Thailand and EU Discuss Preventing Trade Measure Circumvention

MGR Online•Economy•20h ago

Reader Briefing

The Department of Foreign Trade met with European Union agencies and Spanish authorities to enhance measures against trade circumvention and origin fraud.

•The meeting took place in the Kingdom of Spain from June 28 to July 4, 2026.
•Thai representatives exchanged knowledge on Anti-Circumvention, Anti-Origin Fraud, and Rules of Origin.
•The European Anti-Fraud Office presented data analytics tools to detect false origin declarations and undervaluing.

Overview

•The Department of Foreign Trade sent representatives to a meeting in the Kingdom of Spain between June 28 and July 4, 2026.
•The Department of Foreign Trade exchanged knowledge and practices on Anti-Circumvention and Anti-Origin Fraud with the European Union's DG Trade and OLAF.
•The meeting included participation from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business and the Custom Authority of Spain.
•OLAF presented the Data Analytics Platform and Anti-Fraud Information System (AFIS) used to analyze customs data from European Union member states.
•Arada Fuengthong stated that preventing origin fraud helps maintain the credibility of Thailand's Certificate of Origin (C/O) system.
•Arada Fuengthong noted that the European Union prioritizes trade that complies with origin regulations requiring actual production and sufficient transformation.
•The Department of Foreign Trade aims to apply the analyzed trade flow and data patterns to develop Thailand's future risk management system.

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Key Quotes

Arada Fuengthong

"Participation in this cooperation meeting aligns with the Ministry of Commerce's policy to upgrade international trade supervision standards alongside trade facilitation."

การเข้าร่วมประชุมความร่วมมือในครั้งนี้สอดคล้องกับนโยบายของกระทรวงพาณิชย์ในการยกระดับมาตรฐานการกำกับดูแลการค้าระหว่างประเทศ ควบคู่กับการอำนวยความสะดวกทางการค้า

Key Entities

Organization

Department of Foreign Trade(กรมการค้าต่างประเทศ)

The Thai government agency that sent representatives to meet with EU and Spanish authorities regarding trade measures.

European Union(สหภาพยุโรป)ℹ️

The international entity whose trade commissions and anti-fraud offices collaborated with Thailand.

Directorate – General for Trade(คณะกรรมาธิการด้านการค้าระหว่างประเทศของสหภาพยุโรป)

An agency under the European Commission that participated in the meeting.

European Anti-Fraud Office(หน่วยงานป้องกันการฉ้อฉลด้านศุลกากรแห่งคณะกรรมาธิการยุโรป)ℹ️

The agency known as OLAF that presented data analytics and anti-fraud systems.

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business(กระทรวงเศรษฐกิจ การค้า และธุรกิจ)

The Spanish ministry referred to as MINECO that participated in the meeting.

Custom Authority of Spain(หน่วยงานศุลกากรสเปน)

The Spanish customs agency that participated in the meeting.

Ministry of Commerce(กระทรวงพาณิชย์)ℹ️

The Thai ministry whose policy focuses on upgrading international trade supervision and facilitation.

Person

Arada Fuengthong(นางอารดา เฟื่องทอง)

The Director-General of the Department of Foreign Trade.

Place

Kingdom of Spain(ราชอาณาจักรสเปน)ℹ️

The location where the cooperation meeting on trade measure circumvention was held.