-622-159, Fax 034-564-293 The Office of Provincial Industry; Telephone 034-511-305, Fax 034-514-995 The Centre for the Promotion of Sugarcane and Sugar Industry, 1st Region; Telephone 034-698-189, Fax 034-698-189 The Office of Provincial Natural Resources and the Environment; Telephone 034-622-910, Fax 034-514-415 The Office of Revenue in the Kanchanaburi Area; Telephone 034-564-241, Fax 034-564-419 The Office of Public Works and Town Planning; Telephone 034-622-873, Fax 034-623-586 The Provincial Electricity Authority in Kanchanaburi Province; Telephone 034-512-555, Fax 034-621-142 The Provincial Waterworks Authority in Kanchanaburi Province; Telephone 034-511-520, 034-516098, Fax 034-521-205 The Sangkhla Buri Border Checkpoint; Telephone 034-595-298, Fax 034-595-299

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 69 The Special Economic Zone in Narathiwat Province

“Border Trade, Food Industry and Continued Transport in Many Forms”

Narathiwat Province is a border province on the Eastern seaboard of the Malay Peninsula. It has an area of 4,475.43 square kilometres. It is approximately 1,149 kilometres from Bangkok by road and approximately 1,116 kilometres by train. The border between Thailand and Malaysia is at Su-ngai Kolok Railway Station. The Special Economic Zone in Narathiwat Provinces covers an area of 394.79 square kilometres (246,747 Rai) including 5 sub-districts in 5 districts, which are Khok Khien Sub-district in Mueang Narathiwat District, Cheh Hae Sub-district in District, La Han Sub-district in Yi-ngo District, Loh Chood Sub-district in , and Su-ngai Kolok Sub-district in Su-ngai Kolok District.

70 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Population in Narathiwat Province (according to evidence in the Civil Registration as of December 31st, 2014) The total population is 774,799 the number of males is 383,850 and the number of females is 390,949 Member of Labour Force 324,220 Economic information Gross Provincial Product Unit: Million Baht Ratio Ratio Ratio Particulars 2011 (%) 2012 (%) 2013 (%) Agricultural sector 31,656 53.08 22,557 46.79 19,039 43.04 Industrial sector 3,604 6.04 2,943 6.1 2,930 6.62 Service sector 24,378 41 22,709 47.11 22,261 50.34 Gross Provincial Product (GPP) 59,638 48,209 44,231 GPP per capita (Baht) 88,626 71,271 65,081 *Source: Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board Transport and logistics By car State Highway 4 from Bangkok to Narathiwat Province, 1,149 kilometres By train The distance from Bangkok to Narathiwat Province is 1,116 kilometres. By air There are daily flights from Bangkok to . Potential and opportunities There are 3 checkpoints that connect Narathiwat with Malaysia—the Su-ngai Kolok, the Tak Bai and the Bu Kae Ta Checkpoints, which cater for border trade and tourism between Thailand and Malaysia. Narathiwat Airport is able to provide services in transport and trips for Thai and Malaysian tourists and investors in the border area and connects with major cities and towns in Thailand. Su-ngai Kolok is the terminal of the Bangkok-Su-ngai Kolok railway route, which is connected with the railway in Malaysia (the State of Kalantan) that extends into Malaysian territory. There are raw materials that can support a processed agricultural industry; for example, rubber and palm oil and there is a distinguishing cultural aspect that helps to promote Halal industry. Infrastructure development project Transportation (roads, bridges, railways, seaports, airports) The development of Tak Bai Pier The improvement of the Su-ngai Kolok Checkpoint The development of Tak Bai Bridge to connect Thailand with Malaysia. Industrial estate Establishing Su-ngai Kolok Sub-district as a Free Zone or an outlet. Public Utilities (electricity, piped-water and irrigation) The construction of reservoirs The construction of a bio-mass power plant

