How To Ensure Hassle Free Purchases Abroad ---Bureau of Customs

The Bureau of Customs, on their official social media page, has released a new guidelines about some items that the OFWs and Filipino Migrants can send via parcels or cargos or they can bring with them.

To avoid hassles, you have to follow by the customs rules involving the following items:

For  child care articles, you are allowed a maximum amount of five kilograms of assorted items.

For toys, you are allowed to bring or send a maximum of 10 pieces.

Perfumes should not exceed 5 pcs when sending or bringing this items on your check-in baggage.

Lipsticks are allowed up to 10 pieces.

For shampoo, the maximum allowable amount is a total of 2 kilograms. 

Maximum of 2 kilograms of assorted lotion is also allowed under the new advisory from the bureau.

The same quantity (2 kilograms) goes with bar soaps. Any excess would be seized and taxed.

For assorted cosmetics and beauty products, a maximum of 1 kilogram of these items is allowed.

Household hazardous substances or chemicals like toilet bowl cleaner, insecticides, muriatic acid and the likes should not exceed 1 kilograms. However, most of the airline companies does not allow flammable substances and pressurized canisters on board.


Vitamin supplements, or any medication used for maintenance purposes should not exceed 500 grams.

Processed foods like canned goods , etc. are allowed provided you will not go beyond the 10 kilograms  limit.

Wines and liquor is limited to 2 bottles only. However, the total volume should not be more than 1.5 liters.


Bureau of Customs said that the items mentioned here if under the prescribed quantity will no longer require FDA-DOH clearance.
However, items exceeding the prescribed amount would be confiscated and forfeited by the bureau in favor of the government.
For questions and inquiries, contact the Bureau of Customs  by sending an email to boc.cares@customs.gov.ph

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What Is "Asin" Tax Bill? And How It Will Affect The Prices of Noodles And Canned Goods?

In the Philippines, tax is almost everywhere, after passing a law on Sin Tax, Comprehensive Tax Reform Package is on its way, there is also a sugar tax and now, there is a proposal to impose "asin" tax on salted products.

"Asin Tax" is introduced by Masbate Representative Scott Davies Lanete that aims to discourage the consumption of products laden with salts.

Salty products may include corned beef, luncheon meat, processed meat like hotdog, junk foods like potato chips, and instant noodles.

According to Lanete, who is a doctor, consumption of salty foods leads to high blood pressure, that increases the risk of heart attack or stroke. Because of this, Lanete said, salt is a silent killer.

He also cited countries like Vietnam, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Panama, Morroco, Kenya, Jordan, Uganda, Tanzania, and Suriname that imposed tax on salted products.

Currently the bill is still n the House of Representative Committee on Ways and Means.

(Below is the copy of House Bill 3719)

The bill proposes a tax of P1 on every milligram of sodium in excess of one-third of the allowable daily intake of sodium chloride as prescribed by the Department of Health.” The bill applies “on manufactured goods that have sodium chloride, or any of its derivatives, as an ingredient and which include but are not limited to canned goods, processed food, and junk food.”

Meanwhile Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Zarate calls the bill "Anti Poor" and opposed the imposition of excise tax on salted products, saying poor Filipinos will be greatly affected since the prices of noodles and sardines will increase.

Zarate explains that under the bill, one cup of noodles with a 990-milligram sodium content will be priced at P490, after the daily dietary allowance of 500 milligrams per day for adults is subtracted; a can of sardines, which has 610 mg sodium content, will be worth P110.

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Excise Tax Aimed For Canned Meat Goods, Instant Noodles And Other Salty Foods

A proposed bill to put excise tax on "salty, processed foods" such as instant noodles, canned meat goods, junk foods and other foods which contains salt.

Masbate Rep. Scott Davies Lanete who is a doctor, proposed to add excise tax to ‘salty, processed foods’. It includes corned beef and luncheon meat, processed meat like hotdog, junk foods like potato chips, and instant noodles.

According to the doctor/lawmaker, he pushes his proposed bill to discourage patronization of non-nutritious foods and could possibly cause ailments due to excessive sodium content.

Congressman Lanete also mentioned that other countries such as Vietnam, Uganda, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Jordan, Cambodia among others that implement “sin taxes” on excessive use of salt to make its citizens aware of their own health.

Lawmakers will study and make debates regarding the proposed bill. If being approved, the bill will possibly hit around 50 percent of all the products available in supermarkets which a lot of foodstuffs contain salt in its ingredients.

Associations who run supermarket businesses assume that the excise tax will hit almost all of the Filipinos who eat processed canned meat goods and instant noodles which contains salt.
For the foods that poor Filipinos can afford most of the time to have additional taxes, it will surely burden the low income earners. But the lawmaker said he is just giving a healthier choice for the Filipinos. To choose fresh foods instead of processed ones.

Source: ABS-CBN

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