Shipping Container to the Philippines | Moving to the Philippines
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Shipping to the Philippines from Australia
When shipping a 20FT or 40FT container (FCL) to the Philippines you are paying a fixed sea-freight rate (subject to USD/AUD exchange rate/s) and may fill up as little or as much of the sole-purpose container as you wish.
With this type of service, the container space is not shared with other cargoes and your goods are not handled from one container to another at several points during transit such as is the case with shared container services (LCL), rather, the goods stay in the same container they were packed at origin, until delivery at the final destination.
What size shipping container do I need for moving my personal effects to the Philippines?
- 20FT shipping containers have inner dimensions as follows and a capacity of 33m3//1,158cubic feet:
- 5.90m x 2.35m x 2.38m // 19.35 ft x 7.71 ft x 7.80 ft
- 20FT containers are usually sufficient for an entire 2-3 bedroom house contents
- 40FT shipping containers have inner dimensions as follows and have a capacity of 67m3//2,372cubic feet:
- 12.01m x 2.35m x 2.38m // 39.39 ft x 7.71 ft x 7.80 ft
- 40FT containers are usually sufficient for an entire 2-3 bedroom house contents and a motor vehicle, or, an entire 4-5 bedroom house contents.
- 40FT (High Cube) shipping containers have inner dimensions as follows and have a capacity of 76m3//2,679cubic feet:
- 12.01m x 2.35m x 2.69m // 39.39 ft x 7.71 ft x 8.82 ft
- 40HC containers are 30cm//1foot higher than a standard 40FT container and are designed for when that little bit of extra space is needed for excess cargoes.
What if I wish to ship only a smaller volume of goods to the Philippines?
If you wish to send only boxes and/or minimal amounts of furniture, our shared container services (LCL) may be the best option for you.
The minimal charge in our shared container services is 1m3//cubic metre, equivalent to approximately 10 standard moving cartons (tea-chest size), these cartons are 43cm x 41cm x 60cm each. See our LCL page here for more information about this type of shipping service.
Are you planning on Moving to the Philippines?
We provide self pack options or professional packing services (should you require them) to move your household goods and/or motor vehicle/s in 20FT and 40FT shipping container/s from your door in Australia to your door in the Philippines*.
*Note: For inland locations except for goods arriving through Manila the importer may require to have their own 3rd party agent to import customs clear the cargo & arrange delivery to the door.
Returning Filipino nationals are entitled up to PHP 10,000 duty free.
Foreigners are not entitled to duty concessions and will need to pay taxes/duties on the entire goods shipment.
Required documents for import:
- Copy of the importers passport photo page
- Bill of Lading (provided once cargo is shipped)
- Comprehensive valued inventory list in English, ensure to list items as USED.
- Affidavit stating that the goods are the property of the importer.
- Returning nationals who wish to use the PHP 10,000 tax concession will need to show proofs of living outside of the Philippines for a period of at least 12 months, property lease//purchase, utility bills, tax filings etc
- Work Permit (if applicable) 1 year minimum.
- VISA (if applicable) 1 year minimum.
- Letter from Employer or Proof of Employment (contract) for VISA holders.
Only returning nationals and diplomats may bring a motor vehicle into the Philippines.
Required documents for vehicle importation:
Certificate of title and registration (original), Import Permit, purchase invoice showing the VIN and engine numbers.
The motor vehicle needs to be listed on the container manifest and the shipping documents showing the motor vehicle make/model/year/VIN.
Taxes/duties may apply for motor vehicles, import permit must be in hand and destination agent prior to shipping any motor vehicles must give a green light. Vehicles may extend the customs clearance time to several weeks which may cause the importer to pay additional demurrage (container hire) and port storage charges.
If you are considering moving to the Philippines speak to one of our friendly professionals to assist you with all your shipping related questions, call us on +6129575-7614.
