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DVD Forum => Stores, Shopping & Rentals => Online Shopping => Topic started by: hemisphere on Dec 17, 2004 at 11:05 AM
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my Infernal Affairs Boxset already shipped via this service. Angolz.com gave me a tracking number for EMS monitoring but i realized i was in for quite a surprise after i checked the EMS tracking page (HongkongPost.com) and look for the Philippines link. There is no EMS website for our country!!!
weird.. anyone knows the link to track my EMS shipped order? The Hongkongpost only states.. left HK to country destination
??? ???
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mmm.. bro hemmi, sa post office lang yata 'tong ems na 'to! i don't know of any websites, you ask philpost for details.
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krets dude.. got the package today. bilis pala pag EMS. thanks for the heads up. :)
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krets dude.. got the package today. bilis pala pag EMS. thanks for the heads up. :)
EMS - Express Mail Service
That's why mabilis yan Bro Hemi. Counterpart niyan sa US post is Priority service mail. Thats what my brod in the US use to send the DVDs I asked him to purchase at retail stores such as best buy, walmart, target et. al. And to top it off, no tax since our office is also involved in Postal business din kaya may "koneksyon"...SHHHHH :-X
However, downside lang is the service is so costly. For a 20 lbs. box from Washington DC usually costs me $100 with 4-6 days transit time.
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flyboy.. thanks for your reply.
bilis nga.. i ordered Infernal Affairs Boxset from HK. the price difference between regular air mail and EMS is $4.00. i think they are encouranging and pushing for EMS for 95% assured receipt of shipments. unfortunately, there is no EMS website for the Philippines. :(
funny thing is... when the package was delivered, the postmen told me that some packages are usually taxed heavily and i was lucky that mine was not opened and subjected to the same fate... after 20 mins.. i realized that their statement means "please show appreciation by giving us incentives." LOL. i was too sleepy when they arrived i can hardly read between the lines.. dyahe.
i think EMS has a $100 limit. actually, this is a wiser shipment method. i dont need to claim it in the PO, haggle with the customs people and no mail and road traffic especially during xmas.. adding the corresponding prices and unforeseen costs, $20 isn't bad at all.
was glad i tried it. thanks also to pchin for the heads up.
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Thats great! In my part kasi, most of my purchases is almost $200 in just one box thats why I would prefer EMS to avoid taxes pa. Hehehe!!
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flyboy.. i think EMS has a $100 limit. actually, this is a wiser shipment method. i dont need to claim it in the PO, haggle with the customs people and no mail and road traffic especially during xmas.. adding the corresponding prices and unforeseen costs, $20 isn't bad at all.
was glad i tried it. thanks also to pchin for the heads up. 8)
Not a problem bro ;) Glad u got yur Infernal Affairs in such a short time & hassle free! :)
Well, for once my recent order a week ago from Koreandvds shipped by EMS still no where to be seen. I've a bad feeling it has landed in the custom's (a.k.a. Crocodile) hands! >:( Because of teh Xmas season...the limit US$100 may not be applicable... What a bumper! :-[
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ei pchin... was surprised to see my infernal affairs arrived so soon.
hopefully, you can get your koreandvds shipment asap. kinda frustrating to know that the government who encourages its people to patronize original legitimate merchandise is the very same government who threatens the sanctity of its rules and system.
haaayyy.. Pilipinas!! anyhow, we just have to learn to work our way in this labyrnth to get our money's worth.
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Got my package today from koreandvds.com delivered straight to my house...2 days after it was shipped last Dec. 27 via EMS :)
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Well, for once my recent order a week ago from Koreandvds shipped by EMS still no where to be seen. I've a bad feeling it has landed in the custom's (a.k.a. Crocodile) hands! >:( Because of teh Xmas season...the limit US$100 may not be applicable... What a bumper! :-[
Finally got my order! There was a mix up in the shipping method. Instead of EMS, Koreandvds used standard shipping. No wonder it's taking so long. Well at least I got it na. Phew! :)
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my order was shipped Nov 29 and up to now wala pa rin!!!
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my order was shipped Nov 29 and up to now wala pa rin!!!
did you use EMS jeckjeck?
weird.. mine arrived two days after i received the notification from an online store.. ???
