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State teak monopoly

FIO (Forest Industry Organization)

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FIO (Forest Industry Organization) holds the state monopoly on teak harvesting, export quota in Thailand; commercial teak (Tectona grandis) is Thailand's heritage hardwood.

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FIO (Forest Industry Organization) holds the state monopoly on teak harvesting, export quota in Thailand; commercial teak (Tectona grandis) is Thailand's heritage hardwood.

FIO (Forest Industry Organization) holds the state monopoly on teak harvesting, export quota in Thailand; commercial teak (Tectona grandis) is Thailand's heritage hardwood.

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Ongoing state regime

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Interpretation notes

What this tells you

FIO (Forest Industry Organization) holds the state monopoly on teak harvesting, export quota in Thailand; commercial teak (Tectona grandis) is Thailand's heritage hardwood.

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Related figures

Adjacent numbers that add context without drowning the value.

FY2024
~THB 80B

Thailand forestry, timber, wood products size

RFD, FAO, UN Comtrade HS 44, SCGP filings

FY2024
~35%

Rubberwood furniture, processed wood share

UN Comtrade HS 44, industry disclosures

FY2024
~28%

Paper, pulp, packaging share

SCG, SCGP filings

2024 status
FSC, PEFC

Timber certification regimes

FSC, PEFC, EU FLEGT

2020-2024
~USD 4.2B (2024)

Thailand forestry and timber sector revenue (2020-2024)

Forest Industry Organization

2020-2024
~720,000 ha (2024)

Thailand eucalyptus plantation area (2020-2024)

Royal Forest Department

Report context

Thailand Forestry & Timber Market Intelligence

Thailand forestry, timber, wood products ~THB 80B annually (~USD 2.3B) per Royal Forest Department (RFD), FAO Forest Resources Assessment, UN Comtrade HS 44, SCG Paper disclosures. Product mix: rubberwood furniture, processed wood ~35% (Thailand is among the world's top rubberwood furniture exporters), paper, pulp, packaging raw materials ~28% (SCG Paper, eucalyptus plantation), plywood, veneer, engineered wood ~15%, teak, hardwood timber ~12% (FIO Forest Industry Organization state teak monopoly, Tectona grandis heritage), non-timber forest products ~10%. Listed: SCG (SET: SCC), SCGP (SET: SCGP) via paper, pulp, forestry operations; Modernform (SET: MODERN) furniture, wood products. State: RFD manages state forest; FIO holds teak monopoly, export quota. Certification: FSC, PEFC. FLEGT VPA (Voluntary Partnership Agreement with EU) on timber legality — in negotiation.

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