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

[kim_trasher07]

hi sis. san kaya pinakamura magpadala kapag nasa 26kg na? sea or air? any suggestions?

[_AiaH_]

^ if pinaka mura, definitely by sea. mga 30 days. mahal ang air, pero mabilis nakakarating. within the week din and mas madaling i-track.

[kim_trasher07]

^ anong cargo sis? may marerecommend ka ba?

[cjgcortez]

been at customs yesterday and grabeee!!! ang tagal ng paghihintay bago ibaba yung package ko. Tapos napakasungit pa nung inspector. Talking about the tax, super!!! $60 ang value ng package ko, 1600 pesos ang customs duties na bnayaran ko! if you check their computation, doble doble ang sinisingil nila. 

[_AiaH_]

^ ano ba yung item na inimport mo sis?

[tabachini]

^ anong cargo sis? may marerecommend ka ba?

where are the goods going to? normally cargo takes 3-6 weeks including the clearing depending on the destinations.  if it's going outside the country, we have some consolidators that would give you minimum of 1 cmb.

[kim_trasher07]

^ usa sis. mga soaps at beauty ek ek. kaya medyo mabigat

[tabachini]

^ usa sis. mga soaps at beauty ek ek. kaya medyo mabigat

the last time i checked with my consolidator, their minimum is 2 cbm pala, pero i think pwede pakiusapan na kahit 1 lang. kasi gano man kaliit ang size non, it will be considered minimum ... eto ang price nila as of last year para you can have an idea kung anong mga fees kelangan bayaran. BTW, 1 cbm is around 5-7 balikbayan boxes.
OCEAN FREIGHT: USD 200.00/CBM (Minimum of 2.00 CBM)
PSS                             10.00/CBM (effective June 1 till end of Nov 2010)
AMS Fee                      25.00
Docs. Fee                    30.00
ISF Fee (cnee's account)
Arrastre/Wharfage                PHP    150.00/CBM
E.D Processing Fee                       1,500.00
Customs Facilitation                        500.00
Packing & Crating (if required)      3,500.00/CBM
Pick up                                         1,800.00

I think Philpost has a surface parcel to US with max [textspeak!] of 31.5kg. It's a lot cheaper siguro than Air parcel.  But if you're doing small business and you want to maximize your shipment but minimize the fee, you can declare your goods as personal effects para cheaper. Also, clearing of goods in US is another payment.  Try to check with the consolidator if they have door-to-door service.

[cjgcortez]

^ ano ba yung item na inimport mo sis?

mga diet supplements sis.. original price talaga nun is $240, binabaan na lang ng supplier ko yung price sa invoice. Pero imagine kung $240 yung nakalagay na price dun, I wonder kung magkano ang itatax sakin ng customs!

[chefron]

anyone tried shipping a balisong or butterfly knife sa US?

[midnight]

May nakapagtry na ba magship/ at magreceive ng packages from Israel? Which service did you use? I will try soon EMS to send to Jerusalem, sana walang hassle when it gets there.

[gabby**]

...sa customs, may mga lists kasi sila ng goods/items with corresponding value ng bawat items, then yung tax dapat 12% vat aside pa dun sa 15% tax na i aadd pa nila, nakalimutan ko what tawag dun, i'll check my records......before nag papadating din ako ng mga supplements from USA, i  asked my supplier to lower the original price sa invoice para di ako taasan sa tax and duties...haysus! yun naman pala di rin ako makakalusot sa mga taga customs kasi nga may mga list na sila. 

im using UPS , pero sobrang mahal na (kasi 3-5 days lang andito na sa pinas) umaabot ako ng $700 sa shipping fee pa lang (malaki naman kasi yung box na pinapadala sa akin), mas maganda sunday dumadating ang mga packages nyo dito, kasi kaunti lang ang mga customs examiner (based sa experience ko), pag sunday, the next day (monday) idedeliver na nila yung package mo without any tax na hehe...


now Im thinking of switching to another courier TNT, mas mura po kaya dito?

