Barter Connect operates as a ‘trade exchange’ and has transformed traditional bartering into a modern business tool. Using online technology, Barter Connect has created a flexible, secure and fully accountable way for businesses to trade their goods and services with businesses world-wide. Barter Connect facilitates and monitors the purchases (debits) and sales (credits) undertaken by members. These transactions are recorded electronically and its members receive a monthly statement that summarises their transactions. Members can transact using the following: an enabled card, phone application with transactional capabilities and online transactional options. In addition, Barter Connect promotes member businesses and maintains and updates a member business directory. The vision of Barter Connect is to be the sales growth network of choice for every Business.

Barter Connect can work for any company that has the capacity to take on additional business. There are many case studies and trading tips available for members to study to see how Barter Connect can work for them.

Barter Connect has a strong membership base of over 3,000 cardholders in Thailand and over 35,000 cardholders globally. There are over 700 categories of businesses from a – accommodation to z – zoo. Barter Connect welcomes all industries and all businesses. Check out our member category listing to understand what businesses are in Barter Connect.

You can sell almost anything through Barter Connect. Besides your own products and services there is nothing stopping you from selling something from home or even buying from a manufacturer or wholesaler at cost and then on-sell through Barter Connect. Your trading is only limited to the efforts you are willing to put in to be successful.

There are many different ways to use Barter Connect to build your business and improve your lifestyle. Upon joining you will have access to many video tutorials and case studies on unique and creative ways to solve common business challenges. A dedicated Business Development Manager will also be available for you to discuss the many options that best suit your business and lifestyle needs. You can get a sense of how some of members use Barter Connect by clicking on ‘Testimonials’.

A Barter Connect transaction is similar to a credit/debit card transaction. Members earn trade bahts for goods and services they sell and this value is recorded electronically in the member’s account. Members use their Barter Connect transactional card to spend their credit balance (or draw on their interest-free line of credit) on goods and/or services from any other Barter Connect member. The flexibility of the Barter Connect system is you don’t have to purchase from the same business that purchases from you; you can spend locally, nationally and internationally; you can sell now and buy later; you can use the interest free trade baht credit lines provided and buy first before even making a sale.

Yes, your business pays for your personal expenses so if you can save cash on expenses then it just makes sense to use Barter Connect. You can pay trade bahts as a director’s dividends, drawings or loan. As a tip there is no Fringe Benefit Tax applicable if you deposit cash into your business and draw out the equivalent amount of trade bahts in exchange. There is further explanation of this on how to incorporate trade bahts into your payroll system in our creative business tips available for members. However, we always suggest members speak to their accountant regarding how best to implement these strategies into their business.

Yes, you can limit the amount of trading you do. We suggest Barter Connect members trade up to 10% to 15% of their total business turnover. We understand there are times when you may be operating at full capacity for a period or seasonally at your peak. Working with your Business Development Manager you’ll work out a plan for the amount of trading that best suits you and your business. You can start slowly and as you work with us to bring on more suppliers of your choice you can increase the amount of trade you do.

When you join, a comprehensive business analysis is conducted with the view to identify potential suppliers already available in our network. If there are insufficient suppliers available to suit your business requirements then Barter Connect will work with you to bring on additional new suppliers to satisfy your needs. Many of Barter Connect’s top trading members have successfully improved their business profitability by being proactive in their recommendation and referral of new suppliers to provide them with the products and services they need to run a successful business.

By purchasing products or services with your trade bahts, you have already saved cash and kept that cash in your business. You can also buy items with your trade bahts and then on-sell them for cash, therefore converting trade bahts to cash. For example, a restaurant purchases wine on Barter Connect and then sells within the restaurant for cash.Trade bahts are not transferable for cash by Barter Connect or any other Financial Institution.

Barter Connect is a 100% trading system exchange. Upon joining every member agrees to trade at 100% full barter. There are practical exceptions to this rule. Barter Connect rules allow for real estate transactions to be conducted with a minimum of 30% barter component and car transactions to be conducted with a minimum of 20% barter component; and continuous cash/trade supply agreements can be negotiated only with prior written approval of Barter Connect authorised representative.

Yes, Barter Connect hosts hundreds of local and national-wide networking functions a year in Thailand. Each member is encouraged to participate in these functions in order to acquaint themselves with other members and promote their own business. It is a great way to build up your contact base. Barter Connect will be holding more local and national events this year so stay tuned.

เทรดบาท คือ หน่วยบันทึกที่บาร์เทอร์คาร์ดใช้ในการบันทึกข้อมูลการแลกเปลี่ยนสำหรับสมาชิก สําหรับวัตถุประสงค์ด้านภาษี หนึ่งเทรดบาท (1 TB) มีค่าเท่ากับ หนึ่งบาท (1 บาท)

Yes, the seller can issue a tax invoice for the transaction to the buyer as usual. is a normal business transaction. When the seller is charged VAT this VAT will be charged as a Thai Baht trading credit. The tax invoice delivery method must comply with the usual requirements.

No, Barter Connect is not considered a discount system as no member in the network uses Barter Connect to discount their product. It’s not a rewards or loyalty programme either and shouldn’t be likened to any reward or fuel discount card.

No, Barter Connect is not a pyramid-based model or a Ponzi scheme. As any business does, we seek to bring on new members to expand the network and provide new trading opportunities to our members, as well as replacing business operated by members that may have sold, closed or are otherwise unable to continue operating. There is no hierarchical setup where existing members gain rewards from new members further down a ‘hierarchy’ using the network. Our philosophy, business model and pricing structure are based on members making transactions, rather than merely becoming a part of the network.

Barter transactions are assessable and deductible for income tax purposes to the same extent as other cash or credit transactions. When an entity that is a member of a trade exchange makes a taxable supply to another member there is a tax liability, including goods and services value added tax (VAT).VAT is paid and received by members in trade bahts. The consideration paid for supplies between members of a trade exchange is the debiting of the recipient’s account and the consideration received is the crediting of the supplier’s account .For tax purposes, considers one trade baht (1 TB) equal to one Thai Baht (1 THB).

Just like you would normally, we recommend that you get quotes from a variety of businesses before you decide to make a purchase. To manage any form of overpricing, Fair Trading plays an important role in the ethos of Barter Connect. We advocate that prices must be consistent with that of a cash purchase; just because a transaction is being done in trade bahts, it shouldn’t be more expensive than a cash transaction.

Cash fees are payable to service our administration costs. Not all aspects of running a business can be paid for using trade and we wouldn’t encourage anyone to solely run their business using trade bahts.

No, your trade funds do not expire if you are a Barter Connect member, however, the physical Barter Connect card you receive expires as per the date shown on the card. A new card is then posted out automatically. If you are gifted a Barter Connect Gift Certificate, the funds expire after 4 months from the date of issue.

Yes, businesses can be rated through both your experience and other member experiences. This can be done via Barter Connect Search and is based on a star rating.