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Home » Reader question » I want to send a number of self-burned mp3 CDs to my Thai girlfriend, is that allowed?
I want to send a number of self-burned mp3 CDs to my Thai girlfriend, is that allowed?
Dear readers,
I want to send a number of self-burned mp3 CDs to my girlfriend. (Along with some birthday presents). Can it be done without any problems or will it cause problems?
Regards,
Marcel
I would say: think of the “copyrights”.
But control? No idea at all… In itself that is very innocent and should be possible. Just like people take their own CDs in their luggage… A few CDs may not be checked, as long as it is not a 'whole load'.
I might do it too. Your girlfriend probably won't have any trouble with that. Maybe she can be questioned about that (very small chance), but I would be very surprised.
Let us know when it arrives 😉
Regards.
I don't see why this would be a problem. Burning for personal use is not illegal in the Netherlands. If you send a package with presents, there is at most the chance that it will never arrive, unfortunately I know from my own experience.
Can be shipped without any problems. Proper packaging is important.
And I sometimes send iron boxes with licorice to Thailand, Potters Linea, and then the recipient notices that the mail has been opened by customs. Iron boxes, but also disks light up black in the scanners and then people become curious. And when mail is opened something can spontaneously fall out; well, that gravity anyway…..
So find someone to take it. If you do post it, simply do so via the post office and use track and trace, then you can follow the package. Write in English and Thai what's in it, how little it's worth, and then hope it passes….
Or do you mean copyright by your question? I don't think that chance is that great. And the content of those discs is of course according to the rules: no comment on Thai sensitive issues and no nudity either…
Take a letter post package, 260 × 370, at 25 mm at primera .. you fall under the letter rate and always arrive, up to 2 kilos, about 16 euros with proof ... .. do not know how big your presents are, but the CDs fit nicely in.
Do they still exist, mp3's? I thought I last saw them in the 90s. Include a game machine and instructions because I don't think anyone has this. Since the rise of the smartphone, the popularity of the players has decreased considerably, I read in wiki. Well then you also know why no one in Thailand has one because smartphones are the first gadget / toy for Thais
It is better to place it on an SD card or memory stick, as it is less likely to break than a CD / DVD
and as far as I know it gets more controlled the other side than what goes to Thailand
but as long as nothing stands against the king or is forbidden, no one will have a problem with it
I think it would be wise to write her address (also) in Thai characters. Are you more likely to get it.
Ask her to send the address with e.g. LINE or Messenger. (These are the most popular social media apps in Thailand.) You copy that address and print it out on a piece of paper that you stick on the package.
If the total of mp3 files is not huge, you could also send them with a file sharing app like MEGA (50GB storage). Otherwise, as Henk suggested, put it on an SD card or USB stick.
And when packing, keep in mind that it will be handled very roughly. I don't like getting a broken (birthday) present.
Thanks for your messages. The CDs are for the car, she has a CD player that can play MP3s. Unfortunately no USB input.
In the past, copy Playstation CDs have been sent to Thailand more often, but they have never arrived.
we suspect that customs will take them out themselves.
at tesco lotus you can buy an fm transmitter for 400 baht. This can be plugged into the cigarette lighter.
that is a mini radio transmitter. you can put a memory card or USB stick in here.
the music is converted to a radio signal and can be played on the car radio / speakers.
can also transfer music/sound/conversation from the phone to the car radio/speakers via bluetooth.
so you can play more than 100 songs in the car (or make hands-free calls)
only a few songs can fit on a CD.
https://www.google.com/search?q=fm+transmitter&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiZ6NWtgsLjAhXJblAKHb-IALUQ_AUIEigC&biw=1093&bih=500
transmitter also for sale at lazada
https://www.lazada.co.th/catalog/?spm=a2o4m.home.search.1.1125515fjsrnZU&q=fm%20transmitter&_keyori=ss&clickTrackInfo=textId–6001538388971076176__abId–135803__pvid–579fae14-6220-4b55-8c70-50f76f6ef6f4&from=suggest_normal&sugg=fm%20transmitter_0_1