THAILANDSICThailand Standard Industrial Classification

TSIC Activity

56301

Beverage serving activities in store, of mostly alcoholic beverages

ประกอบกิจการโรงแรม ภัตตาคาร บาร์ ไนท์คลับ

What this activity covers

This activity involves serving alcoholic beverages primarily consumed on the premises, often alongside entertainment.

  • Bars — Establishments serving alcoholic drinks
  • Nightclubs — Venues for socialising with drinks
  • Cocktail lounges — Places for enjoying cocktails and drinks
  • Beer bars — Specialised bars focusing on beer
  • Take-out beverage service — Selling drinks for off-premises consumption

What companies here also do

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

  • Food service — Serving food alongside beverages
  • Entertainment provision — Offering performances or shows
  • Karaoke — Providing karaoke services in venues

Not included here

  • Operation of discotheques and dance floors where drinks are not served. See activity 93299.

Foreign ownership

List 3: Restricted, FBL/BOI route availableinherited from 563

Sale of food or beverages

FBA B.E. 2542, List 3 (19)Routes: Foreign Business Licence, BOI promotion, US Treaty of Amity

Auto-mapped, verify against the Act. These TSIC mappings are indicative, not legal advice; the schedules of the Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 are the authority. See the full foreign ownership reference.

Industry at a glance

as of 23 ก.ค. 69

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

1,067
active companies operate here
฿13.6Bregistered capital, combined
฿5.1B
Sector revenue · 2025
+38% since 2023
฿-115443829
Net profit · 2025
312 profitable
202320242025

net profitrevenue

Foreign investment

new registrations · 2026 YTD
16%of new registered capital is foreign-held
฿40.0M foreign฿206.2M Thai

Foreigners are actively investing in this activity.

New in 2026

126+80.0%

registrations, YTD

Registered capital

฿13.6B+3.3%

since year-end

Largest by revenue

Latest filed-year revenue, not a multi-year total

  1. 1SUNFLOWER INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.฿1.0B
  2. 2Singha Samart Trading Co., Ltd.฿146.3M
  3. 3THONIC 65 CO., LTD.฿131.9M
  4. 4UNIQUE ASSET CO., LTD.฿125.2M
  5. 5THE PALAZZO CO., LTD.฿100.4M

Largest by registered capital

  1. 1Thai Entertainment Complex Co., Ltd.Pathum Thani฿10.0B
  2. 2Axis Holding Co., Ltd.Chon Buri฿202.0M
  3. 3Ruders Distribution Co., Ltd.Udon Thani฿127.5M

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.

606
Registered
since 2022
537
Still active
69
Dissolved
฿2.0M
Median capital
of active

New registrations per year

2022peak 160 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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