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US transshipment crackdown puts eight Thai sectors on alert
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Eight Thai industrial groups responsible for US$52.23 billion in exports to the United States in 2025 could face more intensive checks on product origin and manufacturing processes as Washington steps up enforcement against illegal transshipment.
Key facts
- The sectors accounted for 72.33% of Thailand’s total exports to the US, according to an analysis by Associate Professor Dr Aat Pisanwanich, a lecturer at Rangsit University’s Faculty of Economics.
- The eight groups generated combined exports to the US of about US$52.23 billion in 2025, representing 72.33% of Thailand’s total exports to the market.
- Thai exports to China increased from US$23.568 billion in 2016 to US$39.381 billion in 2025, representing growth of 67.1%.
- Imports therefore expanded at about 2.5 times the pace of exports, widening Thailand’s trade deficit with China from US$17.476 billion in 2016 to US$69.176 billion in 2025, an increase of 295.8%.
- Under assumptions that 10–20% of exports in the identified sectors could be selected for stricter examination, the analysis estimated that goods worth US$5.2 billion to US$10.4 billion, or about 172.359 billion to 344.718 billion baht,
- Imports from China rose much faster, climbing 164.5% from US$41.044 billion to US$108.557 billion over the same period.
Summary
The sectors accounted for 72.33% of Thailand’s total exports to the US, according to an analysis by Associate Professor Dr Aat Pisanwanich, a lecturer at Rangsit University’s Faculty of Economics.
Under assumptions that 10–20% of exports in the identified sectors could be selected for stricter examination, the analysis estimated that goods worth US$5.2 billion to US$10.4 billion, or about 172.359 billion to 344.718 billion baht, could be exposed to additional scrutiny.