DFT and OSMEP Lead 80 Thai SMEs to Hong Kong Market

Thansettakij•Economy•4d ago

Reader Briefing

The Department of Foreign Trade and OSMEP led 80 Thai SMEs to Hong Kong to engage in business matching and market research.

•The Department of Foreign Trade and OSMEP led 80 SMEs to Hong Kong from August 13-17, 2026.
•Participants included SMEs in food and beverage, processed agriculture, consumer goods, and lifestyle products.
•The mission achieved immediate trade value of over 101 million baht, with an expected 350 million baht within one year.

Overview

•The Department of Foreign Trade and OSMEP led 80 SMEs to Hong Kong from August 13-17, 2026, under the DFT+ project.
•The DFT+ project, or Local to Global, aims to build a cooperation network to increase the potential and competitiveness of SMEs in foreign markets.
•Thai entrepreneurs visited the HKTDC Hong Kong Food Pro 2026 and the Thailand Pavilion of the National Innovation Agency (NIA).
•Business matching with over 60 partners from Hong Kong and China resulted in trade value exceeding 101 million baht.
•The Department of Foreign Trade expects the total trade value from this initiative to reach over 350 million baht within one year.
•Entrepreneurs visited retail networks including HotMaxx, Yuan Ji Lin, HUI KANG Supermarket Hong Kong, and PARKnSHOP.
•Thai entrepreneurs studied Green & Smart Living at the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) to learn about sustainable business operations.

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Key Quotes

Arada Fuangthong

"The cooperation between the Department of Foreign Trade and OSMEP under the DFT+ project aims to let entrepreneurs experience the real market from seeing the market to meeting partners and learning real trade."

ความร่วมมือระหว่างกรมการค้าต่างประเทศและ สสว. ภายใต้โครงการ DFT+ มุ่งให้ผู้ประกอบการได้สัมผัสตลาดจริงตั้งแต่ เห็นตลาด - พบคู่ค้า - เรียนรู้การค้าจริง

Key Entities

Organization

Department of Foreign Trade(กรมการค้าต่างประเทศ)

A government agency that partnered with OSMEP to lead Thai SMEs into the Hong Kong market.

Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion (OSMEP)(สำนักงานส่งเสริมวิสาหกิจขนาดกลางและขนาดย่อม (สสว.))

An organization that collaborated with the Department of Foreign Trade to support SMEs under the DFT+ project.

National Innovation Agency (NIA)(สำนักงานนวัตกรรมแห่งชาติ (NIA))

The organization that managed the Thailand Pavilion at the HKTDC Hong Kong Food Pro 2026.

Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)

An organization whose representatives provided insights on the Hong Kong market and trade trends.

HotMaxx

A retail network in Hong Kong visited by Thai entrepreneurs.

Yuan Ji Lin

A retail network in Hong Kong visited by Thai entrepreneurs.

HUI KANG Supermarket Hong Kong

A retail network in Hong Kong visited by Thai entrepreneurs.

PARKnSHOPℹ️

A retail network in Hong Kong visited by Thai entrepreneurs.

Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC)

An organization where Thai SMEs studied Green & Smart Living and sustainable business operations.

Place

Hong Kong(ฮ่องกง)ℹ️

The destination where 80 Thai SMEs conducted business matching and market research.

China(จีน)ℹ️

The origin of some of the 60 business partners who engaged in matching with Thai SMEs.

Greater Bay Areaℹ️

A region where Thai SMEs received business opportunity insights.

Policy

DFT+

A project also known as Local to Global designed to build cooperation networks for Thai SMEs to compete internationally.

Person

Arada Fuangthong(นางอารดา เฟื่องทอง)

The Director General of the Department of Foreign Trade.