Deputy Prime Minister Pakorn is accelerating the unlocking of business laws by promoting the Omnibus Law to resolve issues related to transit goods and container regulations, expecting to generate 15 billion baht per year. He also sets criteria for the private sector to assess economic impacts before proposing legal amendments.
23 Sep 2026 GMT+7 Mr. Pakorn Nilprapunt, Deputy Prime Minister, in his capacity as chairman of the subcommittee on business facilitation development, said during the second meeting of the subcommittee at the Government House that the committee has been actively reviewing and amending laws and regulations that hinder business operations as proposed by the private sector, aiming to improve business agility and enhance the country's competitiveness.
Regarding the laws under revision, significant progress has been made on important laws that have completed public consultation through the central system, especially the promotion of a single Omnibus Law on transit goods. This law redefines transit in accordance with customs law, eliminating confusion, reducing container inspection steps, shortening cross-border shipping times, and promoting Thailand as a full-fledged logistics hub for rail and maritime transport. The law will unlock bureaucratic delays and support private sector investment and trade immediately. Additionally, the ministerial regulation has been amended to adjust the height standard of High Cube 40-foot containers to 4.5 meters, matching international standards to facilitate seamless cargo transport without container replacement delays.
Mr. Pakorn added that beyond laws at the act level, several departmental regulations and ministerial rules have been improved, including amendments to the ministerial regulation on procurement of goods that the state promotes under clause 17 (2), revisions to announcements by the Department of Fisheries and Department of Livestock Development concerning permits for importing, exporting, and transiting aquatic animals and carcasses to facilitate agricultural trade, as well as amendments to Excise Department announcements on criteria for removing cars from factories or bonded warehouses for performance testing and adjustments to pricing guidelines for completely built-up vehicles. These address key pain points in Thailand’s automotive industry.
The Deputy Prime Minister further said that the work includes establishing new standards and indicators, or a “Benchmark,” to involve the private sector in evaluating the economic benefits expected from legal amendments. Data from the Thai Chamber of Commerce indicates that unlocking legal constraints in this first set of laws related to transit goods could generate no less than 15 billion baht in annual revenue for the country.
"The subcommittee has therefore set standards requiring private organizations such as the Federation of Thai Industries, the Thai Bankers’ Association, or the Capital Market Association that propose future legal amendments to prepare economic valuation figures to support government consideration. The legal amendments currently underway will be presented to the main National Economic and Social Development Council meeting chaired by the Prime Minister and subsequently submitted to the Cabinet for further consideration," he concluded.