[misakisachi]

nawawala yung package ko na pinadala thru EMS.

when i track the package online nakalagay dun na last december 21 pa dumating ng pinas. i called EMS pasay to help me locate the package, ang sabi december 22 nadispatch na daw nila dito sa local post office. i asked for the dispatch details and yun pinakita ko sa post office dito sa amin. sabi dumating na daw yung batch na yun pero wala daw yung package ko.

kainis, di ko na alam gagawin kasi kapag pumupunta ako sa post office dito smen sasabihin lang tawagan ko daw yung sa Pasay, eh trabaho kaya nila yun.. bakit ako pa kelangan tumawag...! tapos kapag tatawag ako sa EMS pasay tuturo na naman nila ako sa local post office sa min. 

[greenpease05]

The other week I sent an important doc to my friend going to UK  via air21. Di pwede thru email eh kasy kailangan talga siya  courier and she needs it na rin asap. Hala!  Nung makita ko yung price ng babayaran ko waaah muntik na  ako mahimatay !!

one small sobre costs Php 2,670.00!!!

[chefron]

yes sis mahal talaga sa kanila..you can use EMS sa post office yun nga lang 3 to 5 days pa din

[_AiaH_]

nawawala yung package ko na pinadala thru EMS.

when i track the package online nakalagay dun na last december 21 pa dumating ng pinas. i called EMS pasay to help me locate the package, ang sabi december 22 nadispatch na daw nila dito sa local post office. i asked for the dispatch details and yun pinakita ko sa post office dito sa amin. sabi dumating na daw yung batch na yun pero wala daw yung package ko.

kainis, di ko na alam gagawin kasi kapag pumupunta ako sa post office dito smen sasabihin lang tawagan ko daw yung sa Pasay, eh trabaho kaya nila yun.. bakit ako pa kelangan tumawag...! tapos kapag tatawag ako sa EMS pasay tuturo na naman nila ako sa local post office sa min. 

sis tell your local PO that Pasay EMS said they've already dispatched yung items sa local PO. Kulitin mo, araw araw. That is not right naman na sasabihin wala. what country did it originate from? have you tried tracking it online na? the good thing about EMS kasi, every movement ng package is recorded. mattrace yan, dahil EMS yan. kung mga priority mail, mas mahirap.

saka anong laman ng package mo? high value items ba?

[TheGoat]

..you can use EMS sa post office yun nga lang 3 to 5 days pa din

Before June 2011, nakaka-experience pa ako ng 3-5 working days delivery ng EMS from Philippines to other countries (USA, Australia, Holland, Britain, etc.).  After that, it's usually 6-10 working days.  Last December, may isang package ako to USA na inabot ng more than 15 working days.  To play it safe, tell your recipient na 5-10 working days bago dadating yung package nila.

[misakisachi]

sis tell your local PO that Pasay EMS said they've already dispatched yung items sa local PO. Kulitin mo, araw araw. That is not right naman na sasabihin wala. what country did it originate from? have you tried tracking it online na? the good thing about EMS kasi, every movement ng package is recorded. mattrace yan, dahil EMS yan. kung mga priority mail, mas mahirap.

saka anong laman ng package mo? high value items ba?

yup sis, everyday ako pumunpunta dun, told them already na nadispatched na yung parcel and told them na dapat kausapin nila yung EMS Pasay kasi sila yung tinuturo na nasa kanila na yung item. they told me na hindi daw sila pwedi manghimasok kasi wala pa daw sa kanila yung item.. ang gulo!!

tried to track it online na din, nakalagay lang dun na first attempted delivery was 12/22 and yung reason for non delivery  was "no delivery service for this area".

mga cds lang yung laman nun sis, so kung nanakawin man nila di nila yun mapapakinabangan. galing pala taiwan yung items, di ba hirap i-track yung mga packages yung mga galing dun same with china.

[klengmorales]

Mga sis, alam niu ba ang computation ng babayaran sa customs? nagpadala akong rubber shoes eh. pero pinalagay as a gift. more than 10K PHP ang price nung rubber shoes. Kinakabahan tuloy ako.

[vee18]

anybody here use filoutlet, johnny air, manila forwarder, and atlas before?
shipping balikbayan box from US to PH?
how was your experience?
or can anybody recommend consolidator in the US?
tia