Is it really forbidden to take extension cords out of the Philippines?

3/14/2023 11:30:24 AM

Incredibly, it does seem to be the case, @uhoh, that there are vague restrictions against power cords,

although it’s vague whether these are "national airline restrictions" or an emission from the "Office for Transportation Security under the Department of Transportation and Communications"

You need only google "philippines" airport security extension cords to find a few mentions.

https://primer.com.ph/travel/2015/09/19/travel-smart-what-not-to-bring-on-board/

Funnily enough, it really makes sense. After all, of course you could not take say a hammer as carry on.

An interesting point. I always take EVERY cable (small and large) and EVERY electronic in my carry on, and not in the checked luggage. The reason? I feel if there is anything at all electronic / metallic in your checked luggage, there is more chance they will open up your checked luggage for a search. Of course, your carry-on is searched anyway since all humans now have devices, so it’s no further burden to have cables in your carry-on. Apparently I have to take care with this policy when transit Philippines!

3/14/2023 7:03:27 AM

I travel weekly and many flights are from the Philippines. Unfortunately, today the airport near my second home had the most ignorant security check staff. One of them needed one obviously… All other airports in the Philippines did not have this "rule".

2/18/2023 7:18:26 PM

Just saw it happen in Manila Terminal 3 and when I challenged them, yes they said they do not allow it – seems ridiculous; no place else I’ve encountered is this the case.

2/27/2022 8:36:54 AM

I agree with @jcaron’s comment (and I am shamelessly converting it to an answer):

Security screening usually do not care about export regulations (that’s for customs, though in some cases both are combined). However there may be local security-related regulations (you could strangle someone with it, or whatever, so they consider it dangerous), but that seems a bit overkill.

Most probably you faced security-related concerns and not customs-related ones, as this is what airport security focuses on.

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