Page 206 - รายงานประจำปี 2568 กรมศุลกากร

ASEAN–China Free Trade Agreement (ASEAN–China)

The value of preferential utilization amounted to 905,631 MB.
60,907 MB. (+7.2%)

The top five product categories recording the highest growth and reaching historical highs
in utilization included electrically operated apparatus* (primarily optical components and optical
transceiver module components), structural steel*, articles of iron*, metal casting molds*, and art toys*.
Products with significant contraction included coated or plated flat-rolled steel, passenger cars,

fresh apples/pears, fresh/dried grapes, and telephones and accessories.
Key import products comprised passenger cars (declining by THB 5,399 million or -8.3 percent
due to increased domestic production under electric vehicle (EV) promotion measures), coated or

plated flat-rolled steel, structural steel*, electrically operated apparatus*, and wooden furniture.

Preferential utilization reached a historical high and expanded continuously for five years, in line with
rising imports from China, with the highest growth recorded in electrical appliances*, articles of iron*,
machinery*, plastics*, and furniture*.

ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA)

Preferential utilization totaled 440,194 MB.
26,733 MB. (-5.7%)

Products with significant contraction included animal feed maize (contracting for the first time
in seven years due to declining imports, mainly from Myanmar and the Lao PDR), frozen durian
(contracting for the first time in eight years, particularly from Vietnam and Indonesia), and coffee beans
(contracting for the first time in four years, mainly from Vietnam).

Products showing strong expansion included instant tea/coffee (expanding throughout FY 2025
except December, mainly from Vietnam and Malaysia), cocoa powder (from Malaysia, Indonesia, and
Singapore), and monocarboxylic fatty acids (from Indonesia and Malaysia).

Key import products included cassava (with the sharpest contraction from Cambodia during
July–September due to border-area conflicts), flavoring substances for beverage production (mainly
imported from Singapore), and prepared foodstuffs (primarily beverage concentrates from Singapore).

Preferential utilization contracted for the third consecutive year, with all major partners (combined

share of 83.2 percent)-Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore-recording declines totaling THB
15,182 million (-4.0 percent). The most affected product groups were electrical appliances, cereals,
and automotive products.

204 The Customs Department ANNUAL REPORT 2025