Originally Posted by
pansted00
Very true about the excise officers roaming the arrival hall. They target the middle eastern flights and are mostly after cigarettes exceeding the duty free allowance.I have also noticed that , as of lately , the customs officers are scanning passenger suitcases upon arrival much more often than they used to.
I have flown into BKK over 25 times a year since its opening. I never had my luggage scanned upon arrival until very recently. Now it has happened to me on my last 3 arrivals.Beware... Looks like they are hungry for extra revenue...
As for the KP duty free on arrival staff encouraging passengers to buy more than the duty free allowance, my experience is just the opposite. On 2 separate occasions I tried to buy 2 red wine bottles from them upon arrival, and they refused to sell the 2nd bottle to me, arguing the limit is 1 bottle.
The customs officers are scanning passenger suitcases upon arrival much more often than they used to becauase the government increased cigarettes and liquor taxes in a past few month.