BOI & Foreign Business Setup Lawyer in Suphan Buri — Incorporation, FBL, Treaty of Amity, EEC
Setting up a foreign-controlled business in Thailand routes through one of several systems: a Thai limited company with up to 49% foreign ownership (the default under the Foreign Business Act), a BOI-promoted company that can be 100% foreign-owned for promoted activities, a Foreign Business Licence (FBL) for activities outside BOI scope, the US Treaty of Amity (for US persons), or an EEC-zone structure. Each carries different timelines, costs, tax positions, and ongoing reporting. We help foreign investors pick the right path before anyone signs a lease, and we then run the incorporation and post-incorporation compliance.
Scope of BOI and foreign business setup lawyer work in Suphan Buri
- Pre-incorporation structuring — match the right vehicle to your industry, ownership, and tax goals
- Thai limited company incorporation (with or without foreign minority)
- BOI application — eligibility review, business plan, post-promotion compliance
- Foreign Business Licence (FBL) application for non-BOI activities
- US Treaty of Amity registration for qualifying US-controlled entities
- EEC-zone setup for manufacturing and S-curve industries
- Post-setup: tax registration, work permits, employment compliance, accounting setup
Process
- 1Free structuring consultation — review business model, activities, ownership goals
- 2Choose the right vehicle and draft the constitutional documents
- 3Reserve name and incorporate at the Department of Business Development
- 4Apply for BOI promotion, FBL, or Treaty of Amity registration as applicable
- 5Set up tax registration, VAT, social security, work permits, and bank accounts
Documents to prepare
- •Passport(s) of foreign founder(s)
- •ID and household registration of any Thai co-founder(s)
- •Business plan / activity description (for BOI / FBL applications)
- •Proof of registered office address — lease agreement and landlord consent
- •Proof of paid-up capital (minimum thresholds vary by structure)
About our team in Suphan Buri
Suphan Buri is one of Central Thailand's great rice bowls, with an economy built on paddy fields, sugarcane, agribusiness and rice mills, historical tourism such as the Don Chedi Memorial, and a long political tradition. We handle land, contract-farming, agribusiness, family, inheritance, and general civil and criminal matters from our Bangkok branch, travelling to the Suphan Buri Provincial Court for hearings.
Suwanvara Law Firm has practiced since 1986 — over 40 years of experience. We understand cases tied to Suphan Buri's agricultural economy: paddy-land and title disputes, farmland leasing, crop-purchase and contract-farming agreements, farmers' debt, and family inheritance of land. Our bilingual team serves clients from the Bangkok branch and travels to the provincial court in person, taking matters nationwide.
Courts we appear at in Suphan Buri
- •Suphan Buri Provincial Court
- •Suphan Buri Municipal Court
- •Suphan Buri Juvenile and Family Court
Covering Suphan Buri, Mueang Suphan Buri, Song Phi Nong, U Thong, Don Chedi, and nearby provinces such as Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Pathom, and Ang Thong
Past matters in Suphan Buri
- Paddy-land boundary and title dispute among heirs in Mueang Suphan Buri district
- Crop-purchase and contract-farming dispute between farmers and a rice mill
Contact our Suphan Buri attorneys
We serve clients across Thailand. Initial consultation.
Further reading — related guide
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