A lot of Pinoy eBayers, including myself, have asked for help from the experts on how to compute for tax/duties for imported products or items delivered from abroad. Based on information from an eBay thread (thanks to katana_hunter, tamed_8souls & v.carter), I created a calculator for this purpose. It's a little crude, but hopefully it becomes handy for those who have items to be delivered to the Philippines.
Disclaimer: This is meant only as a tool to estimate customs fees. This is in no way meant to be an official computation. Please use the calculation as guidance only.
Input fields are in yellow.
For corrections or suggestions for improvement, just leave a comment.
83 comments:
this is the same formula customs gave me.. thanks a lot..
glad it helps.
well its quite hard to make the calculation as the calculated price i had from other sources point me to about 2K php but this calculates me at 60K... for a 8600 yen parcel
i put .53 on peso rate, with an assumption of 10% tariff, and i'm getting P1674 total.
decimal points are tricky to be input... so what i do is type in the numbers first ("53"), then type in the "." last.
hope that works.
hotdamn tariff rate for camera is 14%? because my item from fedex 174usd(ship and item) is 2800 pesos wtf
cruel indeed! unless you find cheaper means to bring it to the philippines, i guess that means it's not practical to ship cameras.
...so how do I use this?
Thanks for posting; doesn't seem to work in Chrome or Safari but no worries; very helpful.
i already got it to work on IE. i think it should run ok as well with other browsers. sorry about that.
Got an item from Taiwan through EMS. Grabe naman pala ka hayok ng tax computation. parang yung tax na binayaran ko same worth sa item na pinadala sakin. Powta nyo taga custom kayo
it runs on chrome but the decimal point is not working, so it would give you tens places in thousand ex. 35,000.00, 45,000.00
just a quick fix: type in last the decimal point in the field.
Gee... The government should be using something like this!!
they were enjoying too much with their traditional calculators ;-)
what's the tariff rate for clothings?
Thank you so much I was enlightened as I almost sue customs for entries I do not understood!
Although I believe "loose, unmounted diamonds" are free of duties, the customs officers still imposed 3% on them. I'm sorry I'm too lazy to look at Tariff Codes:P
better to know before you go there, so you won't get any surprises. and in case they overcharge you, you could say you checked the tariff rates. at least you're not defenseless.
i got lost, my item is p3k and my custom duty is estimated at 33k? amazing. I have 7 items with same worth and it means 33k x 7? robbing the people. only if there are people selling items here in philippines with fair price, nobody would buy it anywhere else but within the country. even the law is not fair.
do you mean the calculator gave you 33k for a 3k product? you might have missed the peso rate entry. enter there the correct peso rate relative to the currency. say, to the dollar, 43 should be entered.
Hi!
I would like to ask if this is right or wrong. I'm buying/shipping a digital camera from the U.S to the Philippines and right now I'm arguing with Fedex about the calculation.
According to this information taken from your link the tariff rate/custom fee for digital cameras should be 0%
Description:
Digital cameras
Tariff code:
8525.40.30
Rate of duty:
Free
one thing to note, even if you're free of duty, you still have to pay VAT. maybe that's what fedex is giving you?
Yes I understand that, I'm supposed to pay 3.297P Not around 6.000P. Strangely Fedex.com has an online calculator that arrives at the same 3.297P as this calculator does.
wanna know how to use the decimal point?
I'm using JPY for peso rate and it is 0.53.
I just typed it .53 extra fast and it went in. haven't tried it for cents though. but atleast I know it works.
hahaha, thanks for input @anonymous :)
Glad someone gave this link to me.
^^
Thanks for making the calculator~ It helped me a lot
Customs gives a lot of headache. Almost had a heart attack. But thanks a lot for putting this. So thankful that someone kindly posted the link in yahoo.
how about for a digital player with declared value of US$30... should i still pay for tax?
very helpful to prepare for argument with corrupted custom officers.
June Corral
FEDEX Was bunch of bullshit they charged me for PHP 25,474 for my RC Remote that cost only $400.
I called to them then ask why,they can't explain,but keep on saying " taxes and duties."
WTF Fedex! Better not to use them.
