I already wrote about what to bring from Thailand as gift, and today the post about Thai customs, which can and can not export / import from / to Thailand. Some restrictions may not be quite ordinary. I hope someone can complement their personal experience. in the comments, how did it happen in fact, and then Tai such country, that on paper one thing, but in reality another.
The content of the article
- 1 What can not be exported from Thailand
- 1.1 General list
- 1.2 Can I export fruit from Thailand?
- 1.3 Can I export shells from Thailand?
- 1.4 Can I take out Buddha images from Thailand
- 2 What can not be imported into Thailand
- 3 Alcohol and cigarettes
Contents
What can not be exported from Thailand
Common list
The diversity of opinions that prevails in RuNet on this account. In fact, the answer lies in the most obvious his place – on the website of the Thai consulate, in the section on travel for individuals. Briefly and affordable Thais listed all categories of goods that are either prohibited for carriage in both sides of the Thai border, or have transportation restrictions.
By the way, this is one of the key points for which, for some reason, many stupidly do not pay attention: there is a list of absolute banned, and there is a list of what can be transported, but with compliance with certain conditions. In order not to be sprayed about everything and Immediately, I will take for example three main things that disturb the minds tourists more often than others: images of Buddha, fruits and shells. Can I need to export these three treasures from Thailand? Can. And generally speaking, the severity of the law in Tae is also compensated for by execution.
As you yourself have repeatedly noticed, when passing the border, the main flow of tourists goes to the exit from the airport by Green Channel. It is believed that by doing so you declare your absence in the baggage banned or items that are properly declared in customs. This does not prevent you from being randomly initiated. customs officer, but in 99 cases out of 100, you just leave from the airport with your suitcase full of fruit, eg. And no one cares about you, unless you behave suspiciously.
I quote the website of the Thai Embassy. List of items with transportation restrictions:
- Buddha images, religious or ancient art, antique objects (Department of Culture and Fine art)
- Weapons, bullets and explosive devices (MIA)
- Plants and planting materials (Department of Agriculture Households)
- Live animals, including pets; animal products (Department of Livestock)
- Food, medicines and supplementary products (Food and Medical Authority)
- Car parts (Ministry of Industry)
- Cigars, cigarettes, tobacco, and alcoholic beverages (limited quantity) (Excise Department).
- Import and export to / from Thailand
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- Import and export to / from Thailand
Is it possible to export fruit from Thailand?
Fruits are restricted (but not banned) immediately. on two items from the list. Like food or food and how plants. In both cases, the export must be authorized by one of relevant services, but it is written on paper. In fact, no one cares what fruit and how much you carry in your baggage or hand luggage.
The main thing is not to shine fruit baskets at the reception. Basically, all the gaps due to the fruit are made with the workers. airlines, not border guards and customs. They will immediately do on her stand, and there will be a skirmish, as a result of which you, or start ramming fruit in your luggage, or pay extra for overweight hand luggage or go on the bench all this is, from principle. BUT if your basket was in a bag, it would not be anyone honored.
And one more thing – the basket infuriates both your fellow travelers and flight attendants The first can be nervous because of the aromas, and the second hate when, after leaking fruit in the cabin drawers remain sticky spots.
Although we should not forget that when passing through the Thai border you always, ALWAYS have a chance to get on the “bad mood” the officer who shines your carry-on. This random trouble periodically destroys the plans of tourists, therefore, 100% you can never be sure that even if you do everything Feng Shui, you do not get a headache at the border.
By the way, fruits are not a separate category like consider many tourists. Fruit weight is added to either baggage or hand luggage. Based on personal and collective experience, under the fruit better to have a separate hard suitcase. I personally drive fruit only in checked in baggage, so less of all the trouble with them. Never problems did not have.
Do not carry coconuts – because of the liquid inside can find fault, well, and there have been cases of drug trafficking inside the coconut, which is bad X-rayed through.
