Ministry of Commerce (Thailand) explained

Agency Name:	Ministry of Commerce
Type:	Ministry
Nativename A:	Thai: กระทรวงพาณิชย์
Seal:	Lanchakon (1950, p. 71b).svg
Formed:	1892
Jurisdiction:	Government of Thailand
Headquarters:	Mueang Nonthaburi, Nonthaburi
Budget:	6,889 million baht (FY2019)
Minister1 Name:	Phumtham Wechayachai
Minister1 Pfo:	Minister
Deputyminister1 Pfo:	Deputy Minister
Deputyminister2 Name:	Suchart Chomklin
Deputyminister2 Pfo:	Deputy Minister
Chief1 Name:	Vuttikrai Leewiraphan
Chief1 Position:	Permanent Secretary
Website:	(English) (Thai)

The Ministry of Commerce (Abrv: MOC; Thai: กระทรวงพาณิชย์,) is a cabinet ministry in the government of Thailand. The Minister of Commerce is a member of the Cabinet of Thailand. The ministry is responsible for trade, prices of important agricultural goods, consumer protection, entrepreneurship, insurance, intellectual property protection, exports, and representing Thailand at the World Trade Organization. The ministry was founded in 1892 by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), by separating the ministry from the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives. The ministry moved to its present premises in Nonthaburi in 1989.

Governance and budget

, the Minister of Commerce is Jurin Laksanawisit. His deputy minister is Weerasak Wangsuphakijkosol.^{[1] [2]}

MOC's budget for FY2019 is 6,889 million baht. About one-third of that figure is allocated to trade promotion.^[3]

Departments

Administration

• Office of the Minister
• Office of the Permanent Secretary

Dependent departments

• Department of Trade Negotiations
• Department of Business Development
• Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP): Five offices in Thailand and 61 Thai Trade Centers abroad.
• Department of Foreign Trade (DFT)
• Department of Intellectual Property (DIP)^[4]
• Department of Internal Trade (DIT)
  • Central Bureau of Weights and Measures (CBWM)^[5]
  • Trade Competition Board (1999–2017)^[6]

State enterprises

• Public Warehouse Organization (PWO)^[7]

Public organizations

• The Gem and Jewelry Institute of Thailand (Public Organization)
• The Support Arts and Crafts International Centre of Thailand (Public Organization)
• International Institute for Trade and Development

See also

• Economy of Thailand
• Foreign Business Act of 1999 (Thailand)
• Cabinet of Thailand
• List of Government Ministers of Thailand
• Government of Thailand

Notes and References

1. Web site: Minister. Ministry of Commerce Thailand. 26 January 2020.
2. News: Arunmas . Phusadee . A state official who remembers his roots . 26 January 2020 . Bangkok Post . 26 January 2020.
3. Web site: Thailand's Budget in Brief Fiscal Year 2019 . Bureau of the Budget. 87 . 20 December 2018. 26 January 2020.
4. Web site: DIP. Department of Intellectual Property (DIP). 1 May 2015.
5. Web site: Website . Central Bureau of Weights and Measures . 21 February 2020.
6. Web site: History . Office of Trade Competition Commission (OTCC) . 26 January 2020.
7. Web site: History of Public Warehouse Organization . Public Warehouse Organization (PWO) . 26 January 2020.