Thailand-China MOU on Legal Metrology Cooperation

Prachachat•Economy•30m ago

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Thailand's Ministry of Commerce signed an MOU with China's State Administration for Market Regulation to enhance cooperation in legal metrology.

•The MOU was signed on November 13, 2026.
•The agreement focuses on four key areas: combating illegal online scales, setting import requirements, technology transfer, and international standards.
•Suphawee Suthamphan signed for Thailand, and Zhang Jianwei signed for China.
•The collaboration occurred during Prime Minister Li Qiang's official visit to Thailand.

Overview

•The Ministry of Commerce of the Kingdom of Thailand and the State Administration for Market Regulation of the People's Republic of China signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Legal Metrology on November 13, 2026.
•The signing took place during the official visit of Prime Minister Li Qiang to Thailand.
•Thailand and China will collaborate to suppress illegal weights and measures on online platforms through data exchange and production/distribution regulation.
•The cooperation includes establishing requirements for scales exported from China to Thailand to prevent the import of tools that do not comply with Thai law.
•The agreement facilitates the exchange of experts, training, and knowledge transfer regarding new types of scales and modern technology supervision.
•The partnership promotes research and development in agricultural measurement technology to increase accuracy in produce purchasing and ensure price fairness.
•Thailand and China will exchange prototype test results and certification according to the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) system.
•The Department of Internal Trade will coordinate with the State Administration for Market Regulation to implement knowledge exchange, personnel development, and technology research.

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Key Quotes

Suphawee Suthamphan

"Accurate and standardized weights and measures are the foundation of trade fairness. This cooperation between Thailand and China will help Thailand upgrade the supervision of weights and measures to keep pace with changing technology and trade patterns."

เครื่องชั่งตวงวัดที่ถูกต้องและได้มาตรฐาน คือพื้นฐานของความเป็นธรรมทางการค้า ความร่วมมือระหว่างไทยกับจีนในครั้งนี้ จะช่วยให้ประเทศไทยยกระดับการกำกับดูแลเครื่องชั่งตวงวัดให้ทันต่อเทคโนโลยีและรูปแบบการค้าที่เปลี่ยนแปลงไป

Key Entities

Person

Suphawee Suthamphan(ศุภจี สุธรรมพันธุ์)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce of Thailand who signed the MOU.

Zhang Jianwei(จาง เจี้ยนเว่ย)ℹ️

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Kingdom of Thailand who signed the MOU.

Li Qiang(หลี่ เฉียง)ℹ️

Prime Minister of the People's Republic of China who made an official visit to Thailand.

Organization

Ministry of Commerce(กระทรวงพาณิชย์)ℹ️

The Thai government ministry that signed the cooperation agreement on legal metrology.

State Administration for Market Regulation(สำนักงานกำกับดูแลตลาดแห่งสาธารณรัฐประชาชนจีน)ℹ️

The Chinese agency (SAMR) that entered into the MOU with Thailand.

International Organization of Legal Metrology(องค์การชั่งตวงวัดระหว่างประเทศ)ℹ️

The international body (OIML) whose certification system is part of the cooperation framework.

Department of Internal Trade(กรมการค้าภายใน)

The agency responsible for coordinating with SAMR to drive the MOU's implementation.

Place

Thailand(ประเทศไทย)ℹ️

The country receiving an official visit from Prime Minister Li Qiang and partnering with China on metrology.

People's Republic of China(สาธารณรัฐประชาชนจีน)ℹ️

The country partnering with Thailand to regulate weights and measures.