Anutin cites one extra US tariff condition ahead of UN trip
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Thailand must resolve an additional condition raised by the United States before concluding its tariff agreement, Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Sunday (September 20, 2026), although Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun had assured him a deal remained achievable.
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Asked whether the government would keep the rate at 19%, however, he said Thailand would try to bring it down as far as possible.
Anutin said he had not asked for details of the additional US condition, but Suphajee had told him the agreement could be concluded without difficulty or substantive revisions
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He emphasised that the trip was to attend UNGA81, rather than a bilateral visit to a particular country.
Summary
Thailand must resolve an additional condition raised by the United States before concluding its tariff agreement, Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Sunday (September 20, 2026), although Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun had assured him a deal remained achievable.
Anutin said he had not asked for details of the additional US condition, but Suphajee had told him the agreement could be concluded without difficulty or substantive revisions. He described Suphajee as confident and said he would speak to her again.