Why Filipino customers use Selectido
Every Filipino family knows the rhythm: someone is flying home, the family group chat fills with lists, the suitcase gets stuffed with US chocolate, vitamins, kids' shoes, formula. The balikbayan box is its own institution. Selectido turns that into an on-demand experience: book a kababayan in the US for a live video call, build your padala in real time, and ship it home.
Selectido ships to Manila, Quezon City, Makati, Cebu, Davao, Baguio, Iloilo, Cagayan de Oro, Bacolod, and beyond. Even smaller barangays — if a Philippine carrier delivers there, we ship there.
Top US stores for Filipino customers
- Costco — Similac, Enfamil, Kirkland multivitamins, Kirkland coffee, K-cups
- Target — Cat & Jack kids' clothes, Carter's, school supplies, Christmas gifts
- Apple Store — iPhones, AirPods, Apple Watches at US retail prices
- Sephora — prestige beauty, K-beauty US-exclusive launches
- Walmart — affordable kids' clothes, household basics, school supplies
- Whole Foods — USDA-organic supplements, multivitamins for parents/lolas
Balikbayan box exemption — for OFWs
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and Filipinos abroad have a unique privilege: the $10,000 USD/year balikbayan box exemption from import duties on personal-use items. If you qualify (DOLE-registered OFW, dual citizen, immigrant Filipino abroad), Selectido packages can be sent under this exemption.
Even non-OFW shipments enjoy a relatively friendly threshold compared to many other countries — items below approximately PHP 10,000 (~USD 180) per shipment generally clear without duty under the de minimis rule.
Shipping to the Philippines
- USPS Priority Mail International — handed to PHLPost. 10–18 business days. Lowest cost.
- DHL Express — door-to-door, 4–6 days, includes customs brokerage.
- UPS / FedEx — 5–8 days.
- Forwarder consolidation — for OFW balikbayan boxes, we can hand off to a Philippines-bound forwarder (LBC, Atlas, Forex Cargo) for sea-freight rates if you're not in a hurry.
Two ways to shop the US from the Philippines
Selectido offers two complementary services for Philippines customers:
📹 Live video shopping — $75/hr
For items you want to see before buying — apparel sizing, electronics demos, fresh items, complex assortments. A real US shopper opens a video call from inside the store, you watch and direct.
📦 Package forwarding — $14.99/shipment
For items you already know you want online. Get a free US shipping address (Suite ID like SE-3YF8). Order direct from any US store, we receive + photograph + forward to the Philippines. Learn more →
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