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BOI Section 8 Wellness-Tourism Incentive: 0% Duty on Studio Equipment
0% import duty on reformer, hot yoga and aerial rig equipment; CIT holiday up to 8 years
The Thailand Board of Investment Targeted Industries A4 Section 8 schedule (wellness and sports tourism premium tier) grants 0 percent import duty on reformer pilates apparatus (Balanced Body, Stott, Allegro, Peak Pilates units), hot yoga heating systems (infrared heating panels, humidity control), aerial yoga rig hardware, and class equipment for qualifying wellness-tourism, sports-tourism and community-wellness projects. The schedule layers a corporate income tax holiday of up to 8 years for qualifying projects above THB 50 million. BASE Bangkok, Pilates Stories Bangkok, Power-X Bangkok and reformer-focused multi-site operators have secured Section 8 certificates for FY2025 to FY2027 equipment procurement. International franchise entrants (Equinox, CorePower Yoga) are expected to apply via the wellness-tourism schedule for their 2027 launches. The compounding effect shaves roughly 12 to 18 percent off equipment capex.
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The Thailand Board of Investment Targeted Industries A4 Section 8 schedule (wellness and sports tourism premium tier) grants 0 percent import duty on reformer pilates apparatus (Balanced Body, Stott, Allegro, Peak Pilates units), hot yoga heating systems (infrared heating panels, humidity control), aerial yoga rig hardware, and class equipment for qualifying wellness-tourism, sports-tourism and community-wellness projects. The schedule layers a corporate income tax holiday of up to 8 years for qualifying projects above THB 50 million. BASE Bangkok, Pilates Stories Bangkok, Power-X Bangkok and reformer-focused multi-site operators have secured Section 8 certificates for FY2025 to FY2027 equipment procurement. International franchise entrants (Equinox, CorePower Yoga) are expected to apply via the wellness-tourism schedule for their 2027 launches. The compounding effect shaves roughly 12 to 18 percent off equipment capex.
The Thailand Board of Investment Targeted Industries A4 Section 8 schedule (wellness and sports tourism premium tier) grants 0 percent import duty on reformer pilates apparatus (Balanced Body, Stott, Allegro, Peak Pilates units), hot yoga heating systems (infrared heating panels, humidity control), aerial yoga rig hardware, and class equipment for qualifying wellness-tourism, sports-tourism and community-wellness projects. The schedule layers a corporate income tax holiday of up to 8 years for qualifying projects above THB 50 million. BASE Bangkok, Pilates Stories Bangkok, Power-X Bangkok and reformer-focused multi-site operators have secured Section 8 certificates for FY2025 to FY2027 equipment procurement. International franchise entrants (Equinox, CorePower Yoga) are expected to apply via the wellness-tourism schedule for their 2027 launches. The compounding effect shaves roughly 12 to 18 percent off equipment capex.
Time scope
FY2024-FY2027 incentive window
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What this tells you
The Thailand Board of Investment Targeted Industries A4 Section 8 schedule (wellness and sports tourism premium tier) grants 0 percent import duty on reformer pilates apparatus (Balanced Body, Stott, Allegro, Peak Pilates units), hot yoga heating systems (infrared heating panels, humidity control), aerial yoga rig hardware, and class equipment for qualifying wellness-tourism, sports-tourism and community-wellness projects. The schedule layers a corporate income tax holiday of up to 8 years for qualifying projects above THB 50 million. BASE Bangkok, Pilates Stories Bangkok, Power-X Bangkok and reformer-focused multi-site operators have secured Section 8 certificates for FY2025 to FY2027 equipment procurement. International franchise entrants (Equinox, CorePower Yoga) are expected to apply via the wellness-tourism schedule for their 2027 launches. The compounding effect shaves roughly 12 to 18 percent off equipment capex.
What not to do with it
Use the linked report for interpretation and keep basis differences explicit.
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