blabla1 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Hi everyone, i have heard horror stories about bringing household and personal stuff to Thailand, crazy taxes and items going missing etc... i'd like to send a container of mostly personal belongings,musical instruments, dated studio equipment,household, everything at least ten years old. From Melbourne,Australia. Can anyone fill me in on this or give some good advice? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario2008 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Moved to visa section. A lot depends on the reason why you move to Thaland. if it is for work and you have a work permit and a 1 year extension of stay, you can import your household goods duty free. An important factor is the agent you will be using. A good agent will negotiate a very favourable price for you to pay to Thai customs. Some members will be able to give you the name of a good agent they have used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMA_FARANG Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 From what you've posted I'm guessing you are not coming on a retirement visa...but just in case you are... there is a duty free allowance on "personal effects" brought to Thailand for those retiring here on such a visa. I've never taken it...and I don't know what Thai customs would consider personal effects if you do qualify. A shipping agent would know the details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario2008 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 As far as I'm aware a retiree cannot import duty free. Rules are posted on Thai customs website: http://www.customs.go.th/wps/wcm/connect/custen/individuals/importing+used+or+secondhand+household+effects/importingusedsecondhandhouseholdeffects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 From what you've posted I'm guessing you are not coming on a retirement visa...but just in case you are... there is a duty free allowance on "personal effects" brought to Thailand for those retiring here on such a visa. I've never taken it...and I don't know what Thai customs would consider personal effects if you do qualify. A shipping agent would know the details. sorry, but that's misleading information. no allowance on personal effects for those retiring in Thailand. but the OP's worries are not warranted if he uses a reputable clearing agent. i brought in a 40 foot HC container stuffed with 65m³ furniture and personal belongings. clearing and customs fees were negligible, no items were missing. the container was cleared in BKK and shipped to Pattaya where i removed the lock which my neighbour in Florida, who supervised the loading, had attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blabla1 Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 Thanx,great site!!! As far as I'm aware a retiree cannot import duty free. Rules are posted on Thai customs website: http://www.customs.g...ouseholdeffects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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