Palau Entry form

[NowTeelus]

Hello everybody,

I'm a little bit confused by the "new" online entry form. Actually, I wrote an email to Palau customs, but didn't get any answer up to now.

I'm struggling with two parts. The first is this one:

"Do you have any personal goods to declare that exceeds four hundred dollars ($400)? This includes souvenirs purchased or gifts received from friends or relatives."

What is meant here? My iPhone? All my Scuba gear? Do I have to declare each and every single item? Is it $400 in total or just single Items over $400? My equipment and travel baggage is used, so what ist the value here? Actually I don't understand how to fill out this one.

The next is this:

"Drugs (Prescription or non-prescription)"

How detailed has this to be?

Unfortunately, the entry form doesn't give any examples that would make the process easier. So the best that I can do at the moment ist to look for the experiences and opinions from other people.

 

[Nic2750]

I just checked my form from last time I entered Palau. I declared "personal meds for [reason]" on one line, "personal phone and laptop' on the next line, and a block of chocolate on the last line (I'm Australian, we're trained to declare everything).

I had no problems getting through customs on arrival. I didn't have my dive gear with me, but I'm pretty sure if you just list it as "personal dive gear," it'll be ok.

This is based on my experience and I don't work for customs so your mileage may vary.

 

[scubaNYC16]

You’re overthinking this. The $400 limit is typically for their residents buying stuff overseas or if you bought brand new gifts to give to people there.

 

[NowTeelus]

Maybe. Since there is no instruction for this interpretation, I declared Scuba Equipment as $2000, personal items also and my iPhone as $1500 worth. I don't think I have to pay taxes for this ;-).