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ThailandProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Animals; live – Thailand

Official title

Announcement of the Department of Livestock Development, Re: Designation of Areas and Animal Species Subject to Animal Identification Marks, and Criteria, Procedures, and Conditions for Animal Identification Marks, B.E. 2560 (2017)

Thailand notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 7 January 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Live beef cattle, live dairy cattle, live buffaloes, live goats, and live sheep

HS codes
  • 01 · Animals; live
    • 010221 Pure-bred cattle for breeding
    • 010229 Live cattle (excl. pure-bred for breeding)
    • 010231 Pure-bred buffalo for breeding
    • 010239 Live buffalo (excl. pure-bred for breeding)
    • 010290 Live bovine animals (excl. cattle and buffalo)
    • 010410 Live sheep
    • 010420 Live goats
Notifying member
Thailand
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 7 January 2026. Check WTO ePing or Thailand for its current status.
Objectives
  • Animal health
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/THA/804
Keywords
Animal health, Animal diseases

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Not set in the notification
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The notification sets no comment deadline. To comment, contact your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/THA/804; it forwards comments to Thailand.

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What the notification says

In order to ensure effective implementation of disease prevention and control measures for livestock raised within specific areas, animals transported across provincial boundaries, and animals imported into, exported from, or transiting through Thailand, and to enable traceability back to individual animals, the Department of Livestock Development hereby revises the regulation by repealing the Announcement of the Department of Livestock Development Re: Designation of Areas and Animal Species subject to Identification Marks, and Criteria, Procedures, and Conditions for Animal Identification Marks, B.E. 2559 (2016) dated 19 February 2016, and replacing it with this Announcement, B.E. 2560 (2017) dated 17 May 2017. The key provisions of this Announcement are as follows: 1. Areas and Animal Species Subject to Animal Identification Marking Throughout the country, all live beef cattle, live dairy cattle, live buffaloes, live goats, and live sheep aged over 4 months that are transported across provincial boundaries, as well as those imported into, exported from, or transiting through Thailand, shall also be marked with animal identification marks; 2. Procedures for Animal Identification Marking For live beef cattle, live dairy cattle, live buffaloes, live goats, and live sheep imported into Thailand by air or sea, the livestock inspectors or veterinarians stationed at the animal quarantine station at the port of entry shall affix temporary animal identification marks, provided…

Sources

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