New Investment Incentives is Announced for Data Hosting in Thailand 泰國宣布針對資料託管的新投資激勵措施－IBC泰國法律金融會計事務所International Business Consultancy

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New Investment Incentives is Announced

for Data Hosting in Thailand

泰國宣布針對資料託管的新投資激勵措施

On 28 June 2024, the Board of Investment in Thailand (“BOI”) updated its promoted activities list to include data hosting, which is listed as “Activity 8.2.4 Data Hosting Services.” The increase of this new activity is to match the rising demand for this type of activities, to support investments by major cloud service providers focused on advanced computing equipment and to ensure the full utilization of Data Centers in Thailand and complement the investment incentives already offered to support the development of the digital industry.

在2024 年 6 月 28 日，泰國投資委員會(“BOI”)更新其推廣活動清單，將資料託管納入其中，被列為“活動 8.2.4 資料託管服務”。增加這項新活動是為了滿足此類活動不斷增長的需求，支援主要雲端服務供應商專注於先進運算設備的投資，並確保充分利用泰國的資料中心，並補充已經提供的支持數位產業發展的投資激勵措施。

Companies that establish data centers meeting stringent criteria can receive an eight-year corporate income tax exemption. This also comes with additional perks such as import duty exemptions on essential machinery, the right for foreigners to own land, and streamlined processes for obtaining work permits and visas for foreign experts.

建立符合嚴格標準的資料中心的公司可以獲得八年的企業所得稅豁免。這也帶來了額外的好處，例如基本機械的進口關稅豁免、外國人擁有土地的權利以及簡化外國專家獲得工作許可證和簽證的流程。

To be eligible for these BOI incentives, projects must:

為了有資格獲得這些 BOI 激勵措施，項目必須：

Provide services for leasing host servers of data storage (data hosting);

提供租用主機伺服器進行資料儲存(資料託管)的服務;

Have at least two data centers located in Thailand that meet or exceed the ISO/IEC 27001 data center standards;

在泰國擁有至少兩個符合或超過ISO/IEC 27001資料中心標準的資料中心;

Have an investment amount (excluding cost of land and working capital) of at least THB 5 billion.

投資金額(不包括土地和營運資金成本)至少50億泰銖。

Apart from the above specific criteria, projects also need to comply with general BOI criteria, such as debt-to-equity ratio no higher than 3:1, submission of a feasibility study report, and use of new machinery, among others.

除上述特定標準外，項目還需符合BOI的一般標準，例如債務股本比不高於3:1、提交可行性研究報告、使用新機械等。

If your business is in software development, digital services, or data hosting, these regulations offer a significant opportunity to expand in Thailand.

如果您的業務涉及軟體開發、數位服務或資料託管，這些法規將提供在泰國拓展的重要機會。

In addition, the BOI has approved the introduction of another new investment promotion category covering service centers for the repair, repack, and reuse of used electric vehicle (EV) batteries and energy storage systems, which further complements the BOI's comprehensive EV supply chain policy and incentives. BOI also approved new promotion package of Quarantine Facilities for exporting animals to help to improve quarantine and certification services for international trade of livestock.

此外，BOI還批准引入另一個新的投資促進類別，涵蓋廢棄電動車(EV)電池和儲能係統的維修、重新包裝和再利用服務中心，這進一步補充BOI全面的電動車供應鏈政策和激勵措施。BOI也批准一項新的出口動物檢疫設施促銷方案，以協助改善牲畜國際貿易的檢疫和認證服務。

BOI board has approved a total of 8 projects, including examples such as:

BOI 董事會總共批准8 個項目，包括：

Data Center project by True Internet Data Center Co., Ltd., with an investment of THB 3.345 billion, which is located in Samut Prakan Province. This is the company's fifth project to meet the increasing customer demand and will expand investment in the existing True IDC East Bangna Campus.

True Internet Data Center Co., Ltd. 資料中心項目位於北欖府，投資33.45億泰銖。這是該公司為滿足日益增長的客戶需求而實施的第五個項目，並將擴大對現有 True IDC East Bangna Campus 的投資。

The Data Center project by a leading company from the United States, a top global Data Center provider, involves an investment of THB 7.185 billion and will support IT load of 20 megawatts. It is located in Samut Prakan Province.

此資料中心項目由全球頂級資料中心供應商、美國領先公司負責，投資額為 71.85億泰銖，將支援20兆瓦的IT負載。此位於北欖府。

Additionally, on June 14, 2024, the Commission on the National Competitiveness Enhancement for Targeted Industries Policies (the Competitiveness Enhancement Fund Board), chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Mr. Pichai Chunhavajira, approved measures to promote high-potential startups from Pre-Series A to Series A operating in targeted industries. The measures include financial support ranging from THB 20 million to THB 50 million in the form of matching funds with venture of capital funds registered with the National Innovation Agency (NIA). This initiative aims to accelerate the growth of promising Thai startups to unicorn status more swiftly, thereby enhancing the country's competitiveness and advancing towards a technology and innovation-driven economy.

此外，2024 年6 月14 日，由副總理兼財政部長Pichai Chunhavajira先生擔任主席的國家目標產業競爭力提升委員會（競爭力提升基金委員會）批准促進高潛力新創企業的措施Pre-Series A至Series A在目標產業運作。這些措施包括以與在國家創新局（NIA）註冊的創投基金匹配資金的形式提供2,000萬泰銖至5,000萬泰銖的財政支持。該舉措旨在加速有前途的泰國新創公司更快地成長為獨角獸企業，從而增強該國的競爭力，並邁向技術和創新驅動型經濟。