Thailand may ease jet-fuel export rules for Australia while seeking better access for Thai chefs and promoting new Australian investment.

Bilateral trade value between Thailand and Australia amounted to US$12.84 billion in the first nine months of this year, up 18.9 per cent from the same period last year, thanks to the Free Trade Agreement signed between the two countries, said Auramon Supthaweethum , director-general of the Trade Negotiations Department under the Commerce Ministry.