How To Import/export?

[pogingpogi]

sir crazy maraming salamat I've learned a lot from you sa uulitin....

[hitomi]

hitomi, not much work to do here.  Post office will either deliver it to your address (means you don't have to pay any duties and taxes) or you will have to claim it at your municipal post office.  You will know if you have to claim at the post office once you receive via mail a white claim stub which will indicate where you have to get it.  Remember to bring a valid ID to claim your item.  Once you get to the post office, they do have a customs inspector there.  Duties and taxes should be around 600 to 700 depends on how much postal costs but madalas if they see that its for personal consumption they don't even let you pay anymore.

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wow really? thank you so much, that was a big help. :cool: :mtc:

 

hope the postal guys here are as kind as you say

[crazy8]

Hitomi, almost forgot, try mo lang if papayag, tell the supplier whom you're buying from if they're willing to undervalue. If papayag naman, just tell them to value at US10.00 or less. Hope this helps.

[hitomi]

wow pde ba yun? thanks crazy8

[THUG]

Export:

 

Im planning to export Virgin Coconut Oil and Baguio Handicrafts to the US or Belgium. How do I go about it. The recipients are my relatives. Do they need to open up a Corporation?

 

Import:

 

Planning to import used books, and magazines. How much is the tax?

[Spurt]

i am planning to import products from another asian country, kindly educate me on the matter most importantly regarding the legalities

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First thing first : if your imprting it under ur name, you need to have your tin number, there are form to fill in at customs if the amount of tax your paying would be over 10,000 php. now, if you plan to use a company, you need to have ciis number + tin number & all the rest of the docs of the company such as mayor permit, sec, sss, etc.

 

it will depend on the item you want to import, you have to check import regulations & prohibited items, such as guns, drugs, etc. but if you'd be importing regular items but not used clothes, specific agri products, & used cars, then its ok to start without the docs i mentioned above. we call it informal entry, or first & last shipment.

[Spurt]

Export:

 

Im planning to export Virgin Coconut Oil and Baguio Handicrafts to the US or Belgium. How do I go about it. The recipients are my relatives. Do they need to open up a Corporation?

 

Import:

 

Planning to import used books, and magazines. How much is the tax?

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for your export of vco, if its in commercial quantity & you plan to do it for a long time, you need to have bfad here, & registered online on the BTA (Bioterrorism Act) in US. You can check online for the requirements. For Belgium, you need to ask them about their local regulations but you can send it as personal effects, meaning you consign it to a person, but not in a very big quantity, big is about 3 cbm of one item only (vco), you can also do this in the US, but declare the value at a very minimal amount, say US$ 350.00 or less.

 

for your handicrafts, just make sure its fumigated, you can consign it to a person, us or belgium or get a local forwarder or customs broker & they will arrange everything for you, just tell them what you need.

[Spurt]

for used books, magazines, & other paper or printed materials, you need to have a company registered to the bureau of customs, first step, ask a customs broker about the requirements. for some tax references, i think customs now assess taxes & duties based on the kilo of this item, books-US$3.00/K, magazines 3.5-4/K, then convert to php, it becomes the taxable amount.

[tokwatok]

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[skipper6983]

crazy 8,

 

planning to export naman food supplements to countries in the US, europe and middle east. where can i get the prices for export and what are the considerations i need to think about?

Edited January 2, 2006 by skipper6983

[crazy8]

skipper, sorry but not sure by what you mean by prices for export.

[skipper6983]

crazy8,

 

sorry for the confusion. actually since i will just be starting in the next couple of months im pretty sure that i will only send samplers like bottle by bottle instead of boxes. what would the shipping cost be kaya if say, the size oif the bottle is much like that of ascorbic acid you buy at mercury?

 

skipper, sorry but not sure by what you mean by prices for export.

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[crazy8]

Shipping costs will be dependent on volume and weight. Did the company/person who you will be sending to specify any mode of shipping for these samples? If you're dealing with foreign companies, they would have their own courier service (fedex, dhl, ups etc...) account. If they could give you their account number, this would allow you to ship these samples to them freight collect. Even if wala silang account with these courier companies, you can still ship freight collect if papayag yung taong makakatanggap. If they will not, then I suggest using postal service to send these items, either airmail or kung gusto mong mas madali ng konti and a bit more expensive, EMS service. I'm not up to date with costs but you can check with your nearest postal office or Mail and More type stores.

 

Kung courier service naman, you can inquire via phone on how much rates will be, you can give them approximate weight and size of box, and they should be able to give you an idea already. Once you've decided na courier ang gusto mo, you can also call them over the phone and have them pick up the items from your house. Remember to instruct them to bring the documents for you to fill up as well as proper size packaging either box or envelope.

 

Hope this helps.

[Ka_Ambo]

I am not really importing but wanted to order online.  I don't know how to proceed.  How does customs charge you for your order. The item I wanna buy is an electronic chess board cost around 600USD.

 

The vendor has a UPS shipping option and they charge around 178USD.  Do you know if I choose this option I will still be charge extra or do I have to pay more upon delivery??

 

Any help will be appreciated.

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Bro my advice is to look for other courier and what does USD 178 Covers is it door to door delivery?

Edited January 11, 2006 by Broke

[Ka_Ambo]

Any import restrictions for raw meat? (i.e. Kangaroo, Emu, Lamb, Crocodile)

 

Thanks.

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licensed sa bfad and BAI is needed, in case of endagered species and wildlife animals eh it is strictly prohibited Edited January 11, 2006 by Broke