The Cabinet has given the green light to open the export of roasted coffee beans and coffee blended with domestic and imported coffee beans. increase export opportunities
Ms. Ratchada Thanadirek, Deputy Spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office, revealed that the Cabinet meeting (Cabinet) approved a draft notification of the Ministry of Commerce on coffee as a product that requires a license and a certificate to be exported outside the Kingdom. to improve the supervision of coffee exports appropriately And in line with the domestic production and marketing situation. Including supporting Thai entrepreneurs to be able to export roasted coffee beans and coffee products made from imported raw coffee beans mixed with domestic raw coffee beans to foreign countries. Previously, only coffee products that were processed from imported raw coffee beans could be exported from foreign countries. Coffee roasted from various raw coffee beans can be blended, such as Brazilian coffee and Kenyan coffee. imported from abroad Mixed with raw coffee beans produced within the country such as Arabica coffee. Most of them are produced in the north such as Doi Chaang coffee and Robusta coffee. Most of them are produced in the south such as coffee from Ranong province.
For the essence of this draft Notification of the Ministry of Commerce as update notice Ministry of Commerce on the export of coffee outside the Kingdom B.E. 2551 that has been in force for a long time By amending the part related to the export of coffee made from raw coffee beans imported from foreign countries as follows
Add the definition of “roasted coffee beans” means coffee beans that have been roasted. Both crushed and not crushed (from the original without)
Adjust the case of not requiring a Certificate of Origin according to the regulations of the International Coffee Organization (ICO) by adding cases for the export of roasted coffee beans and raw coffee beans imported from abroad mixed with raw coffee beans. domestic (previously none) because of the guidelines for issuing a Certificate of Origin according to the ICO's regulations, Thailand should only issue a Certificate of Origin for products originating in the country. In which case the coffee beans are mixed No Certificate of Origin Required Also, the ICO regulations do not provide tax benefits for coffee products with Certificate of Origin.
Modify the exception of not requiring a license to export and does not require a certificate of origin by increasing the case of returning coffee products back to the country of origin To facilitate Thai coffee entrepreneurs whose coffee products do not meet their needs or the coffee products are deteriorated. (originally none)
Other important parts remain the same, for example: 1) Coffee is a product that requires permission. in exporting outside the Kingdom 2) Make coffee a commodity that requires a certificate of origin according to the ICO regulations issued by the Department of International Trade. in exporting outside the Kingdom
Ms. Ratchada also said that the draft announcement of the Ministry of Commerce on stipulating that coffee is a product that requires a license and a certificate to be exported outside the Kingdom, this B.E. will help encourage Thai coffee entrepreneurs. can export processed coffee produced from raw coffee beans in the country And make processed coffee products for export more diversified. able to meet the needs of consumers This will increase the production value of domestic roasted coffee beans mixed with imported raw coffee beans and increase the opportunity to export to foreign markets. .
Source: Thai News Agency