Travel Essentials: Departure Formalities

The departure fee for international flights is included in the airfare at Bangkok's international airport.

Export of antiques, art objects, or religious items (except for one small Buddha image carried on one’s person) requires a license. Outbound passengers carrying jewelry intended for export themselves are required to complete Customs formalities before their departure at the Customs Airport Office. It is illegal to take or send out of Thailand restricted and/or prohibited items e.g. Buddha images, protected wildlife, illegal drugs, faked notes and coins, obscene items, pornography, etc. Customs will seize any of restricted/prohibited items. If outbound passengers convict any of these offenses, you will be subject to fine and imprisonment. Moreover, please know the currency limitation.

Thai currency: the amount of Baht 50,000 or more must be reported on departure to Customs, except those traveling to Lao PDR., Myanmar, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Vietnam are allowed to take out Thai currency not exceeding Baht 500,000.

Foreign currency: any person who brings or takes and aggregate amount of foreign currency exceeding US$20,000 or its equivalent out of or into Thailand shall declare it to Customs. Failure to declare or make false declaration is a criminal offense.