Guides

Getting things from home, what customs allows, and carrying safely on your own trips.

• How to get Sarawak laksa paste in Switzerland

  Sarawak laksa paste is hard to find in Switzerland. Where to look, what customs allows, and how to have a traveller bring a jar from Kuching or KL.

• Bringing food from Malaysia to Switzerland: what's allowed

  What you can bring into Switzerland from Malaysia in your luggage: meat and dairy rules, the 20 kg fish allowance, eggs, honey, the CHF 150 VAT limit, with a table of common items.

• Earn money on your flight home: carrying for others, safely

  Flying home anyway? Bring back items people ask for and get paid through Stripe escrow. How it works, what not to carry, and a fee example.

• TEST: honey you can bring into Switzerland

  Pipeline test. Travellers from outside the EU may bring up to 2 kg of honey.