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Notification of the Ministry of Commerce Regarding the Determination of Timber Logs, Processed Wood and Wooden Artefacts as a Prohibited Goods or Require Certificate for Import into the Kingdom of Thailand B.E. 2566 (2023) dated 28 April

Notifying member
Thailand
Title
Notification of the Ministry of Commerce Regarding the Determination of Timber Logs, Processed Wood and Wooden Artefacts as a Prohibited Goods or Require Certificate for Import into the Kingdom of Thailand B.E. 2566 (2023) dated 28 April
First published
18/05/2023
First EIF
17/07/2023
Latest published
18/05/2023
In force to
Latest notification
G/LIC/N/3/THA/9
Product categories
List of products subject to licensing

440111Fuel wood, in logs, billets, twigs, faggots or similar forms, coniferous

440112Fuel wood, in logs, billets, twigs, faggots or similar forms, non-coniferous

440121Coniferous wood in chips or particles (excl. those of a kind used principally for dyeing or tanning purposes)

440122Wood in chips or particles (excl. those of a kind used principally for dyeing or tanning purposes, and coniferous wood)

440311Wood in the rough, treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives, coniferous (excl. rough-cut wood for walking sticks, umbrellas, tool shafts and the like; wood in the form of railway sleepers; wood cut into boards or beams, etc.)

440312Wood in the rough, treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives, non-coniferous (excl. rough-cut wood for walking sticks, umbrellas, tool shafts and the like; wood in the form of railway sleepers; wood cut into boards or beams, etc.)

440321Pine "Pinus spp." in the rough, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is =>15 cm, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared (excl. wood in the form of railway sleepers; wood cut into beams, etc.; wood treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives)

440322Pine "Pinus spp." in the rough, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is <15 cm, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared (excl. rough-cut wood for walking sticks, umbrellas, tool shafts and the like; wood in the form of railway sleepers; wood cut into boards or beams, etc.; wood treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives)

440323Fir "Abies spp." and spruce "Picea spp." in the rough, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is =>15 cm, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared (excl. wood in the form of railway sleepers; wood cut into beams, etc.; wood treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives)

440324Fir "Abies spp." and spruce "Picea spp." in the rough, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is <15 cm, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared (excl. rough-cut wood for walking sticks, umbrellas, tool shafts and the like; wood in the form of railway sleepers; wood cut into boards or beams, etc.; wood treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives)

440325Coniferous wood in the rough, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is =>15 cm, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared (excl. pine, fir and spruce; wood in the form of railway sleepers; wood cut into beams, etc.; wood treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives)

440326Coniferous wood in the rough, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is <15 cm, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared (excl. pine, fir and spruce, and rough-cut wood for walking sticks, umbrellas, tool shafts and the like; wood in the form of railway sleepers; wood cut into boards or beams, etc.; wood treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives)

440341Dark red meranti, light red meranti and meranti bakau wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared (excl. rough-cut wood for walking sticks, umbrellas, tool shafts and the like; wood cut into boards or beams, etc.; wood treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives)

440342Teak wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared (excl. rough-cut wood for walking sticks, umbrellas, tool shafts and the like; wood cut into boards or beams, etc.; wood treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives)

440349Tropical wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared (excl. teak, dark red meranti, light red meranti, meranti bakau; rough-cut wood for walking sticks, umbrellas, tool shafts and the like; wood cut into boards or beams, etc.; wood treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives)

440391Oak "Quercus spp." in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared (excl. rough-cut wood for walking sticks, umbrellas, tool shafts and the like; wood in the form of railway sleepers; wood cut into boards or beams, etc.; wood treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives)

440393Beech "Fagus spp." in the rough, of which any cross-sectional dimension is =>15 cm, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared (excl. wood in the form of railway sleepers; wood cut into beams, etc.; wood treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives)

440394Beech "Fagus spp." in the rough, of which no cross-sectional dimension is =>15 cm, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared (excl. rough-cut wood for walking sticks, umbrellas, tool shafts and the like; wood in the form of railway sleepers; wood cut into boards or beams, etc.; wood treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives)

440395Birch "Betula spp." in the rough, of which any cross-sectional dimension is =>15 cm, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared (excl. wood in the form of railway sleepers; wood cut into beams, etc.; wood treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives)

440396Birch "Betula spp." in the rough, of which no cross-sectional dimension is =>15 cm, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared (excl. rough-cut wood for walking sticks, umbrellas, tool shafts and the like; wood in the form of railway sleepers; wood cut into boards or beams, etc.; wood treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives)

