E-commerce sector backs low-value goods tax hikeListen to this articleE-commerce entrepreneurs support the Customs Department's suggestion to raise the import duty rate on low-value goods to promote fairer competition between domestically produced goods and imported products. Mr Paul said many foreign sellers ship low-value goods into Thailand without paying either a fair import duty or a corporate income tax, while Thai businesses fully comply with all regulatory costs. "Revisiting the low-value goods duty threshold is a smart policy direction," he said. A new tax rate must be implemented at the platform and seller levels so fairness improves without disproportionately hurting consumers, he said. Thanawat Malabuppha, chief executive of Priceza, a marketing and e-commerce platform, said he consistently supported the cancellation of the tax exemption for low-value imported goods.

Source: Bangkok Post January 11, 2026 22:18 UTC