Thread: Bringing equipment in

Originally Posted by stroller

Are there restrictions on this kind of import, for a private individual?

Most likely. Who knows what lurks in the minds of Thia customs officera?
His best bet is to..

go through an agent to import and custom clear?

I helped work a resort in Fiji. We were on a small outer island, There was no water or electricity, we made our own. We actually mixed roof water and RO water & treated it with a small amount of chlorine. Drinking water was "Fiji Water" at a buck a pop.

Most RO units require a full head of pressure to work properly So he's looking at pumping salt water up, then gravity or pressure pumping it to the unit. We pumped water from about 100 meters out in the lagoon in a pit we found (thankfully it didn't need to be dug) and stored it in tankls on top of the highest hill on our property

Before he just buys and RO unit, he should get a full design so he can order all at once. By all means if he is not experienced in import/export her use a customs agent. You might get fucked but not nearly as badly if you went in on your own.

"A friend of mine acquired some undeveloped land on an island, and one of the problem is there's no drinking water."

Is the island in Thailand as I have had the opportunity to look at 'developing' property on an island here in Thailand. I did a feasability study for Club Med on an island near Phuket.

In the process of the study I had an official copy of Thailand land ownership/developement laws produced. The first problem is that I don't believe a Chanote title can be obtained. Most island land that is NOT owned by the Navy or the Royal Family is for agro purposes only Nor Sor 3/4 or something like that.

There are very very strict rules about infrastructure, where it is placed, how high, measurement to 100 year high water mark, visibility from the sea etc. etc.

Club Med was willing to sink $125MM in a project but went away after reading the study. Got a lot of thank you very much along with a nice check.

Be very wary about sinking any serious cash into an island, especially now that the Land Department has had their nickers ripped over the mess on Phuket. I've got a copy of the study somewhere on one of my back up drives. I'll see if I can find the stuff on the rules, limitations and permits etc.

I could go on and on about the problems to be encountered, most of the small ones can be taken care of with a wad of cash but not all.

E. G.