From the BOI’s press release dated 7 November 2011, a promoted company may apply for the following relief measures:

  1. Machinery and raw materials can be moved from the factory to another location during an emergency and then obtain permission from the BOI at a later date.
  2. Duty-free importation of machinery to replace the damaged assets.
  3. Raw materials imported under Section 36 which are damaged may be recognised as part of the waste allowance which is subject to non tax payment.
  4. Temporary outsourcing of the manufacturing processes, partly or wholly, using its owned raw materials for the continuation of production to customers.
  5. A write off as waste allowance for raw materials which are damaged by the floods and approval for usable raw materials to be used in other on-going projects with the benefits while still adhering to Section 36.
  6. Facilitation to obtain urgent visas and work permits for employee foreign experts to recover the damaged business.  In addition, expatriates under flood-affected BOI-promoted projects who enter Thailand without a Non-B visa may apply for one at the BOI One-Stop Service Center.
  7. Permission for foreigners to submit their reports on staying for 90 days by telephone, sms and email without submitting their passports.