Thailand says tariff talks to continue after Trump-Anutin call

Suttinee Yuvejwattana, Bloomberg News on Nov 15, 2025

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Thailand said tariff talks with the U.S. will continue following a phone call between their leaders, despite Washington’s earlier move to halt negotiations pending Thai compliance over a peace declaration with Cambodia.

The U.S. informed Bangkok of the temporary suspension, but that changed after President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul spoke late Friday night, Thai government spokesman Siripong Angkasakulkiat said in a statement on Saturday.

“The tariff negotiations will move forward and remain separate from border issues,” said Siripong, adding Trump told the Thai premier that the U.S. “does not wish to interfere in the Thailand–Cambodia issue” under existing bilateral mechanisms.

A deadly shooting this week at the Thai-Cambodian border had cast doubt on a peace deal brokered by Trump as Anutin signaled the political costs of looking weak on the border issue are higher than endangering trade with the U.S. Thailand has accused Cambodia of violating the agreement by planting new landmines on Thai territory and injuring its soldiers.

Siripong initially said Saturday afternoon that Thailand was informed on Friday night by the U.S. deputy trade representative that Washington planned to halt trade talks until Bangkok “provides assurances that it will strictly comply” with the joint declaration signed in Kuala Lumpur last month. He shortly clarified in a separate statement that the leaders’ call resulted in a change of stance on halting talks.

Thailand unilaterally suspended terms under the Oct. 26 pact after a land-mine blast injured Thai soldiers near the border earlier this week.

Anutin — currently on an official visit to China — said in a Facebook post on Saturday that Trump would consider further cutting tariffs on Thai products if the nation removes mines along its border with Cambodia to deescalate the military flare-up.

“If you do the demining works quickly, I’ll consider chopping” the tariff rate, according to details of the late-night call shared by Anutin in his post. The current U.S. tariff on Thai goods is 19%.

Anutin also said in his post that Thailand won’t proceed with its commitments under the agreement until Cambodia acknowledges it violated the terms, issues an apology to the Thai public, and guarantees that Thai forces can safely and freely remove the mines that injured Thai soldiers.