Bringing Beer into the Philipines

I will be travelling to the Phillipines soon and I am unsure about what the rules are for bringing in Beer. Official sources are a bit conflicting, so I was wondering if anyone here knew what applies?

What are the limits for bringing in Beer duty free (and non-commerical purposes)? If I exceed those what can I expect to happen?

I'm planning to bring in 6 cans of local Beer as a gift for someone I know there, of about 2 litres in total and a total value of about $10.

Best Answer

According to the IATA travel centre the duty free alcohol import limits are 2 bottles of maximum 1 litre each. Quoting from the linked website:

Customs Rules

Import regulations::

Free import:

all passengers (18 years of age and over) (duty free allowance only once per year per passenger):

a. 400 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250 grammes pipe tobacco;

b. 2 bottles alcoholic beverages of not more than 1 litre each

It would therefore seem that you'll have to pay import duty on the exceeding cans of beer. According to the online duty calculator, duty for beer is 15% plus sales tax of 12%.

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Can I bring beer to Philippines?

Visitors are allowed to bring in their personal belongings duty-free, as well as two cartons of cigarettes or two tins of pipe tobacco, up to one liter of alcohol, and an unlimited amount of foreign currency.

Can I bring wine to Philippines?

Wines, liquor: 2 bottles, but not exceeding 1.5 liters.

Is alcohol allowed in Philippines?

Liquor may be sold at any time except during public safety hours (10 pm to4 am). Drinking on sidewalks and other public places (i.e., not inside a home or establishment) shall remain prohibited. As an exception, the sale of liquor shall be banned inside Special Concern Lockdown areas.\u201d

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