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Sending balikbayan boxes used to be fun experience because it makes us feel good to know we can make our relatives and friends happy…. When we purchased the items, we were already taxed…. Just letting you know how ridiculous these new requirements are!!! I totally understand your point, Lily.
I know many OFWs and also other Filipinos abroad will be affected by this changes. So just send your balikbayan box as usual until March I put the link to the memorandum on the top of this blog post. Is this ruling still applucable, now that faeldon is gone? I think this rulung is for the benefit of rhe forwarders. For dollars worth of goods? Can they just leave the ofw alone.
Balikbayan bix is the only thing that makes our family happy and connect us atleast. Those taxes from the big importers. Is it because the tax is for their pocket and since ofw is not as big as those importers they will let us pay taxes. What happened to the ofw bagong bayani? I hope this stupid ruling will be recalled. I understand your concern. The latest update that BOC confirmed with is that they suspended the policy until 31st March to give way to the holiday period and to amend the policy.
My Questions are. Has the Tax exemption been lifted again? Also, when I am there, can my friend send me a Balikbayan box to the Philippines, as I will be leaving a few things behind. Due to the weight allowance on the plane. Like my DeWalt Battery operated Drill, and other things. You know how expensive basketball shoes are, i patiently bought every one of them monthly as not to rip my pockets.
How in the world would this shoes get there without getting taxed absurdly? How would it be possible to send a balikbayan box that would cost only 10, pesos?? They playing OFWs as dirt poor. Let us have the chance to give our family decent gifts not garbage. I hope they will change the policy soon and adjust their limits or better yet remove it. BOC just confirmed with me that they are suspending the policy until 31st March to give way for the holiday season and amend the policy. The Philippines is turning out just like all the other countries.
Hi Dwyane, BOC confirmed with me earlier that the policy is currently suspended until 31st March to give way to the holiday period and amend the policy. I think the government main concern here is about the smuggling of goods to the Philippines.
Our passports have expired a month ago. Ok lang ba magpadala ng box kahit na expired ang passport namin ng asawa ko? So you can send your balikbayan box as usual without requiring your passport while the policy is on hold. I put a note on the top of this post about it.
Hi Ryazan Tristram, do i need to pay the tax now if i spent more than 10, pesos for my balikbayan box? Hi Whinnie, The balikbayan policy is currently suspended. So you can send your balikbayan box without paying any tax. The policy is suspended until 31st March Hello Ryazan..
I am sending balikbayan boxes this afternoon. Do I need to accomplish 3 copies of balikbayan-information sheet? Thank you. Hello there. Since the policy is currently suspended so meaning to say we could send boxes even without accomplishing the information sheet with the itemized stuff or goods inside the boxes.
Is my understanding of this is right? Please advise. Hi Cherry, Yes, you can send the balikbayan box as usual.
The policy is suspended at the moment until March My thoughts on this memorandum…I guess the Philippine government agency would like to encourage Filipinos abroad to spend their hard earned money in the Philippines to help the economy grow and patronizing Philippine made products well of course most product now are made in China and sold ridiculously in the Phils. I understand that memorandum is currently suspended and I hope and pray that it will not take effect at all.
I am a Filipina married to an American citizen and we are planning to retire in Manila next year. Where the heck will I get the receipts when it is all been thrown to the trash bin. Whoever thought about coming up with such policy is thinking about how to get more taxes on OFW and the like. I can only shake my head in disbelief. We can only hope for the best. Your blog is very helpful. Since the New policy is suspended until 31st of March What if I send my package on the last month of suspension date March and will arrive on May Is the suspension policy still applies?
I just want to make sure that I will still be able to use the old policy which is more easy and convenient. It is my first time to travel back again to Philippines from Europe. I only know that I must declare all my baggage especially if there are pasalubong included. I just want to know if the policy also the same as balikbayan?
This is a Disgrace! No doubt the Extra Taxes from these new changes will go into the wrong hands as usual! I just hope the People Stop sending Parcels for a while and see how quickly this will change!