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nope eh... now i wish I had.... just taking off from waht pchin posted that his was mistakenly sent via standard mail he ordered 1st or 2nd week of December that he already received...
I e-mail koreandvds about this and they gave very brief response asking me to check with customs here and I quote, "And please let us know one more time if you do not receive it until over 40 days after shipping." Does this mean they will act on it after 40 days have lapsed and the dvds still don't show up??? ??? :( :'(
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jeckjeck, watch and learn.. :)
answers on a different thread btw..
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Thanks... I hope I don't get disappointed.. otherwise, I'm changing my forum signature! ;D
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Got my Saving Private Ryan from koreandvds via EMS today.. three days delivery! That was fast!
One thing though, the post office guy who delivered it, of course, collected the P30 fee but even after I gave him the money, he sort of just stayed there looking at me as if waiting for something... I could have easily given him a few bucks but I did not want to do that... He's doing his job for crying out loud! I did not want to fuel his expectations that he deserves to get tips and extras for simply doing what he is already being paid to do...
I just said thank after he handed me the receipt and started to turn away. He said "Salamat sir" in a sarcastic tone and walked away. When he was a few steps away he turned around pa and said, "Kumusta na lang ha!" What he meant by that I do not know...
tsk... tsk... tsk...
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;D In fairness to Koreandvds, their airmail service was okay to me. My orders usually arrive not more than 10 days from shipping confirmation. One even came in 5 days. It's the postal service that really sucks. That's why I check out NIA Post Office even without that damned postal notice for after all, it's replaceable upon proof of ID. And airmail proved beneficial to me coz apart from being much cheaper, I have never encountered any hassles at the NIA Post. You just pay P30 (except Amazon packs coz they're locally mailed) and pay taxes only when your package had hit above $50. Even then, they will grant you allowances for minimal excess of that limit. Siguro talagang depende lang yan sa Post Office.
Sayang I missed that last chance with Koreandvds. Now I have to contend with their EMS which although a bit fast and reliable, will jack up your expenses.
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Tama ka dyan sir blitzkrieg... had a couple of successful standard shipments from koreandvds but my last order of 2 dvds was lost na... buti sana kung delays lanh yung risk natin using standard shipping but LOST SHIPMENTS REALLY SCREW US BIG TIME... >:(
Kaya nga the last order I made was thru EMS na lang even though my EMS fee was more expensive than the dvd itself... Anyway, it was just a trial to test out EMS and ayun nga, got hte package in 3 days! ;D
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using this delivery method, no POs na ba? pano pag sa office ung shipping address ko? ::)
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using this delivery method, no POs na ba? pano pag sa office ung shipping address ko? ::)
this service goes thru the post office still but the package gest delivered to your doorstep... You would need to pay P30 processing fee and an official government recipt will be issued to you... As with any delivery, you need to be there when they deliver it because you need to sign off for it. ;D Anyway, they deliver office hours. If you know you won't be around, siguro pwede ka ng mag-iwan ng letter and ID to whoever can receive it for you plus the P30 of course... Estimate mo na, if you got the shipping notice yesterday, the package will arrive with in the week for sure!
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nice, no more POs therefore no more taxes? ::) i hope mabait si mr postman at wag ng humingi ng tip ;D
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nice, no more POs therefore no more taxes? ::) i hope mabait si mr postman at wag ng humingi ng tip ;D
not always.. orders exceeding $100 are still subjected to tax sometimes.. be careful na lang..
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not always.. orders exceeding $100 are still subjected to tax sometimes.. be careful na lang..
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i should've given my EMS man a little something when he delivered my Saving Private Ryan! ;D
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not always.. orders exceeding $100 are still subjected to tax sometimes.. be careful na lang..
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so sigurado ba na wala ng tax ang purchases less than $100? ilan usually binibigay niyong tip?
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this service goes thru the post office still but the package gest delivered to your doorstep... You would need to pay P30 processing fee and an official government recipt will be issued to you... As with any delivery, you need to be there when they deliver it because you need to sign off for it. ;D Anyway, they deliver office hours. If you know you won't be around, siguro pwede ka ng mag-iwan ng letter and ID to whoever can receive it for you plus the P30 of course... Estimate mo na, if you got the shipping notice yesterday, the package will arrive with in the week for sure!
what happens if there's no one to receive the package? we're all working kasi and no one's home during daytime.
