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T&T Unit 15
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Unit 15
Immigration and
Custom Regulations
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Unit objectives:
• Outline and interpret the nature of immigration
and custom regulations of the Philippines
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Topics
• The Philippines Customs Information
- Document required
- Customs regulations
- Dutiable/ restricted items
- Prohibited items
- Motor vehicles
- Pets
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The Philippines Customs
Information
Document required:
- Passport (original)
- Residence visa
- Residence permit
- Work permit
- Inventory (should state each item as “used” in English)
- Letter of request for exemption
- Other documents may be required, depending on customer’s
immigration status.
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The Philippines Customs
Information
Customs regulations
• Customers must be present for customs clearance.
• Shipment must not arrive before visa is approved.
• Shipment must arrive within 60 days before or after customer's
arrival.
• All shipments are subject to 100% inspection upon arrival.
• All household goods and personal effects must have been in
customer's possession for at least six months prior to
importation.
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• Temporary visitors are allowed to bring household goods,
personal effects and vehicles provided they file a re-export
bond good for six months or pay the levied Customs
duties/taxes.
• For immigrant/permanent resident, all used household goods
and personal effects are allowed full tax and duty-free entry on
one shipment (air or sea).
• Non-resident/retiree (first time to settle), all used household
goods and personal effects.
• not exceeding U.S. $7,800 are allowed entry tax and duty-free.
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The Philippines Customs
Information
Dutiable/ restricted items
• Animals, fish, and plants
• Films, video tapes, and disks
• Medicines
• Telecommunication equipment
• Color reproduction machine
• Motor vehicle parts
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The Philippines Customs
Information
Prohibited items • Counterfeit, altered, or
• Firearms and ammunition imitated coins, paper
• Realistic toy guns money, banknotes, and
securities
• Narcotics, opium, and
opium smoking • Gambling machines and
paraphernalia articles
• Drugs intended for abortion • Gold/silver and precious
metal bullion
• Pornography
• Commercial quantities of
• Adulterated and misbranded
foodstuffs, used clothing,
drugs
and rags
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The Philippines Customs
Information
Pets
• Dogs, cats and birds are not restricted for importation.
It is highly recommended that an "exotic pet" could
be restricted
• Race horses and game fowl are subject to duties and
taxes
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• Documents required:
- Owner's Passport
- Import Permit (from Bureau of Animal Industry)
- Identification card of the pet
- Pedigree Certificate
- Original Vaccination and Health Certificate from origin
(Issued within 10 days of the importation. Must show proof
that vaccination was administered between 60 to 180 days
prior to the flight)
• - No quarantine required
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Activity
• The instructor gives the sample of immigration
form to each student and ask them to fill the
form.
• Discussion:
‘If a tourist has a congenital disease and
he/she brings medicines without prescription
form from doctor to another country, will
he/she be punished? And how?
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