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 71 The targeted businesses that are promoted in the area cover seven industrial groups as follows: Agricultural and agricultural produce, Minerals, ceramics and basic metals, A light industry, Metal products, machinery and transport equipment, Electrical appliances and electronics, Chemical substances, plastics and paper, Services and infrastructure. Thai-Malaysia Border Trade Permanent checkpoints The Su-ngai Kolok Checkpoint in Su-ngai Kolok District, adjacent to the Runtu Panyang Checkpoint in the State of Kalantan, opening-closing time 5.00 a.m.-9.00 p.m. The Tak Bai Checkpoint (a port), , adjacent to the Peng Kalun Kubo Checkpoint in the State of Kalantan, opening-closing time 5.00 a.m.-6.00 p.m. The Bu Keh Ta Checkpoint in Waeng District, adjacent to the Bugit Bu-nga Checkpoint in the State of Kalantan, opening-closing time 5.00 a.m.-6.00 p.m. Value of the Thai-Malaysia Border Trade (per province: Narathiwat Province) Unit: Million Baht 2014 2015 Total values 3,106.14 3,249.40 Export value 1,069.33 1,126.60 Import value 2,036.81 2,122.81 Trade balance -967.48 -996.21 Source: The Department of Foreign Trade, the Ministry of Commerce in cooperation with the Customs Department Contacts: The Office of the Special Economic Zone in Narathiwat Province The Office of Industry in Narathiwat Province 37, the Government Administrative Centre Village 9, Khok Khien Sub-district, Mueang District, Narathiwat Province 96000 Telephone 073-532-026, Fax 073-532-024 E-mail: [email protected] The Office of Narathiwat Province; Telephone 073-642-636, Fax 073-642-636 The Office of Provincial Commerce; Telephone 073-511-098, Fax 073-512-718 The Office of Provincial Industry; Telephone 073-642-651, Fax 073-642-652 The Office of Provincial Natural Resources and the Environment; Telephone 073-642-651, Fax 073-642-652 The Office of Revenue in the Narathiwat Area; Telephone 073-532-005, Fax 073-532-006 The Office of Provincial Public Works and Town Planning; Telephone 073-515-079-82, Fax 073-515-079 The Provincial Electricity Authority, Narathiwat Province; Telephone 073-532-305 The Provincial Waterworks Authority, Narathiwat Province; Telephone 073-532-143 The Tak Bai Customs Checkpoint; Telephone 073-642-293, Fax 073-642-111 The Su-ngai Kolok Customs Checkpoint; Telephone 073-611-368, Fax 073-611-369

72 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Annex 1: Lists of 13 Targeted Business Groups in the Special Economic Zones, which can be arranged into the following sub-groups:

Section 1: Agricultural and fishery industry including related businesses

Type of business Breeding livestock or aquatic animals Condition It must use modern technology, for example, an enclosed shelter which is fitted with a ventilation system to maintain the air inside in an appropriate condition at all times; it must be equipped with an automatic water and food feeding system; it must have measures and a system to prevent disease carriers from getting into the farm and have a sensor system for animal counts.

Type of business Raising livestock or aquatic animals (excepting shrimp) Condition It must use modern technology; for example, an enclosed shelter, which is fitted with a ventilation system to maintain the air inside in an appropriate condition at all times; it must be equipped with an automatic water and food feeding system; it must have measures and a system to prevent disease carriers from getting into the farm, have a sensor system for animal counts as well as having an effective system to prevent and reduce any impact on the environment.

Type of business Slaughtering and dissecting animals Condition It must have a modern production process; for example, a system to render the animals unconscious before slaughter, having racks on which to hang animal car casses, cold storage, a temperature reduction system and the examination of the quality of meat and for unwanted, contaminants.

Type of business Quality selecting, packaging and storage of plants, vegetables, fruit or flowers Condition It must use modern technology; for example, a colour separating machine, a vaporizing system for killing fruit fly eggs and for coating of fruit skins.

