Thailand to remove alcohol, tobacco from FTA

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Thailand to remove alcohol, tobacco from FTA
-NNT 2010-08-02

BANGKOK (NNT) -- The Ministry of Commerce is revising frameworks of all Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) made with trading partners in order to remove drinks and tobacco from the Inclusion List (IL) in a bid to prevent the flow of “vice” products into Thailand.

As detailed by Deputy Commerce Minister Alongkorn Ponlaboot, the Ministry is considering a possibility of excluding drinks and tobacco from the IL frameworks which are awaiting negotiations such as the Thailand-EU FTA. The move is to protect the health of Thai consumers.

As for FTAs which have been implemented, the Department of Trade Negotiations has been tasked with revising the tax privileges. Thailand has nine FTAs giving tariff reduction privileges to drinks and tobacco products. Five of them have been enjoying 0% tariff since 2010.

The five FTAs are ASEAN FTA, Thailand-Australia FTA, Thailand-New Zealand FTA, ASEAN-China FTA, and ASEAN-Republic of Korea FTA.

[nookiebear]

They are petrified about BEER LAO flooding the country ,,,far cheaper than Thai Beers

[TBWG]

They are petrified about BEER LAO flooding the country ,,,far cheaper than Thai Beers

Beer Lao far better than Thai beers,  with the exception of Archa!   


TBWG

[fox]

They are petrified about BEER LAO flooding the country ,,,far cheaper than Thai Beers

Beer Lao far better than Thai beers,  with the exception of Archa!   


TBWG

I never tried Beer Lao but I like singha beer but my favorite drink is good wine.
there is a good wine I used to buy in big c, its BIG bottle and cost less than 1000 baht.
I think its a good bargain considering the other options are or too low and quality is also same or too expensive for my budget so I always buy this wine.
I have seen this wine also in some bars selling the wine in glasses only. 

[TBWG]

They are petrified about BEER LAO flooding the country ,,,far cheaper than Thai Beers

Beer Lao far better than Thai beers,  with the exception of Archa!   


TBWG

I never tried Beer Lao but I like singha beer but my favorite drink is good wine.
there is a good wine I used to buy in big c, its BIG bottle and cost less than 1000 baht.
I think its a good bargain considering the other options are or too low and quality is also same or too expensive for my budget so I always buy this wine.
I have seen this wine also in some bars selling the wine in glasses only. 

Makro do the same 5 liter bottles red or white Charles House brand ~~ not bad


TBWG

[nookiebear]

They are petrified about BEER LAO flooding the country ,,,far cheaper than Thai Beers

Beer Lao far better than Thai beers,  with the exception of Archa!   


TBWG

Nobody around here will drink Archa!!!!!

[buriramboy]

They are petrified about BEER LAO flooding the country ,,,far cheaper than Thai Beers

Beer Lao far better than Thai beers,  with the exception of Archa!   


TBWG

Nobody around here will drink Archa!!!!!

not me either.