@Paige *******

READ! He didn't do his homework. If his friend brings foodstuff concentrate in his baggage, the limit is 5 kilograms. If he brings it as a commercial importer, he first needs to get a permission from the FDA.

@Paige *******

before you spill your rant to everybody and his grandmother, READ what I commented! I f it is a fruit based concentrate, only 1 liter is allowed to import. READ the FDA site, and keep in mind as a commercial importer, he needs a permission, or his friend as a private importer, needs to observe the weight limits issued by the FDA for import of "Health product" like a fruit based concentrate.

@Bo *****

then you need a permission to import it. If it is a fruit based concentrate, only 5 liter are allowed. READ the FDA site, and keep in mind as a commercial importer, you need a permission, and your friend as a private importer, needs to observe the weight limits. READ the FDA site and do your homework. You cannot just import fruit based concentrate in a baggage full of it and declare to Customs. There are weight limits and they apply to personal use!

@Gregg ************

we have visited the Bolaven Plateau in southern Laos in January 2024. Tasted and bought a few satchels. Very good coffee. Many "organic" producers. It should be easy to import from Laos for a Thai person with the correct paperwork

@Gregg ************

exactly. There are many inside Thailand. Northern Thailand and Laos are known for their coffee-beans produce. There are so many roasteries up north

@Gregg ************

@Gregg ************

this requires an import license and a permission for coffee based products. Just an invitation for more hassles. He must source his needs locally or within the ASEAN region

@Bo *****

your friend is not allowed to bring more than 5 kilos of a coffee-based or fruit based concentrate product into Thailand. You should have done your homework before you came up with such an idea

@Bo *****

For importing coffee-based products for commercial use inside Thailand, you most probably will need an import license from the relevant Thai departments and the FDA.

Otherwise, a person bringing this stuff over PRIVATELY, has to keep the shipment within the allowed weight limits and declare it to Customs. And this would be just 5 kilos

“Importation of foods into the Kingdom for personal consumption can only be imported in no more than the prescribed amount, and when including all items, it must not exceed 20 kilograms as follows:”

@Jack ***************

the point is, you will run out of time in case Immigration finds your documents are incomplete and you need more time to get your ducks in a row