Restricted and Prohibited Items

Prohibited Items 
are goods for which either the import into or export out of Thailand are prohibited. The following are some examples of prohibited goods:  

  • Narcotics  

  • Pornographic materials 

  • Counterfeit trademark goods and IPR infringing goods 

  • Fake notes or coins 

  • Reserved animals or CITES-listed wildlife 

Restricted goods  
are goods of which the imports and exports are restricted by law and therefore require a permit from related government agencies. The permit must be presented during Customs formalities. Examples of restricted goods are as follows: 

Types of Goods 

Issuing Authorities 

Buddha image, artifact/objects, antique 

Fine Arts Department (http://nsw.finearts.go.th) 

Guns, bullets, explosives, and the equivalents to guns 

Department Of Provincial Administration, Ministry of  Ministry of Interior (www.dopa.go.th) 

Plants and their parts 

Department of Agriculture (www.doa.go.th) 

Living animals and carcass  

Department of Livestock Development (www.dld.go.th) 

Food, medicine, cosmetics and food supplement 

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  (www.fda.moph.go.th) 

Vehicle parts 

Ministry of Industry  (www.industry.go.th) 

Cigarettes, tobacco and alcoholic beverages 

Excise Department (www.excise.go.th) 

Communication Radio Devices and telecommunications equipment 

Office of The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission  (www.nbtc.go.th) 

Last update : October 30, 2018 

Source : https://shorturl.asia/WfIKV 

For more information please contact : Customs Care Center The Customs Department, 1, Suntorn Kosa Road, Klong Toey, Bangkok, 10110 
Fax : +66-2667-7767 
E-mail : saraban@customs.go.th 
Call Center : 1164 

For more information please contact : Chiang Mai Airport Passenger Control Customs Office, 60 Mahidol Road, Suthep Subdistrict, Mueang District, Chiang Mai 50200 

Telephone number : 053-270660-1