Can I bring in some computer parts on my trip to Thailand?

[steve654]

I want to surprise my Daughter in Law and build her a computer, but instead of carrying the whole computer, I just want to

pack in my luggage the motherboard, cpu and memory and build the rest in Thailand when I am there. Is there

custom duties on these parts when I bring them in as a gift? I will be staying in Thailand for about a month and was

wondering if they charge duties on these parts?

[manarak]

I wouldn't declare anything, just put the parts into your luggage, even if Thai customs see the parts, they are very unlikely to show any interest in them.

I took IT equipment in several times, many in the luggage (they x-rayed it), some as a separate medium-tower sized box with a picture of a computer on it, I took a 28 inch monitor in (the box is huge) as well as a 30 Kg color laser printer in its orginal Dell box (even hugerer, happy to fly with a middle east carrier). Customs x-rayed the printer, but I was never asked for anything.

Edited April 20, 2015 by manarak

[steve654]

Thanks, good to know

[craigt3365]

To be really safe, take it out of the original packaging....as much as you can, anyway. My friend just came in with 6 3TB hard drives and all sorts of other stuff. No problems at all....

[Crossy]

Pretty much agree with the above.

Technically there's duty to pay, practically the customs chaps at the airport are after easier targets (cigs and booze).