Can you take frozen meat from Thailand when going through a land border?
Will I have any legal problems if I buy a lot of frozen meat in Macro in Thailand, and keep it in a portable freezer powered from the car battery, and want to cross borders to neighboring countries (Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia) with the car?
To which of these countries I will be allowed to drive with my meat and to which not (in case it gets checked)? And will I be allowed to cross the border back to Thailand with it?
This will be unopened, sealed, packages New-Zealand sourced lamb if that helps. This will be for personal consumption only, but I might want to take 10 kg for example, as I can eat half a kilo a day, and might be 3 weeks away from a Macro.
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I can only tell you about Laos: not a problem here. People in Vientiane go shopping for food in Thailand all the time, and add far as I know fresh unpackaged meat could be a problem (although nobody had ever even asked us to open the trunk at the border) but hygienically packed it's definitely fine. No idea about the neighbors though, sorry.
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Can you travel with frozen meat?
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Meat that's been chilled in the fridge or on ice will be fine for the flights home \u2014 12 hours or so should be no problem. Airlines and different airports don't look very kindly on ice in your cooler, so stick with just meat and some frozen gel packs (if you've got 'em) to avoid a hassle at the check-in desk.How do you preserve meat for traveling?
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