On 28 March 2024, Mr. Narit Therdsteerasukdi, Secretary General of Thailand Board of Investment (BOI), announced that the BOI approved a revision of the types of businesses qualified to receive incentives granted to manufacturers of printed circuit boards (PCB) to cover the entire supply chain.
在2024 年 3 月 28 日，泰國投資委員會 (BOI) 秘書長 Narit Therdsteerasukdi 先生宣布，BOI 批准修訂有資格獲得印刷電路板 (PCB) 製造商激勵措施的企業類型，以涵蓋整個供應鏈。
According to BOI statistics, from November 2018 to November last year (2023), BOI has received 106 PCB industry-related investment projects with a total investment value of 150.6 billion baht. Also, in 2023, the BOI approved investment promotion benefits to PCB project by some 40 companies representing a combined investment of USD2.66 billion, or around 96 billion baht. The project applications came from companies based in China, Taiwan and Japan moving their PCB production hub to Thailand, as well as from Thai companies.
根據BOI統計，從2018年11月到去年(2023) 11月，BOI已收到106個PCB產業相關投資項目，投資總額達1,506億泰銖。此外，2023年，BOI批准約40家公司對PCB專案的投資促進優惠，投資總額達26.6億美元(約960億泰銖)。計畫申請來自將 PCB 生產中心遷至泰國的中國、台灣和日本公司以及泰國公司。
To further promote foreign investment in the manufacturing of PCB industry, and to cover the entire supply chain, the BOI approved a modification of the definition of qualified types of business to include manufacturers of parts and providers of related services such as lamination, drilling, plating, routing, and electrical testing, etc.
為進一步促進外商投資PCB製造並涵蓋整個供應鏈，BOI批准修改合格業務類型的定義，將零件製造商和層壓、鑽孔、電鍍、布線等相關服務提供者包括在內，以及電氣測試等。
The new PCB business definition also covers the producers of PCB parts such as copper clad laminate (CCL), flexible copper clad laminate (FCCL), and prepreg.
新的PCB業務定義還涵蓋覆銅板(CCL)、柔性覆銅板(FCCL)、半固化片等PCB零件生產商。
Moreover, companies that produce PCB production raw materials and other necessary materials (such as dry films, transfer molds, backing plates, etc.) will receive preferential exemptions from machinery import tariffs, and will be exempted from import tariffs of raw materials for export. Depending on the importance of the raw materials, technology and the investment size classification, corporate income tax can be exempted for up to 8 years.
此外，生產PCB生產原料和其他必要材料(如乾膜、轉移模、墊板等)的企業將獲得機械進口關稅豁免的優惠，免除用於出口的原料的進口關稅，依原料重要性、技術及投資規模分類，最多可免徵企業所得稅8年。
Currently, Thailand has become the largest PCB production base in ASEAN. If Thailand can grab this opportunity to establish a complete supply chain in PCB production, it is very possible for Thailand to become a leader in the global electronics industry in the future.
目前，泰國已成為東盟地區最大的PCB生產基地。如果泰國能抓住在PCB生產中建立完整供應鏈的機會，這對泰國成為未來全球電子產業領先地位的可能性是很大的。
In addition, BOI has set an operational plan for 2024 that will focus on 5 missions as follow:
1) Continue to attract investment in 5 target industries such BCG, electric vehicles (EV), electronics, digital, and regional office operations. The targeting investors in target countries such as Japan, China, South Korea, the United States, and Europe. For this year, the BOI plans to open three additional offices in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Chengdu, China, and Singapore. All of which are important target countries for attracting investment to Thailand.
2) Upgrading the environment for doing business to create capability in attracting investment.
3) Attracting highly skilled personnel from abroad (Talent) to live and work in Thailand, to passed the Long-term Resident Visa (LTR Visa) measure and improved the One Stop Service center for visas and work permits.
4) Allow Thai entrepreneurs to enter the supply chain in target industries. Especially, in new industries such as EV and Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), which are becoming large industrial clusters in Thailand.
By pushing entrepreneurs, especially SMEs, to enter the supply chain as much as possible.
5) Upgrading, entrepreneurs towards a new era of industry that has the ability to compete and is friendly to the environment (Smart and Sustainable Industry) such as encourage the change of machinery to use energy-saving machinery. By using renewable energy or use automation and robots or using digital technology to increase efficiency, etc.
此外，BOI也制定了2024年的營運計劃，重點在於以下5項任務：
1）繼續在BCG、電動車（EV）、電子、數位及區域辦公室營運等5個目標產業積極招商引資。 BOI瞄準日本、中國、韓國、美國和歐洲等目標國家的投資者，今年計劃在沙烏地阿拉伯利雅德、中國成都和新加坡增設三個辦事處。這些都是泰國吸引投資的重要目標國。
2) 優化營商環境，增強招商引資能力。
3）吸引國外高技能人才到泰國生活和工作，透過長期居留簽證（LTR簽證）措施，完善簽證和工作許可一站式服務中心。
4）允許泰國企業家進入目標產業的供應鏈。尤其是電動車和印刷電路板（PCB）等新興產業，正成為泰國的大型產業群聚。
透過推動企業家，特別是中小企業，盡可能地進入供應鏈。
5）升級，企業家邁向具有競爭力且對環境友善的工業新時代（智慧和永續工業），例如鼓勵機械設備更換為使用節能機械。透過使用再生能源或使用自動化和機器人或使用數位技術來提高效率等。
BOI views that 2024 will be a golden year for investment which will have large project companies decided to invest continuously. Especially, in target industries including automotive, electronics, digital, bio-industry and renewable energy. For the automotive, in addition to attracting investment from new EV manufacturers including the production of batteries and important parts. It is also expected that there will be an expansion of investment by existing car entrepreneurs who will come to apply for promotion according to the newly released measures to upgrade the automotive industry to support the transition to the modern technology that aims for cleanliness energy saving, safety and intelligent driving.
BOI認為2024年將是投資黃金年，將會有大型專案公司決定持續投資。特別是在汽車、電子、數位、生物工業和再生能源等目標產業。對於汽車而言，除了吸引新電動車製造商的投資外，還包括電池和重要零件的生產。根據新出台的汽車產業升級措施，預計現有汽車企業家將擴大投資，前來申請晉升，以支持向清潔、節能、安全的現代技術轉型和智慧駕駛。