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Overview

The Thai Industrial Standard Institute (TISI) is Thailand’s national standards-developing organization, operating under the Ministry of Industry. TISI is a member of international organizations such as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Accreditation Forum (IAF), and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC). Memberships in these organizations allow TISI to stay aligned with global best practices and ensures that Thailand’s standards are internationally recognized. 

Regionally, TISI represents Thailand in a number of cooperative platforms. It participates in the ASEAN Consultative Committee for Standards and Quality, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation’s Standards and Conformance Subcommittee, and represents Thailand in the Pacific Area Standards Congress. These collaborations help foster regional integration, harmonize standards across countries, and support cross-border trade and investment. 

Standards and Technical Regulations

TISI develops both mandatory and voluntary standards to support industry, trade, and economic growth in Thailand. TISI publishes a semi-annual work program outlining its standards development plans. The standards focus on consumer protection, industrial competitiveness, environmental protection, and natural resource preservation. TISI offers two types of product certifications, each with a distinct certification mark: voluntary and mandatory.

Testing, Inspection, and Certification 

The Thai government mandates certification for approximately 129 products across 18 sectors, including food, civil and construction materials, consumer goods, electrical appliances and accessories, steel products, plastics, chemicals, medical devices, electric power equipment, and vehicles. Starting in October 2025, TISI plans to implement a new set of mandatory standards for six categories of electronic and electrical products. Products not subject to mandatory certification may be certified voluntarily. TISI-certified industrial products are recognized for their high standards and quality.

As a member of the ASEAN Economic Community, Thailand participates in Mutual Recognition Agreements for compulsory standards of certain electrical products traded within ASEAN. These products must comply with the relevant International Electrotechnical Commission standards or their equivalents.

Accreditation 

Thailand Accreditation operates under the National Standardization Act B.E. 2551 (2008) as a unified network involving the National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards, the Department of Medical Sciences, the Department of Science Services, and the Office of the National Standardization Council.

Accreditation benefits include:
•    ISO 9001 – allows promotion of products/services on TISI’s website and eligibility for government and state-owned enterprise procurement.
•    ISO 14001 – enables product/service promotion on TISI’s website, with a 5-year waiver on the annual factory operation permit fee from the Department of Industrial Works. 

Laboratories must be accredited through the Thai Laboratory Accreditation Scheme, the Office of the National Standardization Council, or an approved body recognized by the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation.

Conformity Assessment 

The Office of the National Standardization Council of Thailand, part of TISI, oversees the impartiality of accreditation activities, including the accreditation of certification bodies, inspection bodies, and laboratories. It formally recognizes the competence of conformity assessment bodies to perform specific functions in line with international standards. TISI issues product certifications based on established Thai standards and is accredited to issue certifications under ISO standards and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points in Thailand.

Publication of Technical Regulations

All final versions of new or revised Technical Regulations are published in Thai on TISI’s website and other government agencies’ websites. Examples include the Food Act B,E, 2522 (1979), administered by the Thai Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Public Health, and the Industrial Product Standards Act (No 7), B.E. 2558 (2015) administered by the Ministry of Industry. 

Local stakeholders have 30 days to comment when the draft of technical regulation is opened for the public hearing. Foreign stakeholders can comment only via National Enquiry Points provided by the World Trade Organization’s Technical Barriers to Trade channel. 

Contact Information 
Office of National Standardization Council  
Tel: (662) 430-6825

Standard Division
Thai Industrial Standards Institute, Ministry of Industry 
Tel: (662) 430-6828
E-mail: saraban@tisi.mail.go.th

 

Use ePing to Review Proposed Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment Procedures

The ePing SPS&TBT platform (https://epingalert.org/), or “ePing”, provides access to notifications made by World Trade Organization (WTO) Members under the Agreements on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) and Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), distributed by the WTO from January 16, 1995, to present. ePing is available to all stakeholders free of charge and is a versatile tool that can be used to: 

  • Follow and review current and past notifications concerning regulatory actions on products, packaging, labeling, food safety and animal and plant health measures in markets of interest.
  • Receive customized e-mail alerts when new notifications are distributed.
  • Find information on trade concerns discussed in the WTO SPS and TBT Committees. 
     

Per obligation under the TBT Agreement, each WTO Member operates an Enquiry Point. National TBT Enquiry Points are authorized to accept comments and official communications from other national TBT Enquiry Points, which are NOT part of the WTO or the WTO Secretariat. All comment submissions from U.S. stakeholders, including businesses, trade associations, U.S domiciled standards development organizations and conformity assessment bodies, consumers, or U.S. government agencies on notifications to the WTO TBT Committee should be sent directly to the USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point. Refer to the comment guidance at https://www.nist.gov/notifyus/commenting for further information. This guidance is provided to assist U.S. stakeholders in the preparation and submission of comments in response to notifications of proposed foreign technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures.

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