Dispensing accurate and helpful tourist information is purpose of this board and why it was created. The original poster's question was best answered by Sweetness in that there is no reason to bring down a tv for someone when you can get it here. There is never any reason to lie to the customs agents of any country to which you are entering. That is not sound advice.
To elaborate on the additional tourist related comments, you can purchase items such as shampoos, bug sprays, sunscreens, etc. on the island when you get here to make your air travel less of a burden. On the way from the airport, just stop in at MegaMart and you can find a wide variety of products you need at affordable prices. You can wait til you get to Negril and go to HiLo or Valuemaster to make these purchases, but the selection will be less and the prices slightly higher on some items.
Local brands and Caricom produced brands are the least expensive and are comparable in price to the North American brands that most of our visitors are familiar. North American brands tend to be more expensive.
So to save the hassle of carrying these items with you, you can purchase them on the island in an affordable fashion.
OB,
The fact that you are married to a Jamaican and building a house in Jamaica makes your situation different from tourists visiting the island. I understand that you are having problems understanding how and why the Jamaican government makes the decisions that they do, but I do feel that you need to take more time to understand the differences in the USA economy and the economy of the vastly smaller developing nation of Jamaica.
