Can I travel with a suitcase full of condoms?

Let’s say I want to bring only thousands of condoms in my suitcase when traveling. Doesn’t matter if it’s with me on the plane or sent separately. Will I get in trouble for being suspected of smuggling and reselling merchandise? Is it unlikely for it to be counted as personal use? What’s the rules of bringing the same item in large quantities? I’m traveling from Norway to Iraq. I’m staying there for a month or two and want to share them with relatives/friends.

Best Answer

Anything in bulk quantity such as food, electronics or various commodities can be flagged as commercial goods. Now it depends on the local laws of the country you are visiting, some countries allow sole prioritorship and home business so bulk goods could be justified for those use-case, but such business are not quite legal in Middle East, although some allow for home-businesses but its very difficult due process. It is advisable if you could make it less conspicuous by distributing those condoms in different suite-cases as all in one bag is going to be quite questionable. Again, it depends on circumstances, the inspection officer and the mood at the location, because condoms on their own are not illegal.

As @jcaron said, the goods could be flagged as to be used for prostitution which is illegal in Middle East. So just to be on the safe side, limit them and distribute them in different luggage cases or avoid them all-together as condoms are cheaply available in Middle East.