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
... did not want to be their buena mano for the week