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Home » Reader question » Tools from the Netherlands to Thailand or not?
Tools from the Netherlands to Thailand or not?
Dear readers,
I live permanently in Thailand (Pattaya) on a Retirement Visa and I no longer own anything in the Netherlands except for a lot of tools. At the time, I left for Thailand alone with 2 suitcases full of clothes and some personal items.
I would like to get this tool to Thailand somehow. I know that tools are not expensive here, as long as you don't have too many demands on the quality. I have already purchased a few things, but still miss my trusted tools.
I suspect that the volume will be about half a cubic meter at most. What is the best and cheapest way to get here, and what can I expect in terms of import duties?
Is it possible to take tools with you in your (hold) luggage? A couple of friends will be visiting soon, they may have some luggage kilos left. Or is it all not worth it and is it better to buy everything here?
Many thanks for your tips.
Regards,
Robert
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What kind of tool?
In any case, it will be quite a few kilos. Airlines do not charge in kuup.
Better to buy a sturdy box for the tools and have them come to Thailand via a container.
Hi Robert,
If you want to have your tools in Thailand, it is best to contact Windmill in Scheveningen. They will then send it as groupage to you in Thailand. I don't think there are any import duties on it, at least not for me.
I would buy everything new here, and at most have any expensive special tools sent to you, if you have them.
That new tool takes some getting used to.
Good tools will also be for sale somewhere in Thailand.
Windmill idd ok but they start with a minimum of 3 cubic meters
Forget windmill, contact Transpack in Rotterdam….
It's okay to write something like your opinion or have negative experiences with it, but also say why.
Just saying something in a sentence means nothing.
The reader would also like to know why they should forget the other one.
@ Ronny because I also asked for a quote from Windmill for +/- 1 cubic meter and it was twice as high as Transpack
At least now we know why, in this case anyway.
It's not hard to add that all at once.
Rik, unless Windmill Forwarding has changed their terms after September 2021, this is incorrect.
I then sent 1 cubic meter from the Netherlands to Thailand via a shared container.
That went without any problems and with very good service, so I would also recommend this company to Robert for shipping his tools. Windmill also has a nice overview of what is and what is not charged with import duties, including the percentages.
But as hold luggage in the plane I think it is also possible (regardless of weight), if there are no items with large batteries and so on.
If, as you write, it can fit in the free hold luggage of friends, then it can't matter much to him. Would say: just send it by post.
It is quite a lot, but could at least give a part, 2 cordless drills for example.
But a reader already made a comment about batteries, is this allowed?
Dear Robert,
Batteries/accumulators may (generally?) not be taken along in the hold baggage due to the risk of spontaneous combustion.
Batteries/accumulators with a limited total number of (milli)Ampere-hours of charging capacity are allowed in hand luggage. How many (m)Ah, you have to ask the relevant airline or look it up on their website.
I'll give Windmill a try, thanks for the tips.
Little by little I brought my Dutch tools from the Netherlands. What I could buy here was mostly of mediocre quality.
If you fly (again) with Eva, you can take quite a few kilos with you.
Here in Thailand you can get all known brands, so that mediocre quality is nonsense.
You can also buy moderate quality tools in Europe. If you don't want to pay much, you're buying junk. If you want quality, you have to pay for it. This has nothing to do with Thailand.
I live in Chonburi, not a small town after all. But in the 15 years that I have lived here I have not seen tools from Gedore or Belzer etc. anywhere.
That's why I'm still glad that I brought my good tools from the Netherlands.
Well, there you now also mention 2 brands that are even less known in our home country.
How about Makita, Bosh, Dewalt, Metabo ... all quality brands that are sold everywhere here. I don't really understand the problem, but that's probably just me.
Frans, surely there are other good tools besides those you mention?
I bought all my tools here and after many years still satisfied. I don't buy Chinese junk, but the well-known brands (which are of course a lot more expensive).
Of course, always take tools from brands such as Belzer, Bernstein, Lindström and Baco with you.
These are brands that you buy for a lifetime.
Belzer is for sale here, for example at RS, but a simple side cutter costs 8600 bath.
I have already used Windmill twice. Excellent service, everything arrived flawlessly in Samuth Songkhram without any problems. Fixed contact person who keeps you well informed by email or telephone. The contact person in Thailand also keeps in touch with the person who receives the goods. recommended.
Be careful with a grinder, in Europe the spindles are in mm and in Thailand in inches.
A grinding wheel from Thailand can therefore not be used on a machine from Europe.
Kletskoek,,, have a large and a small grinder from Bosch here, brought from the Netherlands
Any disc, whether for stone or steel, fits on it.
Always buy it from scg nakhon sawan
Here in Pattaya, all discs have an inch hole.
You can use them with a filling ring, but it is not really handy.
In addition, a grinding wheel is available here fairly cheaply.
In less than a week I will send a container (privately) to Siracha Chonburi (about 40 minutes from Pattaya)
Give me a call if you're interested...
0031627380760
Read a little better before you shout something, I'm not saying that the quality is necessarily mediocre, but that all is value for money, like everywhere. I have good tools in the Netherlands, and buying the same quality here is expensive.
Dear,
I'm definitely interested in that, I'll call you soon. Can I just call the mentioned number via Whatsapp?
yes, just give me a call.