Shipping from China to Philippines

Air from Guangzhou, Shenzhen or Hong Kong reaches Manila in about 2–4 days, billed on chargeable weight; see air freight from China.

Q4 2026 base ocean freight to Manila. Container Imbalance Charges are often billed at Manila and are not negotiable, so ask for them in the quote. LCL is devanned at a customs-bonded CFS in Manila; see LCL shipping from China.

Express suits small parcels in 3–5 days. Commercial shipments still need a correct invoice value, and duty and 12% VAT are assessed on it.

Under DDP, a local broker files the entry and coordinates duty and VAT. A very low all-in DDP quote can signal an unsuitable consignee arrangement, undervalued invoice or wrong HS code, which leads to inspections and duty reassessment; see DDP shipping from China.

Typical stages on Southeast Asian lanes: cargo readiness and inland transport 1–3 days, export customs and port handling 1–2 days, ocean voyage 4–12 days, and destination clearance and last mile 2–5 days. LCL adds about 2–4 days over FCL, each transhipment adds at least 2–3 days, and a customs issue can stall cargo for more than a week.

In simple words: most of the door-to-door time goes to consolidation, devanning, customs release and Metro Manila trucking.

1. Visayas and Mindanao: direct sailings from South China to Cebu skip the Manila transfer.
2. Other islands: delivery depends on local trucking and domestic ferry schedules, which should be in the DDP quote.
3. Metro Manila: truck bans limit when containers can be pulled out, so book the delivery window early.

A retailer buys 6 CBM of kitchenware and textiles from three Guangzhou suppliers. Cargo is consolidated in South China, shipped LCL on a 6-day sailing, devanned at a Manila bonded CFS and delivered to a Quezon City warehouse on day 16. The DDP price covers freight, BOC entry, duty with Form E applied, 12% VAT and delivery.

Scenario: FCL of FMCG Stock, Guangzhou to Manila A distributor ships a full container of fast-moving consumer goods from Guangzhou. With the entry lodged before arrival, the cargo is dispatched from the Manila warehouse within 48 hours of discharge instead of waiting out free time at the port.

No broker: DDP Manila. Own broker and tax process: CIF or port to port. 1–15 CBM of mixed goods: LCL. High-volume or oversized cargo: FCL. Buyers outside Luzon: direct Cebu routing. Other ASEAN routes are on our Southeast Asia page.