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Permitted & Prohibited Items

A short guide on what you can and can’t send by air with ShipLite AU → PH.

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What you can send (with limits)

  • Everyday items: clothes, books, toys (no strong magnets).
  • Non‑flammable cosmetics (no aerosols/perfumes).
  • Dry, sealed pantry items (no meat, no fresh/perishable).
  • Electronics with installed lithium batteries (phones, laptops, watches, etc.) within airline limits — see our Gadgets & Batteries Guide.

Always follow quantity/value limits and pack well to avoid damage.

What you can’t send (or needs special approval)

  • Aerosols, perfumes, flammable liquids/solids, fuels.
  • Explosives/ammunition; compressed or pressurised gases.
  • Corrosives (strong acids/alkalis), toxic/biological, radioactive.
  • Loose/spare batteries & power banks (not allowed in parcels).
  • Perishables requiring temperature control.

Some items may move under Dangerous Goods rules; contact support first.

Lithium battery quick rule

  • Allowed: consumer devices with the battery installed and within airline watt‑hour limits.
  • Not allowed: loose batteries, power banks, e‑bike battery packs in the parcel.
  • Unsure? Check the Gadgets & Batteries Guide.

Alcoholic Beverages — Air Cargo & PH Customs

Standard acceptance: Beer, cider, and wine at ≤ 24% ABV in unopened retail bottles. Spirits/liqueurs at ≥ 24% ABV are treated as Dangerous Goods (DG) and are not accepted on our standard service.

Flammable threshold (ABV)
  • ≤ 24% ABV: Not regulated as flammable DG → accepted (subject to customs & quantity limits).
  • > 24% to ≤ 70% ABV: Class 3 flammable liquid → DG handling required (not available on standard service).
  • > 70% ABV: Typically prohibited by air.

Philippine Customs personal‑use guide (wine/liquor)

  • Up to 2 bottles total with combined volume ≤ 1.5 L per consignee per shipment may clear as personal use without FDA‑DOH clearance.
  • Exceeding this requires FDA‑DOH permit; without it, goods may be seized/forfeited.
  • De minimis (₱10,000): Alcohol is excisable — duties/taxes (and VAT) can still apply even when under ₱10,000.

Examples (wine)

  1. 2 × 750 mL wine @ 12.5% ABV (total 1.5 L): acceptable on standard air; may clear as personal use.
  2. 3 × 750 mL wine (2.25 L): exceeds personal‑use guide → FDA clearance required; risk of seizure without permits.
  3. 1 × 700 mL whisky @ 40% ABV: DG → not accepted on standard service.
  4. 1 × 1 L spirit @ 75% ABV: generally prohibited by air.

Packing & declaration

  • Use sealed retail bottles, inner padding and leak‑proofing; place inside a sturdy outer carton.
  • Declare brand, ABV (%), bottle size (mL/L), and quantity on the invoice/packing list.
  • One consignee per shipment; we may split consignments to meet limits.

Final acceptance is by airline security screening and Philippine customs. Declared‑wrong items may be removed, delayed, or incur fees.

Filipino

Pwede ipadala (may limitasyon)

  • Karaniwang gamit: damit, libro, laruan (walang malalakas na magnet).
  • Hindi‑flammable na cosmetics (walang aerosol/perfume).
  • Tuyong pagkaing naka‑seal (walang karne, walang perishable).
  • Gadgets na may naka‑install na lithium battery (phone, laptop, watch, atbp.) basta pasok sa airline limits — tingnan ang Gadgets & Batteries Guide.

Sundin ang quantity/value limits at maayos na pag‑iimpake.

Hindi puwede / may special approval

  • Aerosol, perfume, flammable liquids/solids, fuel.
  • Paputok/bala; compressed o pressurised gas.
  • Corrosive (malalakas na asido/alkali), toxic/bio, radioactive.
  • Hiniwalay na baterya at power bank (bawal sa parcel).
  • Perishable na kailangan ng malamig na transport.

May mga item na puwedeng ipadala bilang Dangerous Goods — makipag‑ugnayan muna.

Inuming Alak — Air Cargo & PH Customs

Standard na tinatanggap: Beer, cider at alak (wine) na ≤ 24% ABV sa selyadong retail na bote. Ang spirits/liqueurs na ≥ 24% ABV ay itinuturing na Dangerous Goods (DG) at hindi tinatanggap sa aming standard service.

Limitasyon sa nasusunog na likido (ABV)
  • ≤ 24% ABV: Hindi regulated bilang flammable DG → tinatanggap (subject sa customs/quantity limits).
  • > 24% hanggang ≤ 70% ABV: Class 3 flammable liquid → nangangailangan ng DG handling (hindi available sa standard service).
  • > 70% ABV: Karaniwang ipinagbabawal sa air transport.

Gabayan sa personal use (PH Customs)

  • Hanggang 2 bote lang na may kabuuang dami na ≤ 1.5 L per consignee per shipment ay maaaring makalusot bilang personal use nang walang FDA‑DOH clearance.
  • Higit dito ay kailangan ng FDA‑DOH permit; walang permit → maaaring kumpiskahin/forfeit.
  • De minimis (₱10,000): Excisable pa rin ang alak — posibleng may excise at VAT kahit mababa ang declared value.

Halimbawa (alak/wine)

  1. 2 × 750 mL wine @ 12.5% ABV (1.5 L): katanggap‑tanggap sa standard air; maaaring personal use.
  2. 3 × 750 mL wine (2.25 L): lumampas sa personal‑use guide → kailangan ng FDA clearance; may risk ng seizure.
  3. 1 × 700 mL whisky @ 40% ABV: DG → hindi tinatanggap sa standard service.
  4. 1 × 1 L spirit @ 75% ABV: karaniwang ipinagbabawal sa eroplano.

Packing & deklarasyon

  • Gamitin ang selyadong bote, may padding at leak‑proof; ilagay sa matibay na kahon.
  • Ideklara ang brand, ABV (%), laki ng bote (mL/L), at dami sa invoice/packing list.
  • Isang consignee kada shipment; maaari naming hatiin ang consignment para sumunod sa limitasyon.

Mabilis na patakaran sa lithium battery

  • Puwede: device na naka‑install ang battery at pasok sa watt‑hour limit ng airline.
  • Bawal: loose batteries, power banks, e‑bike battery packs sa parcel.
  • Kung di sigurado, basahin ang Gadgets & Batteries Guide.

Final na desisyon: airline screening at PH customs. Puwedeng ma‑hold o ma‑alis ang maling items at magkaron ng bayarin.

Gadgets & Batteries

For phones, laptops, smart watches, e‑bike kits and similar, see our detailed guide.

Open Gadgets Guide

Disclaimer: Final acceptance depends on airline security screening and Philippine customs regulations. During peak seasons or weather events, processing/transport may be delayed.