Originally Posted by
lhrsfo
Now, if the OP is coming from, say, China, with a suitcase full of phones all in their original packaging, that would be a different story. But if arriving with one used phone and one used computer, both of which are obviously currently in full time use, absolutely nobody is going to question it.
That's another important point. Goods you have owned for a certain period are usually exempt as well. Otherwise, it would make moving extremely expensive.
Nobody's going to look twice at a tourist with a laptop and smartphone that are in normal use.