Director General of the Department of Foreign Trade. Discuss with relevant agencies Solving the problem of exporting wood and products Reduce trade barriers Allowing entrepreneurs to operate with flexibility.

Mr. Ronarong Poolpipat, Director-General of the Department of Foreign Trade, revealed that the Department has received complaints from entrepreneurs exporting wood and products. After the announcement of the Ministry of Commerce regarding the designation of rosewood as a prohibited product, logs, processed wood, and certain types of enclosed wood It is a product that requires permission. and that inventions made from wood and charcoal are products that must be certified. For exports outside the Kingdom, B.E. 2023, effective from August 16, 2023, entrepreneurs have been delayed in issuing certificates for trade or export according to the Forestry Law ( R.M. 8) For exporting wooden artefacts Especially the wooden furniture product group Including the customs checkpoint asking to open and inspect the container. The exported products which are artefacts made from rubber wood are not under the control of the announcement of the Ministry of Commerce. and has been exempted according to the exemption code EXEMPT 99 of the Customs Department. causing operators to have increased costs And there was a container stuck at the customs checkpoint. Unable to export a large amount

However, the Department is not complacent about the problems that have arisen. The meeting was held on September 8, 2023 with relevant government and private agencies, including the Forestry Department, Customs Department, Timber Business Association. Thai Furniture Association and the Federation of Thai Industries To know the facts and find solutions to solve problems together in order to urgently solve the said problem. The meeting therefore assigned the Forest Department to expedite consideration of reducing the period for issuing certificates. Hurry quickly. and allow Provincial Forestry Center officials to carry out inspections in the area in addition to the Forest Department officials who take care of the district area only. In addition, the Customs Department has been assigned to consider cracking the product statistics codes for rubber wood inventions specifically. However, if the Forestry Department or the Customs Department has other solutions, Ask the agency to consider providing assistance. Under the legal framework of the designated agency as well. To reduce trade barriers for exporters

However, in the case where an entrepreneur proposes to export particleboard inventions, fast-growing wood, it is exempted in the same way as rubber wood or inventions made from rubber wood. The private sector may consider preparing information to present to the National Forest Policy Committee to amend conditions for exporting wood and products in order to solve long-term problems. Entrepreneurs who wish to request export license documents or certificates etc. You can contact for additional steps and details at the Bureau of Forestry Economics, Royal Forest Department, Tel. 02-561-4292 ext. 5679 and in case of any doubts regarding the requirements of the Ministry of Commerce announcement. You can ask for details at the DFT Call Center at 1385 or the General Merchandise Trade Administration Division. Department of Foreign Trade Tel. 02-547-5120.-Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency