Importing a Car into The Philippines
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"A few years ago we invited the BIR representative from the Philippine Consulate in San Francisco to conduct a seminar for Filipino-Americans going back to the Philippines after retirement from the military. Here are some of the information we gathered (some of the information may have already been revised)
1. Before shipping your car to the Philippines you have to file an application permit with the RP BIR in Washington DC. The filing fee is $50.00
2. The BIR then will assess your vehicle and let you know how much import taxes you have to pay prior to your shipping the car.
3. The import taxes were as follows:
a. New - 100% duty on the value of your car (If value is $20K then duty is $20k plus other duties such as VAT, gas guzzler tax, etc.
b. less than 2 yrs old - 90% of car valuation ($20K X 90%)
c. less than 3 yrs old - 80%
d. less than 4 yrs old - 70%
e. less than 5 yrs old - 60%
and goes on to 10 yrs old or 10% of value when brand new.