Sending a balikbayan box (repatriate box) is a fulfilling experience for overseas Filipino workers (OFW) around the world.
Aside from being a modern manifestation of the pasalubong practice, these boxes are tightly secured with packaging tape not only because they contain imported items like canned goods, chocolates, and shoes. These boxes also bear with them bundles of love, and reflect the sacrifices that OFWs endure just to make their families in the Philippines happy.
For a hassle-free shipment of the balikbayan boxes that you are planning to send to your families, let us have a quick rundown of the things you need to know about sending your pasalubong in bulk, based on the Bureau of Custom’s advisory released on July 2017.
