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Table D-2 Details <strong>of</strong> calculation <strong>of</strong> the material flow <strong>of</strong> plastics <strong>in</strong> <strong>Thailand</strong>, 2010 (cont<strong>in</strong>ued)<br />

No. Description<br />

7<br />

8<br />

Imported<br />

Product<br />

Exported<br />

product<br />

Value<br />

(Tonnes/year)<br />

421,290<br />

949,077<br />

190<br />

Assumption and Calculation<br />

The amount <strong>of</strong> imported product means that amounts <strong>of</strong> plastic products which are imported from<br />

other countries. The amounts <strong>of</strong> imported products are presented <strong>in</strong> three sources <strong>of</strong> data such as the<br />

Custom Department, the <strong>Plastic</strong> Intelligence Unit website (PIU) and the Office <strong>of</strong> Industrial<br />

Economics (OIE).<br />

It can be searched on the website by use the specific code <strong>of</strong> plastic product (HS-Code). The range <strong>of</strong><br />

plastic code is 3916-3926. This amount <strong>of</strong> imported products does not <strong>in</strong>clude the amount <strong>of</strong> electrical<br />

and electronic devices and automotive parts because these plastics are imported with the electrical and<br />

electronic <strong>in</strong>dustry and automotive <strong>in</strong>dustry.<br />

The amount <strong>of</strong> imported products (772,409.08 tonnes) was not the pure plastic products <strong>in</strong> 2010, but it<br />

<strong>in</strong>cludes the plastic conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g products e.g., backpack, wallets, helmet, umbrella, l<strong>in</strong>oleum, ballpo<strong>in</strong>t<br />

pen, lighter, tape/CD, tampon, etc. HS-code <strong>of</strong> these imported products is not only 3916-3926.<br />

Therefore, 421,290 tonnes (pure plastic products) was used as the imported product flow <strong>in</strong> the<br />

material flow <strong>of</strong> plastics <strong>in</strong> <strong>Thailand</strong>. The assumption is this amount <strong>in</strong>cludes only thermoplastic<br />

products (Custom Department, 2013).<br />

The amount <strong>of</strong> exported product means that amounts <strong>of</strong> plastic products which are exported to other<br />

countries. This number is shown <strong>in</strong> the Custom Department and <strong>Plastic</strong> Intelligence Unit Website. The<br />

amounts <strong>of</strong> exported products are presented <strong>in</strong> three sources <strong>of</strong> data such as the Custom Department,<br />

the <strong>Plastic</strong> Intelligence Unit website (PIU) and the Office <strong>of</strong> Industrial Economics (OIE). It can be<br />

searched on the website by use the specific code <strong>of</strong> plastic product (HS-Code). The range <strong>of</strong> plastic<br />

code is 3916-3926.

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