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i think they will try again but you may end up picking it up from the PO
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i'm ok with picking up the package from the PO but will there be a bigger chance that i'll be taxed? that's what i'm worried about.
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Just few days ago got my order from KoreanDVD worth about US$ 70 including shipping. No tax except the delivery charge P50 :) My staff got it on my behalf as I wasn't in the office during the delivery.
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Just few days ago got my order from KoreanDVD worth about US$ 70 including shipping. No tax except the delivery charge P50 :) My staff got it on my behalf as I wasn't in the office during the delivery.
nakailang araw ang order mo, pchin? ::)
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nakailang araw ang order mo, pchin? ::)
It's a pre-order. The movie was released 5 Jan & shipped on the same day. I got it on 11 Jan. Excluding Sat & Sun, that's only 4 or 5 working days. :) In my past experience esp with EMS shipping from KoreanDVDs, it usually reached my doorstep btw 3 to 6 days.
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It's a pre-order. The movie was released 5 Jan & shipped on the same day. I got it on 11 Jan. Excluding Sat & Sun, that's only 4 or 5 working days. :) In my past experience esp with EMS shipping from KoreanDVDs, it usually reached my doorstep btw 3 to 6 days.
so no deliveries on weekends pala... what did you get, paul? is that the Tears of the Sun Superbit?
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so no deliveries on weekends pala... what did you get, paul? is that the Tears of the Sun Superbit?
King Arthur Extended Unrated Director's Cut (dts) / Limited Package. Nice collection! :D
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King Arthur Extended Unrated Director's Cut (dts) / Limited Package. Nice collection! :D
yes that is a nice one... i'd buy it myself but I really didn't like the movie at all...
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so no deliveries on weekends pala... what did you get, paul? is that the Tears of the Sun Superbit?
most of my EMS shipment arrived on saturdays.. depende siguro sa availability ng PO personnel..
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most of my EMS shipment arrived on saturdays.. depende siguro sa availability ng PO personnel..
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Thanks for the heads up! Thought weekdays only eh.. ;)
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Based on EMS delivery status, my order that was shipped last jan. 13 arrived today at the office of exchange here in manila at 8:50am. My 2 previous orders were delivered around 11am on the same day they arrived at the office of exchange which is always 8:50am on a weekday. It's already past 3:33pm and still no delivery. I guess this time they don't deliver on weekends. :( I'm in the Q.C. area.
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just wondering, is there a weight limit for EMS packages? i mean i-deliver pa rin ba sa shipping address kahit na medyo mabigat ::)
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wala pa bang EMS tracker ang phil PO ???
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wala pa bang EMS tracker ang phil PO ???
called philpost customer service, for delivery na raw pala ung package. happy day today :D
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just got the package :'( naiiyak lang ako sa tuwa ;D ambilis nga, and just paid P30. ambait pa ni manong ;) sabi ko next week ulit, expecting another package
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RNIverson,
Where do you live? The old guy who delivered my package yesterday was also very nice. Naka-cap pa sya na medyo luma na. Gusto ko ngang palitan yung cap nya eh.
Anyway, FYI lang to everyone. I forgot to post this yesterday but the box containing the dvds cracked open on the underside. Did not notice it immediately. Basta may opening sya sa ilalim na about 2 inches long at mukhang binuka para silipin yung laman -- customs inspection? It was hard to tell what was inside the box since the dvds were in bubble wrap pa. The last package I got thru EMS was re-taped because korean uses scotch tape and that one had scotch tape and packaging tape medyo haphazzardly lang linagay. Oh well, at least I still got the packages. ;D ;D ;D
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jeck, i live here in makati and pina-deliver ko ung package sa office, which is in ayala near MCPO ;D nde ko napansin kung may cap ung nag-deliver sa akin, pero matanda na rin. next time ko na lang siya bigyan ng tip, hehehe.
after reading ur post, tinignan ko kaagad ung box and there's a crack at the side. just a crack, nde butas na makikita ung loob. so i guess accident lang to. if i've known earlier that EMS is this good, then i shouldn't have used standard shipping dati. matagal na, hassle pa sa MCPO. meron na rin pala tayong EMS tracker, although thru phone lang ata. anybody who knows a site? ::)
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jeck, i live here in makati and pina-deliver ko ung package sa office, which is in ayala near MCPO ;D nde ko napansin kung may cap ung nag-deliver sa akin, pero matanda na rin. next time ko na lang siya bigyan ng tip, hehehe.
