Fed Ex customs and tax fees

[Thomas&Cleofe 358]

Can anybody who sent documents to Philippines through FedEx tell me how much they pay for the customs and tax fees? I sent very small package with documents weighing only 0.2 lbs.

How much should I expect to pay to customs and philippine taxes???

[Caryh 5,206]

You should not have to pay customs fees for sending documents through Fedex. The postal service was forcing people to pay Custom Fees(actually Customary Bribes) a year ago for such documents. We switched to Fedex because it suddenly became much cheaper and was always faster on documents to my now wife.

[Markieboy 104]

IIRC, the recipient does not pay any customs/tax fees. All fees were already paid by the sender.

Philippine postal mail is a different story. They will charge taxes on anything and everything.

As Caryh mentioned, stick with FedEx. Much more reliable, and much less corrupt.

Edited June 22, 2012 by Markieboy

[Thomas&Cleofe 358]

Thank you for your replies....I was just wondering because FedEx told be that there will be customs and tax fees on delivery of the package.

[Caryh 5,206]

Thank you for your replies....I was just wondering because FedEx told be that there will be customs and tax fees on delivery of the package.

If I recall correctly, it was about 89 dollars each time I sent a package of documents to the Philippines through Fedex for my fiancée. She got them in about 3 days in Davao City. She paid nothing on her end with Fedex, if they charged a fee or customs tax, it was included in that. It was around 60 dollars via the postal service, took two weeks and they hit her up for 6000 Pesos to get the package from the post office. So it ended up being around $200 and two weeks to send the same sized document package via the postal service. Pretty much a no brainer on what was the better way.

[Thomas&Cleofe 358]

If I recall correctly, it was about 89 dollars each time I sent a package of documents to the Philippines through Fedex for my fiancée. She got them in about 3 days in Davao City. She paid nothing on her end with Fedex, if they charged a fee or customs tax, it was included in that. It was around 60 dollars via the postal service, took two weeks and they hit her up for 6000 Pesos to get the package from the post office. So it ended up being around $200 and two weeks to send the same sized document package via the postal service. Pretty much a no brainer on what was the better way.

Thank you for telling your experience with FedEx....I will let you know on Monday if they charge us a fee on the delivery end. I hope not.

[Tahoma 2,292]

I sent three pieces of paper from Phoenix to Manila using FedEx three-day express. It cost me $40 and Chinook received it in three days. Chinook did not pay anything on her end.

[Mogambi 96]

There could be customs and taxes due if you're sending goods. But for documents only there will be no charges on the Philippines side.

DHL can sometimes be cheaper and they're also reliable to get to Ph.

Forget the post office. Letter I sent to my fiance would take 8 to 10 weeks to arrive there. And some never did.

[Thomas&Cleofe 358]

I sent three pieces of paper from Phoenix to Manila using FedEx three-day express. It cost me $40 and Chinook received it in three days. Chinook did not pay anything on her end.

Thank you for your reply Tahoma...I sent 10 papers...costing me $68.

[Thomas&Cleofe 358]

There could be customs and taxes due if you're sending goods. But for documents only there will be no charges on the Philippines side.

DHL can sometimes be cheaper and they're also reliable to get to Ph.

Forget the post office. Letter I sent to my fiance would take 8 to 10 weeks to arrive there. And some never did.

Yeah...thank you. I am not sending goods....just a few documents. Thank you for your reply Mogambi.

[Tahoma 2,292]

Thank you for your reply Tahoma...I sent 10 papers...costing me $68.

Yikes!

Oh well...it's still better than trusting your documents to the Philippines Postal Service.

[Thomas&Cleofe 358]

Yikes!

Oh well...it's still better than trusting your documents to the Philippines Postal Service.

Very true....I am willing to pay the FedEx fee to get my documents there. Philippine postal service not good.