Thailand - Register Business

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Procedure

1. You will need to register a new business 30 days before the start of operation.
2. You can apply for registration in these following offices:
   1. Bangkok: At Office of Finance, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration or Bangkok District Office according to the place of business conducted. (For more information get in touch with Bangkok Metropolitan Administration or Bangkok District Office in your area)
   2. Sub-district (Tambon) , Pattaya City: At Municipality, Sub-district Administration Office, or Office of Commercial Registration Office (Pattaya City) according to the place of business conducted.
3. When you get in touch with the following offices, asked for a list of documents you will need to submit according to the type of business you are planning to operate.

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Required Documents

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e.g.
1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.

Office Locations & Contacts

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Phone:
02 224 1916
02 225 1945

Pattaya City
Department of Business Registration
Phone: 02 547 4446-7

Eligibility

The Minister of Commerce requires the following to apply for registration:

1. Persons who conduct the rice mill businesses and saw factories using the machine
2. Persons who conduct sales businesses of any one kind or several kinds of items with the income of more than 20 Baht per day or such items have total value of 500 Baht or above
3. Agent who conducts the businesses of any one kind or several kinds of products and such products can be sold for more than 20 Baht per day
4. Persons who conduct any one kind or several kinds of handicraft or industrial businesses and can sell the products for more than 20 Baht per day or such items have total value of 500 Baht or above in any days
5. Persons who conduct marine, transportation businesses via steam launch or motor launch , transportation businesses via rail or tram, transportation via bus, sale by auction, land trading, lending, foreign exchange, note trading, banking, gambling, pawn businesses, and hotel businesses
6. Sale, rent, manufacturing of CASSETTE TAPES, CD, VDO, DVD or digital VDO for only the entertainment
7. Sale of jewelry or accessories decorated with jewelry
8. Trading the products or services by electronics via internet system, internet service, renting the areas for server, being the market for sale of products or services by electronics via internet system
9. Internet Cafe service
10. Karaoke service and service regarding listening to the song
11. Game service
12. Song booth service
13. Factory for processing, craft, handicraft, retail and wholesale of ivory and products from ivory

Some commercial businesses that are EXEMPTED from commercial registration:

1. Stall businesses
2. Businesses for religion or charities.
3. Juristic Persons businesses established by Act or Royal Decree
4. Businesses of any Ministries / Sub-Ministries / Departments
5. Businesses of any foundation / association / cooperative
6. Commercial businesses that the Minister notifies in the Royal Gazette as follows :
   1. Company limited, limited partnership, ordinary partnership that are registered as the juristic person according to the Civil and Commercial Code regarding partners and company, and that submit the form demonstrating the transactions regarding the partnership / companys business operations to the registrar, except the company limited, limited partnership, ordinary partnership registered for the following businesses must conduct the commercial registration :
      1. Sale, rent, manufacturing of CASSETTE TAPES, CD, VDO, DVD or digital VDO for only the entertainment
      2. Sale of jewelry or accessories decorated with jewelry
      3. Trading the products or services by electronics via internet system, internet service, renting the areas for server, being the market for sale of products or services by electronics via internet system
      4. Internet Cafe service
      5. Karaoke service and service regarding listening to the song
      6. Game service
      7. Song booth service
      8. Factory for processing, craft, handicraft, retail and wholesale of ivory and products from ivory
   2. Commercial businesses of the group of agriculturist registered according to Notification of the Revolutionary No.141 on 1 May B.E.2515 Registration for Changing or Liquidating the Businesses

Fees

Commercial Registration Fee:

• New commercial registration : 50 Baht
• Registration for the change of registered transaction: 20 Baht per time
• Registration of the business liquidation: 20 Baht
• Request for issuance of replacing license : 30 Baht per copy
• Request for verifying the documents of person who conducts commercial businesses : 20 Baht per time
• Request for the officer to copy and certify the copy of document : 30 Baht per copy

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Processing Time

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Instructions

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e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

Required Information

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1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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External Links

Department of Business Development - Ministry of Commerce

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