All about INTERNATIONAL Shipping / Express Mail Service (EMS) Service

[ssirkxix]

hi sisses. may parcel kase ako from thailand. Yung isang parcel received ko na. yung  isa wala pa. May tracking number ako (thailandpost) pero di updated yung system nila. San ko kaya pwede i follow up yung isang parcel. nakaadress sa manila. yung isa sa makati nakaaddress nakuha ko na.

[handayori]

may isang bad experience ako sa ems..my friend from london tried to send me a package..complete naman yung address and all .. i've waited for months but nothing came..  ... kaya hayun sayang talaga.. i think maganda lang sa ems if palabas ng pinas yung package if papasok ng bansa naman depende na lang talaga .. andami pa naman sana niyang gustong ipadala since holidays ngayon pero takot na..

[_AiaH_]

^ sayang naman sis. did you follow up your package with EMS hotline?

[femenista]

Girls, di talaga recommended ang EMS kung papasok ng Pinas yun item, ako rin nawalan na ko ng item. Walang dumating eh September pa naipadala. Kung palabas naman, aabutin ng siyam siyam, yun pinadala ko, inabot ng 3 weeks mahigit before nakuha ng pinadalhan ko.

[handayori]

^ sayang naman sis. did you follow up your package with EMS hotline?

hindi na sis....since i know naman na baka nawala na yun.. hindi ko din alam nung time na yun if nagwowork pa hotline nung ems.... lesson learned na lang .. never na magpapadala yung friend ko thru ems..

Girls, di talaga recommended ang EMS kung papasok ng Pinas yun item, ako rin nawalan na ko ng item. Walang dumating eh September pa naipadala. Kung palabas naman, aabutin ng siyam siyam, yun pinadala ko, inabot ng 3 weeks mahigit before nakuha ng pinadalhan ko.

saan pala loc nung pinadalhan mo sis?.. depende ata gaano kalayo .. nung time na nagsend ako thru ems ng package galing dito ok naman nakaabot naman din sa kanya....ang ems ok lang ata magsend ng items if hindi masyadong importante ang timeframe basta masesend lang sa pinadalhan mo..mas maganda gumamit ng dhl if gusto mo mabilis makarting dun sa padadalhan mo ng package..

[ning kuting]

Nakapag-pa ship na ba kayo via Fedex? I shipped x-ray films to Italy. Weight is at the 1kg minimum. Di nga lang kasya yung x-ray sa packaging nila so nag-own packaging ako. Malaki sya compared to normal x-ray films. When I was quoted via phone, 2100 daw. When I tried their online calculator, its at 2100 if economy and 2500 if priority. Tapos nung dumating yung nagpipick-up 2920 yung final bill ko.  Nagbago na daw sila ng rates. May additional rate din pag own packaging. Pinili ko pa naman sila over DHL and UPS kasi mas mura quote nila. 

[glamorosa_09]

^sis hindi mo ba kinailangang magbayad ng tax? kailan ba kailangan magbayad nito?

so mas ok ang DHL at UPS compared sa FedEx?

[ning kuting]

^ Wala namang breakdown na binigay sa akin. Kung meron siguro, inclusive na sa binayaran ko. I'm not saying na mas maganda ang DHL at UPS compared to FedEx. I don't have first hand experience with them. Nagulat lang ako na malaki yung nadagdad sa original quote sa akin.

Maybe some sis here can give us their experience on DHL and UPS for comparison. 

[glamorosa_09]

^thank you sis...

planning to ship 50-100 shirts sa UK sana. May mga interested buyers na kasi even before, kaya lang since wala akong alam about shipping, napapalampas ko. I hope may makatulong saken or makapagbriefing... =)

[_AiaH_]

I have an item sent from China, until now wala parin. Ang bagal naman? Nung 21 pa yata pinadala, hindi rin masyado updated yung EMS website ng China unlike sa Korea. Kapag galing korea yung items na pinapadala ko, automatic nasa pinas in 2 days. eto dumaan na weekend and weekdays ala parin.

[smoothie]

^try mo tawagan yung EMS office dito sa atin. Kasi dapat pag EMS mabilis, days lang. baka kasi kailangan mong i-claim siya sa customs. yung website kasi ng China, ang update is hangang pag alis lang ng China. After that, wala na. Not like sa Korea na pati pagdating dito sa Manila, alam mo.

[euqihn18]

sis glamorosa i have a friend who has a courier biz, meron siyang service sa UK and about 3 to 4 days daw ang transit time..about the rates, depende po sa weight ng cargo.

regarding sa tanong mo sa tax...lahat ng shipper sis nagbabayad ng tax pero it should be included on the rates that they will give to you

sis ning kuting, parang masyadong malaki ang charge ng fedex sayo and ang alam ko kasi sis, lahat ng parcel/docs minimum 1/2 kilo ang start unless mga heavy cargo which starts talaga at 1kg...also ang alam ko rin, walang bayad kung sariling packaging ng fedex lalo pa nga kung sariling packaging ng shipper ang ginamit

[euqihn18]

sis aiah saang part po ba ng china galing yung item? kasi yung sa friend ko maximum 5days talaga ang door to door from china to manila pag malayong part ng china ang pinanggalingan pero normally 3 to 4 days kung main land lang galing..korek si sis smoothie, try to check with EMS sis, kasi baka need na ikaw ang magrelease from customs, baka there's a duties and taxes pa that you have to pay. yung korea mo ba sis EMS din ang pinagpapadalhan mo?

