Bringing a tv to the Philippines

[Faithfully03 2]

Im sure, this has been discussed so many times, my mom is flying back home for couple weeks and was wondering if she would to bring a television with her how much will she pay for tax? Any recent vj member who just flew back?

[xyz12345 260]

I flew in May with a cheap ($100) 32" tv. I was not taxed but my problem was that it did not arrive with me on the plane. Had to do paperwork at NAIA and had fun with the officials about the 'Element' brand name. Wasn't really worried about it being stolen. Found out that it was actually Delta's fault that it got stranded in Atlanta. They delivered the tv to QC 12 hours later.

 

[payxibka 10,045]

2 hours ago, Faithfully03 said:

Im sure, this has been discussed so many times, my mom is flying back home for couple weeks and was wondering if she would to bring a television with her how much will she pay for tax? Any recent vj member who just flew back?

Power is different 

[xyz12345 260]

7 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Power is different 

the cheap TV that I brought in has universal power supply 100-240v.

[Carpe Vinum 2,327]

3 minutes ago, xyz12345 said:

the cheap TV that I brought in has universal power supply 100-240v.

Mom will find out one way or the other))) 

[payxibka 10,045]

4 minutes ago, xyz12345 said:

the cheap TV that I brought in has universal power supply 100-240v.

Previously the USA used NTSC signals and the rest of the world used PAL.  This now maybe moot since most everything is digital 

[xyz12345 260]

2 hours ago, boris64 said:

Mom will find out one way or the other))) 

yup, always check if the TV needs a transformer or not. Not a big deal though in the Philippines.

 

2 hours ago, payxibka said:

Previously the USA used NTSC signals and the rest of the world used PAL.  This now maybe moot since most everything is digital 

 it's nice in the Philippines that you can just get an abs-cbn box for less than P2000 and have access to some local channels without any monthly payment.