Trade Services
Department of Business Development (DBD)
Company registration and business licensing
The Ministry of Commerce department responsible for company registration, business licensing and foreign business licensing in Thailand — the first stop for any trade-services firm establishing a legal entity, and the licensing authority whose approval several BOI-eligible advisory activities require before a promotion application can be submitted.
Verified via dbd.go.th, opened directly, 17 August 2026. Hotline 1570 as published on the department's own site.