after reading ur post, tinignan ko kaagad ung box and there's a crack at the side. just a crack, nde butas na makikita ung loob. so i guess accident lang to. if i've known earlier that EMS is this good, then i shouldn't have used standard shipping dati. matagal na, hassle pa sa MCPO. meron na rin pala tayong EMS tracker, although thru phone lang ata. anybody who knows a site? ::)
Ah Makati... Ortigas kasi ako eh... I didn't know about the tracking via phone eh. PM naman uli if you are planning to get from Korean... ;D
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just got two packages today, one is standard mail and for the other i used ems... both no taxes kaya lang 1 day lang difference ng delivery, well first time ko nakatanggap ng standard mail na less than one week kaya i'm happy :)
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got another package today, but this time paid P40. bigger box bigger charger? iba na rin pala nag-deliver sa akin ::)
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anyone knows the contact numbers of Philippine EMS Office?
i am now anxious of using this service for future orders. the waiting time is slowly eating me up. before, i was able to get my packages 2 days after dispatched from US or other Asian countries. now, it's taking a longer time for delivery. 4-7 days if you're lucky. to top it all, i heard that some members are still waiting for packages shipped 2-3 weeks ago via ems.
worse part is, all my future LE pre-orders are to ship using EMS instead of DHL or Fedex... or regular air mail.. oh Gosh.. what's with the Philippine Post Office?
they dont even have online notification or numbers where we can check the status of our shipments---- when non-transparency induces fraud and makes an environment conducive to malicous acts... tsk tsk tsk..
anyone knows the contact numbers of Philippine EMS Office?
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for future reference---Philippine EMS Office Contact Numbers:
8543580
8544621
(courtesy of RNIVERSON) - Salamat!
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Ano ang katumbas ng EMS for U.S. Postal Service? Is it Global Express Mail or something else?
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My 3 Kung Fu Hustle KOR LEs shipped via EMS was held by the local EMS Customs. I got a notice last week and I picked the package up yesterday...
I kept wondering why it was held by customs until I saw the box... the box used by koreandvds was HUGE!! It was just a bit smaller than a balikbayan box! Grabe!!! Kaya pala na stop >:(
Anyhoo, the customs officer computed tax amounting to about P1500 which may not be so bad for 3 LEs. As suggested by another member, I asked for a discount. The customs person asked for P1000. P500 difference was not much so I just paid the customs duty... did my duty as a citizen plus I did not feed the greed of our corrupt government workers... I think he was surprised I turned him down... Another customs officer descended on the desk where the package was opened for inspection... this lady naman kept saying na underdeclared daw yung value ng shipment ko since the KFH LE boxes were huge also... she kept asking how much they really were... >:( I just pointed at the document taped to the box from koreandvds... hmmm... I think they were trying to get me to settle for the P1000 under the table deal kaya biglang humirit na dapat masmalaki yung tax... Well, I didn't cave and still paid the P1500+ which I got a receipt for ;D ... did not want to be their buena mano for the week ^-^
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Well done jeckjeck! ;D Sometimes these cros r rili too much!
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this lady naman kept saying na underdeclared daw yung value ng shipment ko since the KFH LE boxes were huge also... she kept asking how much they really were...
is that the old lady? ;D nakakainis yun, laging sumisingit sa usapan namin nung customs officer. laging hinahawakan at tinitngnan ung dvds, at naglelecture pa about some vrb policy
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Thats right! Yung sa dulo nakaupo sa entrance pa lang... Ayaw umalis! Ang kulit! She kept insisiting na underdeclared yung value and kailangan ko raw magpresent ng ibang invoice! ??? Tapos, pinapabuksan pa nya yung shrink wrap to prove na isang dvd lang yung laman ng KFH LE as shown on the pics! Sa laki daw kasi imposibleng isa lang laman >:(
Sir, see you pala tomorrow... Pilitin ko talaga ;D
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san po ba ito ???
