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Customs: Imported books are unconditionally duty-free, tax free
Whether you bought them or getting them as gifts, imported books are exempted from Customs duties and taxes — period. Who said so? First, the global Florence Agreement signed by the Philippines in 1956. Second, the Department of Finance in an order issued in 2011. There’s a third: The Bureau of Customs. Yes, the BOC…