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Department of Finance Department Order No. 57-2011.
Imported books are exempt from customs duties. They are exempt from VAT. So long as you are bringing them in for personal use, which is defined by law as six copies or less. The only exception are books published for, or by, a commercial enterprise for advertising purposes.
Published in the Philippine Star, December 25, 2011. Also posted in the Official Gazette website today.
Please read and circulate.
