There are a great many options for what you can bring from Thailand, as a keepsake of this country or as presents to relatives and friends. It can be natural Thai cosmetics or medicines, souvenirs, latex products, delicious exotic fruits and other pleasant, healthy or just delicious things.
Fruit from Thailand
The most exotic and popular Thai fruits as gifts are rambutan, mango, lychee, mangosteen, pittahaya, guava, pomela, longkokng and others. You can safely take them out of Thailand without fear of any inspections on departure from Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, for example, if the fruits are packed in luggage, and not in hand luggage.
However, the problem may arise on the Russian side of the air border. Some customs officials at Russian airports claim that fruits from Thailand cannot be brought into the territory of the Russian Federation. In this case, the confiscation of delicious gifts from Southeast Asia, most likely, will not be avoided. The most offensive thing is that such a seductive "confiscated" will almost certainly become a meal for the customs officers themselves!
So that the fruits do not spoil on the long journey home and retain their freshness and unique exotic taste well, tourists usually buy them in the evening before departure and put them in baskets or foam refrigerators specially bought for them.
Cosmetics and medicines from Thailand
The laws of Russia and Thailand do not prohibit the export of Thai-made cosmetics and herbal medicines. You just need to remember about the rules for air carriage of hand luggage, which should not contain bottles with gases or liquids with a volume of more than 100 ml. IN
Otherwise, you will have to say goodbye to fragrant cosmetics at customs control when leaving the Land of Smiles.
This country of Southeast Asia is famous for the excellent quality of inexpensive natural cosmetics for the face, hair and body, as well as effective medicines based on Thai herbs, roots and fruits.
What is forbidden to export from Thailand
There are some categories of goods that are strictly prohibited from exporting from Siam. In order not to get into a mess and not incur useless expenses, you need to know the list of such items.
It is forbidden to export shells of any size, exotic animals or plants. So bringing home a "cute lemur" will in no way work: you will also have to part with him at the airport of departure from the Land of Smiles.
It is forbidden to take out Buddha figurines. The reason is simple, but it is difficult for people of the Western mentality to understand it. It is believed that such statues are rented from their manufacturer, because Buddha images cannot be sold.
