Cabinet Approves Draft Ministerial Regulation Introducing Per-Item Fees for DBD Data Linkage Services
On August 7, 2026, The Deputy Government Spokesperson announced that the Cabinet of Thailand (“Cabinet”) has approved in principle a draft Ministerial Regulation Prescribing Fee Rates and Fee Exemptions for Registration, Requests for Document Inspection, Requests for Certified Copies, and Other Fees Relating to Partnerships and Limited Companies B.E. …. (“Draft Regulation”), as proposed by the Ministry of Commerce (“MOC”). The Draft Regulation has been referred to and is currently under the Office of the Council of State’s review. The Cabinet also instructed the MOC to take into account comments from the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council regarding this Draft Regulation.
Background
Members of the public and businesses can currently verify juristic person information through a data linkage between the Department of Business Development (“DBD”) computer network and the user’s own system. Under the Ministerial Regulation Prescribing Fee Rates, Fee Reductions and Fee Exemptions Relating to Partnerships and Limited Companies B.E. 2563 (2020) (the “2563 Regulation”), a fee of THB 30 is charged per data set, with each set comprising six items:
- name of the partnership or limited company
- director information
- number and names of authorized directors
- registered capital
- head office and branch locations
- corporate objectives
The current system does not permit partial data requests: a user seeking only a single item — for example, registered capital — must nevertheless pay THB 30 for the full data set. The MOC considers this structure an unnecessary cost burden on both the public and private sectors, an obstacle to digital government development, and inconsistent with modern business practices that call for selective data access.
The Draft Regulation therefore aims to lower data-linkage service costs for juristic person verification by the public and private sectors. It also seeks to encourage corporate transactions through reliable electronic platforms, accelerate digital transformation in government, facilitate inter-agency data integration, and enable the DBD to expand its service coverage.
Key Changes
- Introduction of a per-item fee. A new fee of THB 5 per individual item will apply to company certificate data. Users may still request the complete data set at the existing rate of THB 30, while the installation fee for the data linkage program remains THB 3,000 per instance. This allows users to select and pay only for the items they require.
- Removal of the expired e-Registration discount. Clause 4 of the 2563 Regulation — which granted a 50 percent reduction on certain registration fees for partnerships and limited companies filing through the electronic juristic person registration system between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023 — will be deleted, as the discount period has already lapsed.
Key Takeaways
- Users of the DBD data linkage service will be able to obtain individual certificate items at THB 5 each, rather than paying THB 30 for the full six-item data set.
- For a typical two-item request, cost will fall from THB 30 to THB 10.
- The THB 3,000 installation fee and the THB 30 full-set option are retained; all other registration and document fees are unaffected.
- The Draft Regulation remains subject to review by the Office of the Council of State and is not yet in force. Businesses relying on the data linkage service should monitor the Royal Gazette for the effective date.
Author: Panisa Suwanmatajarn, Managing Partner.
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