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so if I buy a phone from abroad right now, I won't pay any VAT or customs?

What if it was shipped via DHL? will they take any "to5liss jomroke"? any hidden fees expected?
That's just TEMPORARY, I wouldn't advise anyone to buy anything yet
The best thing you could do is replying on twitter for the Minister of Telecom to take down this stupid law maybe if he gets overwhelming for him he reacts
Xsever wroteThe Ministry of Telecom just announced that they are stopping the collection on customs taxes on imported phones for personal use until further notice.
This has just been reversed now unfortunately. Minister Talal Hawwat is now giving us 7 days to pay customs and TVA before deactivation. I wonder if this payment can be done from home though?
وزير الاتصالات يعود عن قراره: "سيتم دفع الرسوم"
المصدر: "النهار" 24 آذار 2020 |
Question to those that have shipped phone from abroad. I'm currently considering to ship a phone using shipped.io and the total quoted price is attractive and includes customs + VAT, the question is, will i have to pay this tax once more when I insert my sim card?
21 days later
Xiaomi phones like the Mi 9T Pro (K20 pro) are in the libanpost list?
what about Oneplus 7 Pro and 7T Pro?
I saw that some people could bypass paying the registration at the airport by asking aliexpress seller to put anything but mobile phone on the product sheet
And what if you order a smartphone by DHL and arrive at the airport, you are still obliged to go there and pay or you can pay later by libanpost?
If your phone is not on the list of customs, will hey still count 16%? or just 11% of VAT? And based on which value as the let's say Op 7T is not sold in Lebanon?
I asked dhl about smartphones and customs.... They are still stopping each and every smartphone waiting for the ministry of telecommunications to clear it. What the utter bs system they install just to please big friends of the ministry aka the 2 big bosses of woukala
15 days later
Hello, does anyone know what the range for the jomrok charge is for a 450$ phone (the new iphone SE)?
Victor wroteHello, does anyone know what the range for the jomrok charge is for a 450$ phone (the new iphone SE)?
Around $100, but that's in Lebanese so, 150,000
Hi guys..i have ordered a mi 9t in February from banggood....i haven't received it and the tracking seems to be stuck i germany or Switzerland...could it be in lebanon...or is shipping stopped currently...thanks
aiajouz wroteHi guys..i have ordered a mi 9t in February from banggood....i haven't received it and the tracking seems to be stuck i germany or Switzerland...could it be in lebanon...or is shipping stopped currently...thanks
I guess it's stuck because of corona pandemic, europe is screwed up
20 days later
Any updates on this law? Is it still enforced?
Salloum wroteAny updates on this law? Is it still enforced?
Yes, I bought a Note 10 plus from Amazon. I had to go to the MoT and activate the IMEI before taking the phone from the customs.

I bought the phone for $770, they priced it it for 1,100,000 LL. I paid them 11% vat + 5% customs + 3% interest (no idea what that is), total of ~200,000 LL.
m0ei wrote
Salloum wroteAny updates on this law? Is it still enforced?
Yes, I bought a Note 10 plus from Amazon. I had to go to the MoT and activate the IMEI before taking the phone from the customs.

I bought the phone for $770, they priced it it for 1,100,000 LL. I paid them 11% vat + 5% customs + 3% interest (no idea what that is), total of ~200,000 LL.
That's strange. I bought my Note10+ 6 months ago from Amazon USA and I didn't pay any custom.
Shipped through Aramex Shop and Ship.

You pay the customs once to activate the phone.
Kareem wrote
m0ei wrote
Salloum wroteAny updates on this law? Is it still enforced?
Yes, I bought a Note 10 plus from Amazon. I had to go to the MoT and activate the IMEI before taking the phone from the customs.

I bought the phone for $770, they priced it it for 1,100,000 LL. I paid them 11% vat + 5% customs + 3% interest (no idea what that is), total of ~200,000 LL.
That's strange. I bought my Note10+ 6 months ago from Amazon USA and I didn't pay any custom.
I think it's because they shipped with S&S. They force you to activate before you can even pick it up. I had a relative bring me a US S10+, and I got the message upon inserting my SIM. That was a month ago, and so far so good. I'm gonna let the 3 months expire and see what happens.
12 days later
Xsever wroteThe Ministry of Telecom just announced that they are stopping the collection on customs taxes on imported phones for personal use until further notice.
Is it still on hold?