Luggage to be X-rayed at airports by year-end, used-car imports to be banned: Customs

[Pilotman]

Just now, thequietman said:

Be sure to throw a pair of soiled underpants in with them, otherwise they will smell new.

I don't have any, mine are always pristine and smell like new, as indeed do I.  ????

[thequietman]

14 minutes ago, ChrisY1 said:

My 20Kg of cheese

would suggest that you roll that foreskin right back and get the soap right in there!

[Nip]

3 hours ago, Father Fintan Stack said:

It is slowly becoming a rather unpleasant place to live. 

And to travel to. I lived here almost 17 years and while their dislike of us 17 years ago was subdued now it's blatantly obvious. I digress. A few days ago I was grilled about my Thai visa by the Emirates check in staff in Dublin Airport. That said I breezed through immigration in Swampy where the queue was almost out to the runway. I snook in the Thai immigration check with my Thai son. That all said it's the last time I will fly with Emirates. They have lost the plot.

[Bangkok Barry]

21 minutes ago, ThomasThBKK said:

Hu?

 

Went to Dubai twice this year, not checked once at exit.

 

Your hand luggage wasn't put through a machine? I've been there nearly 30 times and it's happened every time.

[Fred white]

in 2017 they x rayed a box I had with a old german wall clock in it what changed between then and now

[ThomasThBKK]

28 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

Your hand luggage wasn't put through a machine? I've been there nearly 30 times and it's happened every time.

Hand luggage, yes sure. hang luggage get's also xray in transit often and of course before you board. This is about check in luggage, which normally gets xrayed when you check in with the airline and then only occassionally when you exit and they think you hide something.

 

The article  suggests that they want to scan everyones check in luggage when exiting the airport. Which will just result in beeing even more slow - and thats the only reason why it bothers me.

[fforest1]

1 hour ago, david555 said:

Not far away anymore that Thai chip in your foreigner shoulder RFD readable ….

5g needs to be every where first.....What good would a chip be if you could not be tracked 24/7.....

[toenail]

????Will this make it more difficult to bring in my 10 kg of imported cheeses & one frozen Butterball turkey from USA? 

[Chazar]

so whats  allowable in goods?

[fforest1]

8 minutes ago, ThomasThBKK said:

Hand luggage, yes sure. hang luggage get's also xray in transit often and of course before you board. This is about check in luggage, which normally gets xrayed when you check in with the airline and then only occassionally when you exit and they think you hide something.

 

The article  suggests that they want to scan everyones check in luggage when exiting the airport. Which will just result in beeing even more slow - and thats the only reason why it bothers me.

The volumes of luggage per day are absolutely huge...This will not work....

 

 

[DrTuner]

56 minutes ago, ravip said:

Detecting illegal items such as narcotics or goods being smuggled in to avoid paying taxes would make life unpleasant only to drug carriers and smugglers, wouldn't it? Why would a normal law abiding person be worried?

https://www.tourismthailand.org/About-Thailand/Custom-Immigration

 

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Thailand customs allows visitors to enter Thailand with personal effects, the value of which does not exceed 80,000 Baht, without paying import fees as long as: 1) the items are specifically for personal or professional use; 2) the amount of goods are reasonable; and 3) the items are not subject to restriction or prohibition. 

Who actually travels so light it's under 80k? Nice little "reasonable" things there, perfect for extracting a bit of tea money at the inevitable milking desk after the x-ray.

 

More questions?

[fforest1]

54 minutes ago, ravip said:

Detecting illegal items such as narcotics or goods being smuggled in to avoid paying taxes would make life unpleasant only to drug carriers and smugglers, wouldn't it? Why would a normal law abiding person be worried?

If they said all farangs must wear dog collars with tracking devices 24/7....... 

You would say my dog wears a dog collar and he does not seem to mind....So if dog collars helped keep out/and track down the bad guys I am all for it I have nothing to hide... 

[josephbloggs]

4 hours ago, Samuel Smith said:

Same at Chiang Mai for several years.

Loads of places do it.  Why is everyone making such a drama out of it?  I don't get it (except I do).

[tabarin]

Most counterfeit products come from China via land borders and sea shipping. 
So with other words; crack down on the plebs & continue big business as usual, guess they align with the west.

[Just Weird]

5 hours ago, wreckingcountry said:

Ah ban imported car parts to solve the pollution problem, why didn’t they think of that before ...! You couldn’t make up this junk !

"You couldn’t make up this junk !"

No, you wouldn't think so but you sure managed it! 

 

It did not say that banning imported car parts would reduce pollution, you said that!  Banning the import of used cars could, though, as some models may have been modified and not meet, or may never have met emission regulations, depending on how old they were.

[Just Weird]

5 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

Wonder if the brand names include cheese namely Cathedral ???? 

Why would anyone want to import something as cheap as that that is already available here?

[Just Weird]

5 hours ago, Father Fintan Stack said:

It is slowly becoming a rather unpleasant place to live. 

What is rather unpleasant about having your luggage x-rayed for contraband or banning the import of the types of vehicles that are imported illegally that they are aiming at?  Unless...

[LomSak27]

Just now, josephbloggs said:

4 hours ago, Samuel Smith said:

Same at Chiang Mai for several years.

Loads of places do it.  Why is everyone making such a drama out of it?  I don't get it (except I do).

 

So you been funnled through customs x ray after getting your bags at Chiang Mai?? I saw them screening some 22 year old college students last trip through. Probably because if there was something questionable they could intimidate them and get money. No one else. Not the swarm of 250 odd chinese with spinner luggage hmmm 

BUT no I haven't had a post baggage customs check in CM or bangkok for decades ... given the amount of passengers they funnel through, this is going to be another cattle hearding station experience and What Fun!   ????

