Bringing back new laptops

[bwoy32]

I left Thailand to visit my mother in the states for a few months. Whilst there I bought myself and girlfriend new MacBooks. 
 

Returning to Thailand and I’ll be bringing both along with my old one. 
 

The items are quite high value and should  I expect to be hit with import duty or do they only really do random spot checks? 
 

Flying into Swampy, fwiw. 
 

 

[kelboy]

Just don't get stopped. 

[DezLez]

I suggest you do not bring them in their original boxes and make sure you have used and personalised them so you can claim they are private.

[robblok]

The fact that you bring back 3 could be a problem. You might or might not be checked your risk.  I think nobody can give you any guarantees. Luck of the draw id say. 

[ubonjoe]

Not visa or extensions related. Moved to the travel forum.

[mtls2005]

Three is dicey.

 

I've done two (Thinkpads), same-same, took current one, bought new one there, returned with two.

 

The duty-free exclusion remains 20,000 baht AFAIK, so you'd potentially be in excess of that. Are you traveling alone? (This exclusion is 40,000 for a family.)

 

I used to bring a lot of PC kit back - enough to build one or two desktops - and did not encounter any issues at the Customs (Green channel) exit, even though bags were x-rayed.

 

The dilemma is running the Green channel risk, or going through the Red channel and declaring the items, and at worst, paying 7% VAT.