Type of business Manufacturing modified starch or starch made from plants that have special properties Type of business Manufacturing oils or fat from plants or animal, excepting soybean oil. Raw oil products and semi purified oils from plants must start from agricultural produce. Purified oils from plants must start from agricultural produce or raw oils.

Type of business Manufacturing substances extracted from natural raw materials or products made from substances extracted from natural raw materials (excepting medicine, soap, shampoo, tooth-paste and cosmetics) Type of business Processed rubber in the early stage

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 73 Type of business Producing or preserving food and beverages, food additives or food ingredients through the use of modern technology (excepting alcoholic beverages) Condition A project that deals only with a mixing or a diluting process will not be promoted. A project that deals with a fermenting process must use an enzyme that has passed a study or research.

Type of business Cool storage or cool storage and cooling transport Type of business Business serving as a centre of agricultural goods Condition The business must have at least 50 Rai of land, The area for business transactions and services in agricultural goods must be no less than 60% of the whole area; an area must be allocated for the display of or the buying and selling of agricultural goods or as the centre for goods auctioning, cool storage and a warehouse. The business must provide services in examining the quality and selecting agricultural products, as well as checking for toxic substances that may remain in the products. Section 2: Manufacturing ceramic products

Type of business Manufacturing ceramic products (excepting earthenware and ceramic tiles) Condition There must be different stages of burning and/or baking. Section 3: Light industry, textile, clothing and leather industry Type of business Manufacturing natural fibres or artificial fibres Condition Particularly when producing recycled fibres it is required that only waste materials that are in the country are used.

Type of business Manufacturing thread or cloth Type of business Manufacturing clothes, accessories for clothing and household textiles

Type of business Manufacturing non-woven fabrics or hygienic products from non-woven fabrics Type of business Manufacturing hand-bags, shoes or products made of genuine or artificial leather

Type of business Manufacturing sports equipment or parts thereof Section 4: Household Furniture Manufacture Type of business Manufacturing household furniture or parts thereof Section 5: Jewellery and accessories industry Type of business Manufacturing jewellery, accessories or parts thereof as well as raw materials and moulds

74 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Section 6: Medical equipment manufacture Type of business Manufacturing medical equipment or parts thereof Section 7: Motor vehicles, machinery and parts industry Type of business Manufacturing multi-purpose motors or accessories Type of business Manufacturing machines, accessories or parts thereof and/or repairing moulds Condition There must be stages in moulding parts and/or engineering design. Type of business Assembling machinery and/or machinery parts Condition There must be stages in assembling as approved by the Committee. Type of business Manufacturing other kinds of vehicle parts Type of business Manufacturing motor-cycles (except those with a cylinder capacity of less than 248 cc) Condition There must be stages in assembling the body and spraying paint. The investment plan for the manufacture of parts and the use of parts must be submitted for approval by the Committee. Section 8: Electronic appliances and electronics industry Type of business Manufacturing electrical appliances Type of business Manufacturing LED light bulbs Type of business Manufacturing compressors and/or motors for electrical appliances Type of business Manufacturing wire harnesses Type of business Manufacturing parts of other electrical appliances Type of business Manufacturing audio visual products Type of business Manufacturing electronic products for offices Type of business Manufacturing other electronic products Type of business Manufacturing hard disc drives in general and/or parts (excepting top covers or base plates or peripherals) Condition Investment in the improvement of existing machines as part of the project to be promoted, on the condition that the cost of the existing machines will not be counted as investment capital which is exempt of juristic person income tax.

