Man at Work Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 ... bring into Thailand. Is there a limit? MaW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 ... bring into Thailand. Is there a limit? MaW no, to bring in is not a problem, but later if you need to bring out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookie Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Yep...no limit on the amount of Baht brought into Thailand. If you're taking Baht _out_ of Thailand there is a limit of 50,000-Bt. But, don't bring any Baht in...unless you obtained the Baht you plan on bringing in at a better exchange rate than the current (higher) rate available within Thailand. Bring your local currency and exchange it for Baht while in Thailand. Your local currency will get _slightly_ less Baht when exchanged outside of Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saucier01 Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 you'd look like a drug dealer if you came into the country with a huge wad of cash better to change your money there IMHO saucier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 You certainly get a better rate here. If they're going to think you're a drug dealer it won't matter what currency you have but when I was building my house I used to bring in $20K without any problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Link There is no limit on the amount of Thai currency which can be brought into Thailand, but only 50,000 baht may be taken out without obtaining a permit. When carrying Thai currency to neighboring countries, e.g., Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Vietnam, up to 500,000 baht, may be taken out without obtaining a permit. Carrying out an amount of Thai currency which exceeds the above stated limit requires a permit from an authorized bank. The original permit (Thor-Tor. 5) must be shown to the Customs officer while passing through the outbound passenger channel. Also most countries require you to declare large amounts of cash or cash equivalents (USA >$10K) on the customs form. Some dogs are trained to sniff out cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drogon Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 No limit in Thailand but there certainly might be a limit to what you can take out of your country of departure......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Most Western countries don't have a limit but the law requires you to declare it when you leave the country. In my case it also involved an extensive search and interview when I returned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo_bill Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Just in case somebody is interested scientifically : a bundle of cash appears at the airport screen in light reddish colour , nothing that worries anybody . What you should take off is the piece of paper they wrap round the notes at the bank and can be identified as such on the screen . I have taken loads of cash in and out of Thailand in the past not knowing there are limits , nobody did ever take any notice . But it could go wrong at any time of course . BuBi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drogon Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 true julian they do not have official limits to what you can take out but they are more and more pricky about "big amounts". Went to another EU country last week and was stopped at barajas and asked if I carried an amount of money above 10K euros, I did not but another passenger had an amount above this limit....-> missed his flight. (was meant to be on the same flight as me) Maybe was he really a drug dealer or something like that???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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