Planning to bring home onions from abroad? 🧅 Here's what you should know:
Based on the latest price monitoring of theThe highest recorded price of onions was last December when it soared up to P720 per kilo.Some Filipinos have also justified that bringing home onions from overseas is fine because it is for personal consumption.said that bringing home produce including onion in the Philippines regardless of quantity is regulated.
, Plant Quarantine Officers are mandated “to inspect all carriers, crew/passenger luggage and incoming mails, in order to determine the presence of plants, plant products, and other materials capable of harboring plant pests, as well as, potential animal pests.”Customs Modernization and Tariff Act.If the commodity is for personal use, the traveler must have ais needed if it is intended for commercial use.
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