[Just Weird]

4 hours ago, Father Fintan Stack said:

It was hellish the other day. 30 minutes to clear immigration and then another 20 at Customs as they X-rayed all the bags.

 

All those freedoms we enjoyed in Thailand in the 90's and 00's slowly disappearing. 

 

Not knocking them just lamenting as it was so much better before.

 

The more it becomes like back 'home' the more I dislike the place.

 

Sorry if it annoys the guys who just rocked up a couple years' ago. 

"It was hellish the other day. 30 minutes to clear immigration and then another 20 at Customs as they X-rayed all the bags."

That's interesting, bearing in mind what the OP actually reported, they must have speeded things up in the last few hours, then?...

 

"Customs Department director-general Krissada Jinawicharana said on Friday that his agency had just received and installed 23 conveyor belt X-ray machines at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport, which would be in use later this year.

 

The machines can scan all checked-in luggage and help officials detect illegal items such as narcotics or goods being smuggled in to avoid paying taxes. Until now, luggage has been randomly opened and searched, he said".

[stat]

Hmm i was about to import some personal pc parts i.e. a 700€ Graphical Card so I can forget about this I am afraid?

[mike787]

6 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

yes and I started a topic on this "how many watches can I bring in" and everybody assured me "no problem you will walk right through" NOT.

 

this is the first time i saw the scanner in operation and everybody got checked. I had a 10,000 Mega Big Boy condoms with me. 

 

I was sweating bullets.

 

 

 

I'm worried too...I wish I was behind you cause I had 10,000 Viagra pills

[watcharacters]

6 hours ago, dcnx said:

Welcome to 2019, Thailand.

 

And to think so many members of TVF came here to escape a Nanny State.     

[watcharacters]

15 minutes ago, mike787 said:

I'm worried too...I wish I was behind you cause I had 10,000 Viagra pills

 

Mike, 

 

Don't take more than 8 within  a 24 hour period.

[mike787]

4 minutes ago, watcharacters said:

 

Mike, 

 

Don't take more than 8 within  a 24 hour period.

Viagra overdoses can result in a range of cardiovascular symptoms including chest pain, fainting, irregular heartbeat, low blood pressure, heart attack, and, rarely, death

[Isaanbiker]

The Customs Department will get conveyor belt X-ray machines up and running by the end of this year, enabling it to scan all luggage in search of illegal items and brand-name items smuggled in to avoid paying taxes and to resell.

 

Their next move is insane, now it's really going to hurt a lot. Who decides what a copy is and what not? Soldiers?

 

 The joke is that no buyer all around the world can be sure to have a genuine product of anything/. Including shop owners!!!

 

Wasn't it enough with all the other things? Thank you very much. 

P.S. I forgot to thank you for the wasted time, as well. 

[josephbloggs]

1 hour ago, LomSak27 said:

 

So you been funnled through customs x ray after getting your bags at Chiang Mai?? I saw them screening some 22 year old college students last trip through. Probably because if there was something questionable they could intimidate them and get money. No one else. Not the swarm of 250 odd chinese with spinner luggage hmmm 

Nope, I live in Bangkok and travel though BKK airport on a regular basis.  This article is about Bangkok, not Chang Mai so I can't comment there.

 

If everyone would just take a second and breathe, it is quite obvious.  I think a lot of people failed their comprehension GCSEs. There will be NO extra time to scan everyone at the exits.  There are two exits.  You think they will have 23 scanning machines there?  Where would they put them all?  There are 23 baggage carousels.  It is entirely obvious that the luggage will be scanned on the conveyor up to the carousels.  23 carousels, 23 scanners.  It is not rocket science.  You won't even know it is happening.  

 

No delay, move along with your day, you can hurry home as usual and furiously bash the keys to complain on TVF about some other imaginary problem that irks you about Thailand, this is not one of them.   Non existent taxi queues, imaginary police thugs hassling you in the airport, you can be home in time to write about them - this will not delay you.

 

Thank you.

 

 

[LomSak27]

Just now, josephbloggs said:

If everyone would just take a second and breathe, it is quite obvious.  I think a lot of people failed their comprehension GCSEs. There will be NO extra time to scan everyone at the exits.  There are two exits.  You think they will have 23 scanning machines there?  Where would they put them all?  There are 23 baggage carousels.  It is entirely obvious that the luggage will be scanned on the carousels.  23 carousels, 23 scanners.  It is not rocket science.  You won't even know it is happening.  

Great you have it all figured out then.

I'll wait and see  

[Oziex1]

18 minutes ago, sgoodes said:

I fly in and out from Perth to BKK every month and haven't had issues for the nearly 3 years I've been doing it. Admittedly I do pay 1100 baht to go fast track once I land in BKK and on the way out so that cuts out all the crap and long lines at Immigration. The only thing that gets on my nerves is almost every time it's a crowded bus ride to and from the plane at Swampy. To pull up at a gate would be a welcome change.

Yes the bus ride,  must be a repressed memory it is the only annoyance I have.

[overherebc]

6 hours ago, Traubert said:

They're going to end up with a very large collection of 'bedroom enhancement appliances' unless they make them legal.

You're talking about the electric 'teasmade' machines of course.

Just realised that's a Goblin teasmaid.

Let your mind go where it wants. ????

[Dr Rodrigues Pereira]

I don´t quite get it : the news is that the x-ray is at check-in, but I think it is upon arrival, after going through the green line that is supposed that you have nothing to declare... Can anybody explain to me me which is the actual new procedure ? Thanks !