August 8, 2025Aug 8 I'm planning on buying a refurbished 2015 MacBook Pro from the US. I was pretty ure there was no duty on computers or computers parts, just VAT, unless the regs have changed recently. TIA!
August 8, 2025Aug 8 No, only VAT. Well, also a small processing fee. If you declare the laptop as having a value of 500 USD when it's shipped, you'll pay around 1800 Baht in VAT and processing.
August 10, 2025Aug 10 Author Awesome, Cameroni, thanks! I've been a Mac guy since 1984 but the last good ones with 2015. It may sound a fool's errand to buy a ten-year old computer but I'd rather take my chances than to pay $4k to a trillion-dollar company kissing Trump's ass!
August 13, 2025Aug 13 On 8/8/2025 at 2:15 PM, unblocktheplanet said: I'm planning on buying a refurbished 2015 MacBook Pro from the US. I was pretty ure there was no duty on computers or computers parts, just VAT, unless the regs have changed recently. TIA! Not sure about duty, but you could get problems (charged money) if you bring a "New" PC into the country. I don't know for certain if the rules still apply, but Chiang Mai airport customs stopped me when I brought a new PC from China with me back to Thailand as a gift to the kids in my wife's extended family (It was part of some test equipment controller - but repurposed with Windows) They were going to charge me duty or tax at the airport, but when I explained it was for the local Thai kids to help with school - The customs officer told me "Just tell me that it is NOT new" - which I did, and they let me bring it in free of charge. So a few years back, there was certainly a charge on new imported computers.
August 13, 2025Aug 13 Have you looked around the different shops I know that Zeer Rangsit has refurbished Apple computers then you may find the prices better
August 14, 2025Aug 14 Author On 8/13/2025 at 10:50 AM, kingstonkid said: Have you looked around the different shops I know that Zeer Rangsit has refurbished Apple computers then you may find the prices better Wow! I already bought the Mac (2015!) but Zeer sounds like the old Pantip. Do you think it so?
August 14, 2025Aug 14 5 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said: Wow! I already bought the Mac (2015!) but Zeer sounds like the old Pantip. Do you think it so? It is a smaller version and due to the economy getting smaller, but yes, it has a lot of stalls selling parts and even software
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