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 75 Type of business Manufacturing top covers or base plates or peripherals for hard disc drives Type of business Manufacturing flexible printed circuits and/or multi-layered printed circuit boards and/or parts thereof Condition The manufacturing process has to follow what the Committee has approved. Type of business Manufacturing other memory devices Type of business Manufacturing Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) in general

Type of business Manufacturing parts for audio- visual products Type of business Manufacturing parts for electronic appliances for offices Type of business Manufacturing parts for other electronics products Section 9: Chemical products and plastics Type of business Manufacturing plastic products for industrial goods Condition There must be a plastic moulding process. Type of business Multi-layer plastics packaging Condition This must be at least two layer plastic welding and more. Type of business Aseptic plastics packaging Condition The business must have a certified sterile room of ISO 14611 Standard, Level 7 or Federal Standard 209 E Class 10000 or an equivalent international standard within 2 years of the business starting operations.

Type of business Antistatic plastics packaging Condition The business must have a certified sterile room of ISO 14611 Standard, Level 7 or Federal Standard 209 E Class 10000 or an equivalent international standard within 2 years of the business starting operations.

Type of business กิจการผลิตผลิตภัณฑ์พลาสติกรีไซเคิล Condition ต้องมีกระบวนการขึ้นรูปจากเศษพลาสติกในประเทศเท่านั้น Section 10: Medicine manufacture Type of business Medicine manufacture Condition In the case of manufacturing modern medicine, it is required that GMP standard certification, according to PIC/S guideline, be obtained within 2 years of the business starting operation. In the case of manufacturing traditional medicine, it is required that GMP standard certification be obtained within 2 years of the business starting operations. In cases where the existing business is to be improved, permission will only be granted for the use of old machines in the promoted project on the condition that it is not counted as part of the investment capital of the project.

76 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Section 11: Logistics business Type of business Operating a place for examining, releasing and loading goods into containers for exportation or a transit warehouse for examining and releasing imported goods and for loading exported goods that are to be transported by the Inland Container Depot System (ICD).

Type of business Operating a modern goods distribution centre (DC) Condition The registration capital that has already been paid must not be less 10 million Baht Goods storage, controlled by a modern computing system, must be provided. Type of business Operating an international distribution centre (IDC) by a modern system Condition The registration capital that has already been paid must be no less than 10 million Baht. Goods storage, controlled by a modern computing system, must be provided. Additional conditions are as follows. 1 The registration capital (excluding the cost of land and rotating funds) must be no less than 100 million Baht. 2 The goods must be distributed to more than one country. Section 12: Industrial estates Type of business Operating industrial estates or zones Condition It must cover a plot of land of no less than 500 Rai. The land where the factory is located must be no less than 60% and no more than 75% of the whole area, except when the land is over 1,000 Rai; the specifications must be approved by the Committee. Other conditions are as follows. 1 The standard of the main road, In cases where there is over 1,000 Rai of land, there must be a four-lane road, with a road boundary of no less than 30 metres and a traffic surface of no less than 14 metres. There must be traffic islands and a pavement, at least two metres wide, on each roadside. There must be hard shoulders, which are wide enough for motor vehicles to park in time of emergency. In cases where there is 500 -1,000 Rai of land, there must be a two-lane road, with a road boundary of no less than 20 metres and a traffic surface of no less than 7 metres. There must be a pavement, at least 2 metres wide, on each side. The hard shoulders must be wide enough for vehicles to park in time of emergency. 2 The standard of a subsidiary road must consist of a traffic surface of at least 8.50 metres wide and a hard shoulder, at least 2 metres wide, on each side of the road. 3 There must be a waste water treatment system appropriate for the properties of the waste water and the treatment has to follow standards of sewage treatment specified by law and there must be a pond to contain the treated sewage. 4 The wastewater drainage system must be absolutely separate from the rainwater drainage system.

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 77 5 A place to collect, store and destroy garbage must be appropriately prepared with the approval of the Committee. 6 Any factory which moves in to use the land must conform with targeted industries or forbidden industries as specified in the report on the effect on the environment, which has been approved by specialists at the Office of the Policy and Plan about Natural Resources and the Environment. 7 Services in infrastructure—electricity, piped water, water for use in industry, telephone and postal service for the factory in the industrial zone must be sufficient for purpose. 8 Approximately 25% of the whole area or the amount approved by the Committee must be improved to prepare it for providing services in infrastructure within 2 years of the promotion certificate being issued.

