Withholding Tax Rates for Royalties |
under Thailand's DTAs |
if the recipient of royalties does not have a P.E. or fixed base in the source country |
Country |
Tax Rate not exceeding |
Types of Royalties |
1. Germany |
5 |
use of or the right to use any copyright of literary, artistic or scientific work |
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15 |
other royalties |
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Note : also apply to the gains from the alienation of any right or property |
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giving rise to such royalties if such right or property is alienated by a |
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resident of a Contracting State for exclusive use in the other Contracting |
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State and the payment of such right or property is borne by an enterprise |
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of that other State or a permanent establishment situated therein |
2. France |
5 |
alienation or use of or the right to use any copyright of literary, artistic or |
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scientific work |
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15 |
other royalties |
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Exempt |
royalties or other like payments payable to a Contracting State or a |
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State owned company in respect of films or tapes |
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10 |
as long as the tax rate provided by the French law on the royalties |
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received by a French resident as consideration for the alienation of, |
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or the exclusive right to use any patent, process or information |
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concerning industrial experience does not exceed 10 per cent, |
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the tax charged in the Contracting State in which such royalties arise |
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shall not exceed 10 per cent. |
3. Singapore |
15 |
all royalties |
4. Netherlands |
5 |
use of or the right to use any copyright of literary, artistic or scientific work |
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15 |
other royalties |
5. Korea |
15 |
all royalties (the term "royalties" does not include any royalties, rentals |
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or other amounts paid in respect of the operation of mines, quarries |
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or other natural resources) |
6. Italy |
5 |
use of or the right to use any copyright of literary, artistic or scientific work |
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15 |
other royalties |
7. Belgium |
5 |
use of or the right to use any copyright of literary, artistic or scientific work |
|
15 |
other royalties |
8. Pakistan |
10 |
alienation or use or the right to use any copyright of literary, artistic |
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or scientific work |
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20 |
other royalties (Note: For royalties arising in Thailand, apply 15% in |
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accordance with the Revenue Code) |
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Exempt |
State owned company in respect of films or tapes |
9. United Kingdomom |
5 |
use of or the right to use any copyright of literary, artistic or scientific work |
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15 |
other royalties |
10. Malaysia |
15 |
all royalties except any royalty or other amount paid in respect of |
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motion picture films or of tapes for radio or television broadcasting, or |
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of the operation of a mine, oil well, quarry or any other place of |
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extraction of natural resources or of timber or other forest produce |
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Exempt |
approved industrial royalties derived from Malaysia by a resident of |
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in Malaysia |
Thailand |
11. Philippines |
15 |
if the royalties are paid |
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(1) by an enterprise registe#7B0421 with the Philippine Board of |
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Investments and engaged in prefer#7B0421 areas of activities; or |
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(2) by an enterprise under the promotion of the Board of Investment |
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of Thailand; or |
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(3) in respect of cinematographic films or tapes for television or |
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broadcasting |
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25 |
other royalties (Note: For royalties arising in Thailand, apply 15% in |
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accordance with the Revenue Code) |
12. Poland |
5 |
alienation, use of or the right to use any copyright of literary, artistic or |
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scientific work excluding cinematographic films or tapes for television |
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or broadcasting |
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15 |
other royalties |
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Exempt |
royalties or other like payments payable to a Contracting State or a |
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State owned company in respect of films or tapes |
13. Canada |
5 |
copyright royalties and other like payments in respect of the production |
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or reproduction of any literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work (but not |
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including royalties in respect of motion picture films and works on film |
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or videotape for use in connection with television) |
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(alienation, the use of, or the right to use) |
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15 |
all royalties |
14. Finland |
15 |
all royalties |
15. India |
15 |
all royalties |
16. Austria |
15 |
all royalties |
17. China |
15 |
all royalties |
18. Sweden |
15 |
all royalties |
19. Hungary |
15 |
all royalties |
20. Australia |
15 |
all royalties |
21. Sri Lanka |
15 |
all royalties |
22. Japan |
15 |
all royalties |
23. Vietnam |
15 |
all royalties |
24. Czech Replubicublic |
5 |
alienation or use of or the right to use any copyright of literary, artistic or |
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scientific work, excluding cinematograph films or films or tapes used for |
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radio or television broadcasting |
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10 |
alienation of any patent, trademark, design or model, plan, secret |
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formula or process |
