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How to Send Your Parcel to the Philippines

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www.lifehacker.com.au During your first years as an overseas Filipino worker, you may find it daunting to send a parcel to the Philippines . You are completely clueless where to begin, and the horror stories about lost packages make you worry even more. That is perfectly normal. Every seasoned OFW has gone through a nerve-wracking shipping moment, and their experiences now serve a great lesson for first-timers like you. Having said that, here’s a brief guide on how to send your package that should put your worries at ease. 1. Pack Your Parcel Properly As a general rule, you should secure your package in every way possible. Each type of item you will send requires different ways of packing. For instance, liquid bottles should be taped to avoid spilling while fragile items should be bubble wrapped or cushioned with clothing to prevent them from breaking. Keep in mind the hard truth: your package will go through a courier network that delivers hundreds of parcels at
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Questions to Ask Before Shopping for Your Balikbayan Box

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Let’s face it : saving up is hard. For OFWs working away from their families, this only makes the task even harder. They ease their sense of longing by sending balikbayan boxes packed with love to the Philippines. And with love, it could mean branded clothes, luxury perfumes, imported chocolates and other expensive goods that are rare to find and can please relatives back home. Our fellow Pinoys abroad would often go as far as spending the last centavo just to meet their family’s wants and needs. This is where OFWs should draw the line. Working overseas may earn you bucks that you won’t ever make from working in the Philippines, but that doesn’t mean you can go around buying expensive stuff, emptying your pockets just to fill your balikbayan box. That won’t help you save up at all. http://www.pasei.com/ Refraining from sending a balikbayan box to the Philippines won’t do any good, either. Instead, ask yourself these following questions before buying items you’ll put in
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5 Tips to Ensure Your Balikbayan Box Arrives to the Philippines On Time

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(Image Source: inquirer.net) Admit it: when you hear your tito or tita is sending a balikbayan box to the Philippines , you think about the packs of chocolates, the branded soaps and the bottle of perfumes he or she has included for the entire clan. But for the immediate family of said OFW, a balikbayan box means more than just a package of imported goods. For them, it is a package full of love, filled with contents of sentimental value. Thus, it’s important that this special parcel arrives to its proper destination in perfect condition and on time. Yes, delays can happen to balikbayan box shipments, too, for a number of reasons. While this is the sad reality, there are certain ways to avoid having to wait a couple more endless months for your package to arrive. Here are some of them. Declare the contents of the box Thanks to RA 10863 or the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act, packages valued not exceeding to Php150,000 are now exempted from duties and taxes valid up to thre
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Things You Need to Know About Sending Balikbayan Boxes to the Philippines

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Balikbayan boxes, as the Bureau of Customs (BOC) defines , are packages of only personal and household effects Filipinos overseas sent to families or relatives they left back home. But more than just a box of goodies, these special packages are a physical representation of our countrymen’s selfless love, connecting families amidst years and miles of being apart. More than knowing the rates of sending balikbayan boxes to the Philippines , it is only important that you, as a sender or receiver, learn more about these packages by heart. When did the balikbayan box trend started? With the surge of Filipinos working in the United States in the 1980s, it sparked the culture of sending balikbayan boxes back to the country. This has since played a vital role among households with family members who are Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs).  Are balikbayan boxes duty & tax free? Yes, these parcels are duty & tax free. Under RA 10863 or the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA),
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When to Forward Your Balikbayan Box to the Philippines By Air and By Sea?

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If it is your first time forwarding a balikbayan box to the Philippines , chances are, you’re having a hard time deciding whether to ship it by air or by sea. How are the two different, exactly? And more importantly, why should you choose one over the other? There are various factors to consider when choosing a forwarding service, and keeping them in mind should make you feel secured when sending your package to your love ones. (Image Source: Rappler) Transit Time When it comes to speed of delivery, air freight fares better than its sea counterpart. Air shipments usually take days, even hours only compared to weeks or months of sea freights. Depending on the location, transit time on air freights may take as fast as 8 hours to 7 days while sending your package via shipping vessel may take 12 to 45 days. However, with the addition of new ocean routes in the past years, it has also become possible for some ocean shipments to arrive in just a week. If the arrival time of your p
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