Thailand : Crackdown on cheap CCPTiong goods

[Franjipani]

Crackdown on cheap foreign goods planned​

Short-term plans to be ready by year-end
PUBLISHED : 19 NOV 2024 AT 04:50
NEWSPAPER SECTION: BUSINESS
WRITER: PHUSADEE ARUNMAS

The Thai Pesticides Alert Network and the Foundation for Consumers said on Oct 24 that green Shine Muscat grapes imported from China had been found to be heavily contaminated with dangerous chemicals. Photo by Nutthawat Wicheanbut

The Commerce Ministry has drafted a plan to deal with an influx of cheap substandard goods from abroad.

There was a broad public outcry about the entry of foreign e-commerce platforms into Thailand leading to more substandard products being sold online, harming consumers and local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Deputy Commerce Minister Napintorn Srisunpang said the ministry's subcommittee in charge of supporting Thai SMEs and cracking down on poor-quality foreign goods held a meeting on Thursday with representatives of 20 government agencies to discuss measures to crack down on these goods, categorised into three groups: agricultural, consumer and industrial.

Agricultural products will be checked for origin and pesticide residue, which can be harmful to human health, he said.

Consumer goods will be checked for safety and quality, especially those available via e-commerce online platforms such as Temu and Lazada, according to the Commerce Ministry.

Foreign e-commerce operators will be required to set up registered offices in Thailand under the digital platform service law, according to the Electronic Transactions Development Agency, noted the ministry.

Under the Foreign Business Act of 1999, foreign digital platform service operators must obtain permission from the Consumer Protection Board as specified in the lists of the act, as well as disclose shareholding proportion prior to commencing the business.

Chinese online marketplace Temu registered as a legal entity in Thailand on Nov 11, 2024.

The agency plans to issue the required notification in January 2025.

As for industrial goods, the Customs Department plans to allow the import of goods that meet standards set by the Thai Industrial Standards Institute.

The meeting approved plans for the short, medium and long term to be proposed to the Committee on Foreign Product and Business Compliance and the cabinet for approval.

Short-term plans will be completed by year-end.

For the medium term, the ministry will enhance the competitiveness of Thai products both domestically and internationally by 2025.

For the long term, the ministry will expand the market and create sustainability for Thai products along with amending relevant laws to facilitate trade, which is expected to be effective from October 2025.

The Commerce Ministry wants to increase the GDP contribution from SMEs from 35.2% to 40% by 2027.

To achieve this target, various agencies under the subcommittee plan to support SMEs through training, funding, selling products via online marketplaces, and business matching activities at international exhibitions and trade shows.

The subcommittee will have the authority to define urgent policies and measures to integrate various agencies in finding solutions to the problem of importing and distributing substandard goods from abroad, in collaboration with relevant public and private sectors.

Five main measures and 63 action plans have been outlined, which include stringent enforcement of laws and regulations, amending relevant laws to align with future trade, implementing tax measures, supporting SMEs, and enhancing cooperation with trading partners.

 

[congo9]

If you are not careful, the PRC will over run your market with their cheap produce.
This is what is happening. Why would you want a BRIC leader who keep exporting their product and not wanting your product to sell in their own country ?

 

[congo9]

There isn't any cheap enough stuff in thailand now.

 

[Willamshakespear]

1.cheap goods from China will go easy on Thai wallets. But there will be a cost to Thai civilization.

2. Thai Food & juice industry will collapse when all Thais buy China goods.

3. There will be no jobs for Thais & Thai economy collapses.

4. Thailand will then beg China for loans for social expenditure, but such comes at a cost - loans must be repaid in cash or in kind such as obedience n sale of lands, infrastructures & industries to China at low prices.


Such is what happened to Worldwide car industry, which now China owns......

 

[eatshitndie]

very soon tiongbu abalones will be 69% cheaper than siambu sotong in bangcock.

 

[Pinkieslut]

1.cheap goods from China will go easy on Thai wallets. But there will be a cost to Thai civilization.

2. Thai Food & juice industry will collapse when all Thais buy China goods.

3. There will be no jobs for Thais & Thai economy collapses.

4. Thailand will then beg China for loans for social expenditure, but such comes at a cost - loans must be repaid in cash or in kind such as obedience n sale of lands, infrastructures & industries to China at low prices.


Such is what happened to Worldwide car industry, which now China owns......

This is Tiong one road one belt strategy, other countries export commodities to them while they sent out cheap manufactured goods.

In past 12 months many of Thai factories making daily use items and clothing close shop due to flooding of cheap Tiong products. Same thing happening in Africa.

 

[cocobobo]

China still selling poisoned fruits and vegetables?

 

[Fatboy]

very soon tiongbu abalones will be 69% cheaper than siambu sotong in bangcock.

Very toxic, made with a lot of chemicals. you dare to eat?

 

[eatshitndie]

Very toxic, made with a lot of chemicals. you dare to eat?

yucks!

 

[Willamshakespear]

1. Most of Civilized Humankind would hold a form of societal moral compass. And MOST if none would want another fellow Humankind sharing our planet to starve, even if the devil Commie Mao did so, worse - upon his own citizens, without a blink of an eye over his insane policies in the 50s & 60s in order to remain in power.

Protectionism is NOT a choice, but a pragmatic reality - either one buys foreign cheap & poor quality goods & consequentially lose one's job OR support one's nation economy by buying one's nation manufactured goods to CIRCULATE & DISTRIBUTE wealth within one's country to uplift, progress & uplift lives, as the STANDARD of living differs nation by nation.

IMF - International Monetary Fund- just a day ago MISGUIDEDLY claimed that innovation & productivity WOULD be harmed if Humanity goes the tariff way to protect national interests by protectionism.

The thing is - WHAT is productivity & innovation when citizens lose their jobs from purchase of foreign goods when they buy such, and worse - defective goods that is cheap but with corners cut to ensure that the common man naively CONTINUES to buy from such sources as it is supposedly cheap but cost a bomb in the long run than quality goods, ENRICHING the source to further ENHANCE their Power over OTHERS?

Is IMF perception that Humankind is suppose to live to work & not work to live such as China's sweat-shop 996 policy - employees work from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, 6 days per week; i.e. 72 hours per week, 12 hours per day - means INNOVATION & PRODUCTIVITY? Let alone STOLEN TECH & Bullying of foreign investors from China which they had not even mentioned....

Are Humans slaves?

China now owns Worldwide car industry. Is IMF even owned by China now, deuded by its 1.3 billion market size but is NOT a consumerist society unlike the Free World?

IMF warns Asia retaliatory tariffs could undermine growth​

https://www.reuters.com/markets/imf...ry-tariffs-could-undermine-growth-2024-11-19/



2. As mentioned, no Human would want fellow Human China citizens starved. Perhaps they will have to follow free market policies, Rule of law, honest weights & measures, etc, & find niches to serve needs in order that they may prosper, than to use the policy of 'beggar thy neighbor' foolishness such as bullying & stealing others hard earned tech, robbing them of their resources, etc, etc, but improving on their quality control standards.

When World trade truly began in the 15th century, China made goods were treasured for their craftmanship, dedication to details & the best of resources for longevity such as wood carvings using rosewood, teak, & more, that lasted even today. Such sadly no longer exists, thanks to the devil commie Mao, whom slaughtered many the best of Chinese citizens - educated, teachers, engineers, craftsmen, etc....



The journey of a thousand steps begin with the 1st step, in the right & calculated direction, not just for oneself, but loved ones & innocent generations to come....