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Originally Posted by beddhist
If you don't get it back then it's not a bond. More likely the money went into the customs officer(s) pocket(s).
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That is the Philippines for you  The paperwork says bond and it was definitely an insurance company I was dealing with. Whether it went directly into their pocket or not does not matter to me at this point as it was a good deal compared to what I was told by other people living in PI. They had said there would be a huge import tax if you bring in a bike. My carnet was over $2400.00 for a year and my stay in PI for a year would be around $220.00 paying the 'bond'. So the Carnet is a much bigger wallet lightener in my opinion, but if that is the law of the land we do not have much choice.
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