440397Poplar and aspen "Populus spp." in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared (excl. rough-cut wood for walking sticks, umbrellas, tool shafts and the like; wood in the form of railway sleepers; wood cut into boards or beams, etc.; wood treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives)

440398Eucalyptus "Eucalyptus spp." in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared (excl. rough-cut wood for walking sticks, umbrellas, tool shafts and the like; wood in the form of railway sleepers; wood cut into boards or beams, etc.; wood treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives)

440399Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared (excl. rough-cut wood for walking sticks, umbrellas, tool shafts and the like; wood cut into boards or beams, etc.; wood treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives, coniferous and tropical wood, oak, beech, birch, poplar, aspen and eucalyptus)

440410Hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise; wooden sticks, roughly trimmed but not turned, bent or otherwise worked, suitable for the manufacture of walking sticks, umbrellas, tool handles or the like; chipwood and the like, of coniferous wood (excl. hoopwood sawn lengthwise and carved or notched at the ends; brushmounts, lasts)

440420Hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise; wooden sticks, roughly trimmed but not turned, bent or otherwise worked, suitable for the manufacture of walking sticks, umbrellas, tool handles and the like; chipwood and the like (excl. hoopwood sawn lengthwise and carved or notched at the ends; brushmounts, lasts; coniferous wood in general)

440611Railway or tramway sleepers "cross-ties" of wood, not impregnated, coniferous

440612Railway or tramway sleepers "cross-ties" of wood, not impregnated, non-coniferous

440691Railway or tramway sleepers "cross-ties" of wood, impregnated, coniferous

440692Railway or tramway sleepers "cross-ties" of wood, impregnated, non-coniferous

440711Pine "Pinus spp." sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm (excl. of S-P-F spruce&pine&fir)

440712Fir "Abies spp." and spruce "Picea spp." sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm (excl. of S-P-F spruce&pine&fir)

440713S-P-F (spruce "Picea spp.", pine "Pinus spp." and fir "Abies spp.") sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm

440714Hem-fir (Western hemlock "Tsuga heterophylla" and fir "Abies spp.") sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm

440719Coniferous wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm (excl. pine "Pinus spp.", fir "Abies spp.", spruce "Picea spp.", S-P-F and Hem-fir)

440721Mahogany "Swietenia spp.", sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm

440722Virola, imbuia and balsa, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, of a thickness of > 6 mm, sanded, or end-jointed, whether or not planed

440723Teak, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, of a thickness of > 6 mm, sanded, or end-jointed, whether or not planed

440725Dark red meranti, light red meranti and meranti bakau, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm

440726White lauan, white meranti, white seraya, yellow meranti and alan, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm

440727Sapelli, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm

440728Iroko, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm

440729Tropical wood, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm (excl. virola, mahogany "Swietenia spp.", imbuia, balsa, teak, dark red meranti, light red meranti, meranti bakau, white lauan, white meranti, white seraya, yellow meranti, alan, sapelli and iroko)

440791Oak "Quercus spp.", sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm

440792Beech "Fagus spp.", sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm

440793Maple "Acer spp.", sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm

440794Cherry "Prunus spp.", sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm

440795Ash "Fraxinus spp.", sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm

440796Birch "Betula spp.", sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm

440797Poplar and aspen "Populus spp.", sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm

440799Wood, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm (excl. tropical wood, coniferous wood, oak "Quercus spp.", beech "Fagus spp.", maple "Acer spp.", cherry "Prunus spp.", ash "Fraxinus spp.", birch "Betula spp.", poplar and aspen "Populus spp.")

440810Sheets for veneering, incl. those obtained by slicing laminated wood, for coniferous plywood or for other similar laminated coniferous wood and other coniferous wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness of <= 6 mm

440831Sheets for veneering, incl. those obtained by slicing laminated wood, for plywood or for other similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness of <= 6 mm, of dark red meranti, light red meranti and meranti bakau

440839Sheets for veneering, incl. those obtained by slicing laminated wood, for plywood or for other similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness of <= 6 mm, of tropical wood (excl. dark red meranti, light red meranti and meranti bakau)

440890Sheets for veneering, incl. those obtained by slicing laminated wood, for plywood or for other similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness of <= 6 mm (excl. tropical and coniferous wood)

440910Coniferous wood, incl. strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled, continuously shaped "tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, V-jointed beaded, moulded, rounded or the like" along any of its edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed

