Plan ahead and send your items to the pi VIA
bALIKBAYAN bOX IT GETS ALL THE ITEMS THERE AND no
DUTIES WHAT SO EVER AS THE SHIPPING AUTHORITY PAYS ALL
DUTIES UPON ENTRY IN THE pi --- Ronald McCarthy
<ron@myself.com> wrote:
> Just be happy that you didn't send her a new car.
> The duty would have been P
> 100% of it's value...
>
> Ron
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jshassel" <jshassel@yahoo.
> To: <LivingInThePhilippi
> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 9:45 AM
> Subject: [LinP3] Large Duty or tarrif for shipping
> jewelry?
>
>
> >I sent my Fiancee her christmas present via UPS a
> few days ago.
> > Basically a Card, some candy and a 14k Gold
> necklace. The necklace is
> > 18 grams 14k gold mall Store retail maybe worth
> $800 I paid less than
> > half of that. When I shipped the necklace , just
> to be safe I decided
> > to insure the package for $500.
> >
> > I get a message from my Fiancee at 3:30AM this
> morning telling me she
> > just got a call from a man saying he's with UPS
> Cebu and that when
> > they come to deliver the package they will need
> her to pay PP6100
> > ($150US) for a tariff or duty. the man on the
> phone gave her a cell
> > phone number to call to let him know if they can
> deliver it tommorow.
> >
> > Well I called the number he did not answer his
> phone, I began to
> > suspect maybe this was just a shakedown from the
> driver. I finally
> > did get a hold of UPS operator in PI and it comes
> to find out it is
> > legit.
> >
> > My gripe is I asked when I sent the item from my
> local UPS office if
> > there would be a duty for this item and the said
> not for that low of
> > value for personal use.
> >
> > Has anyone else here had this similar experience,
> is this even real?
> >
> > Anyone maybe have a link to customs and duties
> webpage describing
> > said rules and fees for PI?
> >
> > Does anyone else find this rate ,Basically 30%
> tariff rate ridiculous
> > especially just for personal use?
> >
> > I guess I'm just going to have her pay it, as it
> seems we have no
> > choice really unless someone here has another
> suggestion.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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