Online traders advised to register as electronic operators
The Commerce Ministry urges all Facebook and Instagram traders to register as electronic commerce operators to gain credibility for online trade and to provide consumer protection.
"Now, more merchants employ Facebook and Instagram to offer products, since it is easy to open a shop.
"We have to oversee them to build up confidence in online trade," Rattana Theanvisitsakool, deputy director general of the ministry’s Business Development Department, said yesterday.
The registration confirms a trader’s identity and business operations and can be used in advertisements.
At least 32 trade associations and 13 e-marketplaces were scheduled to meet with the department yesterday to discuss the issue.
The department targets 60,000 registered traders by year-end, about tripling the current figure.
The department has joined hands with Alibaba to have the Chinese global website’s staff train Thai online operators as a means to push local businesses to adopt e-commerce for market expansion.
The training course is scheduled for next month. Anyone interested can contact the 1570 hotline.
The department has also teamed up with Bank of Ayudhya to develop and connect an online payment system called Krungsri e-Payment.
Online shoppers who purchase products through www.thaicommercestore. com, the community market website supported by the department, can buy products and pay for them through Krungsri accounts.
