Topic: AVR from singapore

[Wildfire™]

im planning to go to singapore next month and i am wondering if i buy an avr there will i be able to bring it here and not be charge for tax?

[stalkermania]

im planning to go to singapore next month and i am wondering if i buy an avr there will i be able to bring it here and not be charge for tax?

pagnatripan ka ng customs natin...
sometimes wala sometimes meron...
excluding excess baggage...

sometimes they remove the box..
to hide them as newly purchased equipment
its a risk really...

maybe others have other ways..

[ATJr.]

im planning to go to singapore next month and i am wondering if i buy an avr there will i be able to bring it here and not be charge for tax?

you may bring in 1 unit without worries.......changing the box to something not obtrusive certainly helps....

[Wildfire™]

if ever our customs decided to check my luggage how much will the tax be?

[pchin]

if ever our customs decided to check my luggage how much will the tax be?

It really depends on your luck & the custom official on duty. You may pay up as high as 30% or even higher. Few years back I brought in a new DVD player. I removed the shrink wrapped, manual, etc so that it didn't look like new. I pretended it's a used item from my country & since I'm working in Philippines, I decided to bring it over with me...darn they refused to accept my reason & still slapped me with tax. As usual it's "negotiable" if you know what I mean....  

[stalkermania]

grabe talaga ang mga kanser ng lipunan! 

[cianzepol]

alang kwenta mga custom naten..
isang unit lang itatax pa pag napagtripan ka.
ang daming sh#t sa bansa naten.




palitan mo yung box paps.wag ka aamin na may binili ka abroad.

t**gnang mga yan.

[ATJr.]

i go thru costums about 3 times a year...so far wala namang hassles, i do not know kung bakit kabado ka....

[Conan]

i go thru costums about 3 times a year...so far wala namang hassles, i do not know kung bakit kabado ka....

You go through customs regularly with an A/V receiver with you?

[Wildfire™]

i go thru costums about 3 times a year...so far wala namang hassles, i do not know kung bakit kabado ka.... Grin

di naman kabado brader im just wondering kung sulit ba bumile dun or dito na lang money wise kasi baka imbis na makatipid ako lalo lang mapamahal. 

pero brader tonyt as in wala talaga hassle kahit avr dala ko?

[DVD_Freak]

If coming from an Asian country parang wala naman problema dumaan sa customs.  Yun galing sa US and Europe generally sila nagtatanong.

[DVD_Freak]

You go through customs regularly with an A/V receiver with you?

I believe what TonyT meant was that di naman nagtatanong yun customs pag dumadaan siya.

[Conan]

I believe what TonyT meant was that di naman nagtatanong yun customs pag dumadaan siya.

Kaya nga I'm asking for clarification. One time I bought aftermarket brake rotors with me in my luggage, they asked me if I bought anything I said no and they asked to look into my hand-carry bag which did not contain anything. But if they asked to look into my luggage then they would have seen those big brake rotors.

[cianzepol]

Kaya nga I'm asking for clarification. One time I bought aftermarket brake rotors with me in my luggage, they asked me if I bought anything I said no and they asked to look into my hand-carry bag which did not contain anything. But if they asked to look into my luggage then they would have seen those big brake rotors.

gawin mo lang ulit yung statregy na yan paps..
tapos patay malisya ka na lang sa mga makukulit at aroganteng custyom ifficials na yan..

[Wildfire™]

so its better to put the avr on my luggage?

how about if i shipped it here via lbc will i be charge for tax?

[nogie]

so its better to put the avr on my luggage?

how about if i shipped it here via lbc will i be charge for tax?

Unang -una hindi yan tatanggapin ng LBC. Nakatie-up lang sila sa DHL for international route if not mistaken. Mas mura pa rin kung sa US mo kunin thru Allan (toy 01) or Philip (anya618).

[streetsmart]

Unang -una hindi yan tatanggapin ng LBC. Nakatie-up lang sila sa DHL for international route if not mistaken. Mas mura pa rin kung sa US mo kunin thru Allan (toy 01) or Philip (anya618).

+1

The stress and the possibility that you get charged a lot by customs is not worth it for me.

[pa3ck608]

+1

The stress and the possibility that you get charged a lot by customs is not worth it for me.

+1
large items bought brand new abroad are high risk to be taxed, regardless kung for personal use or not because customs officials always presume na they are taxable. sad but true. maybe if you really plan to buy something abroad limit it to small items lang like universal remotes and the like, para madali iconceal.

