The order would cover major operators Shopee, Lazada, Line Man, and Grab.
Winit said the move was aimed at facilitating the revenue verification process of online platform operators, and was in line with the department’s policy of improving the working process to cope with increasing data of the fast expanding e-commerce industry.
He added that so far the operators were only required to submit the data of their businesses, which was not enough for the department to verify their sources of income based on number of customers of each business and how much they had spent.
The department’s order, issued on December 27, will take effect from January 1. As per the order, operators of electronic platforms that provide services between businesses and customers via electronic channels with revenue exceeding 1 billion baht per accounting period, must submit a database of participating…
