Use Thailand as your export base—with the right foreign-owned structure.
Planning to source, manufacture, process or add value in Thailand and sell to overseas customers? UnionSPACE helps foreign investors assess which legitimate ownership and operating pathway may fit the business before they incorporate, lease premises or commit to a supply chain.
- 100% foreign ownership potential
- Export-focused structuring
- Customs & tax support
- Local operating support
Could this structure work for your business?
The useful starting point is not the label “export-only company.” It is the real transaction flow: what your Thai company will buy, make, process or store; who owns the goods; where customers are located; and how revenue is earned.
- Buy goods from Thai suppliers and export them overseas
- Import raw materials and manufacture or process in Thailand
- Manufacture or add value locally for overseas customers
- Use Thailand as part of a regional sourcing or supply chain
- Prefer majority or 100% foreign ownership where legally available
Tell us what you plan to buy, make and sell. We can identify the ownership and regulatory questions worth resolving before you commit.
Check My Export Company EligibilityWhich best describes your Thailand plan?
Source & Export
Buy finished goods or components from Thai suppliers and sell them to customers outside Thailand.
Check this model →Import + Manufacture
Bring raw materials or components into Thailand, manufacture or process locally and export the finished goods.
Check this model →Manufacture in Thailand
Operate production, assembly or other qualifying manufacturing activity in Thailand for overseas customers.
Check this model →Regional Export Hub
Use Thailand for sourcing, processing, packing, quality control or export coordination within an international supply chain.
Discuss my structure →Build an export operation—not merely a company registration.
Where the proposed activities and legal pathway permit it, an export-focused Thailand operation can combine foreign ownership with local sourcing, production and ongoing business infrastructure.
Foreign Ownership Potential
We assess whether the actual activities may support majority or full foreign ownership, or whether another permitted pathway is more appropriate.
Buy From Thai Suppliers
Structure procurement and title flow around the products, suppliers and overseas sales model.
Manufacture & Add Value
Where relevant, assess manufacturing, assembly, processing, packing and premises requirements together.
Export Internationally
Build the company around overseas sales while identifying any local activity that could change the regulatory analysis.
Potential Input VAT Credit
A VAT-registered exporter may be able to credit or recover qualifying input VAT, subject to tax invoices, Revenue Department rules and review.
Local Operating Support
Accounting, customs, office, warehouse, payroll and compliance support can continue after incorporation.
100% foreign ownership is a pathway question—not a marketing label.
Thailand has several legitimate pathways that may allow foreign investors to operate certain export, manufacturing or promoted activities with majority or full foreign ownership. The correct route depends on the complete activity, supply chain, location, permissions and any business restricted under the Foreign Business Act.
We therefore do not assume that overseas revenue automatically creates an exemption or that a Foreign Business Licence is never required. A qualifying business may instead fall outside a restricted category, use a Foreign Business Certificate route, investment promotion, treaty route or another permitted structure depending on the facts.
Don't choose the company structure until the transaction flow is clear.
Compare My OptionsThe business model must work legally and commercially.
Products
Product type, regulatory status, origin, destination markets and storage or handling requirements.
Sourcing
Thai purchasing, imported inputs, contract manufacturing, own manufacturing and when title passes.
Revenue
Export sales, commissions, services, royalties and any revenue linked to Thai customers or activities.
Operations
Employees, premises, inventory, quality control, packing, manufacturing, logistics and customer support.
Ownership Pathway
Whether the activities appear unrestricted or require BOI, treaty, Foreign Business Certificate/Licence or another analysis.
Tax & Compliance
VAT, corporate tax, customs, payroll, transfer pricing, product controls and annual company obligations.
Four steps from business model to operating company.
Tell us what you want to do
We document what the company will buy, manufacture, process, store and export; where customers are located; and how the Thailand team will operate.
We assess the ownership pathway
We review the activities, revenue flow, premises, products and supply chain against the proposed foreign-ownership structure and likely regulatory route.
Form & register the company
If the structure is suitable and you proceed, UnionSPACE coordinates the agreed company, tax, customs and related preparation under a written scope.
Start operating
Optional accounting, tax, payroll, office, warehouse and ongoing compliance support can continue with the same local team.
Export company, manufacturing company or BOI?
“Export company” is sometimes only the starting description. We compare the actual plan so you do not force a business into the wrong legal structure.
Export-Focused Structure
Worth assessing where the company is built primarily around overseas sales and permitted sourcing or operating activities.
Manufacturing Structure
May be suitable where substantive manufacturing or production is the principal Thailand activity.
Free Zone / Customs Structure
Worth considering for businesses focused on imports, processing, storage, re-export or customs efficiency.
BOI-Promoted Company
Potentially suitable for qualifying investment projects seeking foreign ownership together with tax or non-tax incentives.
Not sure which one fits? Send us your transaction flow and we can compare the main structuring questions.
Compare My OptionsFrom company setup to an operating export business.
UnionSPACE can continue supporting the Thailand operation rather than stopping when the company is registered.
Accounting & Tax
Bookkeeping, VAT, withholding tax, payroll and year-end compliance.
Customs & Import / Export
Registration and operational coordination appropriate to the agreed scope.
Office & Workspace
Registered-office, serviced-office and operating-space options where suitable.
Warehouse & Storage
Storage and mini-warehouse options depending on product and operating requirements.
Visa & Work Permit
Support for eligible foreign directors and employees under the applicable requirements.
Corporate Compliance
Ongoing company changes, filings and secretarial support.
Questions foreign exporters usually ask first
Can a Thailand export company be 100% foreign owned?
Does an export-focused company automatically avoid a Foreign Business Licence?
Can the company buy Thai products and export them?
Can the company sell to customers in Thailand?
Can the company recover VAT paid to Thai suppliers?
Can products receive a Thai Certificate of Origin?
Do I need a factory, industrial estate or warehouse?
Tell us what you plan to buy, make and export.
A useful enquiry only needs the basics: what the Thailand company will do, where the goods come from, where the customers are, whether you will manufacture or hold inventory, and your preferred ownership.
For a faster assessment, include:
1. Product or industry
2. Sourcing / manufacturing model
3. Customer countries
4. Any Thailand sales
5. Preferred ownership
6. Target start date
Call (+66) 02 036 0600 · Monday–Friday, 9:00–18:00 Bangkok time.
Private-sector advisory: official registrations, licences, certificates, tax determinations, customs classifications and approvals remain with the responsible authorities.