Balikbayan box

[lelila]

Mga sis bat ganon? I purchased stuffs online. Tapos I had them delivered at Johnny Air's NY Office. I chose Johnny Air kasi nga daw mura. Tapos nung dumating na yung package sa kanila $260 inabot. Bat ganon? SUper mahal ba siya? Kasi it's my first time and parang tingin ko it's super mahal.

wow ang mahal sis. grabe. electronics ba?

[twelve5]

^ kung electronics (edited to add: and via air) baka she was charged for taxes, ano?

better for her to ask for the breakdown of charges.

[lelila]

yup, kase if electronics, malamang mabigat, ang computation kase is whichever is higher, actual weight or volume weight (LxWxH/166).

sis please clarify, thanks!

[cinnamoroll]

^^Hindi electronics eh. Bags lang na Jansport backpack at Nine West. Naicip ko how can it be so heavy kung bags lang na walang laman. Hindi din naman karamihan. Kaloka talaga! Akala ko pa man din ang laki ng natipid ko tapos nabawi lang din ng Johnny Air! Eh wala na kong magagawa kasi nasend na nila.


For future references naman, san ba ok magpadala from US or Canada to MNL? Ok lang sa kin kahit matagal pero mura tsaka safe yung products. Help naman mga sis! 

[lelila]

sis, baka bulky? can you provide yung size ng box? Length, width and height, para maconfirm lang natin. I just emailed johnnyair lang kase kahapon, and gave a sample computation, they confirmed naman na tama. for a large UPS box, which is 12 x 12 x 5.5 (inches), volume weight is computed as 12 x 12 x 5.5 = 792/166 = 4.77 lbs or round off to 5lbs. and ang charge ng Johnny air is $6/lbs, so kung volume weight gagamitin, i will be charged $30.

Now, if the actual weight of the item is around 8lbs, @ $6/lbs, charge would be $48.

comparing the 2, ang actual na babayaran ko is $48 plus $5 handling fee (not fixed, depende sa kanila if icharge ka or not), so maximum na babayaran ko is $53 lang. ang laki masyado ng $260, nasa 43lbs yun na volume weight so baka malaki ang box na pinaglagyan ng mga bags mo sis.

[cinnamoroll]

^  "weight of 2 boxes is 34 lbs x $7.50/lb + $5.00 COD fee. total amount is $260.00."


ito lang sindend sa kin sis. ang mahal di ba? tama ba?

[cinnamoroll]

^^ tsaka $7.50 ang charge sa kin per pound sis. bat ganon? sure ka ba na $6 lang dapat?

[lelila]

7.50 = electronics and other taxable items
6.00 = personal effects.

why nila classified as taxable ang bags? hehe.

sis, alam mo yun dimension ng box? length, width and height, para makita natin if tama yung 34lbs. most likely, malaki yung pinaglagyan ng mga items mo talaga, i'm assuming volume weight yang 34lbs na yan

[dcccxxi]

    
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Label/Receipt Number: XXXX XXXX 013U S
Class: Express Mail®
Status: Into Foreign Customs

Your item is being processed by customs in PHILIPPINES. No further information is available for this item.

   
Detailed Results:
   
Bullet    Into Foreign Customs, October 24, 2009, 10:36 am, PHILIPPINES
Bullet    Arrived Abroad, October 24, 2009, 9:00 am, PHILIPPINES
Bullet    International Dispatch, October 21, 2009, 4:28 pm, ISC LOS ANGELES CA (USPS)
Bullet    Arrival
Bullet    Processed through Sort Facility, October 20, 2009, 4:14 pm, SAN DIEGO, CA 92137
Bullet    Electronic Shipping Info Received, October 20, 2009
Bullet    Acceptance, October 20, 2009, 12:36 pm, SAN DIEGO, CA 9211

Ito yung nalabas pag tinatrack ko yung package sakin EMS yung ginamit October 24 pa sya andito until now wala padin nadating sakin.. Ganun ba talaga katagal yun?

[Frenzied]

^better check with them. minsan nga daw dito sa atin matagal kase hinohold. kaya dapat pag magpapadala ng balikbayan box ilagay nyo personal effects lang

[dcccxxi]

san ko sis iccheck?  help naman po 

[ayanlanz]

hi, questions po: 

i'd like to buy electronic gadgets in US then ipadala ko dito sa Phils. which shipper/courier is the easiest and safest way?
the item is weighing less than 1lb and volume is around 15inch (including item box)

any tips para mai-tax shields siya.

TIA 

[lelila]

^sis,  johnny air. para sure ipaquote mo sa kanila, they have a branch in megamall.

kung 15" ang volume weight (parang ang liit hehe), 15/166 wala pang 1lb.

so gagamitin nyan is yung minimum nila na 2lbs x 7.50 pag electronic items = $15 + $5 (handling fee) = you'll be paying $20, they use actual forex, kaya mas ok. hindi padded.

nasa less 1k pay mo if via johnny air, all inclusive na yun.

[bliss15]

johnny air nga daw ok

[ayanlanz]

^^ and ^

thanks for the reply. 

nag-email na po ako sa kanila this afternoon and they replied back. so far, kailangan ko lang mag-fill-up ng form then pwede ko nang siya gamitin. 

at last, mabibili ko rin yung Christmas presents for myself 

thanks again.

[grayscale06]

@dcccxxi
yup, super tagal talaga pag EMS. but if it was sent last Oct. 24 pa, you can go na to your Post Office and ask them if they have any package for you. May na-experience na kasi ako before na yung package andun lang sa post office for how many days na, tapos when I called them, sabi naka 3rd notice na daw sila sa receiver to pick it up, eh wala naman narereceive na notice. better check with your PO

[dcccxxi]

^ naku sis ganun na nga ginawa ko kahapon di na ko sa post office pumunta sa EMS custom na mismo sa may airport. Pinahanap ko yung package ko kasi di rin daw nila alam bakit wala padin ako narerecieve na notice e 1 month na. Buti nalang nandun padin yung package ko. Electronics yun eh ang laki bale ng babayaran ko na tax. Eh 30 dollars lang nakadeclare na value. Grabe nakiusap ako sa kanila buti nalang mabait di na ko pinagbayad  nakulitan yata sakin 

[ayanlanz]

mga sisses just an update to my online shopping with Johnnyair as courier.

successful siya! around P1400+ lang ang binayaran ko today sa electronic gadget ko na binili ko.

thank you so much!

[NyLyM_nAyR]

mga sis..panu po pag sa canada..meron po sa inyo na may alam dun? 1st time kase magpapadala ni hubby ng box..if laptop ba yung laman ok lang ba?thanks in advance!

[reign888]

mga sisses just an update to my online shopping with Johnnyair as courier.

successful siya! around P1400+ lang ang binayaran ko today sa electronic gadget ko na binili ko.

thank you so much!

sis ask ko lang kung san galing yun electonics gadget m?kase yung hubby ko nsa new orleans  padadalan sana nya ko laptop at digicam...kaya lang di daw nya lam kung san pwede  magpadala ng affordable na safe pa?kase sa fedex daw pag andito n sa pinas ang mahal p daw ng binabayaran?prang bayad sa custom.please help muna nman me...