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ASEAN Destination Share of Thai Paper Exports
~50–60% of paper export value
ASEAN countries — particularly Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos — absorb an estimated 50–60% of Thailand's paper and paperboard exports by value. Geographic proximity and AFTA zero-tariff access give Thai mills a structural freight and customs advantage over competing Chinese or European suppliers for regional buyers. The Department of Foreign Trade and Thai Customs publish bilateral paper trade flows quarterly. Containerboard, kraft paper for sack production, and tissue-base are the primary export grades; graphic papers (UWF, coated fine) are increasingly exported under the Double A brand to premium markets in the Middle East, South Asia, and Europe.
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ASEAN countries — particularly Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos — absorb an estimated 50–60% of Thailand's paper and paperboard exports by value. Geographic proximity and AFTA zero-tariff access give Thai mills a structural freight and customs advantage over competing Chinese or European suppliers for regional buyers. The Department of Foreign Trade and Thai Customs publish bilateral paper trade flows quarterly. Containerboard, kraft paper for sack production, and tissue-base are the primary export grades; graphic papers (UWF, coated fine) are increasingly exported under the Double A brand to premium markets in the Middle East, South Asia, and Europe.
ASEAN countries — particularly Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos — absorb an estimated 50–60% of Thailand's paper and paperboard exports by value. Geographic proximity and AFTA zero-tariff access give Thai mills a structural freight and customs advantage over competing Chinese or European suppliers for regional buyers. The Department of Foreign Trade and Thai Customs publish bilateral paper trade flows quarterly. Containerboard, kraft paper for sack production, and tissue-base are the primary export grades; graphic papers (UWF, coated fine) are increasingly exported under the Double A brand to premium markets in the Middle East, South Asia, and Europe.
Time scope
FY2023
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What this tells you
ASEAN countries — particularly Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos — absorb an estimated 50–60% of Thailand's paper and paperboard exports by value. Geographic proximity and AFTA zero-tariff access give Thai mills a structural freight and customs advantage over competing Chinese or European suppliers for regional buyers. The Department of Foreign Trade and Thai Customs publish bilateral paper trade flows quarterly. Containerboard, kraft paper for sack production, and tissue-base are the primary export grades; graphic papers (UWF, coated fine) are increasingly exported under the Double A brand to premium markets in the Middle East, South Asia, and Europe.
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