440922Tropical wood, incl. strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled, continuously shaped "tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, V-jointed beaded, moulded, rounded or the like" along any of its edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed

440929Wood, incl. strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled, continuously shaped "tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, V-jointed beaded, moulded, rounded or the like" along any of its edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed (excl. coniferous and tropical wood and bamboo)

441011Particle board of wood, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances (excl. oriented strand board and waferboard, fibreboard and cellular wood panels)

441012Oriented strand board "OSB", of wood

441019Waferboard and similar board, of wood, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances (excl. particle board, oriented strand board, fibreboard and cellular wood panels)

441112Medium density fibreboard "MDF" of wood, of a thickness <= 5 mm

441113Medium density fibreboard "MDF" of wood, of a thickness > 5 mm but <= 9 mm

441114Medium density fibreboard "MDF" of wood, of a thickness > 9 mm

441192Fibreboard of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic bonding agents, of a density of > 0,8 g/cm³ (excl. medium density fibreboard "MDF"; particle board, whether or not bonded with one or more sheets of fibreboard; laminated wood with a layer of plywood; cellular wood panels of which both sides are fibreboard; paperboard; identifiable furniture components)

441193Fibreboard of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic bonding agents, of a density of >0,5 g/cm³ but <=0,8 g/cm³ (excl. medium density fibreboard "MDF"; particle board, whether or not bonded with one or more sheets of fibreboard; laminated wood with a layer of plywood; cellular wood panels of which both sides are fibreboard; paperboard; identifiable furniture components)

441194Fibreboard of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic bonding agents, of a density of <= 0,5 g/cm³ (excl. medium density fibreboard "MDF"; particle board, whether or not bonded with one or more sheets of fibreboard; laminated wood with a layer of plywood; cellular wood panels of which both sides are fibreboard; paperboard; identifiable furniture components)

441231Plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood <= 6 mm thick, with at least one outer ply of tropical wood (excl. sheets of compressed wood, cellular wood panels, inlaid wood and sheets identifiable as furniture components)

441233Plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood <= 6 mm thick, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood of the species alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane tree, poplar, aspen, robinia, tulipwood or walnut (excl. of bamboo, with an outer ply of tropical wood, and sheets of compressed wood, cellular wood panels, inlaid wood and sheets identifiable as furniture components)

441234Plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood <= 6 mm thick, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood (excl. of bamboo, with an outer ply of tropical wood or of alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane tree, poplar, aspen, robinia, tulipwood or walnut, and sheets of compressed wood, cellular wood panels, inlaid wood and sheets identifiable as furniture components)

441239Plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood <= 6 mm thick, with both outer plies of coniferous wood (excl. of bamboo, sheets of compressed wood, cellular wood panels, inlaid wood and sheets identifiable as furniture components)

441241Laminated veneered lumber "LVL", with at least one outer ply of tropical wood (excl. of bamboo, plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood <= 6 mm thick, sheets of compressed wood, cellular wood panels, inlaid wood and sheets identifiable as furniture components)

441242Laminated veneered lumber "LVL", with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood (excl. of bamboo, with an outer ply of tropical wood, plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood <= 6 mm thick, sheets of compressed wood, cellular wood panels, inlaid wood and sheets identifiable as furniture components)

441249Laminated veneered lumber "LVL", with both outer plies of coniferous wood (excl. of bamboo, with an outer ply of tropical wood, plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood <= 6 mm thick, sheets of compressed wood, cellular wood panels, inlaid wood and sheets identifiable as furniture components)

441251Blockboard, laminboard and battenboard, with at least one outer ply of tropical wood (excl. of bamboo, plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood <= 6 mm thick, and laminated veneered lumber)

441252Blockboard, laminboard and battenboard, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood (excl. of bamboo, with an outer ply of tropical wood, plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood <= 6 mm thick, and laminated veneered lumber)

441259Blockboard, laminboard and battenboard, with both outer plies of coniferous wood (excl. of bamboo, with an outer ply of tropical wood, plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood <= 6 mm thick, and laminated veneered lumber)

441291Laminated wood with at least one outer ply of tropical wood (excl. of bamboo, plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood <= 6 mm thick, laminated veneered lumber, blockboard, laminboard, battenboard, sheets of compressed wood, cellular wood panels, inlaid wood and sheets identifiable as furniture components)

