He didn't talked english, and i can't talk arabic. Probably he tried, but i failed to understand him :)chosen2k wrote Question: Did he specifically told you that the phone will stop working? Or did he keep his mouth shut? If its the latter, then no one is stopping him from doing the same thing to multiple customers.
New Phone Jomrok / Customs duty in Lebanon
Are you sure about it ? from what I know and from my experience, anything valued over $1000 will need a " bayen jomrokeh " and " mou3amaleh jomrokiyeh " that alone will cost you on average 250,000 LLironman wrote@TrollFatGuy,
As i understood the "Gomrok" is 16%
A friend of mine wanted to get the iPhone XS 256 GB, and he was willing to get get it from another country (it costs 1230$ there), if you add the 16% you will get 1426$
He got it from here eventually for 1425$ without the whole hassle. Everything is good so far.
Good luck.
2 months later
Have any of you heard any news regarding this law yet? Do you know anyone who has had to pay?
I would like to order a Pixel but I'm still hesitant
I would like to order a Pixel but I'm still hesitant
I turned on my Huawei hot spot the other day and got an SMS about this. I never used it here but had it in my drawer from about a year ago, I use it when I'm traveling. Turned it on here just to update the firmware.
Very strange and ridiculous. How are they going to value an old used device? There is a libanpost near me, just haven't taken the device there. I thought they would put the IMEI and the value would come up. Better not be ridiculous, it's really dumb and more money grabbing.
Very strange and ridiculous. How are they going to value an old used device? There is a libanpost near me, just haven't taken the device there. I thought they would put the IMEI and the value would come up. Better not be ridiculous, it's really dumb and more money grabbing.
S8+ were valued at 700 and charges were 195,000
Iphone 8+ costs 259,000
@beezer I have an old LG G2 that I used in Lebanon for over 2 years before switching phones. Had to use it as a spare phone a few months ago and I got the customs message.
@dsoftware.king That's bs! That really agitates me, especially that you probably already paid taxes on those phones or have already been using them.
Did you have to pay those amounts already? Does this mean that the law is in effect?
@dsoftware.king That's bs! That really agitates me, especially that you probably already paid taxes on those phones or have already been using them.
Did you have to pay those amounts already? Does this mean that the law is in effect?
Yes, the law is in effect.
I,ve never used them in Lebanon
I,ve never used them in Lebanon
Does anyone know how do we check if our mobile device is whitelisted or not ? all i got from our beloved mpt website is this link https://imeiinfo.mobileimei.com which does not indicate if whitelisted or not.
Put a sim inside of it and you will know from the sms.
I hope the next minister of telecom will delete this law but before 3 months, I just got my 6T lol
This law is such bullshit. I completely understand if someone is bringing in brand new phones and selling them here but to charge customs to consumers on their used devices? This country is a joke.
When I bought the oneplus 6t the ministry of telecom sent an sms saying that my model was not recognized or else I would have 90 days to pay the customs, so in other words as long as the 6T is not recognized by Libanpost the 90 days are not triggered?
Bro your 90 days are triggered.infiniteloop wroteWhen I bought the oneplus 6t the ministry of telecom sent an sms saying that my model was not recognized or else I would have 90 days to pay the customs, so in other words as long as the 6T is not recognized by Libanpost the 90 days are not triggered?
If this law is indeed in effect, you cannot use your sim on the phone after 90 days.
How can I pay if they don't have it in the database?AVOlio wroteBro your 90 days are triggered.infiniteloop wroteWhen I bought the oneplus 6t the ministry of telecom sent an sms saying that my model was not recognized or else I would have 90 days to pay the customs, so in other words as long as the 6T is not recognized by Libanpost the 90 days are not triggered?
If this law is indeed in effect, you cannot use your sim on the phone after 90 days.
You need to go pay In order for them to put your imei in the database of customs paid.
Has anyone with a rooted Android tried to change their IMEI to see if the network can be tricked?
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The sms said they didn't recognized the model even though they said it's a Oneplus 6T and what is my IMEIAVOlio wroteYou need to go pay In order for them to put your imei in the database of customs paid.
Can I pay in 2 months and half my customs due while it's not listed?
And anyway to know how many days left?
Bro share a picture or write what exactly the sms said both in Arabic and English.infiniteloop wroteThe sms said they didn't recognized the model even though they said it's a Oneplus 6T and what is my IMEIAVOlio wroteYou need to go pay In order for them to put your imei in the database of customs paid.
Can I pay in 2 months and half my customs due while it's not listed?
And anyway to know how many days left?
I think you may have to go pay somewhere else than Libanpost. The actual customs. Its near or in the airport. I know very little about this so maybe someone else can share detailed infoinfiniteloop wroteThe sms said they didn't recognized the model even though they said it's a Oneplus 6T and what is my IMEIAVOlio wroteYou need to go pay In order for them to put your imei in the database of customs paid.
Can I pay in 2 months and half my customs due while it's not listed?
And anyway to know how many days left?