The Thai Industry Ministry is intensifying its measures to thwart the entry of low-priced, inferior imported goods into Thailand in the forthcoming six months, to safeguard local businesses and consumers.
The measure comes on the heels of a report highlighting the negative impact of such low-quality imported goods on Thai entrepreneurs across various sectors and consumers, according to Industry Minister Pimphattra Wichaikul. While she did not elaborate on the nations from which these goods were imported, she broadly attributed them to “neighbouring countries.”
Pimphattra Wichaikul directed the Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) to join forces with the Customs Department in assessing the quality of imported goods, particularly those falling under TISI’s supervision.
“We set a target to remove all substandard products…
