US EditionThailand will hold trade talks with US next week, finance minister says
- Thailand will hold trade talks with the US next week, as stated by Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira.
- Thailand's Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan noted that the talks could lead to a tariff rate as low as 10%.
- Thailand aims to extend negotiations beyond the expiry of the tariff pause next month.
- Mr. Vuttikrai expressed that Thailand's proposals have a chance of reducing tariffs to the 10% baseline.
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Thailand will hold trade talks with US next week, finance minister says
BANGKOK: Thai Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira said on Friday (Jun 27) he will travel to the United States for trade talks next week. The negotiation date has been scheduled, he told reporters, without elaborating. Thailand faces a 36 per cent US tariff on its exports, a key driver of growth,
Thailand seizes full control of export origin certificates to shield trade with U.S.
DFT Chief Arada Fuangtong says agency will be sole issuer of Form C/O for U.S. exports, with expanded product watchlist taking effect by July. BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s Department of Foreign Trade (DFT) has stepped up efforts to regulate the issuance and verification of certificates of origin, aiming to strengthen the country’s position in trade negotiations with the United States amid ongoing global trade tensions. Arada Fuangtong, Directo…
Thailand Races Against Time to Secure Trade Deal with US
Photo of Pichai Chunhavajira courtesy of Money and Banking Thailand is facing a critical deadline as it races to negotiate a trade deal with the United States, with significant economic implications at stake. Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira announced today that he will travel to the US next week for urgent negotiations. Without a new agreement, Thailand faces a daunting 36% tariff on its exports when the current moratorium expires i…
Thailand seeks lower tariffs as US trade deadline approaches
Thailand is moving swiftly to secure a trade agreement with the United States before the July 9 deadline when a 36% legislative tariff may be levied on Thai imports. The final negotiation process will take place in the coming week as the Finance Minister, Pichai Chunhavajira, will visit Washington. Pichai has denied the proposed rate, which is widely reported as 18%. In a statement issued on X, he clarified that the 18% figure is an economic mod…
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