On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 11:41 AM, Peter Eisinger
<peter.eisinger@preguntaslinux.org> wrote:
> From: "John Michael C. Bitanga" <jmc8@uplug.org>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Our Ubuntu CDs have arrived in our country but our team doesn't have
> it yet.
> The courier DHL is holding on to the package and wants to impose an
> import duty tax of 3500 Philippine pesos (~78 USD) on the 130 Ubuntu
> CDs. I've explained to their representative about other teams from
> around the wrold receiving the same package with no such import duties
> as those items are for educational/promotional as such it has no
> commercial value and will not be sold to anyone here. However, she
> insisted that since our team is based on
> a University, we should get a letter from the University to resolve
> this issue of these items being for educational and promotional
> purposes only.
>
> Another workaround, she mentioned is to cite similar shipments by DHL
> that didn't ask for import duty. So if you're one of those teams,
> could you please provide us here the tracking numbers for your Ubuntu
> CDs' package?
>
It passed the same thing in Argentina.
For example, in Buenos Aires, DHL Air Waybill: 6222972582.
He entered like Gift, CD - Books, with declared value of 11 Eurus in
origin.
With tax +5 times the value declared in origin.
Before numerous questions to DHL (1), it was consulted to origin.
Non ddp and it Returns to origin.
(*) Of having entered as educational material he would not pay, in
theory.
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Regards, Peter.