The Government will soon change their Rules! What, 10k pesos? I send balikbayan boxes to my relatives every year for them to enjoy, How in world can i do that now?.. They want Jansport bagpacks, i bought 10 pcs and the limit is what? I hope this will change! My niece and her husband own a small hospital and I would like to send charitable donation cloth materials, in yards, for patients gowns and gifts to indigent patients.
With this help, I would Javonillo Hospital help more patients in need. This my first time to send balik bayan box. If this not possible, please suggest how I can do it. Hi Sherwin, even if the tax policy is currenly suspsended, you still need to list and declare the goods inside your balikbayan box. Hi Al Jude, I think its ok. I have sent cellphones and laptop before in my balikbayan boxes. You have to make sure its properly wrapped and with silica gel to absorb moisture while in transit.
Also you have to remove the battery from the mobile phone or laptop unit. Hello Ryazan Do i still need to give receipts for the rice cooker, shoes,tablet and phones na papadala ko sa Pinas this second week of march.
FIRst time ko po magpadala for my family sa Manila philippines d ko din sure if paano ko ililista sa form ung items pwede ba isulat ko lng din if my damit or toys d na xa itemized like sa toys if my barbie dolls or car toys. After dinner I mentioned to him i was interested in becoming an agent because their was no service in my area, He then invited me to the company office in Chicago the next day to tour the warehouse and talk to the managers about the possibility of becoming an agent.
I was very impressed with the company and after the meeting I was invited to join the team. Thats is how I became an LBC associate. The Luzon Brokerage Co LBC was first established in the s and is considered the leading Box shipping service in the Philippines, with over branches nationwide LBC has become a trusted household name throughout the Philippines and around the globe.
The Balikbayan Box, or "return to homeland box," is a large box that is filled with necessities and gifts for loved ones in the Philippines. Typical things sent home include electronics, food, clothing, toiletries, toys, and chocolates. LBC offers guaranteed regular cargo-ship departure to ensure a timely delivery. Most deliveries are made within eight to ten weeks from the time they are shipped from the USA, Delivery areas throughout the Philippines include Metro Manila, Luzon, and Mindanao.
Safe and secure agents pick up and deliver your boxes door-to-door ensuring that they are received by your loved ones safely. As an LBC agent over the past ten years I have learned their's a huge difference in the quality of box shipping companies. There are dozens of companies that are blacklisted by DTI in the Philippines because they have failed to deliver their boxes you can find a list of bad companies on the DTI website. Some of these companies will advertise very low door-to-door rates then fail to remit the necessary funds to their freight counterparts in the Philippines, causing the boxes to be abandoned at a port and not delivered.
Many of these small shipping companies have only been in business for a few years and do not have the infrastructure throughout the Philippines that LBC does. The further away you get away from Manila the more problematic it becomes delivering boxes because they simply don't have the quantity of boxes necessary to economically ship boxes to far away provinces in the Philippines on a timely bases.
I can honestly say that in the last ten years not one for my customers has lost a box or items missing, In the rare case that a box was delayed it was usually due to consignee address errors by the sender. Addresses can be difficult to find back home so be careful to write the address correctly and clearly along with a phone number on the box.
Additional insurance coverage may be purchased prior to shipping. If you want to send large items to the Philippines such as electric generators etc we can ship it. Give us a call with the exact box dimensions and we will provide you with a price quote. This is how to measure your boxes to get price quote.
Here at port, your boxes inside the containers are being loaded aboard a ship. How long i have to waits the empty box that i order its already 2 weeks, until now haven't delivered,. I live here in Oscoda Mi. No one can pick up the box here in Oscoda.
Where can i drop off the box close by Oscoda Michigan.? Where can I ship it from in Tampa, FL? I would like to send my used Clothing shoes, etc to Philippines by sea freight..
How can I do it.. Can I order also your standard biggest box and how much is the cost per box. Do you have an agent at Harbeson De Sussex County area? Let me know if you have coz I want to send box to Ormoc Philippines..
Thank you ASAP. Hello I would like to know if anyone know where I can send balikbayan boxes to the Philippines, I live in Fort Collins , Colorado , I have been looking for a while, thank you. I am thinking about moving to Batangas Philippines. That would be the Luzon region. I am planning on shipping about 10 plastic boxes: 18x24x
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