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Thailand Exempts Further Business Categories from the Foreign Business Licence Requirement — Effective 28 August 2026
September 17, 2026

Thailand Exempts Further Business Categories from the Foreign Business Licence Requirement — Effective 28 August 2026

On 28 August 2026, two Ministerial Regulations took effect, exempting a range of service businesses and brokerage or agency businesses from the requirement to obtain a Foreign Business Licence ("FBL") from the Department of Business Development ("DBD") under the Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 (1999) (the "FBA"). The DBD has stated that the purpose of…

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