Balikbayan Box — 3D Packing Planner

Walang laman ang kahon…

Pick something from the shopping list — Spam muna? It always starts with Spam.

KAHON Large · 18×18×24″ 4.5 cu ft

LAMAN 0 items 0.0 / 4.5 cu ft

HOW FULL

0% packed tight

BIGAT / WEIGHT 0 lb 0 kg · limit 50 lb

DECLARED VALUE ₱0 of ₱150,000 cap

BALANCE level

How full is it?

0% empty

A packed-tight box is the best value — flat rate either way.

Bigat · Weight

0 lb 0.0 kg

Limit for this size: 50 lb. Old-timer’s rule: if two adults can’t lift it, it doesn’t ship.

Declared value · BOC

₱0 cap ₱150,000 / yr

CMTA (RA 10863, Sec. 800(g)): duty-free up to 3 boxes per calendar year, ₱150,000 total declared value across them. Past the cap: duties plus 12% VAT on the excess.

Balance ng karga

LEFT

RIGHT

FRONT

BACK

Evenly packed — the porters will thank you.

Notes from Tita · packing wisdom

Pack heavy cans along the bottom, fragile jars in the middle wrapped in clothes, soft things in every gap.

Customs · Adwana

Duty-free under the balikbayan privilege — keep it personal, keep it honest.

FDA personal-use limits

Ipadala na · Ship it

Origin corridor

BY SEA

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flat rate per box

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The balikbayan way

BY AIR

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per kg, max-dim applies

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emergencies lang

Air costs five to eight times more — save it for emergencies. Sea freight is flat-rated per box no matter the weight, so pack it full.

Noche Buena countdown

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days to
Dec 24

Forwarders, familiar names

LBC, Forex Cargo, Atlas Shippers and friends all run these corridors — rates here are typical street ranges, not a quote from any of them. Tip: drop the box off early in the month; cutoffs are real.