Phones to carry on airline

[jm17 6]

Hi guys. I just wanna ask how many phone can you carry on a plane from US to Philippines? Im planning to bring 3 phones ( samsung Note 4,5 and an iPhone on their box) to give to my family in the philippines. Can i bring 3? If can, should i put in check-in baggage or do i need to put on my carry on baggage? Thanks 😊

[delish 29]

When i went home last month from sfo-mnl-dvo , i brought 3 phones and i hand carried them. There is no way am checking it in the luggage. 

[bakphx1 789]

I don't think any law discusses phones specifically.  Only the value of items brought in.  If you had fifty and it seemed you'd sell them it would be different, but three gifts are three gifts.  Phones aren't regulated.

[bakphx1 789]

Ignore my last answer, I misread.  Phillipines has stricter rules on them, I'll defer to someone who knows more.  My quick reading says it would mean paying a duty if they see them. 

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

9 minutes ago, bakphx1@aol.com said:

Ignore my last answer, I misread.  Phillipines has stricter rules on them, I'll defer to someone who knows more.  My quick reading says it would mean paying a duty if they see them. 

Only if there was over a certain amount. If it's only a couple phones then there is no problem at all especially if it's your carry on. Where people get in trouble is when there is a large amount of them.

1 hour ago, jm17 said:

Hi guys. I just wanna ask how many phone can you carry on a plane from US to Philippines? Im planning to bring 3 phones ( samsung Note 4,5 and an iPhone on their box) to give to my family in the philippines. Can i bring 3? If can, should i put in check-in baggage or do i need to put on my carry on baggage? Thanks 😊

You can bring them with no problem, and they should be in your carry on. Do you know if they are GSM or coma?

[Chris Duffy 1,257]

I have carried around 8 phones more than once, I used to bring them as gifts.  Never had an issue, of course had the guys working at the xray scan would always ask for a present.

[Chris Duffy 1,257]

Wal Mart would only sell like 5 phones at one time to a person, this was back when you could buy the pre paid phones.  Maybe policy has changed

[Hank_ 9,174]

7 hours ago, jm17 said:

Hi guys. I just wanna ask how many phone can you carry on a plane from US to Philippines? Im planning to bring 3 phones ( samsung Note 4,5 and an iPhone on their box) to give to my family in the philippines. Can i bring 3? If can, should i put in check-in baggage or do i need to put on my carry on baggage? Thanks 😊

We always have 3-4, always in carry-on.

[bakphx1 789]

I read more and my first answer and cyberfx's are still correct.  Nothing bans multiple phones, as long as it doesn't appear you are intending to sell them, then they'd be charged duty.