Bought wifey a 3 baht necklace for Christmas. Stopped at Dublin customs they took it off me. Never ever entered my mind to declare it. I had to pay an extra 780 euro . Gutted !!! So just beware about bringing your gifts out of Thailand.

Interesting. How did they arrive at that figure? Did you have a receipt or did they value it themselves?

Why didn't you claim it's yours?

I always wear a 15 baht chain, with 5 Buddha amulets never was questioned. 20+ out-country travels.

Is it not possible to bring the necklace back to Thailand and get the 780 back when leaving Ireland?

Edited December 1, 201411 yr by Chonburiram

Sorry, mate, can you repeat that? You paid 3 baht for a trinket and the immigration back home asked you for 780 euros? Is there some reason why you didn't just leave it with them?

Sorry, mate, can you repeat that? You paid 3 baht for a trinket and the immigration back home asked you for 780 euros? Is there some reason why you didn't just leave it with them?

A 3 baht gold necklace does not mean it's only "3 baht" worth of gold... It refers to the weight of the item... In this case, 3 baht of gold is roughly 45 grams of gold...

Edited December 1, 201411 yr by Loptr

The gold cost me 62.000 bath. I brought it as gift into dublin got stopped. Customs fined me etc for not declaring it. It was gift for wife and in box with reciept. I told customs it was gift they told me i should declare any goods over 430 euro when entering eu ( c**ts) slapped me with fee of 800 euro.