Thailand and EU discuss preventing trade origin fraud

Khaosod•Economy•1d ago

Reader Briefing

The Department of Foreign Trade met with European Union and Spanish officials to enhance trade origin verification and prevent tax evasion.

•A Thai delegation attended a meeting in Spain from June 28 to July 4, 2026.
•The discussions focused on Anti-Circumvention, Anti-Origin Fraud, and Rules of Origin.
•The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) presented data analytics tools to detect customs anomalies.
•The European Union was Thailand's 4th largest trading partner in 2025.

Overview

•A Thai delegation attended meetings in the Kingdom of Spain between June 28 and July 4, 2026.
•The Department of Foreign Trade discussed Anti-Circumvention, Anti-Origin Fraud, and Rules of Origin with the European Union and the Spanish government.
•The Thai delegation held in-depth discussions with European Union experts regarding Anti-Dumping (AD) and Countervailing Duty (CVD) investigations.
•The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) presented the Data Analytics Platform and Anti-Fraud Information System (AFIS) to identify customs irregularities.
•Arada Fuengthong stated that the OLAF systems serve as a model for Thailand to develop future risk management and origin verification systems.
•Total trade between Thailand and the European Union in 2025 was valued at 53,300 million US dollars.
•Trade between Thailand and the European Union in the first quarter of 2026 reached 12,220 million US dollars, an increase of 20.14% year-on-year.

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Key Quotes

Arada Fuengthong

"This meeting aligns with the Ministry of Commerce's policy to upgrade international trade regulatory standards alongside trade facilitation, aiming to balance the prevention of unfair trade practices with the promotion of transparent and fair free trade."

การประชุมครั้งนี้สอดคล้องกับนโยบายกระทรวงพาณิชย์ในการยกระดับมาตรฐานการกำกับดูแลการค้าระหว่างประเทศ ควบคู่กับการอำนวยความสะดวกทางการค้า โดยมุ่งสร้างสมดุลระหว่างการป้องกันการกระทำที่ไม่เป็นธรรมทางการค้ากับการส่งเสริมการค้าเสรีที่โปร่งใสและเป็นธรรม

Key Entities

Person

Arada Fuengthong(อารดา เฟื่องทอง)

Director General of the Department of Foreign Trade.

Organization

Department of Foreign Trade(กรมการค้าต่างประเทศ)

An agency under the Ministry of Commerce that sent a delegation to discuss trade origin prevention in Spain.

Ministry of Commerce(กระทรวงพาณิชย์)ℹ️

The parent organization of the Department of Foreign Trade with policies to upgrade international trade regulatory standards.

European Union(สหภาพยุโรป)ℹ️

Thailand's 4th largest trading partner and a collaborator in trade origin verification.

Spanish Government(รัฐบาลสเปน)ℹ️

An entity that participated in the meetings on preventing trade measure circumvention.

European Anti-Fraud Office(สำนักงานป้องกันการฉ้อฉลแห่งสหภาพยุโรป)ℹ️

An organization (OLAF) that presented the Data Analytics Platform and AFIS system.

OLAFℹ️

The abbreviation for the European Anti-Fraud Office.

Place

Kingdom of Spain(ราชอาณาจักรสเปน)ℹ️

The location where the trade cooperation meetings took place between June 28 and July 4, 2026.