stuck Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 I'm ticking off all the things the embassy needs to issue an O-A visa as my 9-year-old son and I will be moving back to Thailand. My son will enter on his Thai Passport which I have yet to secure at the embassy here in the USA and I will be entering with my USA passport. Between us, we get four suitcases weighing no more than 62 pounds each. I'm planning on fitting my 27 Inch iMac into one suitcase and breaking down my desk chair and distributing it in the other three. Is there any difference to what one can bring in duty-free for personal belongings and is there a difference between him and me in what we can bring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Info is here. http://www.customs.go.th/wps/wcm/connect/custen/travellers/arriving+in+thailand/arrivinginthailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilbaz Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Jeez that chair must have special powers. You can buy plenty of STUFF here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuck Posted June 7, 2016 Author Share Posted June 7, 2016 Info is here. http://www.customs.go.th/wps/wcm/connect/custen/travellers/arriving+in+thailand/arrivinginthailand It doesn't mention how much duty/taxes are and what is exempt. I'm only bringing my iMac and a few external hard drives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Nothing is exempt for you.. If you were shipping them in your son would be able to get some things in duty free. On same site see this. http://www.customs.go.th/wps/wcm/connect/custen/individuals/importing+used+or+secondhand+household+effects+/importingusedsecondhandhouseholdeffects+ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuck Posted June 7, 2016 Author Share Posted June 7, 2016 Nothing is exempt for you.. If you were shipping them in your son would be able to get some things in duty free. On same site see this. http://www.customs.go.th/wps/wcm/connect/custen/individuals/importing+used+or+secondhand+household+effects+/importingusedsecondhandhouseholdeffects+ Ok the iMac is his and the chair is mine. All they will see is pieces. My son has been studying abroad for 7 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Since everything is going to be in suitcases you more than likely will not bothered when you enter the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilbaz Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 (edited) The only time I've been stopped for a search in over 10 years was when I moved here 8 years ago, at Phuket International, with a trolley full of suitcases ... Avoid eye contact and forge ahead and carry any breakables upstairs. Edited June 7, 2016 by Evilbaz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuck Posted June 7, 2016 Author Share Posted June 7, 2016 Jeez that chair must have special powers. You can buy plenty of STUFF here. It's an Ergohuman Chair - It's so special, it fits me. Plus it breaks down with the removal of 3 large screws. http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/518380/Raynor-Ergohuman-High-Back-Mesh-Chair/?cm_mmc=PLA-_-Google-_-Chairs_Seating-_-518380-VQ6-48410587676-VQ16-c-VQ17-pla-VQ18-online-VQ19-518380-VQ20-75212232356-VQ21--VQ22-176190476-VQ27-9134782196&gclid=Cj0KEQjwvtS6BRC8pcKn8OXIg_wBEiQAqtpiz2tez1vwyQjbD1jVrlbT0uVqnxq4MVal7iCIoEHIEGIaAvYm8P8HAQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nev Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Nice chair by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuck Posted June 7, 2016 Author Share Posted June 7, 2016 Nice chair by the way. In 2006 I bought a very good Italian made office chair but it was nothing compared to the ErgoHuman Chair. I'm not sure I could something like this in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksam Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Geezss , strap some wings on that chair and you can fly here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuck Posted June 7, 2016 Author Share Posted June 7, 2016 Geezss , strap some wings on that chair and you can fly here. Not recommended. I'm a pilot. I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toscano Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Stuffing things in suitcases suggest you intend to bring it with you on your flight from the US . Unless you are very short of money why not get international removals to ship a crate of stuff for you . I sent a crate of useful belongings , clothes etc. from Italy before coming , later another containing books from England . You may have to pay a little tax on arrival , I paid Bt2000 , then the transport to your home . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarrySeaman Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 If you have a O-A visa when you come here then from: http://www.legal-thailand.com/moving-to-thailand-household-goods.html Once you have applied for your Thai visa be this a marriage visa which has been extended for 1 year or a retirement visa which has already been extended for 1 year then you have a period of 6 months to bring your goods in from your home country duty free. Even if you fill a container and have it shipped your things are duty free, but if you sell them here in Thailand then you have to pay import duty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 If you have a O-A visa when you come here then from: http://www.legal-thailand.com/moving-to-thailand-household-goods.html Once you have applied for your Thai visa be this a marriage visa which has been extended for 1 year or a retirement visa which has already been extended for 1 year then you have a period of 6 months to bring your goods in from your home country duty free. Even if you fill a container and have it shipped your things are duty free, but if you sell them here in Thailand then you have to pay import duty. That info is out of date and is no longer correct. Read this from the 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...