[_AiaH_]

^ yes sis. EMS palagi ang ginagamit ko sa lahat ng international purchase ko. I've tried Korea, US, and ngayon yung China and it's giving me stress and headaches talaga. I don't like dealing with post office. Kapag regular mail, NEVER na dumating sakin ang notice talaga. Seriously, never. I have to continuously ff up sa local PO. Kaya I always opt for EMS.

Btw, this one coming from Shanghai.

Eto lang pinagtataka ko. I purchased an epilator (parang electric shaver sya except that parang winawax nya yung hair) from US. In 4 days, nasa akin, i only paid 40php. All my purchase coming from Korea which are cosmetics, always delivered to my door in 2 days, 40php parin binabayaran ko.

now this laptop adapter coming from china which is less than 1k in total, pinapakuha sakin sa customs. BAKET?? it's just a simple adapter, that's it! Epilator ko that's worth 3k, declared as gift was delivered to my door without any hassle but this one, pupunta pa ako ng pasay para kuhanin?

Pagdating dun sis ibbill pa ba nila ako ng kung ano ano?? it's just an adapter/laptop charger less than 1k in value. Far more cheaper than the epilator which is electronics din naman.

The reason why I always use EMS kasi it's delivered sakin without the hassle of extra charges and other documentations required by expedited shipping (UPS, DHL, FEDex).

Ano bang grounds para itax nila ako? I've read a lot of stories na they were billed around 1-3k. Grabe naman.

[euqihn18]

naku sis mukhang nasilip ni customs ang cargo mo. mabigat ba siya? also, kung less than 1k kasi ang declared value mo then duda si customs, idouble check nila yun sa book/list nila at pag may nakita sila na same commodity yet different, worst is higher value..magdala ka na ng pera sis. its not for the payment of duties and taxes but a penalty or "lagay" kasi its a form of smuggling sis e yung undervaluation. ngayon isip ka, check the actual cost of said adopter here in manila before going to customs, kung hihingian ka ng pera ng customs which is more than the actual cost nung cargo mo locally...na sayo na yun sis if you would still release your cargo from customs or buy ka nalang dito 

[smoothie]

since nasilip na yan more or less mga next package baka sa customs narin. ganun kasi nangyari sa akin. inaabangan

[charmed_chic]

Na-experience niyo na ba sisses yung makaka-receive kayo ng notice from Phil Post na may dapat kayong kunin na parcel pero wala naman kayong ineexpect na matatanggap? I've got one kasi just today.. wala naman akong ineexpect na package..

[euqihn18]

^uhmm may credit card ka ba sis? yung sa friend ko kasi hindi notice from Post Office but a telephone call on her previous employer na may tumawag nga raw sa office nila at ask yung contact number ng friend ko since hindi na siya connected sa company na yun. reason is, meron daw siyang package na need i claim kaya nag iwan nalang ng number yung tumawag at tawagan daw sila soonest possible. when my friend called, its citibank pala...she still has unsettled amount/credit pa daw kasi sa citibank na hindi narin niya inasikasong bayaran. so parang yun ang ginawang way ng citibank para ma-locate uli ang friend ko. pero kung wala ka namang case na ganun at wala ka rin expect na package, pwedeng i-try mo puntahan or magutos ka sa mga kapatid or sa kung sinong pwede para lang macheck, or ikaw na mismo kasi its philpost naman sis, may choice ka naman hindi i-claim kung feeling mo there's something wrong with that package  

[charmed_chic]

^thanks sis! nakuha ko na rin siya by the way.. hindi na lang direct na pinadala dito sa bahay..

[_AiaH_]

@euqihn18 & smoothie

thanks mga sis. nakuha ko na. ang bulok naman ng office nila pala sa pasay. saka hindi pala nila alam yung adapter, ang akala nila eh battery pack kaya nahold siguro. sabi pa nung customs examiner, wala naman $15 na battery pack, mahal daw yon, sabi ko mam adapter lang po yan, sabi nya ano yon, sabi ko pangcharge ng laptop, sabi nya ahh, walang battery, sabi ko wala po, charger lang talaga.

ang mahal ng siningil sakin na hindi ko naman alam kung ano yung mga fees na yon. 932 total na binayaran ko. dagdag nalang 80 pesos presyo na ng binili kong adapter. hay. kung hindi lang ako mahihirapan maghanap sa pilipinas ng ganito, i wouldn't go through that hassle anymore.