Type of business Industrial estate or zone for the jewellery and accessories industry Condition There must be a plot of land of at least 100 Rai. There must be an area of at least 40% of the whole area for the operation of the jewellery and accessories industry. An area must be prepared as a venue for the sale of jewellery and accessories. An appropriate safety system must be provided. There must be meeting rooms, showrooms and a business centre.

Type of business Type of business: Industrial estate or a Logistics Park Condition There must be at least 200 Rai of land and investment for the construction of warehouses for rent or for sale, and the total area must be no less than 50,000 square metres. It must be located in an area within a radius of 50 kilometres from a seaport, an airport, a border customs checkpoint, an inland container depot (ICD) or in a Free Zone. Some parts or the entire area must be organized as a Free Zone. There must be a station for transferring goods into and out of containers or a truck station and a station that can store and take care of at least 50 containers. There must be a main telecommunication system with high speed communication lines connecting the logistics industry with the domestic or the international communication centre. There must be at least 51% shareholders of the registration capital who have Thai nationality. The business must be approved by related work units. Section 13: Activities that promote and support tourism Type of business Providing ferries services or operating tour boats or providing tour boats for hire Condition The business must be approved by related government agencies. Type of business Providing mooring places for tour boats Condition There must be facilities, for example, equipment for lifting boats, places on land for mooring boats and a dockyard for boat repair and maintenance.

78 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Type of business Operating theme parks Condition There must be investment capital (excluding the cost of the land and rotating funds) of no less than 500 million Baht. The components of the structure must be approved by the Committee.

Type of business Operating an art and cultural centre or a handicraft centre Condition There must be investment capital (excluding the cost of the land and rotating funds) of no less than 30 million Baht.

Type of business Operating an open zoo Condition There must be investment capital (excluding the cost of the land and rotating funds) of no less than 500 million Baht and no less than 500 Rai of land. The components of the structure must be approved by the Committee. At least 15% of the entire land must be reserved as a green area and for a car park.

Type of business Operating an aquarium Condition There must be investment capital (excluding the cost of the land and rotating funds) of no less than 100 million Baht. The measures for the protection and correction of the impact on the environment must be prepared within 12 months of the investment promotion certificate being issued.

Type of business Operating an international centre for merchandise displays Condition There must be an inside area for merchandise displays that covers an area of at least 25,000 square metres. There must be a room for business talks in every section for merchandise displays.

Type of business Operating a health rehabilitation centre Condition It is required that medical technology be used for treatment and health rehabilitation. It is required that a continued programme for health rehabilitation be organized and service-users be required to stay overnight.

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 79 Annex 2: Lists of targeted businesses in the Special Economic Zones during the initial phase, an additional 10 businesses, which can be divided into the following sub-groups:

Section 1: Agriculture and agricultural products

Type of business Freeze-dried plants and silos

Type of business Products made from agricultural by- products or waste of agricultural material

Type of business Manufacturing of animal food or animal food mixes Condition The business place must be located in the Special Economic Zone. An application for investment promotion has to be submitted by June 30th, 2016. Incentives and privileges 8-year exemption of juristic person income tax, limited to an amount of not over 100% of the investment capital, excluding the cost of the land and rotating funds, Not being granted with a reduction of juristic person income tax at the rate of 50% of the regular rate, Other incentives and privileges are in accordance with the criteria in the BOI’s announcement no. 4/2557, dated December 18th, 2014. Section 2: Minerals, ceramics and basic metals

Type of business Manufacturing construction materials and compressed concrete products for public works (excepting the production of ceramic roof tiles as well as floor and wall tiles) Condition The business place must be located in the Special Economic Zone. An application for investment promotion has to be submitted by June 30th, 2016. Incentives and privileges 8-year exemption of juristic person income tax, limited to an amount of not over 100% of the investment capital, excluding the cost of the land and rotating funds, Not being granted with a reduction of juristic person income tax at the rate of 50% of the regular rate, Other incentives and privileges are in accordance with the criteria in the BOI’s announcement no. 4/2557, dated December 18th, 2014. Section 4: Manufacturing metal products, machinery and transport equipment

