Quote Originally Posted by maria_and_matt View Post
sometimes it does not pay to ship things over here, when i went here 15 years ago all i had was money and a few clothes.

my sister in law gave me a present of filipino dvds last year posted it via dhl i got the present signed then he tells me i have to pay tax even it was a present. you have to be careful what you ship here, the tax might be more than what ur sending.
exactly... In my experience...My husband sent me a present last July for my Birthday...he did sent it via DHL..he paid 38 pounds..after 10 days DHl rang me saying I have to pay the duties and taxes........ around P 4000...

that is why I'm asking you guys if you could me help me with this....