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BOI Section 8 IoT incentive package (effective 2026)
8-year holiday, 0% chip duty
Thailand Board of Investment Section 8 IoT incentive package grants an eight-year corporate-income-tax holiday plus a zero-rate import duty on chips, sensors, and connected-device modules for qualifying IoT manufacturing and integration activities. The package accepts foreign-domiciled IP holders provided they establish a Thai-domiciled subsidiary, opening the door for Samsung SDS, Google Nest, Apple, Aqara, and Hikvision residential to localise assembly, calibration, and installation under the incentive. Combined with the BoT and ETDA data-residency framework targeted Q3 2026, the package signals a coherent industrial-policy direction: Thailand wants on-shore smart-home manufacturing, integration, and data infrastructure rather than just enabling them.
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Thailand Board of Investment Section 8 IoT incentive package grants an eight-year corporate-income-tax holiday plus a zero-rate import duty on chips, sensors, and connected-device modules for qualifying IoT manufacturing and integration activities. The package accepts foreign-domiciled IP holders provided they establish a Thai-domiciled subsidiary, opening the door for Samsung SDS, Google Nest, Apple, Aqara, and Hikvision residential to localise assembly, calibration, and installation under the incentive. Combined with the BoT and ETDA data-residency framework targeted Q3 2026, the package signals a coherent industrial-policy direction: Thailand wants on-shore smart-home manufacturing, integration, and data infrastructure rather than just enabling them.
Thailand Board of Investment Section 8 IoT incentive package grants an eight-year corporate-income-tax holiday plus a zero-rate import duty on chips, sensors, and connected-device modules for qualifying IoT manufacturing and integration activities. The package accepts foreign-domiciled IP holders provided they establish a Thai-domiciled subsidiary, opening the door for Samsung SDS, Google Nest, Apple, Aqara, and Hikvision residential to localise assembly, calibration, and installation under the incentive. Combined with the BoT and ETDA data-residency framework targeted Q3 2026, the package signals a coherent industrial-policy direction: Thailand wants on-shore smart-home manufacturing, integration, and data infrastructure rather than just enabling them.
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Effective 2026
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What this tells you
Thailand Board of Investment Section 8 IoT incentive package grants an eight-year corporate-income-tax holiday plus a zero-rate import duty on chips, sensors, and connected-device modules for qualifying IoT manufacturing and integration activities. The package accepts foreign-domiciled IP holders provided they establish a Thai-domiciled subsidiary, opening the door for Samsung SDS, Google Nest, Apple, Aqara, and Hikvision residential to localise assembly, calibration, and installation under the incentive. Combined with the BoT and ETDA data-residency framework targeted Q3 2026, the package signals a coherent industrial-policy direction: Thailand wants on-shore smart-home manufacturing, integration, and data infrastructure rather than just enabling them.
What not to do with it
Section 8 administered by Thailand BOI; tax-holiday and chip and sensor duty terms apply to qualifying IoT manufacturing and integration activities. Foreign-domiciled IP holders qualify via Thai-domiciled subsidiary structure.
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