TSIC Division
Civil engineering
Definition
Civil engineering encompasses the construction of infrastructure projects such as roads and railways, utility projects, and various other civil engineering initiatives. Key activities include the building of highways, bridges, and tunnels, as well as the development of water supply systems and sewage treatment facilities.
Foreign ownership
Construction, except construction of infrastructure providing basic public services in public utilities or transport that requires special apparatus, machinery, technology or expertise, and except other categories prescribed in ministerial regulations
The infrastructure carve-out is subject to a minimum foreign capital requirement, subject to capital thresholds, verify current figures.
Auto-mapped, verify against the Act. These TSIC mappings are indicative, not legal advice; the schedules of the Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 are the authority. See the full foreign ownership reference.
Companies registered since 2022
Browse allNew DBD registrations under this code since 2022, summed across every 5-digit activity beneath it. Not the full historical register.
New registrations per year, all sub-codes combined
Source: DBD new-registration records, 2022 to present.
Groups under 42
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