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Your Guide To Balikbayan Box

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By Jennifer Murray


The joy of giving stuffs to your loved ones cannot be compared to any other things. Buying and preparing them is very simply, but problem would be if the place where you will be sending is far from your place. Like if you are an overseas Filipino worker trying to send a Memphis balikbayan box to the Philippines.

Fortunately, this arrangement is presently suspended until the 31st of March 2018. This is while the BOC is correcting the approach rules due to the reactions from OFWs. Presently, before you a box to your hometown, follow this guide to know more regarding with the new policies for this.

Sending balikbayan boxes has already been part of the Filipino tradition. OFWs and those who are already a resident abroad work their asses up to save money, so they can fill their precious boxes. That is why it is important that you know what you are doing in order to not waste all your efforts and money.

For people who do not know what is a balikbayan box means, these are boxes which Filipinos abroad are sending to their friends and family which is loaded up with different things, for example, toys, garments, chocolates, and then some. It comes in numerous sizes, you simply need to pick your favored size and obviously, as indicated by your financial plan. Regularly, the container is filled all through the entire year and afterward is being sent a couple of months before December in the nick of time for Christmas.

The policies. The aim for this policy is to tackle the smuggling of imported goods. Taxes collected from it will serve as another source of revenue, an addition to the public funds of the government. Duty and import tax will now have to be paid whenever you send one, of course, with limitations and exemptions.

An abroad laborer with an identification that is issued through the DFA and in the meantime confirmed by the POEA or DOLE. Filipino nationals who are remaining abroad incidentally, holding the accompanying visa, financial specialist, understudy, or traveler. A non inhabitant who has looked for a changeless residency abroad, yet has held Filipino citizenship.

Before sending, you will be given a declaration by the BOC that has to be fill up with information. This, along with the receipt from the cargo company. These will be the basis as to how much duty and important tax will have to be paid once it arrives to the Philippines. Make sure your budget is enough to pay for it.

For OFWs or someone dwelling abroad, you are permitted to send these as long as you need. Be that as it may, in the event that you would like to profit the benefit, which awards you the chance to send tax exempt and obligation free, you could send a greatest of multiple times inside a date book year. This is given that the substance of shipments does not surpass 150,000 pesos altogether.

QFWA may now send a 150,000 pesos worth of items. This is tax free and it should only contain household items according to their terms and conditions. For the requirements you are gonna need a copy of your passport, oath of allegiance for those dual citizens without passports, information sheet, and receipt, if there is one available. Be sure that every one of the requirement is present to avoid getting problems by the end of the day.




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