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Balikbayan Box from Manila to US

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rehtse   1

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I'm about to leave the country by next month and was thinking if it's practical to send all my stuff through balikbayan boxes instead of having it with me during my departure. We are thinking it's more practical than to suffer excess baggage charge in the airport.

Anyone here who have the idea how much will be the cost and any balikbayan services that will cater from Manila to North Carolina.

Thanks in advance!

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RandR333   9

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I had some information about that, but I can't find it now. What I remember is that it is substantially more to ship a box to the United States. The balikbayan box was invented to give some revenue to basically empty ships on their return trip to Asia because US doesn't export as many goods to as we import, so shipping a box to US is more expensive. Also, I believe there was something about a tax to take certain valuables out of the Philippines. I'll give another look for better info later.

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It is about anywhere from 2 1/2 to 3 times what it would cost to send to the PI - depending on courier.

Example we pay $59 per box to ship from NYC to Manila but it would cost us $165 to ship from Manila to NYC - that is for Johnny Air Cargo (LBC a little bit more).

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