Online Shopping, International Shipping and Customs

**_Cathy_** · April 6th, 2023 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by sirkosero

Oh fudge! Pati kaya items bought sa lazada taxable? Bought and item worth 13k nung 4.4 sale

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Lazada and Shopee no. I think yun lang mga binili mo from online stores that are based abroad including ebay and alibaba

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**sirkosero** · April 6th, 2023 11:50 PM

Originally Posted by LRTan

no taxes in lazada... bought numerous 20k items na from china sellers

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Whew! Thanks!

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**_Cathy_** · April 7th, 2023 12:10 AM

Originally Posted by LRTan

if you don't pay the tax they will return the item to the shipper then yiu can ask for a refund less shipping costs. next time try to talk to the seller to declare the price of the item below 10k phh equivalent

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Hmmm. I wonder how much is shipping costs because it's free sa seller. But then I am already paying P200+ per day for FEDEX "storage" fee. Baka abutin din ako almost P5k if I return it

I contemplated on asking the seller but it's a big Japanese company so I didn't attempt na kasi I don't think they would agree to it

**Walter** · April 7th, 2023 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by LRTan

if you don't pay the tax they will return the item to the shipper then yiu can ask for a refund less shipping costs. next time try to talk to the seller to declare the price of the item below 10k phh equivalent[/URL]

Customs will check the online price ... they do not just base the price on receipt ...

**LRTan** · April 7th, 2023 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by _Cathy_

Hmmm. I wonder how much is shipping costs because it's free sa seller. But then I am already paying P200+ per day for FEDEX "storage" fee. Baka abutin din ako almost P5k if I return it

I contemplated on asking the seller but it's a big Japanese company so I didn't attempt na kasi I don't think they would agree to it

yeah batter just chalk it up to experience.. and pay for it.

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**LRTan** · April 7th, 2023 06:34 PM

Originally Posted by Walter

Customs will check the online price ... they do not just base the price on receipt ...

I've done this 5 or 6 times FedEx was non the wiser.. but then again you never know when they will check... from what I've seen as long as the paper work of the seller is complete they usually just deliver it direct to our doorstep.

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**_Cathy_** · April 7th, 2023 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by Walter

Customs will check the online price ... they do not just base the price on receipt ...

If that's the case I'm fcked

Originally Posted by LRTan

yeah batter just chalk it up to experience.. and pay for it.

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Yes I checked the delivery fee on my previous purchase and it's USD63 then I need to add the P200+/day storage, it will add up to P5k+ nga if I return

Originally Posted by LRTan

I've done this 5 or 6 times FedEx was non the wiser.. but then again you never know when they will check... from what I've seen as long as the paper work of the seller is complete they usually just deliver it direct to our doorstep.

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Fedex said they will email me the requirements of customs e inabutan naman ako ng holy week, pero one of the requirements is the purchase receipt. Though iba iba naman kasi market value ng purchase ko depending on the condition

NEVER NEVER AGAIN will I buy na over P10k, in fact to be sure I will stay at USD100.

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**Dr.Kamiya** · April 7th, 2023 11:30 PM

Masakit talaga when you exceed the P10k.

General non-essential goods are taxed at 20% net of excise and VAT, and then VAT's 12% is applied on top of that 20% so total tax is around 34.4%

Assuming item is P100, x 1.2 = P120, then x1.12 = P134.4

If your item is on the list na may excise taxes then that's on top of the other stuff pa.

Excise Tax - Bureau of Internal Revenue

Learned this lesson early 90s pa when I ordered something for my computer from Canada and had to pay so much in taxes. Hindi pa uso ata yung P10k na tax-free nun.

**_Cathy_** · April 7th, 2023 11:44 PM

Originally Posted by Dr.Kamiya

Masakit talaga when you exceed the P10k.

General non-essential goods are taxed at 20% net of excise and VAT, and then VAT's 12% is applied on top of that 20% so total tax is around 34.4%

Assuming item is P100, x 1.2 = P120, then x1.12 = P134.4

If your item is on the list na may excise taxes then that's on top of the other stuff pa.

Excise Tax - Bureau of Internal Revenue

Learned this lesson early 90s pa when I ordered something for my computer from Canada and had to pay so much in taxes. Hindi pa uso ata yung P10k na tax-free nun.

Tuwang tuwa ako kasi I made my first order, it was below P10k and I got the item in 2 days. On my second order P17k na but I thought 12% so I was shocked when I asked fedex for the estimated tax and it was over P6k[emoji24] I hope that's that na. Ang laki pa ng babayaran kong stupid storage fee sa FEDEX. I should have bought it after holy week

Does customs open the package ba? Baka ma damage nila

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**Dr.Kamiya** · April 8th, 2023 01:15 AM

Random ata if they will open the package or not. I think if it's through Fedex you should be safe since they have their own facility (which is why you're getting charged that storage fee).

Amazon you pay the tax up front pag order pa lang and it just arrives normally without need for any intervention.