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Hi Members of the Forum, I understood something wrong from DHL-Express, the topic is so difficult and confusing, the real fact is:
Quote from DHL: "Once the shipment is above Php 50,000 customs will treat this under formal entry which the Consignee here in Philippines is accredited as importer that’s why we need an affidavit of ownership to request to file under informal entry cause this is for personal use but still subject for duties and taxes like what happened to your shipment now and customs computed the duties and taxes based on the declared value, but when the shipment is below Php 10,000 this is a deminimis value, it means exempted for duties and taxes but always remember that customs have the power to ask Consignee or shipper for any documents like proof of payment/purchase order to justify the correct value of shipment."

 

I want to tell you all my awful experience by sending a small package by DHL-Express from Germany to the Philippines....I did not know, that if the package has a declared value higher than 1000 US-Dollars, more precisely 50,000 Pesos, it will not be considered as private any more from the Philippine Customs. So you must bring a affidavit from a lawyer, that it is really private. My package was only some small Dollars over 1000 Dollars, resp. some Pesos over 50,000 Pesos. So the customs needed some days until they worked it out and they charged me 13,000 Pesos duties and taxes (not considered the transport-fee of 112 Euros), though they accepted it finally as "private Use". The employee from DHL told me, if the value is below 50,000 PHP, the chance is very great, not to pay any taxes.
What are your experiences here in the Forum with this topic? Greetings Justice.