Border trade boosted by flood of electronics

Third-country trade up 41% in March

Trucks wait in line at the Sadao checkpoint in Songkhla.

Thailand's border trade with third countries increased by 41.4% year-on-year in March, surpassing 100 billion baht, driven by a substantial rise in electronic product imports, according to the Department of Foreign Trade (DFT).Border trade with third countries refers to the exchange of goods between Thailand and the final destinations, utilising transit routes through neighbouring nations.

The trade value tallied 106 billion baht, a 41.4% increase year-on-year. Exports amounted to 48.5 billion baht, up 34.8%, and imports totalled 57.1 billion baht, a gain of 47.4%.

Trade with China posted the highest value at 50.5 billion baht, followed by Vietnam at 17.7 billion baht and Singapore at 17.1 billion baht.