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