If you want to bring a 60-inch TV to Ecuador, this is the cost of putting it on the plane

“In what kind of suitcase” can you take a 60-inch television, asked a citizen after learning that customs will allow passengers arriving by plane to enter the country with screens up to that size without paying tax. And the answer he got on social networks was that “you carry it in the same box you bought it in and you probably pay for it too big on an airline.”

According to travel agents, bringing a TV up to 60 inches would be worth it as an extra piece of luggage, but they tend to consider it as separate baggage, as it depends on each airline’s policy. Costs would range between $100 and $200 from the United States.

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According to the general manager of Ian Travel, Ian Loaiza, the import of the television would be paid for as an extra suitcase. “The moment he approaches, that is, the moment he does it applyhe carries a television and pays for it as an extra suitcase,” he said.

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For his part, the director of Ecotel Travel, Ramiro Cueva, indicated that airlines bring this electronic device in separate boxes.

The cost – Loaiza said – depends on the airline and the number of suitcases the passenger carries, since each company has a different price between the first, second and third suitcase, but as an approximate value it would be between 100 and 140 dollars from United States.

Meanwhile, Cueva claimed that the amount to pay will not be like an extra case and will rather depend on “the configuration of the box, because there are brands that come almost the size of a TV, but others protect them more tend to be bigger”. At his discretion, the cost of bringing it from the United States would be between $150 and $200.

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Loaiza and Cueva agree that the television could be categorized as special baggage, which according to Latam Airlines in its Web page It’s considered “certain sports equipment, musical instruments, televisions or monitors” and it “may be carried in storage for an additional charge”. The price is fixed and depends on the route of your trip.”

Loaiza also cited surfboards as an example of special luggage. “These are things that exceed the dimensions of what is allowed in checked baggage,” he said.

In the meantime, Cueva suggested that passengers check with the airline they will be traveling with, as there are some that do not carry “too big things”, so they must take into account the dimensions of the TV, as well as the weight, which in his opinion, in the case of a 60-inch TV, that would be between £35 and £40.

In the specifications by type of baggage, in the audiovisual equipment item, Latam Airlines states that you can “carry monitors, projection screens and televisions (40 inches or larger) as checked baggage, stored in suitable packaging that protects them from damage.” , but recommend that the passenger does not transport “fragile or valuable audiovisual items in the trunk”, as they cannot be “responsible for loss, misplacement or theft”.