Type of business Manufacturing construction materials and compressed concrete products for public works (excepting the production of ceramic roof tiles as well as floor and wall tiles)

80 THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones Section 6: Chemical products, plastics and paper

Type of business Manufacturing general printed matter

Type of business Manufacturing substances to keep the body clean; for example, soap, shampoo, tooth-paste (excepting cosmetics) Condition The business place must be located in the Special Economic Zone. An application for investment promotion has to be submitted by June 30th, 2016. Incentives and privileges 8-year exemption of juristic person income tax, limited to an amount of not over 100% of the investment capital, excluding the cost of the land and rotating funds, Not being granted with a reduction of juristic person income tax at the rate of 50% of the regular rate, Other incentives and privileges are in accordance with the criteria in the BOI’s announcement no. 4/2557, dated December 18th, 2014.

Type of business Manufacturing plastic products for consumer goods, for example, plastic containers Condition The business place must be located in the Special Economic Zone. An application for investment promotion has to be submitted by June 30th, 2016. Incentives and privileges 8-year exemption of juristic person income tax, limited to an amount of not over 100% of the investment capital, excluding the cost of the land and rotating funds, Not being granted with a reduction of juristic person income tax at the rate of 50% of the regular rate, Other incentives and privileges in accordance with the criteria in the BOI’s announcement no. 4/2557, dated December 18th, 2014.

Type of business Manufacturing items from fibre or paper, for example, paper boxes Condition The business place must be located in the Special Economic Zone. An application for investment promotion has to be submitted by June 30th, 2016. Incentives and privileges 8-year exemption of juristic person income tax, limited to an amount of not over 100% of the investment capital, excluding the cost of the land and rotating funds, Not being granted with a reduction of juristic person income tax at the rate of 50% of the regular rate, Other incentives and privileges are in accordance with the criteria in the BOI’s announcement no. 4/2557, dated December 18th, 2014.

THAILAND SPECIAL Economic Zones 81 Section 7: Services and public infrastructure

Type of business Development of buildings for factories, industry and/or goods warehouses Condition The business place must be located in the Special Economic Zone. An application for investment promotion has to be submitted by June 30th, 2016. Incentives and privileges 8-year exemption of juristic person income tax, limited to an amount of not over 100% of the investment capital, excluding the cost of the land and rotating funds, Not being granted with a reduction of juristic person income tax at the rate of 50% of the regular rate, Other incentives and privileges are in accordance with the criteria in the BOI’s announcement no. 4/2557, dated December 18th, 2014.

Type of business Manufacturing plastic products for consumer goods, for example, plastic containers Condition The business place must be located in the Special Economic Zone. An application for investment promotion has to be submitted by June 30th, 2016. Incentives and privileges 8-year exemption of juristic person income tax, limited to an amount of not over 100% of the investment capital, excluding the cost of the land and rotating funds, Not being granted with a reduction of juristic person income tax at the rate of 50% of the regular rate, Other incentives and privileges are in accordance with the criteria in the BOI’s announcement no. 4/2557, dated December 18th, 2014.

Type of business Manufacturing items from fibre or paper, for example, paper boxes Condition The business place must be located in the Special Economic Zone. An application for investment promotion has to be submitted by June 30th, 2016. Incentives and privileges 8-year exemption of juristic person income tax, limited to an amount of not over 100% of the investment capital, excluding the cost of the land and rotating funds, Not being granted with a reduction of juristic person income tax at the rate of 50% of the regular rate, Other incentives and privileges are in accordance with the criteria in the BOI’s announcement no. 4/2557, dated December 18th, 2014.

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