| 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 |
| |
15 |
other royalties |
| |
|
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 |
| |
|
scientific work |
| |
15 |
other royalties |
| |
Exempt |
royalties or other like payments payable to a Contracting State or a |
| |
|
State owned company in respect of films or tapes |
| |
10 |
as long as the tax rate provided by the French law on the royalties |
| |
|
received by a French resident as consideration for the alienation of, |
| |
|
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 |
| |
15 |
other royalties |
| 5. Korea |
15 |
all royalties (the term "royalties" does not include any royalties, rentals |
| |
|
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 |
| |
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 |
| |
|
or scientific work |
| |
20 |
other royalties (Note: For royalties arising in Thailand, apply 15% in |
| |
|
accordance with the Revenue Code) |
| |
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 |
| |
15 |
other royalties |
| 10. Malaysia |
15 |
all royalties except any royalty or other amount paid in respect of |
| |
|
motion picture films or of tapes for radio or television broadcasting, or |
| |
|
of the operation of a mine, oil well, quarry or any other place of |
| |
|
extraction of natural resources or of timber or other forest produce |
| |
Exempt |
approved industrial royalties derived from Malaysia by a resident of |
| |
in Malaysia |
Thailand |
| 11. Philippines |
15 |
if the royalties are paid |
| |
|
(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 |
| |
|
(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 |
| |
25 |
other royalties (Note: For royalties arising in Thailand, apply 15% in |
| |
|
accordance with the Revenue Code) |
| 12. Poland |
5 |
alienation, use of or the right to use any copyright of literary, artistic or |
| |
|
scientific work excluding cinematographic films or tapes for television |
| |
|
or broadcasting |
| |
15 |
other royalties |
| |
Exempt |
royalties or other like payments payable to a Contracting State or a |
| |
|
State owned company in respect of films or tapes |
| 13. Canada |
5 |
copyright royalties and other like payments in respect of the production |
| |
|
or reproduction of any literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work (but not |
| |
|
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) |
| |
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 |
| |
|
scientific work, excluding cinematograph films or films or tapes used for |
| |
|
radio or television broadcasting |
| |
10 |
alienation of any patent, trademark, design or model, plan, secret |
| |
|
formula or process |
| |
15 |
other royalties |
| 25. Switzerlandd |
5 |
alienation or use of, or the right to use any copyright, artistic or scientific |
| |
|
work, excluding cinematograph films or films or tapes used for radio or |
| |
|
television broadcasting |
| |
10 |
alienation of any patent, trade mark, design or model, plan, secret |
| |
|
formula or process |
| |
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 |
| |
|
royalties |
| 26. Israel |
5 |
use of or the right to use any copyright of literary, artistic or scientific work |
| |
|
excluding cinematograph films or films or tapes used for radio or |
| |
|
television broadcasting |
| |
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 |
| |
|
including software, and motion pictures and works on film, tapes or |
| |
|
other means of reproduction for use in connection with radio or |
| |
|
television broadcasting |
| |
8 |
use of or the right to use industrial, commercial or industrial equipment |
| |
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 |
| |
|
excluding cinematograph films and films, tapes or discs used for radio |
| |
|
or television broadcasting |
| |
15 |
other royalties |
| |
|
|
| 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 |
| |
|
artistic or scientific work, excluding cinematograph films or films or |
| |
|
tapes used for radio or television broadcasting |
| |
8 |
financial leasing for the use of, or the right to use, industrial, commercial |
| |
|
or scientific equipment |
| |
15 |
other royalties |
| 36. New Zealandnd |
10 |
use of or the right to use any copyright, any industrial, commercial or |
| |
|
scientific equipment, any motion picure film or film or videotape or any |
| |
|
other recording for use in connection with television, or tape or any other |
| |
|
recording in connection with radio broadcasting; the reception of, or the |
| |
|
right to receive, visual images or sounds or both & the use in connection |
| |
|
with television or radio broadcasting, visual images or sounds, or both, |
| |
|
transmitted by satellite or cable, optic fibre or similar technology |
| |
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, |
| |
|
artistic or scientific work, including software, cinematograph films or |
| |
|
or tapes used for radio or television broadcasting |
| |
10 |
use of, or the right to use, industrial, commercial or scientific equipment |
| |
|
or for information concerning industrial, commercial or scientific |
| |
|
experience |
| |
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 |
| |
|
excluding cinematography films and films, tapes or discs for radio or |
| |
|
television broadcasting |
| |
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 |
| |
|
including motion pictures, live broadcasting, film, tape or other means |
| |
|
of the use or reproduction in connection with radio and television |
| |
|
broadcasting, and for the use of, or the right to use industrial, |
| |
|
commercial or scientific equipment |
| |
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 |
| |
|
work |
| |
10 |
use of, or the right to use, any patent, trademark, design or model, plan, |
| |
|
secret formula or process |
| |
15 |
other royalties |
| 51. Seychelles |
15 |
all royalties |
| 52. Kuwait |
20 |
all royalties ( Note: For royalties arising in Thailand, apply 15% in accordance |
| |
|
with the Revenue Code ) |