Specifically, there are no official prohibitions on durian, since it belongs to fruits and falls under the requirements of all the rest fruits. But the airlines forbid it by their own rules, like source of strong unpleasant odor. So, take him either to dried, or in the form of jam, or you need to bother freezing and full isolation from the air – adhesive tape and polyethylene you in help. Mango and durian can be ground with a blender and freeze the flesh, and carry in a thermopacket in a regular suitcase.
Is it possible to export shells from Thailand
Officially, you can, but only if these shells (and corals) bought by you in the gift shop. The only way you can prove that all this has already been collected and broken before you, and you are just a tourist, and not a pest and environmental offender.
The list on the site about the shells is not a word, but it is written in other Thai document, as well as a ban on the export of soil, sand and so on. But if you are clapped with a package of shells that you yourself gathered up during the holidays, then there may be trouble.
But here, too, the grandmother said in two, with this law. Basically, Thai customs do not care about your shells. But if sizes export package will be too impressive, or if customs officer in the morning clocked the head, then you can get under distribution. And seriously and for a long time – for storing corals there article, and periodically the Thai authorities catch hapless tourists, who are then indicatively imprisoned, judged and reluctantly released after paying a fine. In general – do not be greedy, and all you have will be fine.
Can I take out Buddha images from Thailand
Buddha images (paintings, statues, etc.) are allowed to export, provided it is a simple souvenir, and the border guards do not there are doubts about the origin of your Buddha or his cultural values. According to the letter of the law, to any Buddha image must enclosed written permission from the Ministry of Culture of Thailand to export In fact, no one raises the alarm if X-ray examination in a suitcase drawn silhouette of a seated Buddha. Unless, it will be a very big Buddha – then they can be interested in.
Border guards, as a rule, already know standard souvenir products of their country (or rather, China and Malaysia), and even a large statue can be a maximum ask for a receipt from the store. On small things and pictures in general nobody pays attention, and you can beware of trouble only if your souvenir is not standard, or very much looks like antiques. There may already be select, referring to the law, or offer to wait until the expert from the Ministry of Culture will not confirm that this is just a piece of clay or wood.
This law is an echo of not so distant times when Thailand has come down a shaft of crimes involving vandalism and the export of antiques from the country. Statuettes and smaller medallions sizes were taken out entirely, and stupidly broke off large statues heads and hands. By the way, the plot of the well-known Thai film “Ong Buck “just tied to kidnapping the head of the Buddha from the village ancient statue, which is sent back to the main character the movie.
What can not be imported into Thailand
Well, and briefly for those items that are strictly forbidden to import to the Kingdom of Thailand. I will quote the website of the embassy: “drugs, pornographic materials, fakes and pirated products, counterfeit banknotes, coins, bills, royal seals and official seals, national flag goods Thailand’s wild animals under protection or the like similar products. ”
They can also add hookahs and e-cigarettes, and same accessories to them. Since 2014, these items are prohibited to transportation and you face up to 10 years in prison, if you decide to tempt fate. Surprisingly, the people continue to be interested in social programs, punished for it or not. Punished. And not only in airport, but in principle. I recently read a post of two old evrofarangov who live in Tae for twenty years and were stopped traffic police officer for smoking vap. We got off with a fine and warning. Smoked in the car, Karl!
Alcohol and cigarettes
From Thailand to Russia. From Thailand let out any amount of alcohol and cigarettes. Let me remind you that wipes, hookahs, and all that is connected with them is a criminal case and a prison. In the Russian Federation can be imported three liters of alcohol of any fortress – along the green corridor, that is without paying a fee. And another two liters from the top, along the red corridor, that is, with the payment of duty in the range of 10-20 euros per liter. Fortress alcohol does not matter here.
From Russia to Thailand allowed to import one liter for a passport, but in fact, this rule remains outside the zone of interest Thai customs. It is also allowed to import 200 cigarettes or 250 grams cigar / tobacco on one passport. But to cigarettes, often increased attention and there is a high probability of leaving surplus customs officers during inspection.
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