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san po ba ito ???
we're talking about the domestic post office in pasay
Thats right! Yung sa dulo nakaupo sa entrance pa lang... Ayaw umalis! Ang kulit! She kept insisiting na underdeclared yung value and kailangan ko raw magpresent ng ibang invoice! ??? Tapos, pinapabuksan pa nya yung shrink wrap to prove na isang dvd lang yung laman ng KFH LE as shown on the pics! Sa laki daw kasi imposibleng isa lang laman >:(
Sir, see you pala tomorrow... Pilitin ko talaga ;D
ok sir, actually sa fri baka pwede rin. wag masyadong pilitin ;D
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san po ba ito ???
NIA PO baby EMS Customs Section... one thing I can say, kung medyo hindi ka sanay, those customs guys can catch you off guard ;D para bang good cop bad cop yung style nila... the old guy I spoke to came off as a meek, gentle type na para bang big favor ginagawa nya for giving you the "discounted" price... then there's the old lady who is supposed to be their boss kung tama ang intindi ko who was hard and arrogant ;D
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bossy nga nung old lady (http://www.geocities.com/rniverson/Smiley/stoned.gif)
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Diba dapat direct to your house ang package? So why do you have to pick it up at the post office in Pasay? O baka malaki naman masayado ang mga package nyo ;D Maybe you have to split your orders para hindi naman masaydong malaki ang package para madala direct to your house. But I think for now kilala na mga names nyo. So the next time na may orders kayo galing Koreandvds e lagi na nilang ihohold for you to picke them up para humingi. !#!$%^!$ post office people. Wala na talagang pag asa dito sa Philippines. Sometimes I wish sa U.S. nalang ako nakatira >:(
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yeah, I usually receive the EMS packages at home and this was my first EMS package for pick up at NIA PO... what made them hold the package was the size... it was about 3/4 the size of a balikbayan box... that's the biggest EMS package I have received so far... :-\
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bossy nga nung old lady (http://www.geocities.com/rniverson/Smiley/stoned.gif)
i think she's the boss...
anyhow, i think after the PO saga, EMS packages now are subject for inspection especially for packages coming from Taiwan and Korea.
the last time the EMS man delivered my package to my house, i paid the fee and gave extra for "merienda'. for the 5 packages ordered from EMS shipping stores, no problem (again) so far...
im still thinking of strategies for this shipping method..
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the customs guy also sort of gave a heads up to me that they will be stricter in monitoring EMS packages... he said that packages that appear to have more than 1 or 2 DVDs or that do not have any details on the EMS tracking sheet will be X-rayed to determine the exact contents... :P
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I think that all of the @#$@&^&@ customs people are sticking thier nose to us.Nahalata ata na maraming orders of dvd's from korea and taiwan. >:( ::)
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my thoughts exactly... I think matunog na sa kanila ang ibang addresees so ingat boys and girls... ;)
when I was there waiting, ang daming packages talaga even saw several Amazon boxes... Medyo nadismaya din ako because some of the packages were just laying around seemingly with out any filing or stocking system... Made me wonder how they can locate packages when someone comes in to claim them... :-\ ???
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For the first 3 pages it EMS sounded great and I was gaining hope for the Philippine Postal System. But with the most recent posts, It all sounds so scary. I haven't shipped anything by EMS or chosen to receive anything by EMS yet and now I'm afraid to. I don't want any of my packages to be lost or delayed by months. :-\ Is EMS the cheapest, fastest and most reliable shipping option the Philippines PO has to offer without having to resort to more expensive couriers when receiving parcels from abroad? How about Sure express? Anybody tried that? They say they've got a partnership with the USPS and have the same quality of service. Wishful thinking I'm sure. Are they more reliable and as cheap as EMS? Cheaper than JACS for heavy or bulky packages? Website is currently being updated so I can't check it.
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flyboy.. thanks for your reply.
bilis nga.. i ordered Infernal Affairs Boxset from HK. the price difference between regular air mail and EMS is $4.00. i think they are encouranging and pushing for EMS for 95% assured receipt of shipments. unfortunately, there is no EMS website for the Philippines. :(
funny thing is... when the package was delivered, the postmen told me that some packages are usually taxed heavily and i was lucky that mine was not opened and subjected to the same fate... after 20 mins.. i realized that their statement means "please show appreciation by giving us incentives." LOL. i was too sleepy when they arrived i can hardly read between the lines.. dyahe.
i think EMS has a $100 limit. actually, this is a wiser shipment method. i dont need to claim it in the PO, haggle with the customs people and no mail and road traffic especially during xmas.. adding the corresponding prices and unforeseen costs, $20 isn't bad at all.
was glad i tried it. thanks also to pchin for the heads up.
