When buying air tickets to Thailand, please specify if the airport charge is included in the ticket price or you will need to pay it later. The fee for international flights is 700 baht, on domestic flights 100 baht. The fee is collected from every passenger aged 2 years and over.
When entering Thailand:
- Declare the imported amount if it exceeds $ 20,000.
- Present the border officer with a self-completed migration card, as well as a passport, the validity of which must be at least 6 months from the day of the end of the trip. The back of the migration card, which the border guard will give you, must be saved and returned when leaving the country.
The customs zone is subject to selective inspection.
- You can not export from Thailand without the written permission of the Department of Fine Arts of the Ministry of Education and without a special store certificate, in which made the purchase:
- Images of the Buddha (except for a personal amulet).
- Images of bodhisattvas.
- Antiques.
- Objects of religious worship.
Stuffed animals.
Remember that the import and export of narcotic and psi of mortal substances is punishable up to the death penalty.
- When you leave Thailand, you can return 7% of VAT for purchases. For this it is necessary:
- make a purchase in the VAT Refund for Tourists shop at the same time for the amount of at least 2,000 baht;
- register a special check-receipt for VAT refund in this store; for a total amount of at least 5,000 baht.
Natalia Dorovskaya