MANILA, Philippines - The Bureau of Customs said yesterday it may impose tougher measures on balikbayan boxes for fear that these tax-free packages are being used by traders to smuggle goods into the country.

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I'm in the process of sending a box to my family. This thing worried me, but Keith said as long as everything in the box is declared (which we always do anyway), we won't have problems...hopefully.