Thailand
Verified scope · Research reviewed 2026-09-12
These procedures have recorded sources for the researched scope. This is not a guarantee that every entry requirement or later change is covered. Check the official pages before traveling.
2 published procedures; 0 recorded procedures withheld; 0 open research questions.
At a glance
Source-backed procedures
Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC)
Open the official page ↗https://tdac.immigration.go.th/- Channel
- Online
- Fee
- Free
- Authority
- Thai Immigration Bureau
- Source verification date
- 2026-09-12
Submit within the three-day window including the arrival date, before entry.
Non-Thai nationals entering Thailand by air, land or sea must submit TDAC. Exemptions are transit/transfer without immigration clearance and entry using a Border Pass. It replaces the paper arrival card and includes immigration and health information; it is not a visa or a goods customs declaration. Required from 1 May 2025; official registration is free.
Traveller duty-free allowance (Thai Customs) — separate from TDAC
Open the official page ↗https://www.customs.go.th/list_strc_simple_neted.php?empty=&ini_content=individual_160503_03_160905_01&lang=en&left_menu=menu_individual_submenu_01_160421_01&wcmmode=disabled- Channel
- On arrival
- Fee
- Not verified
- Authority
- The Customs Department of Thailand
- Source verification date
- 2026-09-12
Assessed at the arrival customs channel (red/green).
Who it applies to, exceptions and limits (full text)
Arriving air passengers may use the green channel only when carrying no dutiable, prohibited or restricted goods. Duty-free personal belongings must be in reasonable quantities, total value not over THB 20,000, excluding prohibited/restricted goods and food. Tobacco limit: 200 cigarettes or 250 g tobacco or 250 g combined; alcohol: no more than 1 litre. Excess tobacco or alcohol must be put in the Customs disposal box to avoid prosecution. Non-commercial accompanying goods valued up to THB 200,000 are assessed at the red channel. Other cases may require an import declaration; declaration does not legalise prohibited/restricted goods.
Based on: TH-customs-air
Sources
- TDAC official user guide
· Thai Immigration Bureau
https://tdac.immigration.go.th/manual/en/ [TH-manual] - TDAC scope and exemptions
· Royal Thai Embassy in Dili
https://dili.thaiembassy.org/en/content/thailand-digital-arrival-card-for-foreigners-start?cate=60e6bdb06e2be0371b036812 [TH-dili] - Thailand Digital Arrival Card
· Royal Thai Embassy in Rome
https://rome.thaiembassy.org/en/content/tdac?cate=67d0f7006fe0c42a635c25f6 [TH-rome] - Customs procedures for arriving passengers
· Thai Customs Department
https://www.customs.go.th/list_strc_simple_neted.php?empty=&ini_content=individual_160503_03_160905_01&lang=en&left_menu=menu_individual_submenu_01_160421_01&wcmmode=disabled [TH-customs-air]
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