INFORMATION

2026/03/10 10:37

Hazardous Chemicals Gateway Notification (Draft), Thailand

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  • The Department of Industrial Works, the Ministry of Industry, Thailand had conducted a public consultation on a draft Notification stipulating that the port of Laem Chabang shall be the sole transit point for the hazardous chemicals listed in the Table 1 below, with the aim of strengthening measures to prevent their diversion for illicit drug manufacture.

  • Web site http://reg3.diw.go.th/haz/?p=4693

  • The deadline for submitting opinions was February 16, 2026.

“Transit” means that goods are unloaded or loaded without leaving the country. In this case, the hazardous chemicals are shipped from or to Thailand, and the items are included. However, no commercial activities related to these dangerous goods have taken place in Thailand.

  • The effective date of this Notification is unknown.

Table 1: Hazardous chemicals in the gate way
Hazardous chemicals Concentration
Sulfuric acid >50
Sulfuric acid, fuming or oleum >50
o-Phosphoric acid > 25%
Acetic acid > 80%
Hydrochloric acid > 15%
Chloroform
Sodium cyanide
Ethyl ether
Toluene > 75%
Benzyl chloride
Benzyl cyanide
Piperidine
Phosphorus (red)
Phosphorus trichloride
Phosphorus pentachloride
Methyl ethyl ketone > 50%
Acetone > 75%