Tourist visa rules for bringing multiple surfboards through Colombo customs

Save yourself the headache and airline fees. Bring your two favorites and buy a custom board from the local shapers in Weligama when you arrive.

Also check your airline policy! SriLankan Airlines offers free surfboard carriage up to a certain weight, but Qatar and Emirates charge hefty oversize fees.

If you do get stopped, explain that they are your personal used boards for different wave sizes. Do not bring them in original plastic wrapping or with price tags still on, or they will definitely tax you.

Honestly, I brought 3 boards last year. They just put them through the oversized scanner and waved me through. It highly depends on the customs officer on duty.