Bringing My Computer To Thailand

[plasticchair]

Hi Everyone,

Coming June I am planning to move to Bangkok from Hong Kong for 6 months study.

I want to bring my desktop to continue my work here.

Do I need to declare it when passing immigration? It is in the big carton box.

Do I have to pay any import taxes? After 6 months I plan to bring it back to Hong Kong.

[Phronesis]

If you are only here for 6 months. Why not just bring the hard drive and purchase a new tower to put it in here at the many computer shops.

Not expensive...

[JSixpack]

Should be no problem. If I were you I'd disassemble it and pack it in a suitcase, but that's just me.

[Dancealot]

Too much a hastle, bring a notebook/HD and buy a big monitor screen for B10000 here.

[plasticchair]

Thank you for all replies.

I have a monoblock computer and I have no knowledge to assemble/reassemble it.

If I bring it with me and tell customs I study here for 6 months and I will bring it back to Hong Kong, will they ask me to pay any duties?

[USNret]

Don't bring a desktop. It's far more trouble than it's worth. Either buy a laptop now and use your remaining time to transfer files to the new machine, or buy an external (USB) hard drive, put the files there, then buy a computer in Thailand. You can even find good used computers (Mac & PC) on this site's classifieds or other similar sites.

[JetsetBkk]

Thank you for all replies.

I have a monoblock computer and I have no knowledge to assemble/reassemble it.

If I bring it with me and tell customs I study here for 6 months and I will bring it back to Hong Kong, will they ask me to pay any duties?

Who knows? Customs here is a lottery.

[Nickkbh]

I brought my macpro in, but its a few years back.

But i just took it through nothing to declare, huge box.

I guess if they stop you, just say its not new, and not worth much, and pay what they want.

Shouldnt be to much anyway.

But i would just try and bring it through.