For the OP and coach 160, Bobdobbs provides excellent advise. As a recent re-locator from Canada, I found the whole process prohibitively expensive and frustrating.
Naturally, there are those possessions from "home" that one simply can not leave behind. Bring them of course! Sell, give away or abandon everything else. It might be hard to do - but do it. Bring a lifetime supply of those things which you can NOT live without. These vary from person to person.
Importing your goods is such fun. A "destination agent" will act on your behalf and will be chosen by the firm through which you arranged your shipment . The DA will work customs for you. A suggested valuation will be proposed by customs. The import duty is 30% of this value plus 12% VAT. A cash basis deal will be proposed for a lower value with an official receipt to be issued for an even lower value. You can figure for yourself what happens to the difference. This could repeat could be a good deal. In my case, my household goods were NOT subjected to a physical examination. Who knows what I may have imported? I am contented with the result of the PROPINA I paid.
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Earthmark: On the Colon extension, near the Dumaguete Mission Church & School. Where the foreigner lives . . . with his wife and family |