Tobacco Authority of Thailand

Thailand

OWNERSHIP

State Owned

RANK

(out of 15)

FINAL SCORE

0.49

(out of 5)

Operating Environment

Tobacco Authority of Thailand (TOAT) operates in one Index Region (Asia Pacific), and in one of the 36 Index Countries (Thailand).

TOAT operates exclusively in LMICs.

TOAT’s product portfolio consists exclusively of cigarettes.

Publicly Stated Position on Tobacco Harm Reduction

“TOAT acknowledges that currently, the stance of tobacco control in Thailand still affirms that new cigarette replacements are dangerous and prohibited for distribution in the country. Meanwhile, if the global trend is still going this way (increasing demand of alternative tobacco products), Thailand cannot resist consumer demand and evidence of research, and must liberalize the distribution and consumption of non-cigarette tobacco products legally.”
(TOAT, “Next Step Annual Report 2021”, published January 2022)

Change Since 2020 Index

TOAT’s score for the indicator Capital Expenditure on HRPs increased as a result of lower capital expenditure (as a share of revenues) compared to the 2020 Index.

TOAT cites lower expenditure in the “construction” category as the reason for the decline in expenditure.

Category Scores

Strategy & Management

TOAT does not publicly acknowledge its role in, nor make a formal commitment to reducing, tobacco-related death and disease.

TOAT does not set any objectives related to tobacco harm reduction.

Product Sales

TOAT has the 13th-highest Volume Sales of HRPs (2021: 18.7 billion stick equivalents).

With 100% of its total volumes coming from HRPs, TOAT has the lowest score for Ratio of Volume Sales (RRPs versus HRPs).

Capital Allocation & Expenditure

TOAT does not allocate any of its R&D Expenditure toward RRPs, putting the company in last place for this indicator.

TOAT does not allocate any of its Capital Expenditure toward RRPs, putting the company in last place for this indicator.

Product Offer

TOAT offers HRPs (cigarettes) in one Index Country (Thailand), and currently does not sell any RRPs. RRPs are currently banned in Thailand.

In terms of product categories, TOAT has one HRP and no RRPs in its portfolio.

Marketing Policy & Compliance

TOAT does not publicly disclose a Youth Access Prevention Policy.

Lobbying & Advocacy

TOAT does not disclose its policy positions related to tobacco harm reduction.

TOAT does not disclose specific lobbying activities and memberships in all jurisdictions in which it operates.

Net Value Sales

In 2021

High-Risk Products

100.0%

Reduced-Risk Products

0.0%

Products Offered

In 2021

High-Risk Products

Reduced-Risk Products

Capital Allocation & Expenditure

In 2021

High-Risk Products

100.0%

Reduced-Risk Products

0.0%

ppts = Difference in percentage between 2021 and 2019