TSIC Activity

58202

Software publishing (except software games)

ประกอบกิจการผลิตซอฟต์แวร์ทุกประเภท รวมทั้งการพัฒนา ปรับเปลี่ยน รวมระบบ บำรุงรักษาซอฟต์แวร์ โปรแกรมสำเร็จรูป ระบบเครือข่ายซอฟต์แวร์และฮาร์ดแวร์บนอินเตอร์เน็ท พาณิชย์อิเล็กโทรนิคและโปรแกรมสำเร็จรูปทางอุ

Definition

Preparation of system software, both ready-made programs and those that can be downloaded and stored on devices for further installation or use. Operating system software, network software, database management software, software that is a tool for developing programs and languages, application program command sets used to increase business efficiency or used at home for entertainment or education (including office applications such as word processing programs, spreadsheet programs or simple database programs, graphics programs, project management programs, computer training programs, etc.). Application programs used in general business operations are programs designed to operate or manage business processes that are not specific to any particular industry, such as accounting programs, human resource management programs, customer relationship management programs, GIS programs, website design programs. Application programs used in specific business operations are programs used to operate in a specific industry, such as manufacturing, retail, healthcare, engineering, restaurants. Convenience programs are programs used for very specific operations, such as data compression programs, antivirus programs, font search engines, file readers, voice recognition programs, other applications not classified elsewhere. Preparation or development of all types of ready-made software that can be used online, where programs can be accessed via computers, small portable computer devices (PDAs), or other devices that can go online without having to install such programs on the device, such as Windows Live.

Foreign ownership

Not on the Foreign Business Act restricted lists.

The Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 (1999) restricts majority foreign ownership only for the activities named in its three annexed Lists. This activity is not among the mappings we hold, so a foreign investor can generally hold up to 100% of the equity, subject to any sector-specific licence and to minimum-capital rules (typically THB 2 million per restricted business, or THB 3 million where a Foreign Business Licence applies).

If an activity is restricted, the routes to foreign majority

  • BOI promotion — the Board of Investment can grant up to 100% foreign ownership for promoted activities, with tax and non-tax incentives.
  • Foreign Business Licence — permission from the Ministry of Commerce to operate a List 2 or List 3 activity as a foreign-majority company.
  • US Treaty of Amity — US nationals may hold majority ownership in most activities, treated as Thai nationals for FBA purposes.

This is general guidance, not legal advice, and mappings are auto-derived. The schedules of the Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 are the authority; verify against the Act, or ask us to check your specific activity. See the full foreign ownership reference.

See the full foreign ownership reference for all three FBA lists.

Companies registered since 2022

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New DBD registrations under this activity since 2022, the period the registry snapshot covers, not the full historical register.

1,119
Registered
since 2022
1,032
Still active
87
Dissolved
฿1.0M
Median capital
of active

New registrations per year

2016peak 286 in 20222026

Source: Department of Business Development (DBD) new-registration records, 2022 to present. Counts cover companies first registered in that window, reflect the latest snapshot load, and may lag the live register.

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