THE ASSESSMENT OF EFFECT OF NON-TARIFF MEASURE ON THAI’S AGRICULTURE GOODS AND AGRO INDUSTRIAL GOODS EXPORT

Abstract

This research aims to study the impact of Non-Tariff Measures. In particular, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) and Technical Barriers to Trade Measures (TBT) set by Thailand's top 15 trading partners affect the value of exports of Thai agricultural products and agro-industrial products. Using a gravity model for the period 2000-2020. The results of this study indicate that SPS measures have a positive effect on agricultural exports in the categories meat and edible meat offal (HS 02) and product of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS 05) but found a negative effect on trade in the category cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS 18) significant at the.05 level. As for the TBT measure, it has a positive effect on the export of agricultural products in the category. Positive effect on agricultural product exports in the meat and edible meat offal (HS 02) and categories LAC; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts (HS 13) while having a negative effect on trade in the category preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks’ products (HS 19) was significant at the.05 level.