441292Laminated wood with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood (excl. of bamboo, with an outer ply of tropical wood, plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood <= 6 mm thick, laminated veneered lumber, blockboard, laminboard, battenboard, sheets of compressed wood, cellular wood panels, inlaid wood and sheets identifiable as furniture components)

441299Laminated wood with both outer plies of coniferous wood (excl. of bamboo, with an outer ply of tropical wood, plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood <= 6 mm thick, laminated veneered lumber, blockboard, laminboard, battenboard, sheets of compressed wood, cellular wood panels, inlaid wood and sheets identifiable as furniture components)

441811Windows, French windows and their frames, of tropical wood

441819Windows, French windows and their frames, of wood (excl. of tropical wood)

441821Doors and their frames and thresholds, of tropical wood

441829Doors and their frames and thresholds, of wood (excl. of tropical wood)

441830Posts and beams, of wood (excl. products of 4418.81 to 4418.89)

441874Flooring panels for mosaic floors, assembled, of wood other than bamboo

441881Glue-laminated timber "glulam"

441882Cross-laminated timber "CLT or X-lam"

441883I beams, of wood

441889Engineered structural timber products (excl. glue-laminated or cross-laminated timber and I beams)

442199Articles of wood, n.e.s.

940131Swivel seats with variable height adjustments, of wood (excl. medical, surgical, dental or veterinary, and barbers'' chairs)

940141Seats, convertible into beds, of wood (excl. garden seats and camping equipment, and medical, dental or surgical furniture)

940161Upholstered seats, with wooden frames (excl. convertible into beds)

940169Seats, with wooden frames (excl. upholstered)

940179Seats, with metal frames (excl. upholstered, swivel seats with variable height adjustments and medical, dental or surgical furniture)

940180Seats, n.e.s.

940210Dentists'', barbers'' or similar chairs having rotating as well as both reclining and elevating movement, and parts thereof, n.e.s.

940330Wooden furniture for offices (excl. seats)

940340Wooden furniture for kitchens (excl. seats)

940350Wooden furniture for bedrooms (excl. seats)

940360Wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats)

940610Prefabricated buildings of wood, whether or not complete or already assembled

950420Billiards of all kinds and accessories

950490Tables for casino games, automatic bowling alley equipment, and other funfair, table or parlour games, incl. pintables (excl. operated by any means of payment, billiards, video game consoles and machines, and playing cards)

950640Articles and equipment for table-tennis

Attachment containing products
356-Annex_N2THA7.docx
Attachment
Nature of licensing

Automatic

Administrative purpose/measure being implemented
  • Other
Decription of purpose/measure being implemented

Protect natural resources

Administrative body(ies) for submission of applications
Department of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce
563 Nonthaburi Road, Bangkrasor, Nonthaburi, Thailand 11000
www.dft.go.th
(+66)2-547-5120

dftagrigroup1@gmail.com

Contact point for information on eligibility

Same as the "Administrative bodies"

Expected duration of licensing procedure
Ongoing
Found by secretariat
No
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  • G/LIC/N/2/THA/7
Source

Official Gazette: Royal Thai Government Gazette, Vol. 140, Special part 114 Ngor, dated 18 May B.E. 2566 (2023)

Notes

  • G/LIC/N/2/THA/1

    Notification of the Ministry of Commerce Regarding the Determination of Timber Logs, Processed Wood and Wooden Artefacts as a Prohibited Goods or Require Certificate for Import into the Kingdom of Thailand B.E. 2566 (2023), dated 28 April B.E. 2566


    - Timber Logs through customs checkpoint in Kanchanaburi, Tak and Mae Hong Son (Absolutely Import Prohibited Goods)


    - Processed Wood through customs checkpoint in Mae Hong Son (Absolutely Import Prohibited Goods)


    - Timber Logs of Phayung, Processed Wood of Phayung and Wooden Artefacts made from Phayung (Dalbergia) Wood from Cambodia and Lao PDR (Absolutely Import Prohibited Goods)


    - Timber Logs, Processed Wood and Wooden Artefacts besides goods subject to prohibition (Require Certificate of Origin or Evidence of approval to export from the exporting country for importation)


    A new regulation is issued and terminates the regulations as follows:


    - Notification of the Ministry of Commerce on Importation of Goods into the Kingdom of Thailand (No. 92) B.E.2535 (1992) (dated 30 November 1992)


    - Notification of the Ministry of Commerce Regarding the Importation of Wood and Processed Wood including Artifacts, Appliances or any Articles Made of Wood into the Kingdom of Thailand along Tak Province and Kanchanaburi Province Borders B.E. 2548 (2005) (dated 29 November 2005)