1. yes, door to door means your forwarder clears all the necessary paperworks, all you have to do is pay the proper taxes and ibang fees para ma release. Pag hindi door to door, ikaw maglalakad nun, babayad ka arastre, stevedoring at iba pang port fees, tas pag naka bayaran mo papunta warehouse, kailangan mo bayaran ang proper taxes at iba pang fees para ma release.
mas maganda may forwarder pag may sablay sa papeles, forwarder mo marunong pasikot sikot at mag lagay. pag ikaw, baka iiyak ka lang pag na inspect ang pinadala sayo at bawal pala pinadala sayo. Doble doble lagay gawin mo.
2. depende, like usual case kagaya ng cellfone, worth 8k ang cellfone, binayaran ng tax around 2.5k. depende sa customs valuation. minsan 100% pa nga.
3. hehe,araguy, to give you a sa airfrieght idea, yung 20kg na box dimension nya around 16 inch x 16inch x 12 inch galing US, umabot ng 20k, tas wala pa taxes yan, pag pinickup mo sa airport yan, sisingil ka pa ng tax ulit,
pag barko, Volume ang measurement nila, by cubic meter,
like kung galing dito pa Pinas 1 cubic meter punta LA, around 15k ang shipping charge palang, pag dating dun sa LA, iba pa yung taxes at iba pang fees dagdag na bayaran mo.