Any experiences of taking TVs to India? I am planning to take new 50inch. Any tips to save money at customs?

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Don’t take anything except Samsung . My vizio tv blasted as soon I put in the plug even after using a voltage converter

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Maybe you had a faulty tv. Sample size is wayyyy too small to say for certain that every vizio will blow up

LG works fine too! Just check the voltage specs at the back of your TV - it should say something like ~100-240 Vac 50-60Hz. See the image taken from LG’s website

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Yep. No need for voltage converter

One way to save money at customs is to wait until an year before you take it to India and pay almost half the duty. Just don’t lose the receipt

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Not sure if still applicable as I’ve not taken a TV back home in several years, but I think you won’t hv to pay anything if it is a personal item you were using here and are carrying back home.

@op do you think it’s worth the pain?

I feel so..
I got Samsung 50 inch for 400, + 200 for oversized baggage + 150-200 for customs.. (still in transit) overall may be 50-60K INR. Similar TV is close to 1 lakh in India. I don’t have any checking bag, so taking this instead

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