Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce has unveiled a major plan to combat false origin claims in exports to the United States, following the implementation of Washington’s 19% reciprocal tariff on all Thai exports since July 31, 2025. Officials warned that any shipments found to have falsified their country of origin through transshipment could face tariffs of up to 40%.
According to a report from Government House, the Economic Cabinet has approved the ministry’s measures to safeguard Thailand’s export market and prevent violations of US rules of origin, which are now being more strictly enforced. The plan will soon be submitted to the Cabinet for final approval.
The US is Thailand’s second-largest export market, accounting for 18% of total export value, or around US$55 billion annually, making it critical to the country’s economy. Washington is also shifting its rules of origin criteria from “substantial transformation”—based on production processes—to “regional value content” (RVC), which determines origin by the percentage of domestic materials used in production.
Under the Commerce Ministry’s “RVC-Up: Boost Thai Local Content, Expand US Market” programme, to be implemented from the fourth quarter of 2025 through 2026, about 6,000 exporters are expected to benefit from the initiative. The project...
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