THAILANDSICThailand Standard Industrial Classification

TSIC Activity

21002

Manufacture of botanical, animal products for remedy

ผลิต ส่งออก นำเข้าอาหารและเครื่องดื่มเพื่อสุขภาพ สมุนไพรและผลิตภัณฑ์จากสมุนไพร เครื่องสำอาง วิตามิน

What this activity covers

This activity involves producing plant and animal-based products for pharmaceutical and dietary supplement use.

  • Herbal medicines — Production of medicines made from plants
  • Animal-derived drugs — Production of drugs made from animals
  • Dietary supplements from plants — Production of supplements like herbal tablets
  • Dietary supplements from animals — Production of supplements from animal by-products
  • Herbal extracts — Production of extracts for various uses

What companies here also do

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

  • Cannabis products — Production and sale of cannabis-derived products
  • Hemp products — Manufacturing and selling hemp extracts
  • Herbal agricultural products — Production and sale of herbs and agricultural products

Not included here

  • Production of pure, unprocessed honey. See activity 01493.
  • Production of processed pure honey. See activity 10779.
  • Production of herbal teas (mint, safflower, chamomile, etc.) See activity 10769
  • Pharmaceutical research and development, see activities 72109

Industry at a glance

as of 23 ก.ค. 69

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

1,227
active companies operate here
฿9.7Bregistered capital, combined
฿48.7B
Sector revenue · 2025
+8% since 2023
฿3.4B
Net profit · 2025
323 profitable
202320242025

net profitrevenue

Foreign investment

new registrations · 2026 YTD
0%of new registered capital is foreign-held
฿0 foreign฿40.1M Thai

Almost entirely Thai-held — little foreign capital enters here.

2 of the 5 largest companies here are foreign-owned Thailand subsidiaries.

New in 2026

31-49.2%

registrations, YTD

Registered capital

฿9.7B+3.5%

since year-end

Largest by registered capital

  1. 1Kaoes Engineering Co., Ltd.Chon Buri฿1.0B
  2. 2Bic Chemical Co., Ltd.Nonthaburi฿510.1M
  3. 3SPECIALTY NATURAL PRODUCTS PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITEDChon Buri฿405.0M

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.

661
Registered
since 2022
585
Still active
76
Dissolved
฿2.0M
Median capital
of active

New registrations per year

2022peak 227 in 20232026

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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