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THAILAND-US
Thailand-US FTA
 Interactive trade indicators

Technical notes for performance indicators
Performance Indicators :
Member Countries

Thailand United States

Thailand-United States Free Trade Agreement

Status :  Under negotiation since 2004
Scope : Bilateral
Type : Free Trade Agreement
WTO Notification : No Notification 
Agreement text : 
http://www.ustr.gov/countries-regions/southeast-asia-pacific/thailand
Other links : 
http://www.thaifta.com/engfta/Home/FTAbyCountry/tabid/53/ctl/detail/id/67/mid/480/usemastercontainer/true/Default.aspx
WTO consideration process : 
GOODS
Tariffs
n.a.
Rules of Origin
n.a.
Contingency Measures
   Anti - Dumping : n.a.
   Countervailing Duties : n.a.
   Safeguards : n.a.

Standards : n.a.
Notes:
Negotiations were suspended in 2006 following the dissolution of the Thai Parliament and the subsequent military-led coup.
SERVICES
WTO Notification (GATS Art. V)
       Date of notification

       Consideration Process : 


Liberalization Approach

Modes Covered

Specific Chapters on

Specific Sectors Excluded

Public Sectors carve-out :

Most Favoured Nation :

National Treatment :

Market Access :

Domestic Regulation :

Subsidies covered by services disciplines :

Denial of benefits for commercial presence :
          


Notes :
          


Link to schedules :
INVESTMENT
Scheduling Approach

Definition of investment

Most Favoured Nation :
                           
National Treatment :
                           
Fair and Equitable Treatment :
                           
Expropriation :
                           
Board of Directors and executive personnel :

Invester - State arbitration :

Denial of Benefits :
          


Additional BIT exists between the parties :
          BIT list I :
                    Status:
          BIT list II :
                    Status:

Notes :
          


Link to schedules :
TRADE FACILITATION
Customs procedures : No
Customs valuation : No
Trade regulations publication and administration (transparency) : No
E-Commerce / Paperless trade : No
Cooperation in trade facilitation : No
OTHER AREAS
Government Procurement : No
Investment : Yes Asset based-open list: includes FDI, portfolio investment and various forms of tangible and intangible property (United States proposal)
Competition Policy : No
Intellectual Property : Yes
Dispute Settlement : No
Labor Mobility : No
Labor and Environmental Standards : No
Technical cooperation : No
Institutional mechanism : No
Notes:
So far 4th rounds of negotiation have been completed. It will have wide coverage.
RULES OF ORIGIN
Cumulation
-
Specific Process
-
Heading Change
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De Minimis
-
Minimum Content
-
Drawback
-
Http Link
Notes
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THAILAND-US
Thailand-US FTA

Member Countries
Thailand
United States
Total: 2 countries

Thailand-United States Free Trade Agreement

Status :  Under negotiation since 2004
Scope : Bilateral
Type : Free Trade Agreement
WTO Notification : No Notification 
Agreement text : 
http://www.ustr.gov/countries-regions/southeast-asia-pacific/thailand

Other links : 
http://www.thaifta.com/engfta/Home/FTAbyCountry/tabid/53/ctl/detail/id/67/mid/480/usemastercontainer/true/Default.aspx

WTO consideration process : 
GOODS
Tariffs
n.a.
Rules of Origin
n.a.
Contingency Measures
Anti - Dumping : n.a.
Countervailing Duties : n.a.
Safeguards : n.a.

Standards : n.a.

Notes:
Negotiations were suspended in 2006 following the dissolution of the Thai Parliament and the subsequent military-led coup.


SERVICES
WTO Notification (GATS Art. V)
Date of notification :
Consideration Process :

Liberalization Approach

Modes Covered

Specific Chapters on
Specific Sectors Excluded
Public Sectors carve-out :

Most Favoured Nation :

National Treatment :

Market Access :

Domestic Regulation :

Subsidies covered by services disciplines :

Denial of benefits for commercial presence :


Notes:

Link to schedules :

INVESTMENT
Scheduling Approach

Definition of investment

Most Favoured Nation :

National Treatment :


Fair and Equitable Treatment :


Expropriation :


Board of Directors and executive personnel :

Invester - State arbitration : No

Denial of Benefits :


Additional BIT exists between the parties :No

BIT list I :
Status:
BIT list II :
Status:

Notes :


Link to schedules :

TRADE FACILITATION
Customs procedures : No
Customs valuation : No
Trade regulations publication and administration : No
Use of ICT : No
Mobility of business people : No
Freedom of transit : No
Transport and logistics : No
Trade finance : No

OTHER AREAS
Government Procurement : No
Investment : Yes Asset based-open list: includes FDI, portfolio investment and various forms of tangible and intangible property (United States proposal)
Competition Policy : No
Intellectual Property : Yes
Dispute Settlement : No
Labor Mobility : No
Labor and Environmental Standards : No
Technical cooperation : No
Institutional mechanism : No

Notes:
So far 4th rounds of negotiation have been completed. It will have wide coverage.


RULES OF ORIGIN
Cumulation
-
Specific Process
-
Heading Change
-
De Minimis
-
Minimum Content
-
Drawback
-
Http Link

Notes
-
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