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Customs says resolving issue on import duties raised by Bela Padilla

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<div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DG6qoDjzDv9/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=840&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A6531324.399999976%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px" spellcheck="false"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>MANILA — The Bureau of Customs said Sunday it has reached out to actress Bela Padilla to resolve the supposed hefty import duties she raised on social media.</p><p>In a <a href="https://x.com/padillabela/status/1956534566480720045?s=46">post on X</a> on Saturday, Padilla said she was being charged for P4,600 in taxes for a shipment worth P11,000. </p><p>She said she should only be charged P1,650 according to the agency&#x27;s <a href="https://customs.gov.ph/informal-entry/">online calculator</a>.</p><p>&quot;I usually shop online and get packages with more value, so I more or less know when the taxes are too high even without your calculator. Surely, we shouldn&#x27;t pay almost half of the value of our item in taxes, no?&quot; she said.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>CUSTOMS SAYS RESOLVING ISSUE &#x27;PRIVATELY AND DIRECTLY&#x27;</strong></div><p>The Bureau of Customs in a statement said that resolving the issue &quot;will be done privately and directly with the complaining party,&quot; noting that it respects and supports voicing out grievances on social media.</p><p>The agency added it &quot;will act on all verified complaints equally, without any preference or bias, whether from private individuals or known personalities.&quot;</p><p>The Bureau of Customs tax calculator lets users estimate the duties and taxes they will have to pay for items shipped to the Philippines.</p><p>Users need to input the cost of the item, dutiable freight and insurance, and applicable excise taxes.</p><p>The bureau reminds users, however, that the calculator is only meant to generate an overview or range of duties and taxes that may be owed.</p><p>&quot;The actual amount of duties and taxes may differ from the estimated amount herein provided,&quot; it also says.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iqunF1wtp9w?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>In a <a href="https://x.com/padillabela/status/1956534566480720045?s=46">post on X</a> on Saturday, Padilla said she was being charged for P4,600 in taxes for a shipment worth P11,000. She said she should only be charged P1,650 according to the agency's online calculator.</p>

In a post on X on Saturday, Padilla said she was being charged for P4,600 in taxes for a shipment worth P11,000. She said she should only be charged P1,650 according to the agency's online calculator.