Quote:
Originally Posted by Jollibee
Greetings to all.  I just joined SBF and wish to share my experience.
During one of my trip i was asked by a customs officer how much peso i had in my wallet. I said that I had 12K Peso. He asked me to follow him to the office and show the money. I was well aware about the P10K Peso limit.
In the room there was nobody else, the crook said it was illegal and said that he has to confiscate the excess 2K peso. I wanted to resolve the situaion quickly as it was not in my favor so I said ok left 2k on the table and walked off. Lesson learnt !!
So bros, don't take the risk of bringing in more than 10K peso. You can bring in singapore dollars up to value of 10K US dollars. |
The last time, in Terminal 1, one customs fellow tried that on me. It was 'tax' for a DVD player, and to make it worse, I had not bothered to repack it - and it was in the original box, and checked in as is.
The fellow demanded 10,000 for tax, and I laughed and told him that he can keep it. Then he went mad, and was asking if I suggested bribery. I just told him the set cost me just 5000 (about 150 S$) and I am not stupid to pay so much for tax. He went out, came back and said he will need to charge 2,000 tax. I said sure, but just let me know the procedure for customs, to bond items so you can take it back on return, instead of paying tax. HIs face turned red, and then he lost it when I said if I will get a receipt for the 'tax'.
He went out again, came back, and said that his officer decided not to pursue my mistake and charge me tax.
SO .. is somebody says 'confiscate', just tell them that you are ok, and just need a receipt, and counter sign by the superior officer, and knowing filipino style, he or she will have her name tag hanging, and just start to write down his or her name ...
Works wonders ...
Not all customs fellows are corrupt, there are more cleaner and decent ones that the corrupt ones.