Why This Directory Exists
If you've sourced from Thailand before, you've used some combination of: Alibaba, sourcing agents, trade shows, LinkedIn cold outreach, ASEAN Manufacturing Show. Each has a problem.
The problem with each option
Alibaba: weaker for Thai suppliers than for Chinese. Listings are mostly agent-relisted or duplicate. Quality verification is opaque.
Sourcing agents: 15-30% markup baked into every quote. Useful for first-time / non-English buyers, but a permanent margin tax for everyone else.
Trade shows: physical, time-bound, you meet 30 suppliers in 2 days. Good for relationship-building, slow for shortlisting.
Cold outreach: low signal. You email 100, hear back from 5, of which 2 are real fits. Time-expensive.
What we actually do
Thai Supply Hub aggregates Google Business Profile data on Thai manufacturers, runs B2C noise filters (no shopping malls, butcher shops, factory-outlet retail), and ranks the survivors by a transparent Trust Score.
Each listing shows the supplier's public phone and website — same data Google has, but organized for B2B browsing, not "near me" navigation.
What we don't do
- Don't broker deals. Buyers contact suppliers directly.
- Don't take commission. No conflict-of-interest pressure on rankings.
- Don't write fake reviews. Reviews shown are direct excerpts from public Google reviews, attributed.
How we monetize
- Sponsored slots (Editor's Pick / Recommended / Featured) — clearly badged, never replace organic
- Verified Supplier tiers (₿5K / ₿15K / ₿40K) — supplier pays for verification badge
- Eventually: lead generation for participating suppliers
Who we built this for
Buyers who: 1. Have a clear product spec 2. Want to skip the agent layer when feasible 3. Prefer original-source data over marketing
Korean SMEs sourcing from Thailand are an outsized share of our /ko traffic. International electronics + automotive + food buyers dominate /en. Thai domestic SMEs use /th to find local OEM peers.
If that's you, start on the homepage or jump to a category — manufacturers, auto parts, warehouses.