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You were lucky your stuff wasn't stopped by the customs. Had mine stopped and I had to go to get it (near the domestic airport). Imagine if your from the province, you have to go to Manila just to claim your seized item/s.
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According to my attorney, there is no such thing as the $100 limit. The custom reserve the right to impose the custom fee on any package small or big upon their discretion.
Some of us that use EMS & lucky to get away (so far so good) with the custom is probably they are too lazy to do the paper work esp if the total invoice value is too low...normally below $50. I have a few lucky cases where my declared value is around $100 & still managed to escape. The only fee I need to pay is the processing/delivery fee amounting to P50 lang. No problem, happy to give! ;D
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Got my latest order from koreandvds yesterday, and sabi nung nag-deliver medyo mahigpit daw customs sa kanila ngayon... especially packages from US and Japan. so ingat muna tayo ;D
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any latest experiences? :)
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got an order shipped via EMS. was able to reach their hotline and guess what.. my package is in the custody of customs.. and i received no notification.
poor operation!
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got an order shipped via EMS. was able to reach their hotline and guess what.. my package is in the custody of customs.. and i received no notification.
poor operation! :-X
I experienced a few times na that they didn't send me notification. Recently, waited almost a month a parcel from Malaysia w/out any notice. Another incident was from Hong Kong.
So far those parcels that shipped from Korea were quite consistent & delivered to my office promptly w/out fuss
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same here. my korean orders were never seized nor charged regardless of size. my HK and taiwan orders are always charged. and most of the time, charges are beefed-up heavily.
>:(
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hmmm. I recently ordered some "unquestionable" comics from Japan and the store is going to ship these through EMS. hopefully the local postman will charge me the usual - 30php.
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hmmm. I recently ordered some "unquestionable" comics from Japan and the store is going to ship these through EMS. hopefully the local postman will charge me the usual - 30php.
sir, usually it's safe pag walang declared value ;) usually lang pero ;D
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Any recent experiences? Was hoping to order some action figures from CDJapan via EMS, pero apparently CDJapan puts the decalred value on the package.
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It takes 7-10 days only if ship thru EMS country of origin is japan.
Package is delivered to your doorstep.
You won't receive a registry notice coming from the post office, no more hassle of going to your local post office to claim the item and best of all DI na nila binubuksan yun package mo.
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It takes 7-10 days only if ship thru EMS country of origin is japan.
Package is delivered to your doorstep.
You won't receive a registry notice coming from the post office, no more hassle of going to your local post office to claim the item and best of all DI na nila binubuksan yun package mo.
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My EMS shipment was held at the post office! >:( The point of origin is also Japan, and I was surprised to find a postal notice as I expected it to arrive home. I even left several IDs just in case, but sabi dun sa aking duly authorized rep (in short, bantay :) ) wala talagang dalang package, notice lang. The weight BTW, is 1.7 kilos, are there any weight restrictions? Is this how some POs handle shipments (this is the Calamba, Laguna PO) especially when many people are still in vacation mode? Sigh... :(
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It's been awhile since I used this service.
I ordered 2 LPs from HMV Japan & shipping was via EMS. It was shipped Jan. 29 & was delivered to my house by our local EMS around 2pm today. I paid the usual P35. 8)
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had toys shipped from Japan a couple of weeks ago. It only took 3 days to get it delivered to our house, and only paid P35 ;D
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I heard that EMS shipments now have to be picked up at the Pasay City Post Office, regardless of delivery address. Is this true?
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It depends on the situation. Frankly speaking based on my past experience (I'm in Manila) with EMS, its service sucks BIG time! >:( (probably due to the value items).
Out of 10 cases, 9 times I would have to visit their ofis for pick up....sometimes delay up to 2 weeks or so... Why they like us to go to their ofis? So that those buaya can take a very good "bite" at our "pocket"... :(
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It's been awhile since I used this service.
