you can show the customs official this letter http://people.ubuntulinux.org/~mako/ubuntu_cds-customs_letter-generic.pdf
i thnk they can understand that if they are "non-corrupt" official. this is really the problem with customs. computatation depends on the official. if the customs official dont like your face, he will charge you more. if the claimant is "sexy lady", its free. why cant customs have a general 10% of the declared value for all computer products. On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 22:21:30 +0800, Gideon N. Guillen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 2005-03-07 at 18:21, Gideon N. Guillen wrote: > > I don't know what specific document, but it should be some proof that > > you're CDs will not be used for any commercial stuff. Maybe you could > > get some help from an NGO or non-profit organization, such as PLUG. Or > > maybe get some letter (hard copy) from the Ubuntu people. > > And to follow-up on the topic, I just received six sets of Ubuntu CDs. > Actually 2 copies for each platform it is available (x86, AMD64, and > PPC). It was delivered this afternoon at our home. And this, BTW, was > this delivered through the Makati Post Office, which was the subject of > the last thread regarding the topic. So I guess the large quantities is > enough for the customs to flag it as a possible for-profit shipment that > can be taxable. > > -- > Gideon N. Guillen > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Take back the web! Download Firefox Today! > http://getfirefox.com > > -- > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > plug@lists.q-linux.com (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph > Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph > . > To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug > . > Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to > http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie > -- ------------------- "mailing lists is my personal knowledgebase" -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List plug@lists.q-linux.com (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
