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 Please help on taking electronic items to Nepal
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Posted on 11-29-12 2:10 AM     Reply [Subscribe]
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 Hello Friends!
I am gonna visit home for the first time after I came to the US almost 4 years ago. Expectedly, I have some electronic items and others for gifts and personal use which I need to take with me. Since this is the first time I will deal with Customs and TIA I'm not sure what should I expect. I will list the items which I will have to take with me below. Please suggest me if its okay to take them all with me or I will have to deal with taxes, bribery and all that. Im pretty sure some of you have experienced similar situation..please suggest me. Also, should I keep them in luggage or my carry on bag?

My personal items:
Cell phone-1
Camera-1
Laptop-1

Gift items:
Watches-5
Toys-3
Point and shoot cameras-2
Laptop-1
Used cell phone-1
iPhone (used)- 1
Samsung galaxy tabs- 3 (10.1 inch-2 and 7 inch-1)
cell phone-1

I know its too much..but what can I do..can't say no to certain people in your life..and can't go without any gift for certain other people in your life.

Thank you!


 
Posted on 11-29-12 5:39 AM     [Snapshot: 39]     Reply [Subscribe]
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in the TIA they usually don't open your baggages. so you're fine as you are carrying small items ( I mean not like TV or Bluray players).

regarding how to carry, I would suggest you to get a good size backpack (for laptops and other electronic items)  in addition to your carry on luggage.
My big luggage seemed like it had been on the bottom of the other luggages, and the lock was broken (nothing was taken from it  though). So I suggess only put like non-fragine items in your main luggages like clothes (if you're carrying electronic items in original box, then that's different).

So no worry, I've taken even more than what you're taking now :).

 
Posted on 11-29-12 7:25 AM     [Snapshot: 70]     Reply [Subscribe]
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 hey sajhaguy69,
thanks for sharing your experience..i could take a sigh of relief
i really want to take my personal laptop with me..do you think its okay to take 2 laptops? and the airline said that i could only take one carry on luggage which should fit in the overhead compartment of the airline..so i was thinking to buy that little suitcase type bag..i hope you know which one im talking about..so can i take that and a backpack too? 
 
Posted on 11-29-12 11:06 AM     [Snapshot: 144]     Reply [Subscribe]
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 You'll be fine. 
 
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Posted on 11-29-12 11:12 AM     [Snapshot: 149]     Reply [Subscribe]
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Personally, I suggest you to carry 2 of each electronic items (eg, 2 cell phones, 2 laptops, 2 camera etc). In that case, you can claim one of them to be your personal item and the second one as an official ite. Besides those two, you might be in a trouble (might be not) and might end up paying twice the price of the item. Just be careful.
 
Posted on 11-29-12 11:36 AM     [Snapshot: 173]     Reply [Subscribe]
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 thanks guys..i think im gonna take a risk and take my laptop too..so shall i go ahead and put all these in the carry on luggage? can i carry a backpack too?
 
Posted on 11-29-12 2:57 PM     [Snapshot: 260]     Reply [Subscribe]
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 I just went home to Nepal this Dashin, and took one big backpack (fitting 17.2" laptop) and one small carry-on luggange.in plane. I saw other passengers do that same too.
I would suggest you buy a sturdy laptop backpack ( I bought this one : link
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nd put both laptops in your backpack when going from here. TSA requres you to take out laptops and put in separate bin while scanning). Then when you're in your final transit, you can put one laptop in your carry one luggage (but it doesn't matter, as I mentioned they don't open your bags in kathmandu airport).

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Posted on 11-29-12 3:18 PM     [Snapshot: 279]     Reply [Subscribe]
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 thank you sajhaguy..i will do the same..you've been helpful! :) 
hey i can put the charging cables in carry on too right? someone just told me they might be not allowed..
 
Posted on 11-29-12 3:36 PM     [Snapshot: 288]     Reply [Subscribe]
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But i dont think they will let you in with all those expensive items,

 
Posted on 11-29-12 3:46 PM     [Snapshot: 301]     Reply [Subscribe]
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@aw,  hmm...have you experienced something like this before?
 
Posted on 11-29-12 5:11 PM     [Snapshot: 367]     Reply [Subscribe]
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@sajhaguy: so you are saying if I take a tv with me . They are gonna make me take it out of the packaging?
 
Posted on 11-29-12 5:52 PM     [Snapshot: 387]     Reply [Subscribe]
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I would suggest take more laptops and camera no TV, khoi kunni bhansar ko manche lai TV bhanna bitikai free entry dina garo mancha
 
Posted on 11-29-12 6:03 PM     [Snapshot: 399]     Reply [Subscribe]
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 haha I didn't mean TV in your luggage lol, in general if airport officials in Kathmandu see you with some higher dollar items in open like TV or such items, then they will give you hassle and try to make you pay tax or may be make some personal money out of you. 
I took charging dongle with me in my backpack, no problem. 
 
Posted on 11-30-12 1:31 AM     [Snapshot: 503]     Reply [Subscribe]
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 thank you guys..this is really gonna help me plan my travel
 
Posted on 12-01-12 12:17 AM     [Snapshot: 647]     Reply [Subscribe]
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and the gifts just keep adding up...someone please tell me i can take all this...man..i dont wanna travel for 40 hours and then not be able to step onto my land without going through all the hassle at the airport...it feels like going to nepal after all these years is all about gifts  ..jk..im glad that it can bring happiness to someone..
 
Posted on 12-01-12 5:24 AM     [Snapshot: 690]     Reply [Subscribe]
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go with a mindset of paying tax and that wont be a hassle.
plz pay tax and support ur country.
 


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