Can I bring a cooking knife to the Maldives?
My sister and I are travelling to Maldives the paradise Island.
We want to bring cooking knife and some cooking paste for our cooking.
Can we check in our sharp cooking knife in our check in luggage?
We will be travelling via budget airline and must we declare with the custom on arrival in Male?
Best Answer
Knives, and similar items that might be used as weapons but are not a danger to the aircraft, can be carried in checked baggage. Check with your airline if you are in doubt.
For customs purposes a cooking knife won't be treated any differently from anything else. As long as you are not importing it you won't be charged import duty.
Some countries have restrictions on knife possession, but all that I know of have exemptions for cooking knives. If it were a hunting knife or similar you would have to check for restrictions.
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