Right, getting close now…
Moving over in two weeks time 
But I have some questions you lovley people might be able to help me with.
What can I bring?
I mean, can I bring food stuff?
The only thing I found is that seafood isn’t allowed, nor is fresh fruit, but apart from that I can’t seem to find any info on what I can or can’t bring.
And no, I’m not bringing anything illegal with me…
Also, I’m shipping over a couple of boxes of stuff, do I have to declare these when I enter the country, or is this done when they arrive?
Any help in these matters would be appreciated.
Oh, and if anyone wants something special from the UK, PM me and I’ll see what I can do, but you’ll have to come and collect it in Taipei!
You don’t really need to bring anything, mate.
There are lots of threads on this very topic … I’m sure you’ll find some helpful advice in there if you do a search.
Most important things to bring: a sense of humor, an open mind, realistic expectations, and a big bag full of courtesy and tolerance.
You’ll be OK.
Welcome to Taiwan. 
How do you ship them? Do they arrive with you (same plane) or separately?
I think if you don’t accompany the boxes you should use a shipping company that will take care of all the paper work. Unless it’s not much and you already have an address where to ship the stuff to (say, via airmail or courier service), then just declare on the box what’s in it and for what purpose it’s used.
[quote]FORBIDDEN ARTICLES
Articles listed below shall not be imported:
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Heroin, morphine, opium, cocaine, cannabis, amphetamine, etc. prescribed in the “Act for the Control of Narcotics” and their derivatives and products.
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Arms (including shotguns, fishing guns, air guns, etc.), ammunition (including bomb, cartridges and explosives), assault knives and other weapons of war prescribed in the “Act Governing the Control of Guns, Ammunition and Knives”.
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Any wild animals and endangered species of wildlife or products thereof are not allowed to be imported, unless a permit is obtained from the Council of Agriculture in advance.
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Articles infringing upon the rights of patents, trademarks and copyrights.
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Fake or spurious currencies or securities, or moulds for printing counterfeit currency.
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All restricted substances and drugs of non-prescription and non-medicinal nature (including marijuana).
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Fruits.[/quote]
For more info on limits re: liver poison, cancer sticks, etc. see http://eweb.customs.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=15227&ctNode=6485
Lutefisk.
Very hard, if not impossible, to find lutefisk here.
We got Aquavit…if you know where to look… 
[quote=“TainanCowboy”]Lutefisk.
Very hard, if not impossible, to find lutefisk here.
We got Aquavit…if you know where to look… [/quote]
you can get akvavit in Taiwan?!!! Haven’t seen or heard of that since all my family’s crazy Danish Christmas gatherings!! 
Fish oil and vitamin E!
I found Aalborg Aquavit (Danish) in “Drinks” a couple of years ago. Now, I bring my own Løiten Linie.
Pinnekjøtt is difficult to find though.
I thought you guys get everything you need in IKEA?!?
Bring a lot of good quality underwear.
And, unless you like black spandex, swimming trunks.
A good supply of favorite toiletries might be another thought.
You can get them here, but they’re exceedingly expensive compared to the US - no idea about Swedish prices for these, though.
You can get them here …[/quote]
In liquid format? That would be great!
(Or in gel format?)
I’ve found a shipping company, but they only send it to the airport.
So I have to do the customs crap, although there will be a company there contacting me and telling me it has arrived.
I’m shipping over my computer, minus the box as it’s too big and heavy.
Got a few extra computer bits as well.
I actually live in the UK, not Sweden so hey… 
Anyhow, what I wondered was if I could bring stuff like mustard and flour (I bake and will do so if I can find an oven in Taipei) and some other odd food things, but no meat or anything like that.
And I don’t care about lutfisk anyhow, so hey
Does Ikea have a food shop in Taiwan? As they do here in the UK, although quite a limited selection of stuff, but it’s great when you have a little craving for something from home.
And is Flavour still going? As at least I know of a place that serves what should be decent Swedish meals then, I hope 
By the way, for anyone moving over from the UK try www.anglopacific.co.uk as they’ve been great so far, very helpful and quite affordable for a shipping company.
If I remember right, Ikea has a food shop, selling the usual canned stuff and Smoerebroed and so on.
Why you bring a computer? Ever considered only bring the harddisk or software only and set up a new one in Taiwan? Flour is available here, mustard too, even if not the best one.
You can get all kinds of mustard here at some of the expat food shops, such as Jason’s.
I’m pretty sure you can get flour, too.
Yes, I gather that much, but this is stuff from Sweden which I can’t even get here…
And the mustard is very special, as it’s corse and sweet mmm…
Anyhow, I guess as long as it’s all sealed I guess I should be fine.
See yah all soon
IKEA has some genuine Swedish stuff. Last time I went they had Skånsk senap if that’s what you’re after. Flavor was also up and running, their meatballs are great. I really envy you being able to find a job in Taipei. The winter is coming to Stockholm now, the temperature was below zero last night. Good thing my GF is visiting for three weeks starting next Sunday so I can get warm in a cozy way.
Haha, well, I haven’t lived in Swede for 8 years, so hey…
Although, it’s only a short hop from the UK.
This sure is going to be very different, but I’m really looking forward to it.
It’s not impossible to get a job, so start looking, it’s all I can say
And good luck
Mustard is easy to find, but I’ve only been able to find standard white wheat flour. I’m sure there must be places where you can get whole grain flour (grahamsmjöl and other such stuff), but we haven’t made an effort since we haven’t bothered getting a proper oven. In any case, it might take a bit of an effort to find it, but you probably will, since it makes for nicer bread.
The food shop in IKEA Taipei is a bit meager: knäckebröd, geléhallon, Swedish cookies, ginger snaps, blåbärssdricka, some Marabou chocolate bars, on occasion lakritsbåtar and salta fiskar and such stuff. Frozen meat balls. I’ve been told that the one out in Taoyuan is quite well stocked, but that’s too far for us now that we don’t have a car.
Generally speaking, I find everything I want here in Taipei and there’s nothing I really miss, except for maybe more exotic stuff like lutfisk, but I never ate that in Sweden either. It’s disgusting! But you can even get pickled herring in the form of rollmops in Tianmu for your Christmas dinner, and on occassion I have also seen Kalles Kaviar somewhere.
Flavor is going well, and I even think they’re considering expanding to a second location downtown.
Have a good trip.
Heya!
Been email with your hubby
I will bee seeing you, as I understand you’re quite good with hair
Anyhow, I quite like the local cousine (been over twice), at least the “normal” stuff, although there are some rather interesting things people seem to eat.
But I guess that’s true for every country in the world… Jellied Eel anyone?
Anyhow, I’m sure I’ll be ok and there was someone talking affordable bread maker in the food forums so I think the over thing is no biggie.
Last two hurdles now, sorting out my visa today and finding a place to live…
Anyhow, thanks for hte info and having lived in the UK for 8 years I’ve leart to love without many of the things I like from back home, like Filmjölk…
Right, I’ll hopefully see you in a month or so for a haircut…