Thailand Market Entry

Thailand offers a strategic base for businesses seeking access to Southeast Asia, but successful entry requires a clear understanding of local ownership rules, licensing, commercial practice, banking, employment, and regulatory expectations.

L’Heritage supports international founders, businesses, and investors in assessing how to establish a credible and sustainable presence in Thailand.

We combine local coordination with an international advisory perspective, helping clients move from initial feasibility to structured implementation without treating market entry as a simple incorporation exercise.

Areas of focus

• Thailand business-entry feasibility
• Foreign ownership and licensing
• Local company establishment
• Investment promotion assessment
• Banking, capital, and operational setup
• Executive relocation and work authorisation

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What the advisory may include

• Thailand Entry Feasibility Review — Assess whether the proposed business activity can be conducted under the intended ownership and operating model.
• Foreign Ownership Assessment — Review applicable ownership restrictions, exemptions, licences, investment-promotion options, and potential structuring routes.
• Entity Establishment Planning — Determine an appropriate company, branch, representative office, partnership, or acquisition structure.
• Investment Promotion Coordination — Assess possible eligibility for government investment-promotion programmes and coordinate with specialist advisers where relevant.
• Licensing and Regulatory Roadmap — Identify operating licences, sector-specific approvals, registrations, and ongoing compliance requirements.
• Corporate Banking Preparation — Coordinate corporate documentation, business-plan materials, authorised signatories, and bank-account opening preparation.
• Employment and Immigration Alignment — Coordinate executive visas, work permits, local staffing, and supporting corporate requirements.
• Operational Establishment — Support coordination of premises, accounting, payroll, contracts, insurance, corporate secretarial services, and local providers.

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