THAILANDSICThailand Standard Industrial Classification

TSIC Activity

32501

Manufacture of medical instruments and supplies (except dental instruments and supplies)

ประกอบกิจการ ผลิต นำเข้า ส่งออก อุปกรณ์ ครุภัณฑ์ทางการแพทย์ เครื่องมือทางการแพทย์ทุกชนิด รวมทั้งอะไหล่และ อุปกรณ์ของเครื่องมือดังกล่าว

What this activity covers

This activity involves the manufacture of medical instruments, surgical tools, and related furniture for healthcare and laboratory use.

  • Medical instruments — Surgical instruments and various medical tools
  • Laboratory equipment — Instruments and sterilizers for laboratory use
  • Medical furniture — Furniture for hospitals and medical settings
  • Surgical fabrics — Threads and sterile cloths for surgical use
  • Orthopedic tools — Instruments for orthopedic and transplant procedures
  • Eyewear production — Manufacture of glasses and optical lenses

What companies here also do

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

  • Medical equipment maintenance — Providing repair and maintenance services for medical devices
  • Medical product trading — Trading in medical materials and equipment

Not included here

  • Manufacture of medical devices such as cotton, wound dressings, etc. See activity 21001.
  • Manufacture of electrotherapy devices and electrophysiotherapy devices, see activity 26600
  • Manufacture of lenses and mirrors for optical purposes, see activity 26701
  • Manufacture of wheelchairs for the disabled. See activity 30922.

Industry at a glance

as of 23 ก.ค. 69

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

948
active companies operate here
฿31.8Bregistered capital, combined
฿63.2B
Sector revenue · 2025
+46% since 2023
฿4.2B
Net profit · 2025
356 profitable
202320242025

net profitrevenue

Foreign investment

new registrations · 2026 YTD
90%of new registered capital is foreign-held
฿401.0M foreign฿42.8M Thai

Foreigners are strongly represented in new investment under this activity.

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

New in 2026

33-28.3%

registrations, YTD

Registered capital

฿31.8B+19.2%

since year-end

Largest by registered capital

  1. 1SCLorluxottica (Thailand) Co., Ltd.intlRayong฿3.3B
  2. 2Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.intlSamut Prakan฿3.1B
  3. 3Nipro (Thailand) Co., Ltd.intlPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya฿2.6B

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.

262
Registered
since 2022
250
Still active
12
Dissolved
฿1.0M
Median capital
of active

New registrations per year

2022peak 68 in 20242026

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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