Thailand duty-free allowance

What arriving travelers can bring into Thailand without paying duty — from official customs guidance.

Alcohol

1 L

20+

Full rule

1 litre of liquor (wine or spirits), age 20+

Tobacco

200 cigarettes

strictly enforced · 20+

Full rule

200 cigarettes OR 250g cigars/tobacco (mixtures capped at 250g), age 20+

Goods & gifts

THB 20,000

Full rule

THB 20,000 personal effects (figure from official-guidance excerpts in search results; not on the page opened)

Cash · declare from

USD 15,000+

Full rule

foreign currency of USD 15,000+ aggregate must be declared (from secondary excerpts; not on the page opened); THB export to some neighbors capped separately

Depends on: age 20; none by origin/duration

Good to know

enforcement is famously strict on cigarettes at 1-carton limit (per-pack fines ~467.5 THB stated by Thai embassy Vienna); customs.go.th English pages are fragmented and hard to deep-link - a real UX gap

From Thailand's official customs guidance, checked 2026-07-31 ·verify at the source · Guidance, not law — allowances change and the customs officer has the final say. Verify before you fly.

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