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Machinery Import Duty Exemption (BOI Section 28/29) → Thailand (BOI Activity-Based 2023) ðŸ‡đ🇭

Investment Promotion Act B.E. 2520 + BOI Announcement 8/2565 + Activity-Based 2566 · Board of Investment + Investment Promotion Committee · Group A1/A2/A3/A4 (CIT 3-8 āļ›āļĩ) + B1/B2 (non-tax) + 13 S-curve industries

From 125,000-385,000 āļšāļēāļ—30-90 working days
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Thailand (BOI Activity-Based 2023) is governed by Board of Investment + Investment Promotion Committee — BOI 2023 shifted to activity-based — focus on S-curve, BCG, EV, semiconductor, digital.

Partner network: BOI OSSC, EECO, DBD, Customs, Revenue, Immigration, JETRO, KOTRA, AustCham, AMCHAM.

Thailand (BOI Activity-Based 2023) legal framework: Investment Promotion Act B.E. 2520 + BOI Announcement 8/2565 + Activity-Based 2566 — enforced by Board of Investment + Investment Promotion Committee · program Group A1/A2/A3/A4 (CIT 3-8 āļ›āļĩ) + B1/B2 (non-tax) + 13 S-curve industries. BOI 2023 shifted to activity-based — focus on S-curve, BCG, EV, semiconductor, digital.

FDI path: eligibility → application → executive interview → approval → certificate → implementation → compliance.

Machinery Import Duty Exemption (BOI Section 28/29) takes 30-90 working days at 125,000-385,000 āļšāļēāļ—.

BOI/EEC — 285+ projects approved, total investment āļŋ48,500M (2018-2025).

Coverage

BOI Investment Promotion Application (Activity-Based)
ðŸ‡đ🇭 Thailand (BOI Activity-Based 2023)
Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Special Promotion License
ðŸ‡đ🇭 Thailand (BOI Activity-Based 2023)
Treaty of Amity (US-Thailand 1966) — Foreign Business License
ðŸ‡đ🇭 Thailand (BOI Activity-Based 2023)
Foreign Business License (FBL — List 2/3)
ðŸ‡đ🇭 Thailand (BOI Activity-Based 2023)
Long-Term Resident (LTR) Visa — 10 years
ðŸ‡đ🇭 Thailand (BOI Activity-Based 2023)
Smart Visa (S/T/I/E/O — 4 years)
ðŸ‡đ🇭 Thailand (BOI Activity-Based 2023)
IEAT Free Zone Permit (Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand)
ðŸ‡đ🇭 Thailand (BOI Activity-Based 2023)
International Business Centre (IBC) — replaces IHQ/ITC
ðŸ‡đ🇭 Thailand (BOI Activity-Based 2023)
Shareholder Agreement + Foreign Ownership Structuring
ðŸ‡đ🇭 Thailand (BOI Activity-Based 2023)
BOI/EEC/IBC Work Permit + Visa (One-Stop Service Centre)
ðŸ‡đ🇭 Thailand (BOI Activity-Based 2023)
Bilateral Investment Treaty / FTA Investor-State Dispute (ICSID)
ðŸ‡đ🇭 Thailand (BOI Activity-Based 2023)

How it works

  1. 1

    Map Investment Promotion Act B.E. 2520 + BOI Announcement 8/2565 + Activity-Based 2566

    FTA/BIT + tariff + national treatment + Board of Investment + Investment Promotion Committee.

  2. 2

    Documentation

    Standards-compliant docs under Group A1/A2/A3/A4 (CIT 3-8 āļ›āļĩ) + B1/B2 (non-tax) + 13 S-curve industries + apostille / consular legalisation.

  3. 3

    Filing + interview

    Filed via Board of Investment + Investment Promotion Committee.

  4. 4

    Approval + certificate

    Promotion / FBL / LTR / Amity cert + 30-day acceptance.

  5. 5

    Implementation + compliance

    Customs + work permit + tax + annual report.

Frequently asked questions

Which law in Thailand (BOI Activity-Based 2023)?

Investment Promotion Act B.E. 2520 + BOI Announcement 8/2565 + Activity-Based 2566

Governing body?

Board of Investment + Investment Promotion Committee

Covered program?

Group A1/A2/A3/A4 (CIT 3-8 āļ›āļĩ) + B1/B2 (non-tax) + 13 S-curve industries

Country-specific notes?

BOI 2023 shifted to activity-based — focus on S-curve, BCG, EV, semiconductor, digital.

Timeline?

30-90 working days.

Investor protection?

BIT MFN + national treatment + ICSID arbitration + New York Convention enforcement.

Stacked tax incentives?

BOI 3-8y + EEC 0-50% + IBC 3-8% + LTR 17% flat + free zone 0% VAT.

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