Hi, I wanted to know if an item that was bought in the Philippines, carried by the first owner to the US, and then sold back to me would still be required to pay customs duties or taxes, etc? I can get the receipt for when the laptop was bought here in the Philippines. Could I use that to present my case as to why it shouldn't be taxed or pay duties at all?
hmmm, tricky scenario... but i think you're idea of showing the original receipt would fly.
still, ask the experts at this thread... they might provide you with more insight.
http://forums.ebay.ph/thread.jspa?threadID=600000275&start=640
matagal ko na gamit tong calculator na 'to.. meron pa po ako isang ginagamit...
share ko lang...
http://app.jamesbanogon.com/import-tax-calculator/
Hello,
THank you so much for this blog post. It has helped so many people already :)
My situation is... I bought some clothes from UK and it's only for personal use. the total cost of the goods was PhP7800.
YEsterday I got a call from RAF International Forwarding Company and they told me that I have to pay the customs tax (P3948) + storage fee (P500).
They said if I confirm by replying to a text message they sent earlier, they can stop holding it and release it.
They said they can deliver it to my door and I can pay the customs tax by Cash ON DELIVERY. Is this right?
I thought I need to pay the customs fee by picking it up from the customs office or something?
Thanks for your help!
I've ordered a product from Hongkong but i had a customs charge of 1,322.60php.
Using the formula you've provided, it only amounts to 757php.
Is there any additional charge if the courier is not EMS? (ex. DHL..)
Thanks.
try to compare the actual receipt and the ones coming out of this calculator, see where the difference is. not sure if they changed something in the computation, but it would've been better if you printed out your sample calculation so you could compare on the spot.
Anonymous
HI!
Im from baguio at na-claim ko parcel ko kanina at 40php lang ang binayad ko my declared value is below $50.
May gusto lang po ko itanong, lahat po ba ng mga packages ay pinapadala sa mga local post office? Or may possibility na kunwari taga dito ka sa Baguio at papapuntahin ka nila sa pasay para i-claim ang packages mo?
For an accurate Peso Rate, go to this site (http://customs.gov.ph/) and look for something like:
======================
EXCHANGE RATE
Customs Memorandum
Circular No: CMC_EX03232012
PHP 43.0490 = USD 1.00
Effective Date:
2012 March 24 to 2012 March 30
======================
~mj
For airpost parcel like local postage and parcel 40 pesos would be the fixed amount of duties and taxes like hongkongpost singpost and others i havent tried the others but these two makes me pay a fixed amount of tax and duties for only 40 pesos sometimes free. But if you use fedex, dhl, ups ems etc it will give you an enormous amount of tax and duties depending on the declared value
Thanks for your post.
It was my first time getting a parcel at our local post office last Wednesday and the officer said to me that next time I would be paying customs duties with goods valued at 50 dollars and up.
Does the customs have the cabability to check the bank use in paying the imported items. They (Customs) making sure if what the declared amount paid of the cargo is the same in the invoice?
i don't think so. they reference the declared amount, but if it's grossly questionable, they reference their own kodigo.
Example of a basic tax computation on imported items thru postal system:(EX. Clothes, Bags, Shoes)
Declared/Assessed Value : $100.00
Freight Cost (Stamps) : 20.00
Dutiable Value : 120.00
Current Exchange Rate :P 42.57
Dutiable Value :P5,108.40
Rate of Duty : .15%
Customs Duty :P 766.30
Dutiable Value :P5,108.40
Customs Duty : 766.30
CDS(Customs Doc. Stamps : 250.00
IPF(Import Proc. Fee) : 250.00
BIR Stamps : 15.00
Evat :P6,389.70
Evat Rate : .12%
Evat : 766.80
Summary:
Customs Duty :P 766.30
Evat : 766.80
CDS : 250.00
IPF : 250.00
BTR Stamps : 15.00
Total Tax Due :P2,048.10
the P40.00 payment stamped on the PHILPOST NOTICE is payment for the Philpost service.. NOT as payment for tax impose on the parcel.
