These are all normal items, but few people expect to come to your country, the police can make it difficult for you at any time.
Traveling abroad is a wonderful experience. But it will be a disaster if you step foot in another country without knowing anything about the regulations and laws there.
Pocket these rules immediately to avoid trouble as well as fines when bringing prohibited items into some of the countries below.
Switzerland is known as the land of the “breath of time” because it is the cradle of world watches, where the world’s most valuable watches are produced.
The watches here are meticulously, sophisticatedly, ravishingly beautiful with high-quality materials – helping to affirm the value of users.
So it will be a great insult to this country if you wear a fake Swiss watch when you come here.
Not only that, you are also “questioned” when discovered. The Federal Customs Service will notify owners when they suspect that you are wearing fake watches because they violate intellectual property rights. At the same time, your product will be held by the Federal Customs Service, until the owner has proof.
In Barbados – an island nation in the Caribbean, you absolutely should not wear suits, use items with military camouflage patterns at home if you do not want to be questioned by the local police. Because here, only real soldiers can wear this style.
Since 2017, Kenya has introduced a law banning the use of plastic bags. This is a measure to protect the environment.
Specifically, if you buy, sell or use plastic bags, you can be fined up to 38,000 USD (about 830 million VND) or be fined up to 4 years in prison.
Passengers arriving in this country will have to drop off plastic bags at the airport, but it’s better not to bring a plastic bag at all.
Thai law stipulates that if you use an e-cigarette or vape, you can be fined up to 300,000 baht or fined up to 10 years in prison. Besides, you are also not allowed to bring a Buddha statue larger than 13cm from Thailand to another country.
In addition, watermelon is only allowed to be brought on board when it has been chopped, otherwise it may explode due to the high pressure on the plane.
New Zealand has a rule that you cannot bring a bicycle here because it can accidentally bring seeds from another country. From there, they can affect the soil, crops or change the vegetation of this country.
There is also a strict ban on the import of animals. Some dog breeds are not allowed into New Zealand such as American Pit Bull Terrier, Brazilian Mastiff, Dogo Argentino, Japanese Mastiff and Canary Mastiff.
The famous Seychelles Republic is not only beautiful but also owns a special type of coconut, shaped like a girl’s ring.
The sea coconut has a diameter of 40 – 50cm, weighs 15 – 30kg and has from 1 to 4 seeds, contains about 5-6 liters of water, the water is white, very rich in sugar and fat.
Coco de mer seeds need 2 years to germinate, giving wide foliage, fragrant fruit… so it is considered a “treasure” of the Seychelles. Therefore, if you want to bring this fruit back to the country, you need to get the consent of the host government.
At the same time, you will have to pay between 150-200 euros if you want them to “return to your home country”. Each fruit must not be larger than 20kg, otherwise, no matter how much you like it, you will be “empty-handed” when you return.