Business As Usual On Arrival?

[walstib1]

Does the new airport have the Declare- Nothing to Declare line at the airport? I allways bring a few liters of alcahol...should I be concerned? Thanks!

[Crossy]

Does the new airport have the Declare- Nothing to Declare line at the airport? I allways bring a few liters of alcahol...should I be concerned? Thanks!

The limit for alcohol is one litre, tobacco is 200 cigarettes.

I've never been stopped entering LoS but I don't bring booze or cigs anyway.

There are reports of HEAVY fines for those caught over the limit (although these did come just after the airport opened, not sure how enthusiastic the bods are now).

I don't think it's possible to go down the red line and declare over limit booze or ciggies (you need a licence to import alcohol / tobacco).

[Krub]

Does the new airport have the Declare- Nothing to Declare line at the airport? I allways bring a few liters of alcahol...should I be concerned? Thanks!

Don't do it

You cannot declare and pay duty

if you a caught you will be hauled to the nearest offcie and made to pay heavy and I mean heavy fines

[backflip]

To answer your original question, "yes", there are separate lines for "Declare" and "Nothing to Declare".

[sjaak327]

Does the new airport have the Declare- Nothing to Declare line at the airport? I allways bring a few liters of alcahol...should I be concerned? Thanks!

Don't do it

You cannot declare and pay duty

if you a caught you will be hauled to the nearest offcie and made to pay heavy and I mean heavy fines

I'm just wondering how flexible they are, I ususally go in for a three or four weeks holiday and bring my own tobacco (just for usage in that period, simply because I cannot buy that brand in Thailand, or at least not in many places) Total I would bring in would be 750 or maybe even 1000 gram. I have to say, they have never bothered me before, but I surely hope they are not going overboard if you bring this into the country, at the end of the day, it's for own usage.

[PhilHarries]

Does the new airport have the Declare- Nothing to Declare line at the airport? I allways bring a few liters of alcahol...should I be concerned? Thanks!

Don't do it

You cannot declare and pay duty

if you a caught you will be hauled to the nearest offcie and made to pay heavy and I mean heavy fines

I'm just wondering how flexible they are, I ususally go in for a three or four weeks holiday and bring my own tobacco (just for usage in that period, simply because I cannot buy that brand in Thailand, or at least not in many places) Total I would bring in would be 750 or maybe even 1000 gram. I have to say, they have never bothered me before, but I surely hope they are not going overboard if you bring this into the country, at the end of the day, it's for own usage.

From various posts it appears they are as flexible as a granite cliff and not only a hefty fine but confiscation of ALL your DF's.

Your risk so, as they say, UP2U.

[bendix]

Sure it's for your own usage, but you're making the common error of extrapolating your western sensibilities onto a completely different culture.

The thing about Thailand is the arbitrariness of its officials. They might not stop you - that's the usual occurance. They might stop you and see you have too much tobacco or alcohol, smile nicely and wave you through. Or they might be in a bad mood and decide to give you grief, just for the sake of it. And if they decide on the latter, then you will really be in for it because they can make the stay at the airport and any subsequent 'fines' very nasty indeed.

Why do they do that? Because they can. Because they're accountable only to equally corrupt bosses who will share your fine.

Why is it like this? Because it is. Simple as that.

What can you do about it? Err on the side of caution.

[lomatopo]

Total I would bring in would be 750 or maybe even 1000 gram. I have to say, they have never bothered me before, but I surely hope they are not going overboard if you bring this into the country, at the end of the day, it's for own usage.

From the TAT website, duty free allowances as of December, 2006:

There are limits on the amount of alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, cigars and smoking tobacco to which you may include in your duty free personal exemption as follows:

* No more than 200 cigarettes

* No more than 500 grams* of smoking tobacco (includes cigars)

* 200 cigarettes and cigars or smoking tobacco each or in total must not exceed 500 grams*

* 1 litre of spirituous liquor

*Note: Most recent information as of December 2006 – revised from 250 grams as indicated in the Customs Department of the Kingdom of Thailand web site

Edited April 11, 2007 by lomatopo