to Mods, please help me get this to the right forum, thanks daan...
fellow istoryans, patabang unta ko... consultation ni xa, calling all those who had been in the situation.. asking this aron d sd ko m.igno...
if for example a friend overseas is planning to send me a used (as in 2nd hand) laptop, do i have to pay customs for any fees? if so, pila kaha n? if he gift wraps it and send it as a gift, would that keep it away from Customs and its (monster) fees?
as far as i know, from a friend sd, they would charge about 10% of the appraised value sa item, in this case sa laptop...
am just curious, tngali ang laptop is worthless n dd2 sa overseas (say London or US) and will even see some computer store websites n phased out n xa n model, pero when appraised by the Customs moabot xa ug mga 25K++. do they have the right to say its that high of a price? how do we them to understand n phased out n xa n model, or 2nd hand unit n xa...
for guidance sake, help me understand and feed this curious mind...