does anyone (balikbayans ,expats ets) make any money taking things back from the philippines to europe. if so what items? what is cheap in the philippines that is worth a lot to sell in europe except alcohol and tobacco obviously.cheers

A lot of products are manufactured in the Philippines specifically for the European markets, but unless you have established networks and are into big volumes, then forget it. The margins are too small and there are too many people already engaged in the trade, particularly handicrafts, rattan etc.

lol, why not bring fresh vegetables and live chickens and sell it at downtown London....Come on, you got plenty of Euros/pounds to think about this.

go to greenhills and grab those cheap knockoff watches and bags...ask for the class a products... you can sell those for alot more back in europe....