PROHIBITED ITEMS / MATERIALS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR TRANSPORT

 

The Company will not accept commercial goods (more than a dozen of any kind) and will not carry:

1.     Currency

2.     Firearms / Ammunitions

3.     Explosives / To Guns

4.     Precious Metals 

5.     Money Orders

6.     Traveler’s Checks

7.     Precious Stones

8.     Drugs

9.     Perishables

10.  Negotiable Instruments in bearer from:  Electrical Appliances; Lewd, obscene, or pornographic materials; Gambling Paraphernalia; Industrial carbons and diamonds; Communication Equipment and computers; Combustible materials; Motor vehicle parts; Microwave ovens; Property the carriage of which is prohibited by law, regulation or statute of any federal, state or local government of any country from, to or through which the shipment may be carried


All restricted items are subject to seizure and will be destroyed. 
​The shipper and the consignee will be subject to prosecution.

Here are other applicable regulations concerning importation and exportation of some of the above products:

LIST OF PROHIBITED AND RESTRICTED ITEMS

Prohibited and restricted items, both for import and export that is illegal to ship via Balikbayan Box
(Source:  US CBP website United States Government, Import and Export 12/17/2010 and Philippine Bureau of Customs)

• Absinthe (alcohol)

• Alcoholic beverages

• Dismantled Auto Parts (Chop chop)

• Cultural artifacts and pottery

• Dog and cat fur

• Firearms, Explosives & Guns, including parts of

• Food products such as cheese, meat

• Hazardous Materials

• Trophies, gold, Haitian

• Meats, Livestock and poultry

• Merchandise from embargoed countries

• Textiles (roll)

• Trademarked and copyrighted articles

• Fluids and Perishable food items

• Automobiles (any parts)

• Biological

• Ceramic tableware

• Defense articles or items with military or proliferation applications

• Drug paraphernalia

• Fish and wildlifeFruits and vegetables

• Game and hunting

• Animal hide drums

• Medication

• Pets, plants and seed, soils

• Used clothing or shoes of commercial quantity (Ukayukay in bales / boxes)

• Pornographic Materials

All restricted items are subject to seizure and will be destroyed.  The shipper and the consignee will be subject to prosecution.​
​Balikbayan Box Cargo delivery is a ”Budget“ shipping method, where fast delivery times, express deliveries as well as on-time delivery. Customs inspections, "on Sail" transit delays, weather conditions and other factors beyond our control may lead to delays in delivery. Low shipping Rates as well as secure and reliable delivery within reasonable time are together with other features the most important criteria of this delivery method.