For Filipino Australians, the Balikbayan box allows family members abroad to maintain connections with their families. 

A Balikbayan box is a large, sturdy cardboard box. These boxes are purchased, packed, and shipped to the Philippines by family members who live abroad. It is a very cost-effective method to send items as each box has a flat rate, for shipping regardless of weight. Boxes can take up to 6 months to arrive at their destination so they must be sent planned carefully.

Over 10 million Filipinos live outside of the Philippines. The 2021 Census noted that Filipino Australians are the fifth largest group of overseas-born people in the Australian population. The practice of packing and sending Balikbayan boxes is predominantly led by the women in these families and becomes an important physical manifestation and expression of motherhood and familial ties within Filipino culture.

Prepping for your balikbayan box for this coming holiday season? 

We did some digging and here are the top 7 door-to-door balikbayan services you can rely on sending your precious cargo!

ABN: 35 085 120 387

Address: 4 Wiltshire St, Minto NSW 2566, Australia

Phone: +61 455 224 888 / 1-300-724-491

Email: bmparcel@bmexpress.com

Website: https://www.bmexpress.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmexpressAU.official

Weight Limit: up to 80 kilograms

For local Melbourne agents, contact Jerico Chua at 0433 908 894 | Lolialae Santos at 0432 456 427 for pickup and box orders.

For more sea freight cargo rates, refer to this link 

ABN: 80 114 326 359

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LBCExpress.Australia

RATES:

Metro Manila  - $95.00

North and South Luzon Region - $105.00

Visayas Region - $125.00

Mindanao Region - $ 135.00

Weight Limits: up to 70 kilograms

For Gippsland Area Pick-up, contact the agent at 04 3105 4941

For Cranbourne Area Pick-up, contact the agent at 04 3334 0341

ABN: 48 463 537 682

RATES: 

ABN 95 612 893 615

Weight Limits up to 70 kilogram

ABN: 75 896 355 887

Address: 14 Alaster Court 3976 Melbourne - Hampton Park VIC Australia

Phone: 04 1205 2488 / 04 1920 9738 

RATES: 

Metro Manila  - $110.00 (4 to 5 weeks delivery)

Luzon Region - starts from $120.00 to $125.00 (5 to 6 weeks delivery)

Visayas Region - starts from $140.00 to $150.00 (6 to 8 weeks delivery)

Mindanao Region - starts from $150.00 to $160.00 (6 to 8 weeks delivery)

ABN: 03 047 682 078

For further details of sea cargo rates from other states, please view it here. 

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