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Electric pickup truck export to Philippines

The Philippines is left-hand drive and, under the Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act, has applied reduced or zero import duty to fully electric vehicles — the most favourable duty position of any market on this site at the time of writing. Transit from Shanghai is only 7–10 days, which makes it one of the fastest routes we quote.

What does Philippines require?

Steering
Left-hand drive
Pre-export certificate
BPS Import Commodity Clearance and LTO/DOTr registration compliance
Issuing body
Bureau of Philippine Standards
Vehicle age rule
Used-vehicle import is heavily restricted; new vehicles are unaffected
Ports and routing
Manila (North and South Harbour), Subic Bay, Batangas, Cebu
Sea or rail transit
7–10 days from Shanghai

How is duty assessed?

EVIDA and the executive orders issued under it have applied reduced or zero most-favoured-nation duty to fully electric vehicles, with VAT still applying. This is an executive-order position that has been extended and revised more than once — confirm the current effectivity with your customs broker before relying on it, because the difference between zero and the standard rate is the entire business case.

We quote FOB China and CIF Philippines only — never landed cost, because a duty change between order and arrival would make that number wrong. Confirm the current rate with your clearing agent before committing to an order.

Who is buying MAXUS vehicles in Philippines?

Utility and telecoms field fleets, resort and island-resort transport, municipal fleets in Metro Manila responding to air quality policy, and agricultural estates in Mindanao. The short transit also makes the Philippines a practical market for small, frequent replenishment orders rather than large infrequent ones.

Which models can be registered in Philippines?

Philippines is left-hand drive, so the 17 models below are the eligible ones. Ordering the wrong steering is the single most expensive mistake in vehicle importing — the unit cannot be registered and cannot economically be returned.

Common questions about importing to Philippines

Does the Philippines really charge zero duty on electric vehicles?

It has, under executive orders issued pursuant to EVIDA, with VAT still applying. The position has been extended and revised more than once and is set by executive order rather than by statute, so it can change. Confirm the current effectivity with your customs broker before committing — this is the single most consequential variable in a Philippine landed-cost calculation.

How do typhoon-season floods affect these vehicles?

The T90 EV is rated to 550 mm wading depth with 187 mm ground clearance, which covers routine urban flooding. Traction batteries carry sealed enclosures with collision and battery dual automatic power cut-off. Standing water above the rated wading depth is a warranty exclusion in every market, electric or diesel.

Which specification suits island and resort operations?

The T90 EV, and containerised rather than Ro-Ro. Island duty cycles rarely exceed 100 km a day against 330 km of WLTP range, the 1,000 kg payload covers supply runs, and a container protects the paint from salt spray that a Ro-Ro deck does not.

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Quoting a shipment to Philippines?

Send the destination port, quantity and specification. We return a proforma invoice with FOB and CIF priced side by side, plus the BPS Import Commodity Clearance and LTO/DOTr registration compliance your customs authority will ask for.

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