I ordered 2 LPs from HMV Japan & shipping was via EMS. It was shipped Jan. 29 & was delivered to my house by our local EMS around 2pm today. I paid the usual P35. 8)
On my 3rd order from HMV Japan consisting of 2 LP records amounting to $60+, I had to pick-up the package from Customs at the main EMS office in Pasay. I had to pay P1000 for duties & taxes. I won't use EMS again.
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had a package shipped from an online store (HLJ) and i had to pick it up at the Pasay post office last April 11.
I guess, when the shipper is a known online store, they really put it on hold so you'll have to pick it up..and umm...you know...subject to tax computation ;) cost of my package is around $80
had 2 packages previously sent thru EMS but shipper is an ebay seller, and both packages were delivered straight to our house. :P
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What if the total cost, including shipping, is less than $50? Has anyone with such an order had to pick it up from Pasay?
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if the sender is an online store, chances are you are going to pick it up at pasay, regardless of cost. one member at ptk mentioned he had a package from hlj sent via ems, costing less than $50, and he had to pick it up and pay taxes at the pasay post office
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had a package shipped from an online store (HLJ) and i had to pick it up at the Pasay post office last April 11.
I guess, when the shipper is a known online store, they really put it on hold so you'll have to pick it up..and umm...you know...subject to tax computation ;) cost of my package is around $80
had 2 packages previously sent thru EMS but shipper is an ebay seller, and both packages were delivered straight to our house. :P
How much cusotms duties did you have to pay for your $80 order from HLJ?
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well, the computation for the taxes always includes the shipping charge. Galing nga ng customs officer na nag assess ng package ko - they know how much the shipping cost was. Since i know how they compute the taxes, i paid the tax na lang. For the $80 (cost includes the shipping fee) package i got from HLJ i paid P1,350 in taxes, and yes, its receipted.
for reference, here's how they compute the customs taxes (applicable to dvds and toys):
a. Parcel fee of 35.00
b. Then the customs duty fee:
ie: DVD/toy worth $80.00 (including shipping cost)
Cost (in Pesos): Php 3,360.00
customs duty (value x 10%) : 336.00
customs doc stamp & EDF: 500.00
BIR Stamp: 15.00
Sub Total: 4,211.00
VAT x 12% : 505.32
So, you'll end up paying:
customs duty: 336.00
Customs doc stamp: 500.00
BIR stamp: 15.00
VAT: 505.32
TOTAL customs fee: 1,356.32
so for a $80 package, you pay P35 storage fee plus the customs fee/tax of P1,356.32.
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Very useful. Thanks for this. Guess I'll hold off on those HLJ orders.
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guys, where can I claim this ems package?? where in Pasay (malapit daw sa park n fly?)
the shipping turnaround is less but you have to claim your package is in pasay?? how ironic and ridiculous
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Hi krets, when i choose ems as shipping method my goods are delivered to my house. I was wondering bakit ikaw pa kukuha noong package sa EMS office? Malaki ba amount nun binili mo?
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yep! lumagpas ng $100 kasi kasama ang shipping costs! hassle had to pay 1.8k
ang susungit pa ng mga lola dun! sarap *pakan!!! >:( >:( ang tagal pa kasi mga nagsisipag merienda!
i'll never use ems again!!!
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guys, where can I claim this ems package?? where in Pasay (malapit daw sa park n fly?)
the shipping turnaround is less but you have to claim your package is in pasay?? how ironic and ridiculous
I've been wondering for a long time about this. What if my shipping address is not in Manila but within Luzon. Should I still go to Pasay to pick it up :o
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i don't think so, you'll have to pick it up in philpost's ems provincial and main offices
but i wouldn't suggest ems again!!!
hey ems is fast but you get hassled by customs
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i don't think so, you'll have to pick it up in philpost's ems provincial and main offices
but i wouldn't suggest ems again!!!
hey ems is fast but you get hassled by customs
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My experience in the past with the postal service people in Q.C. central post office - they told me if the number of DVD's do not exceed three items and/or the total cost of the package does not exceed US$50 then they do normally do not impose taxes. The only thing that they will require is the $35 parcel handling fee. I was personally told by some "front line" people I know there.
With Expedited shipping method on the other hand, my observations are the postal/customs people get very particular specially if it is an online store that normally issues a purchase receipt/declaration accompanying the package.