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15 |
other royalties |
25. Switzerlandd |
5 |
alienation or use of, or the right to use any copyright, artistic or scientific |
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work, excluding cinematograph films or films or tapes used for radio or |
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television broadcasting |
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10 |
alienation of any patent, trade mark, design or model, plan, secret |
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formula or process |
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15 |
other royalties (However, Thailand shall tax at the rate not exceeding 10 |
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percent if Switzerland does not, according to its internal law, levy a tax |
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at source on royalties paid to non-residents and for tax credit purposes, |
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allows as a deductible expense 50 per cent of the gross amount of |
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royalties |
26. Israel |
5 |
use of or the right to use any copyright of literary, artistic or scientific work |
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excluding cinematograph films or films or tapes used for radio or |
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television broadcasting |
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15 |
other royalties |
27. South Africaa |
15 |
all royalties |
28. Romania |
15 |
all royalties |
29. United States of Americaes |
5 |
use of or the right to use any copyright of literary, artistic or scientific work |
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including software, and motion pictures and works on film, tapes or |
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other means of reproduction for use in connection with radio or |
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television broadcasting |
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8 |
use of or the right to use industrial, commercial or industrial equipment |
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15 |
other royalties |
30. Laos |
15 |
all royalties |
31. Mauritius |
5 |
use of or the right to use any copyright of literary, artistic or scientific work |
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excluding cinematograph films and films, tapes or discs used for radio |
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or television broadcasting |
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15 |
other royalties |
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32. Luxembourgg |
15 |
all royalties |
33. Bangladesh |
15 |
all royalties |
34. Nepal |
15 |
all royalties |
35. Spain |
5 |
use of, or the right to use, any copyrights of literary, dramatic, musical |
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artistic or scientific work, excluding cinematograph films or films or |
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tapes used for radio or television broadcasting |
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8 |
financial leasing for the use of, or the right to use, industrial, commercial |
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or scientific equipment |
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15 |
other royalties |
36. New Zealandnd |
10 |
use of or the right to use any copyright, any industrial, commercial or |
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scientific equipment, any motion picure film or film or videotape or any |
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other recording for use in connection with television, or tape or any other |
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recording in connection with radio broadcasting; the reception of, or the |
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right to receive, visual images or sounds or both & the use in connection |
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with television or radio broadcasting, visual images or sounds, or both, |
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transmitted by satellite or cable, optic fibre or similar technology |
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15 |
other royalties |
37. Denmark |
5 |
use or the right to use any copyright of literary, artistic or scientific work |
|
15 |
other royalties |
38. Uzbekistan |
15 |
all royalties |
39. Cyprus |
5 |
use of or the right to use any copyright of literary, dramatic, musical, |
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artistic or scientific work, including software, cinematograph films or |
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or tapes used for radio or television broadcasting |
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10 |
use of, or the right to use, industrial, commercial or scientific equipment |
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or for information concerning industrial, commercial or scientific |
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experience |
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15 |
other royalties |
40. United Arab Emratesb Emirates |
15 |
all royalties |
41. Bulgaria |
5 |
use or the right to use any copyright of literary, artistic or scientific work |
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excluding cinematography films and films, tapes or discs for radio or |
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television broadcasting |
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15 |
other royalties |
42. Armenia |
15 |
all royalties |
43. Indonesia |
15 |
all royalties |
44. Norway |
5 |
use or the right to use any copyright of literary, artistic or scientific work |
|
10 |
use or the right to use industrial, commercial or scientific equipment |
|
15 |
other royalties |
45. Bahrain |
15 |
all royalties |
46. Oman |
15 |
all royalties |
47. Slovenia |
10 |
use of or the right to use any copyright of literary, artistic or scientific work |
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including motion pictures, live broadcasting, film, tape or other means |
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of the use or reproduction in connection with radio and television |
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broadcasting, and for the use of, or the right to use industrial, |
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commercial or scientific equipment |
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15 |
other royalties |
48. Ukraine |
15 |
all royalties |
49. Turkey |
15 |
all royalties |
50. Hong Kong |
5 |
use of, or the right to use, any copyright of literary, artistic or scientific |
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work |
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10 |
use of, or the right to use, any patent, trademark, design or model, plan, |
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secret formula or process |
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15 |
other royalties |
51. Seychelles |
15 |
all royalties |
52. Kuwait |
20 |
all royalties ( Note: For royalties arising in Thailand, apply 15% in accordance |
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with the Revenue Code ) |