New Phone Jomrok / Customs duty in Lebanon

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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?

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

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

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.

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?

Kazouza wrote

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?

No you have to pay

I think the rule is still on hold, by now my phone should have stopped working...

It's not only for phones, I asked SnS what should I pay for a camera lens, they said that the ministry of I dunno what has to check what is it and they charge 110$ then I have to pay VAT and customs fees, if this is true it's utter BS that for every electronic thing they have to check on the item and get a paid clearance , and they ask why we want a revolution!

ironman wroteI think the rule is still on hold, by now my phone should have stopped working...

What phone do you have?