There are many business license in Thailand depended on which business sector you are and which business structure you choose.
The license can be illustrated as followed;
License related to your business structure
Foreign Business License (FBL) – When you want to have 100% foreigner own shared, you have to get FBL from Department of Business Development (DBD) except in some business i.e. manufacturing or export/import is exception from FBL.
BOI – When you have a big investment in specific business sector, you can proceed to get BOI promotion which glad your benefit in term of number of foreigner you hired and tax that you have to pay.
License related to your business sector
Food Storage and Distribution License – this license required when you want to open a restaurant or cafe that cook and sell food to customer.
Alcohol License – this license required when you want to sell any alcohol beverage to your customer at the restaurants.
Factory License – to operate as a manufacturing business, you have to get factory license to make sure that you meet every safety and environmental standard.
FDA – When it related to Food, Medical device, Cosmetic, and Drug, you have to get FDA license before operate your business.
Recruitment License – When you want to do a recruitment business, you have to get the license which required Thai director.
Tour License – To operate in tourism business, you required to have a license with you need to have Thai director and Thai guide.
