Orlando Andico wrote: > The customs code specifies that.. > > 1) if the item's valuation is $100 or less, it is exempt from > additional tariffs > 2) if the valuation is more than $100, there is a 10% VAT (soon to be > 12%) plus a 15% input tax, for a total of 25% tariff. > > please note that valuation is the landed cost which means, total > declared value on the package, plus cost of shipping. > This is a very valuable piece of information. Thanks!!!
The total cashout I paid is a little over 4K ($76, $80 tops, including shipping). The courier was UPS and from what I remember of what they told me, they have already paid the tariff since they had to get it from custom to deliver it to me. (UPS wasn't the courier the shipper used, but is the "local" delivery agent). I am quite sure that a copy of the invoice was on the clear plastic jacket of the package. I needed it badly at that time and was forced to pay (after bitching about it). At least next time, I'll know better. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