Redline Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Nothing is exempt for you.. If you were shipping them in your son would be able to get some things in duty free. On same site see this. http://www.customs.go.th/wps/wcm/connect/custen/individuals/importing+used+or+secondhand+household+effects+/importingusedsecondhandhouseholdeffects+ Ok the iMac is his and the chair is mine. All they will see is pieces. My son has been studying abroad for 7 years. Yes, since your son has been studying overseas, he is allowed to bring back most items duty/tax free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkk6060 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Why don't you sell it at a garage sale and buy a new chair here? Geez.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimSamui Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Stuffing things in suitcases suggest you intend to bring it with you on your flight from the US . Unless you are very short of money why not get international removals to ship a crate of stuff for you . I sent a crate of useful belongings , clothes etc. from Italy before coming , later another containing books from England . You may have to pay a little tax on arrival , I paid Bt2000 , then the transport to your home . You were lucky. Moving here with my thai wife they charged us 45K THB there were two crates of supposedly exempt household stuff...beware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksam Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Why don't you sell it at a garage sale and buy a new chair here? Geez.. Its a $600+ USD chair. Garage sale $20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgthompson Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Stuffing things in suitcases suggest you intend to bring it with you on your flight from the US . Unless you are very short of money why not get international removals to ship a crate of stuff for you . I sent a crate of useful belongings , clothes etc. from Italy before coming , later another containing books from England . You may have to pay a little tax on arrival , I paid Bt2000 , then the transport to your home . You were lucky. Moving here with my thai wife they charged us 45K THB there were two crates of supposedly exempt household stuff...beware. I shipped 4 large boxes, 30 Kg each, from UK on a METV for £320 and after asking on this forum, I expected to pay 15-20K Baht for import tax. I received them 2 weeks ago, 5 weeks after shipping them, the shipping company did ring me to say they would deliver them at my condo on Wednesday did not turn up, the day after they were delivered while I was in Bangkok even though the terms and conditions were that I was at my address to take the delivery otherwise it would be another £50. The boxes were opened and then sealed again at the port but not a Baht was asked for. Perhaps it's the luck of the draw! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 (edited) If you have a O-A visa when you come here then from: http://www.legal-thailand.com/moving-to-thailand-household-goods.html Once you have applied for your Thai visa be this a marriage visa which has been extended for 1 year or a retirement visa which has already been extended for 1 year then you have a period of 6 months to bring your goods in from your home country duty free. Even if you fill a container and have it shipped your things are duty free, but if you sell them here in Thailand then you have to pay import duty. "... your goods in from your home country duty free. " Not true. Send everything as "used personal and household effects" and have an agent clear it for you and you won't pay very much duty, but it is definitely not duty free if you come here with the intention of retiring. Better to get information from official Thai government websites and not things on visa agent websites that will inevitably be false or out of date. Edited June 7, 2016 by Suradit69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubeturazz Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 bring the chair - i have bought many chairs in Thailand trying to find that perfect one i left behind, but none could compare. bring the chair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuck Posted June 7, 2016 Author Share Posted June 7, 2016 bring the chair - i have bought many chairs in Thailand trying to find that perfect one i left behind, but none could compare. bring the chair! The chair I purchased in Thailand was also a mesh chair from an Italian company. I purchased it from INDEX on Sukhumvit Pattaya. It was a fine chair, very comfortable, but nothing like this chair. Did anyone read that it goes together with 3 bolts? That's a fine design. I think I can break it down and spread it among 3 suitcases. The heaviest part is the base and also the biggest. That's the one part I can buy anywhere in Thailand as it is universal. The Thai's are not anywhere near the level of ergonomics that Europe and USA are. Regardless, I bought the chair for $200.00 on eBay. I would guess buying the same chair in Thailand if available would cost me at least $800.00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuck Posted June 7, 2016 Author Share Posted June 7, 2016 Why don't you sell it at a garage sale and buy a new chair here? Geez.. That I wish to live in Thailand doesn't equate to I want to sit on a milk carton crate instead of a real desk chair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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