to entelechy:
this should be your computation:
Dutiable Value(L.C.) :P 7,800.00
X Rate of Duty : .15%
= Customs Duty : ,170.00
Dutiable Value : 7,800.00
+ Customs Duty : 1,170.00
+ CDS : 250.00
+ IPF : 250.00
+ BIR Stamps : 15.00
= Evat Base : 9,485.00
X Evat Rate : .12%
= Evat : 1,138.20
Summary:
Customs Duty :P1,170.00
Evat : 1,138.20
CDS : 250.00
IPF : 250.00
BIR STAMPS : 15.00
Total Tax Due :P2,823.20
tpm
Is this accurate? I'm getting an item in a couple of days, and I'm worried that I might miscalculate on the item itself.
We were mailed a "free" package, a promotional product from an American Company. These items in said package are free and have no apparent value even on ebay if one were to place it there.
We were charged a total of 2,500 php for said item.
We have left this items unclaimed, and we lost out as well due to the fact we had to pay shipping for the said package.
i also once bought a book online for 9usd, I was charged 200php for it. that is like 50% of the item's actual cost.
Its been so irritating lately that i've already made my literary purchases in audio and pdf form already for the last few months.
Tax on reading material. Really? 30-50% of the actual value too, and tax on "free items".
Way I see it most of the money that we pay doesn't even reach goverment coffers.
Just received a free warranty replacement part for our generator valued at $29.06. Total Customs charges were $30.69 ! ! !
This is exactly why the Philippines will always retain its backward 3rd world status. Why would an extremely poor & undeveloped country close its borders to foreign trade? Ask the North Koreans they have the same policies as the Philippines!
From now on it's Balik Bayan Box shipments only, (where, regardless, everything is “used clothing”) enough of this government extortion!
can anyone check if this is correct?
sample:
Dutiable Value(L.C.) :P 33,900.00
X Rate of Duty : .15%
= Customs Duty : ,170.00
Dutiable Value : 33,900.00
+ Customs Duty : 5,085.00
+ CDS : 250.00
+ IPF : 250.00
+ BIR Stamps : 15.00
= Evat Base : 37,940.00
X Evat Rate : .12%
= Evat : 4,552.80
Summary:
Customs Duty :P5,085.00
Evat : 4,552.80
CDS : 250.00
IPF : 250.00
BIR STAMPS : 15.00
Total Tax Due :P10,152.80 ??
@rhinegreg, that looks correct.
http://zeromd.wordpress.com/2012/04/15/how-to-circumvent-hefty-customs-tax-and-start-your-ecommerce-business-right/
I am excited by what the article teaches but it might be more complicated than meets the eye. Any takes on this.
Rhinegreg, this is the correct computation
Dutiable Value(L.C.) :P 33,900.00
X Rate of Duty : .15%
= Customs Duty : 5,085.00
Dutiable Value : 33,900.00
+ Customs Duty : 5,085.00
+ CDS : 250.00
+ IPF : 250.00
+ BIR Stamps : 15.00
= Evat Base : 39,500.00
X Evat Rate : .12%
= Evat : 4,740
Summary:
Customs Duty :P5,085.00
Evat : 4,740
CDS : 250.00
IPF : 250.00
BIR STAMPS : 15.00
Total Tax Due :P10,340
this is great! thank you for posting this! i have a question though, i bought a cellphone online and asked the seller to declare it 40 usd only (original price is 310usd), will that cause any suspicion and open my package? The item has now arrived and is at customs, i dont know if i have to get it myself or it will be delivered to my doorstep (like what the seller told me).. i used EMS Speedpost Shipping method..
Thank you again!
@June Sosal - books are exempted from tax
hey i need help im gonna pick a used cellphone, but my fiance declare $200... do they process credit card????
Hey, uhm. is this calculator somehow accurate? Because I want to know how much I should bring when I pick-up my package from the customs.
And regarding the tariff rates. Is the cellphone really for 'Free'? Does that mean 'O' as in itlog? o.O I was quite shocked sorry. -.-"
calculations are not exact, but close enough to be used for guidance.
yes, zero tariff last i checked, but that doesn't mean you won't pay anything.
