What You Can Send in a Balikbayan Box – Move For Less Balikbayan Box Courier
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What you can send

Move For Less Balikbayan Box Courier ✦ What you can send

What goes in your box

Most things for your family back home can go in a balikbayan box. Here is what you can send, and what has to stay behind.

You can send

  • Food: Groceries and canned goods (corned beef, sardines, tuna), noodles, snacks, chocolates and coffee
  • Clothes: Clothes, shoes and bags
  • Personal care: Vitamins, lotion, shampoo, soap and toiletries, sealed powdered milk and diapers
  • For the home: Toys, books, school supplies, towels, blankets and kitchenware
  • Perfume: For your family’s own use, each bottle wrapped. Not for selling.
  • A watch: An ordinary watch for everyday wear
  • Wine: Up to 2 litres
  • Cigarettes and cigars: Up to 2 reams of cigarettes and 50 cigars
  • Tools: Used tools and power tools, with the battery removed and no fuel or oil

You can’t send

  • Firearms and ammunition
  • Explosives and fireworks
  • Cash and cheques
  • Meat and pork
  • Alcohol other than wine (up to 2 L)
  • Vape liquids
  • Cooking oil
  • Liquid detergent
  • Cooked food, or food that can spoil
  • Plants and seeds
  • Jewelry, gold and precious metals
  • Batteries and powerbanks
  • Lighters
  • Gas and flammable liquids
  • Car parts, engines and tires
  • Animals

Good to know

Electronics and big items

Phones, tablets and laptops

$40 for each piece, up to 2 pieces per shipment. TVs are not accepted for now.

Everything ships boxed

Bikes, furniture and odd sizes go packed in a box, and are priced by the box size.

Boxes from other couriers

Already have boxes from LBC, Forex or another courier? They’re fine to use.

Not sure? Message us.

Kung hindi ka sigurado, message lang. Tell us what you want to pack and we’ll let you know.

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