How to shop and ship Amazon products to PH tax free

4 things I bought at halpU (all of which I couldn't find here):
'Eighteen Years', 'How to be Happy: Not a Self-Help Book. Seriously.', Kindle 4 Case, and Fjallraven Kanken in Forest Green/Ox Red.

If you're an online shopper like me, you've probably experienced that dreaded trip to the post office to claim a package at least once in your life. I remember buying several clothing items from a couple of online shops in Singapore years ago and I was asked to pay almost 2000 freakin' pesos (!!!). After that, I refrained from ordering from online shopping sites abroad. Because, honestly, who wants to pay taxes when you've already spent money buying things online?

halpU.com solves that problem by letting you shop and ship Amazon products straight to your doorstep tax free.

halpU is a one-stop shop; you can directly shop Amazon products on the website and see the breakdown of costs before you check out. It displays Amazon search results real time, so if you go to Amazon and compare the prices vs. halpU, you'll see that they match.

There are three things that I really like about halpU:

1. You can ship one small and light item (e.g. a book, a watch, makeup, etc.) for as low as $7.35 (around P350 only!) and pay even without a credit card (you can pay via DragonPay online or over-the-counter);
2. You don't have to pay for customs or Philippine taxes;
3. Your items will be delivered straight to your doorstep (yes, you won't have to claim your package anywhere).

Delivery time is around 8 weeks after Amazon delivery to halpU's US warehouse. All items are shipped via sea cargo. If you don't mind the waiting time and you wanna save on shipping fee, you should definitely consider halpU.

The halpU interface is quite user-friendly and displays the best shipment option depending on the items in your box/cart.

Aside from the item cost, this is what halpU charges:

• Processing fee -- $1.99 or 6% of item subtotal, whichever is higher;
• Shipping fee to the PH;
• Depending on the items, there could also be shipping costs to halpU's US warehouse and US taxes (you'll be informed after halpU places the order at Amazon).

I've already bought a lot of items from halpU and it's a really convenient and affordable way to shop and ship Amazon products. Let me know if you want to order something and I'll give you a voucher code so you can get a discount on shipping fee! :)

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Disclaimer: I'm part of the halpU Marketing team; however, I wasn't asked to write this blog post and all opinions stated are my own.