I brought a book from Canada and had it shipped in Paranaque. It costs about 36 Canadian dollars total. How much will I pay? Is it exempted from both the VAT and the customs duties? Will I only pay the 40 pesos handling fee?
ohh. alright. thanks for answering my questions :)
I have another question then.. My seller said that he will send me 2 packages, one includes the phone with the charger and manual. the other one includes the battery only. he said that it's because a rule in the Japanese EMS or whatever that you need to separate or something the battery from the phone. So, how much do you think my rate of duty for the battery be? still 0%? sorry, I don't know which category in the tariff table will a cellphone battery fall under >.<
Any working number for EMS Sta. Rosa?
Hi, I was just wondering if a football jersey and scarf is still eligible to pay customs duty and tax? It's shipped via Royal Air Mail.
Value: 59
Shipping: 13
Total: 72
Tariff: I put in 15 just in case
Exchange: 62
Total: 1900+
Is that right? Thanks!
Hi!
Thanks for this.:)
I am planning to buy baby stuff from an online shop in China (with free shipping)..around Php1,500 only. How much do you think Customs would charge for tax?
Regards:)
hi,
we have bought a kinetic watch winder in amazon for $249.00 with shipping charge of $35.98 through DHL.
We have already received the package some 2 days ago and then DHL called saying that we would need to pay for the customs. Is this really the process? Do they first deliver and then collect the customs? We are being charged Php3,000.00 for the item.
Thanks!
Synergee,
Hi TOS, could you please check if my calcs are correct. I am just about to send a used laptop and a used mobile phone from Australia to Cebu. Declared value is $250, Shipping is $102 and Insurance is $50. The calculator says about $2,700 payable to Customs. Is this correct?
I assumed that both items are FREE from duty charges.
yup, around P2,700.
Hi. I'd like to ask what would I pay if I order goods with a value of 132$ and a shipping fee of 29$. I'm having a hard time putting decimal points. I'm hoping for your kind response to this inquiry. Thank you.
just type the next number quickly after the decimal. or cut & paste the figure. sorry about that.
Hi po..panu po pag nag pabili po ako ng 5 sets ng alahas worth of 25,000 magkano po ang total lahat if ipadala dito?
tama ba comutation ng customs sakin?
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pahelp naman... 9shirts, 2 bottles vitamins, & 4 small perfumes..
$80 declared
$47.95 ang postage na binayadan
declared as gifts..
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Hi, regarding the Tariff for Cellphone, which Tariff heading would/should a Galaxy SIII (a cellphone ) fall under. Or for that matter how about a Galaxy Note 8 (a phablet) which could go either way a phone or a computer/tablet depending on how up to date the customs examiner is..
(sorry about the earlier misspelt post, lousy keyboard)
Thank you for this post. I always uses this to compute for the items that I bought online. This is very helpful. Salut to you!
@EHIN, whether phone or computer (i didn't see tablet in the tariff table), you get zero tariff.
@Anonymous, thanks!
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@EHIN you can't classify the tablet lietraly, tablet is not directly stated in the TCCP vol. 1 it is classified as others...8471.30.10 O% for MFN rate and 12% VAT
hi everyone,wanna know if do i have to pay tax if the items sent to me is declared as a gift. thanks
Hi! seemed this was very helpful way on how much customs would impose a tax to my air freighted personal effect so i may know beforehand how much would i pay, thought maybe they would overcharge me because it was a brand new A/C. Im coming back to Philippines this coming thursday and my cargo arrived today and was thinking how much tax it would cost in the custom.. Im asking a favor to compute it for me, there was some data i don't know to fill up. I bought an AC split type, Samsung 1.5 ton which cost me here 159.000 omani riyal ( to convert in phil peso, say 17K. I paid for air cargo 5K, according to the weight 52kg.. Thanks much in advance!
@TOS
hi, i dont get much the computation,
however, how much will i pay for customs if i will import using DHL service going here in the philippines.
cost of goods is $908
shipping cost is $25
item description is "mini lens accessories"
heartfelt thanks for this. it's really helpful. :) so they have different rate for ems? no one is answering in their office.
looking at the tariff table for their rate on cd or dvd is taxing. how i wish they'll update their list and make it more friendly. :'(
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