Customs Duty - Does anyone know what personal possessions items (arrived by sea in container) duty is applicable to for someone who arrives from UK on a non-immigrant O visa with the intention of retiring? I thought I read somewhere that there is a very small list of items to which duty applies but customs seem to be charging duty on everything. Customs in Bangkok were provide my passport which shows the non-O stamp on it.

Shipping report:

One 20' container.

Contents: mostly papers, photos, dishes, family artwork, some used electronics.

Long-term visa but not eligible for duty waiver.

Customs duty charged: THB 9,700

Household effects or personal effects?

Does clothing and used personal items count?

I am thinking of shipping a partial container of household goods etc from the US to Thailand.

I have two homes but moving to the Thai one permanently.

Has anyone had any experience with this? Good or bad. Please let me know.