[Wildfire™]

Mas mura pa rin kung sa US mo kunin thru Allan (toy 01) or Philip (anya618)

220v kasi sa sg kaya mas ok sana and brader toy 01 is still not giving a quote siguro busy daming orders 

The stress and the possibility that you get charged a lot by customs is not worth it for me.

ok lang naman macharge basta wag naman sana super laki, mga ilang percent kaya ang tax sir?

large items bought brand new abroad are high risk to be taxed, regardless kung for personal use or not because customs officials always presume na they are taxable. sad but true.maybe if you really plan to buy something abroad limit it to small items lang like universal remotes and the like, para madali iconceal.

sayang plan ko pa naman humakot dun 

[Shakatak]

I think pinipili lang ng custom yung mga pinanggalingan ng mga sinisita nila. been passing through custom every 35 days pero kahit minsan di naman sila nagtatanong. kahit yung mgay mga dalang malalaking bagahe at yung may bitbit na LED, LCD tv wala namang hassle. As long as iisang piraso lang yan tingin ko walang problema liban lang kung naghahanap ng pang meryenda yung custom.

[stalkermania]

bottom line.... if you will buy something in singapore na eye-catching pag bitbit mo sa NAIA, you should prepare to pay the tax if approached by a custom officer, pag di ka pinansin... dun ka nakatipid!

Ang isang drawback when you buy your receiver there is the warranty. I do not know for receivers if there is such an international warranty.

Di ba ang purpose mo naman kaya ka bibili is because very affordable ang price sa SG compared here in PH.
Laki din ng difference... some receivers have a difference of P5000~P8000, maybe more.

But the RISK is... if ever.... harangin ka ng customs...at bayaran mo yung duties/taxes, without any concrete amount anyone here can give... would you think makatipid ka pa din?

its all about RISKs... no GUTS... no GLORY!

[Shakatak]

International warranty will be apply or honored only by the service center to those who are in transit or not a permanent resident in Philippines (ito yung explaination sa akin ng taga Acer noong pinaayos ko yung laptop sa kanila). Kaya, malamang walang warranty unless kung may problema ipadala mo balik sa kung saan mo nabili ang unit, which is expensive.

[Wildfire™]

I think pinipili lang ng custom yung mga pinanggalingan ng mga sinisita nila

brader shakatak sana magdilang angel ka at swertihin din ako 

International warranty

ok lang walang warranty kung malaki naman matitipid ko kasi pwede ko parin naman parepair if ever sa service center nila dito. kung harangin ako ng customs e di magbayad para sa lipunan din naman natin un 

its all about RISKs... no GUTS... no GLORY!

tama brader stalkerman no guts no glory

[BigBert-2]

so its better to put the avr on my luggage?

how about if i shipped it here via lbc will i be charge for tax?

Just bought a 20"LED monitor and a Maverick DAC sa Singapore last December. Put them in my lugage and viola no hassle and no tax at all....

[Wildfire™]

Just bought a 20"LED monitor and a Maverick DAC sa Singapore last December. Put them in my lugage and viola no hassle and no tax at all.... Grin

wow brader thanks it made my day. 

brader hindi nila inspect ung luggage mo?

[jbl4311]

If you are interested and mahal ang amp na kukunin mo, ship cargo mo na lang ang avr mo for 60 sg$. Di ka na magbibitbit. 1 $: php 33

[mak_mak]

If coming from an Asian country parang wala naman problema dumaan sa customs.  Yun galing sa US and Europe generally sila nagtatanong.

yung uncle ko,  december last year,nag uwi ng brand new onkyo avr from US..
put it in his luggage, wala namn daw pong kahit anong hassle... walang tanung-tanung, walang tax..
sabi ko nga naka TSAMBA sya..

[BigBert-2]

wow brader thanks it made my day. 

brader hindi nila inspect ung luggage mo?

Nope..

[ASuL]

brader very much interested in this thread...


magkano kaya onkyo 608 or 708?


tapos pag sa luggage di ba yan hinahagis-hagis? pano yung avr? or lalagyan lang "fragile" praa medyo safe naman yung item?


wildfire...parekoy sana you could tell us the prices on various items you see out there...

[stalkermania]

brader shakatak sana magdilang angel ka at swertihin din ako 

ok lang walang warranty kung malaki naman matitipid ko kasi pwede ko parin naman parepair if ever sa service center nila dito. kung harangin ako ng customs e di magbayad para sa lipunan din naman natin un 

tama brader stalkerman no guts no glory

ows?! are you sure?!