BOI Thailand – Incentives and Procedure

BOI Thailand – Incentives and Procedure

A Production in Thailand is massively promoted by the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI). The financial incentives are high, yet the ISO-regulated procedure for a BOI Approval requires good knowledge of the BOI Thailand’s expectations towards the investor and a thorough application process.

The Sanet Group, which has been a reliable partner for Western companies since 2004 when it comes to finding a strategy and setting up sales or production in Thailand, explains the main features:

Case Study: Troublesome Joint Venture in Thailand

Case Study: Troublesome Joint Venture in Thailand

As a consultant and “cultural ambassador”, Sanet helps a German machine builder with its Joint Venture in Thailand.

The German machine manufacturer held 75% of a sales and service Joint Venture in Thailand. A Thai partner owned 25% of the shares and managed the business single-handedly and largely without any direct intervention by the German majority partner. Little attention was paid to the Thai subsidiary.

The earnings were okay, but the sales figures were not impressive enough to make the Thai company the focus of the group management. After the company was established in Thailand, the German Controller came once a year for the annual accounts and soon returned home without any major problems. Market shares, market policy and the local company management were largely unaware of the situation at headquarters.

The surprise came as soon as the Thai partner wanted to introduce a successor.