In my experience, the few instances where the shipment was delivered directly to my house and was untaxed (sans the 35 pesos postal parcel fee I had to pay the person delivering the package) was:
(1) when the item(s) I ordered was from an eBay seller (sender address usually the seller's name and not from some obvious, established online company)
(2) the package wasn't so physically huge or heavy that didn't exceed 1kg declared as a gift or personal item;
or
(3) no receipt accompanying the package - usually the case with some online sellers who send you an online receipt instead via email or the web.
I don't know of any other conditions that those "GREEDY" EMS customs people are looking for.
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ems per se is not to blame but the customs officers around them
as you said it, if it's a huge box and coming from an online retail shop they know that they can charge duties
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i guess mas okay yung customs officer namin dito sa davao post office. i regularly visit the EMS window kasi i often use them for shipment from outside. the customs officer i always see just asks me if i bought the items for personal use and i say yes (in the friendliest way i can) and i only pay the P35. and that includes lenses and cameras and whatever. :D i only got taxed ones when i ordered 3 Nikon SB800s from B&H and it was minimal and worth it. :D
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may ems ba mura from canada to phil?
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Just want to ask...I recently bought an electronic product (PMP) from HK and it was delivered here thru EMS...it cost me $113 including the shipping fee...my question is..do i need to pay taxes from customs?
thanks!
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Just want to ask...I recently bought an electronic product (PMP) from HK and it was delivered here thru EMS...it cost me $113 including the shipping fee...my question is..do i need to pay taxes from customs?
thanks!
meron tax yan.
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how much kaya? pero sabi naman kanina nung shop sa HK thru live chat eh wala na daw
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malamang ang babayaran mong tax around 800-1200 pesos...
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Hi. as a newbie to this site can i safetly assume that using this service is reliable? that my items wont get ripped off?
I dont mindi tipping the delivery guy......replies please...PMs anyone??
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In my case, I had encountered many bad experiences. IMO EMS has one of the worst service.
-Very unreliable service. I thought one of my orders got lost but actually EMS kept it for 2 mths. :-[
-EMS supposed to be express courier but my packages ended up btw 2weeks to 2 mths depending on the situation... >:(
-Plenty crocs will take a BIG bite! All my packages won't be sent to my address instead I got a notification card asking me to pick up at the EMS office in Pasay. This is where all the crocs will take action! >:(
-Each package they will slice it open to check what's inside...so if you're collecting something mint or MIB, BEWARE!
Hopefully others are spared from similar fate... :-\
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In my case, I had encountered many bad experiences. IMO EMS has one of the worst service.
-Very unreliable service. I thought one of my orders got lost but actually EMS kept it for 2 mths. :-[
-EMS supposed to be express courier but my packages ended up btw 2weeks to 2 mths depending on the situation... >:(
-Plenty crocs will take a BIG bite! All my packages won't be sent to my address instead I got a notification card asking me to pick up at the EMS office in Pasay. This is where all the crocs will take action! >:(
-Each package they will slice it open to check what's inside...so if you're collecting something mint or MIB, BEWARE!
Hopefully others are spared from similar fate... :-\
IMHO, pasay post office is one of the worst (if not the worst) post office in metro manila. grabe ung mga customs officer dyan. sila mismo gumagawa ng kwenta nilang astronomical ::)
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IMHO, pasay post office is one of the worst (if not the worst) post office in metro manila. grabe ung mga customs officer dyan. sila mismo gumagawa ng kwenta nilang astronomical ::)
meron silang magical calculator. :P
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IMHO, pasay post office is one of the worst (if not the worst) post office in metro manila. grabe ung mga customs officer dyan. sila mismo gumagawa ng kwenta nilang astronomical ::)
Yes, Philip. I forgot to mention it's the EMS Pasay office. So Philip has also certified my bad experience, hence sad to say I'm not alone. :-\ It seems the customs officers have a certain "special daily quota" to meet if you know what I mean. It's a room full of ferocious crocs. Once you're inside it's a massacre! :'(
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meron silang magical calculator. :P
Yes, it can do magic...it can make money in our pockets disappear into thin air! :(
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It's a room full of ferocious crocs.
two legged crocs to be exact ;D
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They why not do something about it,
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