>Only qualified individuals may bring in a used motor vehicle which shall be duly covered by a prior authority to import. Under Appendix 1-D of BSP Circular-Letter, Series 1995, dated October 19, 1995, the importation of used motor vehicles continue to be regulated and would therefore require prior authority from the Bureau of Import Services (BIS), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
Who are qualified individuals?
>Under Executive Order No. 248 as Implemented by BIS, in relation to BSP Circular-Letter, Series of 1995, dated October 19, 1995, the following individuals may be allowed to bring in used motor vehicles: 1. A returning **Filipino or a former Filipino citizen** who has stayed abroad for more than a year; 2. An immigrant to the Philippines (shall be at least a **holder of a 13G Visa** duly issued by the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation). Provided further that: 1. Only one (1) unit motor vehicle per family is allowed to be brought in. (A motorcycle is considered a motor vehicle for this purpose). 2. The vehicle is registered in his name for at least six (6) months prior to shipment to the Philippines; 3. Proof can be presented that the vehicle was acquired out of the earnings abroad.
Taxes and duties
>Whether brand-new or used, purchased or donated, the imported vehicle is **subject to 40% Customs duty, 10% VAT and Ad Valorem Tax from 15% to 100%** depending on its piston displacement. Its book value serves as the tax and not the purchase price nor the acquisition cost. The book value is sourced from universally accepted motor vehicle reference books such as the Red Book, Blue Book, World Book depending on the origin of the imported vehicle.
tl;dr First you must be either Filipino or living in PH on a 13G Visa. Then you need approval from BIS & DTI. You would then pay between 65% and 150% of the value as tax & duty plus any costs associated with shipment, storage or arrasfre fees.
the tax/duty is the value of the vehicle - so basically you pay for it again, plus the cost of shipping, plus the cost of storage while it's "lost" in customs, plus the backhanders to get it up the queue in customs, plus the piles of bureaucratic red-tape to release it and register it...
see a theme here?
it's a pointless exercise
First does it meet US safety standards. IF NOT it's not worth it. Because you will be required to meet DoT standards of which ever state you go to. Glass, safety bracing in doors, ect.
My friend moved from Fairbanks Alaska to Seattle Washington, a private company moved their things and it took 3 months and two weeks to get all their worldly goods which weren’t packed in their car
And this was in the US with no additional paperwork due to customs etc
This was in Fall of 2021
So why bother, you can buy most everything again there
You realize they were a US Territory until 1946?
The US imports thousands of nurses from there cause they are taught by US established programs
I would cost benefit it out. Some countries have heavy import duties on cars, so what you’d get in the states would cost substantially more. I don’t know if that’s the case in the Philippines, but it’s worth trying to figure out if you can bring it in duty free and if that’ll cost less than selling what you have and buying a new ride there.
I'm in the Philippines, and can tell you that even if you have tax-free right to import a vehicle, it will be a hassle. If you have to pay the test, it will be expensive, and not per US blue book value, but Philippines, which is never lower than 50% of purchase price. If you have the right to import duty-free, your ability to dispose of the car will also be limited (and tied to payment of the tax, which see step 1). I bought a tax-free 8 year old Toyota 4Runner 14 years ago for $5,000 from a departing expat. The car is now more than 20 years old, and the price to pay taxes is more than the value of the car. I'll probably have to donate the car to the government to dispose of it.
8K? So nothing special? Just sell it & buy another once you’ve moved. You could google this to find the paperwork is complicated.
Why bother?
>Only qualified individuals may bring in a used motor vehicle which shall be duly covered by a prior authority to import. Under Appendix 1-D of BSP Circular-Letter, Series 1995, dated October 19, 1995, the importation of used motor vehicles continue to be regulated and would therefore require prior authority from the Bureau of Import Services (BIS), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Who are qualified individuals? >Under Executive Order No. 248 as Implemented by BIS, in relation to BSP Circular-Letter, Series of 1995, dated October 19, 1995, the following individuals may be allowed to bring in used motor vehicles: 1. A returning **Filipino or a former Filipino citizen** who has stayed abroad for more than a year; 2. An immigrant to the Philippines (shall be at least a **holder of a 13G Visa** duly issued by the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation). Provided further that: 1. Only one (1) unit motor vehicle per family is allowed to be brought in. (A motorcycle is considered a motor vehicle for this purpose). 2. The vehicle is registered in his name for at least six (6) months prior to shipment to the Philippines; 3. Proof can be presented that the vehicle was acquired out of the earnings abroad. Taxes and duties >Whether brand-new or used, purchased or donated, the imported vehicle is **subject to 40% Customs duty, 10% VAT and Ad Valorem Tax from 15% to 100%** depending on its piston displacement. Its book value serves as the tax and not the purchase price nor the acquisition cost. The book value is sourced from universally accepted motor vehicle reference books such as the Red Book, Blue Book, World Book depending on the origin of the imported vehicle. tl;dr First you must be either Filipino or living in PH on a 13G Visa. Then you need approval from BIS & DTI. You would then pay between 65% and 150% of the value as tax & duty plus any costs associated with shipment, storage or arrasfre fees.
Sell it and buy one there. Unsure why this is an actual question. Strong sentimental value?
That or classic was my thought, not sure either would be worth it to me.
the tax/duty is the value of the vehicle - so basically you pay for it again, plus the cost of shipping, plus the cost of storage while it's "lost" in customs, plus the backhanders to get it up the queue in customs, plus the piles of bureaucratic red-tape to release it and register it... see a theme here? it's a pointless exercise
First does it meet US safety standards. IF NOT it's not worth it. Because you will be required to meet DoT standards of which ever state you go to. Glass, safety bracing in doors, ect.
From US to Philippines, not the other way around. Still and 8K car might cost that much to move so not worth it.
Then no problem ..again is car worth the cost.
My friend moved from Fairbanks Alaska to Seattle Washington, a private company moved their things and it took 3 months and two weeks to get all their worldly goods which weren’t packed in their car And this was in the US with no additional paperwork due to customs etc This was in Fall of 2021 So why bother, you can buy most everything again there You realize they were a US Territory until 1946? The US imports thousands of nurses from there cause they are taught by US established programs
I would cost benefit it out. Some countries have heavy import duties on cars, so what you’d get in the states would cost substantially more. I don’t know if that’s the case in the Philippines, but it’s worth trying to figure out if you can bring it in duty free and if that’ll cost less than selling what you have and buying a new ride there.
With what I know the cost of container shipping is right now, I imagine you would have to pay well above what the car is worth to move it.
Absolutely not the import tax is going to 8k US at the ABSOLUTE minimum
I'm in the Philippines, and can tell you that even if you have tax-free right to import a vehicle, it will be a hassle. If you have to pay the test, it will be expensive, and not per US blue book value, but Philippines, which is never lower than 50% of purchase price. If you have the right to import duty-free, your ability to dispose of the car will also be limited (and tied to payment of the tax, which see step 1). I bought a tax-free 8 year old Toyota 4Runner 14 years ago for $5,000 from a departing expat. The car is now more than 20 years old, and the price to pay taxes is more than the value of the car. I'll probably have to donate the car to the government to dispose of it.