Can you bring onions to the Philippines as ‘pasalubong’?

The Philippine Bureau of Customs answered the question of some Filipinos abroad if they can bring onions to the country amid its high prices.

The Philippine Bureau of Customs answered the question of some Filipinos abroad if they can bring onions to the country amid high prices. Credit: Pexels / Michael Burrows

Key Points

• Onion prices in the Philippines have been skyrocketing to more or less P500 a kilo recently.
• Some Filipinos abroad like Pablo in Australia plan to bring in onion as ‘pasalubong’ to his family.
• According to the Bureau of Customs NAIA, travellers may not bring in vegetables (regardless of quantity) into the Philippines without the required Plant Quarantine Clearance (for personal use) or Sanitary & Phytosanitary Import Clearance (for commercial use) from the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI).

PAKINGGAN ANG ULAT:

Pwede bang ipasalubong ang sibuyas sa Pilipinas?

SBS Filipino

18/01/202304:18

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