The Central Committee on Prices decided to maintain 66 controlled goods and services through 2026, with adjustments to monitoring measures to fit current circumstances. They emphasized that "control" does not mean regulating every price, but rather implementing appropriate, fair oversight to prevent shortages and ensure supply stability.
Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Supachai Suthumpun revealed after chairing the 2/69 meeting of the Central Committee on Prices on 15 Jun 2026 GMT+7 that the meeting reviewed the list of controlled goods and services for 2026 under the Price of Goods and Services Act B.E. 2542 (1999). They set measures aligned with the situation and necessity. The committee agreed to extend the list of 66 controlled items for another year, keep price display measures both online and offline, and adjust monitoring for some items to better match their current conditions.
The products for which monitoring measures were increased include:
1. Young coconuts and related products, plus soybean meal, with added requirements to maintain control registers. This enables the government to more effectively monitor price data, trading volumes, imports, exports, and inventory levels.
2. Animal feed corn, with increased controls on transportation.
3. Plastic pellets, with expanded reporting requirements covering packaging that affects most consumers.
4. Onions and garlic, with new requirements to report import data and maintain control registers to prevent smuggling, fraudulent claims, and commercial practices that could harm farmers and domestic prices.
Products with reduced monitoring measures due to normalized supply and prices include hand sanitizers, natural rubber, face masks, and ATK test kits. Oversight was adjusted to reflect current market conditions while retaining necessary consumer protection measures.
Supachai added that the Department of Internal Trade gathers feedback from all relevant sectors and stakeholders for each product group annually. This input on production, marketing, costs, and trade conditions informs appropriate regulatory measures to maintain trade balance and price stability. These measures vary in intensity, from strict price controls and export permissions to transport controls and mandatory reporting of price changes.
"Listing goods and services as controlled does not mean price regulation in every case. It is a mechanism to monitor and set fair oversight for all parties. Each item has different measures based on its nature and market situation. The Commerce Ministry closely monitors prices, production costs, and the economy, especially impacts from Middle East conflicts, to ensure balanced regulation that does not harm the public, businesses, or Thai farmers," she said.
1. Paper and related products category, including corrugated paper and kraft paper,printing and writing paper, and tissue paper.
2. Consumer goods category, such as pork, chicken meat, and eggs,powdered milk and fresh milk,, canned fish, instant noodles, vegetable oil, sugar, garlic, onions, palm oil fruit, coconuts, soy sauce, fish sauce, bottled drinking water, and more.
3. Agricultural production inputs category, including fertilizers, pesticides, and animal feed.
4. Petroleum products category, such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG/cooking gas), fuel oil, and plastic pellets.
5. Construction materials category, including cement, rebar, structural steel, steel sheets, electrical wires, and PVC pipes.
6. Consumer goods category, including sanitary pads, detergent powder, soap,shampoo, and disposable diapers.
7. Medical products and protective equipment category, including face masks, spunbond synthetic fiber for mask production, hand sanitizer gel, pharmaceuticals and medical services, and disease screening kits such as ATK.
8. Controlled services category, includingfranchise rights for product sales, various fees,and counter service payment processing.
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