EU’s €3 parcel fee puts Thailand between export opening and import risk
SUNDAY, JULY 05, 2026
The EU’s new €3 customs duty on low-value e-commerce parcels may hit Chinese platforms such as SHEIN, Temu and AliExpress, but Thai exporters face both a chance to enter Europe and the risk of more cheap Chinese goods flooding ASEAN.
Durian prices fall as imports and summer fruit supply surge in China
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2026
Cheaper Monthong durians from Thailand and Vietnam are helping Chinese shoppers inch closer to “durian freedom” as logistics improve and seasonal fruit supply floods the market.
Gold imports push Thailand into Q1 trade deficit as Goldman sees stronger global demand
MONDAY, MAY 18, 2026
Thailand’s 300-billion-baht gold imports helped push the country into a first-quarter trade deficit, while Goldman Sachs expects central-bank gold buying to rise to 60 tonnes per month in 2026.
Commerce Ministry defends US maize imports as supply safeguard
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2026
The Commerce Ministry says 1 million tonnes of US feed maize will help secure animal-feed supplies, with quotas, high tariffs and domestic buying rules in place to protect farmers.