THAILANDSICThailand Standard Industrial Classification

TSIC Activity

21001

Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical products

ประกอบกิจการผลิต แปรรูป ปรุง บรรจุ ซื้อขาย และจำหน่ายยาแผนโบราณ สมุนไพร ผลิตภัณฑ์สมุนไพร ผลิตภัณฑ์สุขภาพทุกชนิด

What this activity covers

This activity involves the production of pharmaceuticals and medicinal chemical products for various medical applications.

  • Pharmaceutical production — Manufacturing active substances for medicines and treatments
  • Vaccine production — Creating vaccines for disease prevention
  • Medical test kits — Producing kits for medical diagnostics
  • Medical devices — Manufacturing items like bandages and sutures
  • Biotechnology pharmaceuticals — Producing drugs using biotechnological methods
  • Chemical production — Creating chemicals for medical use
  • Gland extracts — Producing extracts for medical applications

What companies here also do

Seen in real company registrations under this code — beyond the official definition, so licensing may differ.

  • Import and export — Trading pharmaceuticals and medical products
  • Research and development — Conducting R&D for new medical products
  • Manufacturing medical supplies — Producing various medical supplies and equipment

Not included here

  • Production of herbal dietary supplements. See activity 21002.
  • Manufacture of dental fillings and dental cements. See activity 32502.
  • Production of cement for bone reinforcement. See activity 32502.
  • Wholesale of pharmaceutical products View 46441 activities
  • Retail sale of pharmaceutical products, see activity 47721
  • Pharmaceutical packaging View activities 82920

Industry at a glance

as of 23 ก.ค. 69

The whole registered industry under this activity, every registration year, from the DBD DataWarehouse.

851
active companies operate here
฿29.9Bregistered capital, combined
฿92.9B
Sector revenue · 2025
-8% since 2023
฿10.6B
Net profit · 2025
342 profitable
202320242025

net profitrevenue

Foreign investment

new registrations · 2026 YTD
22%of new registered capital is foreign-held
฿10.0M foreign฿34.9M Thai

Foreigners are actively investing in this activity.

New in 2026

24-7.7%

registrations, YTD

Registered capital

฿29.9B-1.2%

since year-end

Largest by registered capital

  1. 1Novonexus Bio Solutions (Thailand) Co., Ltd.intlRayong฿7.2B
  2. 2ACG Capsules (Thailand) Co., Ltd.intlBangkok฿1.2B
  3. 3Olic (Thailand) Co., Ltd.intlPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya฿831.3M

Source: Department of Business Development DataWarehouse. Financial figures are combined totals of companies that filed statements; revenue and profit shown for the latest three reporting years.

Companies registered since 2022

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New DBD registrations under this activity since 2022, the period the registry snapshot covers, not the full historical register.

223
Registered
since 2022
204
Still active
19
Dissolved
฿1.0M
Median capital
of active

New registrations per year

2021peak 70 in 20222026

Largest active companies by registered capital

Source: Department of Business Development (DBD) new-registration records, 2022 to present. Counts cover companies first registered in that window, reflect the latest snapshot load, and may lag the live register.

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