BMW for P74,644: Only at Customs

**happiman** · April 27th, 2003 12:14 PM

I was disturbed when I read this article.
paano naman tayong parehas kung bumili ng oto :?: :?: :?:
sarap talaga ng may pera at connection sa 'pinas :roll:

what can you say peeps :?: :?

BMW for P74,644: Only at Customs

By Jess Diaz
The Philippine Star 04/26/2003

The Senate ways and means committee has uncovered the smuggling and undervaluation of nearly 8,500 brand-new and used luxury vehicles that were brought into the country last year through the port of Manila.

Sen. Ralph Recto, committee chairman, told reporters yesterday that he could not understand why Customs authorities allowed the vehicles to enter the country when their importation was supposed to be prohibited.

He said the units, many of which were 4x4 Toyota Land Cruisers and Mitsubishi Pajeros, were grossly undervalued.

"Consider these: a 2002 Volkswagen that is worth at least P1.5 million was valued at P27,237, a BMW Z3 Roadster was appraised at P74,644, a brand-new Pajero was valued at P191,103, while a brand-new Land Cruiser had a price tag of P297,260 only," he said.

A local Pajero cost about P1.7 million, while an imported Cruiser (there is no local version) can fetch as much as P3.5 million in the domestic market.

Recto said a Jaguar that costs more than P2 million here was declared at P500,000, while an X-5 BMW sports utility vehicle that sells for more than P4 million was valued at P975,000.

He said the import documents he has scrutinized showed that "many used vehicles carried a value of what it would cost to buy a new cellular phone."

Citing examples, he said one used Pajero was valued at P32,050, while a used Nissan Safari had a price tag of P46,811.

He stressed that at a time when the government is facing a large budget deficit, it is almost criminal for importers to smuggle vehicles and other products and to undervalue them to evade payment of taxes.

It is also criminal for the concerned authorities to turn a blind eye to such illegal activities, he added.

Recto urged the Bureau of Customs to go over the documents covering the shipments and to asses the importers additional taxes.

At the same time, he called on carmarkers to also monitor the Port of Manila and other ports for smuggled vehicles.

He said while local assemblers were busy protesting the auction of used vehicles in Subic, smugglers were bringing in thousands of SUVs through the Port of Manila.

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**Litespeed** · April 27th, 2003 12:20 PM

happiman,
Sad to hear, but it's been going on for many years. Off and on, pag-uminit sa press, Galaw agad ang politicians and law enforcement. Pero pag lamig ulit, balik sa dating corruption. It's just a cycle of corruption in the Phil we have to learn to live with. Different people on top, but the same bullcrap.

**5Speed** · April 27th, 2003 12:21 PM

hayyy onli in the pilipins...

**GlennSter** · April 27th, 2003 01:08 PM

i read that too....

haayyy..

mga ewan talaga.....kaya di tayo umuunlad eh.

**chieffy** · April 27th, 2003 01:36 PM

pabili nga ng dalawa!!! :lol:

kidding aside, kapag lumalabas yang ganyang baho eh saka lang kumikilos ang mga authorities na iyan :evil: (pakitang gilas lang naman)...eh baka lahat sila diyan eh kumikita...alam mo naman sa pilipins...bawat kilos may bayad...halos lahat yata eh pwedeng palusutin basta may padulas (mga lubemen :mrgreen: ) ...
kawawa talaga yung mga local industries na nagbibigay ng hanapbuhay...pinapatay ng mga smuggled goods...

**happiman** · April 27th, 2003 03:13 PM

mas malaki pala ang napupunta sa bulsa ng mga custom officers kaysa kaban ng bayan. bilib na bilib pa naman ako dun sa kapitbahay ko dyan sa pinas na may bagong model na Land Cruiser. He's a cheater pala. :evil:

**ghosthunter** · April 27th, 2003 06:16 PM

can I buy a BMW M3 and one X5 pls!! :mrgreen:

**ephraim** · April 27th, 2003 06:23 PM

onli in da pilipins!!! :mrgreen:

**odell** · April 27th, 2003 06:32 PM

papabili na ako.. mura lng pla ehh...

wait. u mean mga officials lang pede?

**happiman** · April 27th, 2003 09:00 PM

odell, pwede kahit sino basat may pera kang pang import ng luxery car. lets say u import a X-5 BMW. pag dating sa pinas ng SUV mo, contact mo sa custom ang gagawa ng paraan para maliit lang ang babayaran mong tax dahil PHP975,000 lang palalabasing value ng X-5. kung 4M ang value ng X-5 sa atin, siguro makakatipid ka ng 1M or more dahil malaki din sigurado ang lagayan dyan or depende siguro sa lakas ng contact mo.