1. Thailand-Japan FTA passara 5004640719 suchaya 5004641014

2. Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement
An agreement between Thailand and Japan on FTA is called Japan – Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement or JTEPA

3. When it began?? Negotiation date : 19 May 2005
Beginning date : 01 Nov 2007

4. Objective of JTEPA To liberalize and facilitate trade in goods and
services between the Parties
To realize and promote paperless trading between the parties
facilitate the mutual recognition of the results
of conformity assessment procedures for products or processes
encourage and promote investment and ensure
protection for investments and investment
activities in the Parties;
facilitate the movement of natural persons

5. ensure and enhance adequate, effective and nondiscriminatory protection of intellectual
property to promote trade and investment between the Parties
enhance cooperation for mutual benefit of the Parties in the field of government procurement;
promote fair and free competition by proscribing anti-competitive activities and cooperate in the
field thereof
establish a framework for further bilateral Cooperation
promote transparency in the implementation of laws and regulations respecting matters covered
by this Agreement.

6. Thailand’s total trade with Japan
Thailand’s trade decompose into export and import
Total trade = export+import
Thailand-Japan trade:
Total (US$m) =
Export (US$m) =
Import (US$m) =
Current trade balance(2009 Jan - July) :
US$m – US$m = US$m

7. Thailand has a trade deficit in year 2009 between Thailand and Japan because we imported US$m more than we exported

8. Japan’s export destination

10. Japan’s import destination

12. Market Share
For Japan, Thailand gain the market share only 2.73% in its but for Thailand Japan gain about 18.70% compare to the size of share among other countries. This mean that Japan have much impact on trade balance of Thailand.