I recently tried out the courier services of Johnny Air Cargo, particularly their proxy US to Philippines shipping. The Philippines is blacklisted in most online shops, that is why they do not ship directly to the Philippines. With Johnny Air Cargo you can have your items ship to their U.S. branches then they will ship it to the Philippines (collect) for you.
The process was surprisingly simple and straight forward:
- You’ll be required to fill out a JAC client profile form which their marketing department can Fax or email to you. (Tel. # 813 7227 / 812 4702 / 817 2989)
- After accomplishing the form you’ll need to send it back with a copy of 2 valid ID’s. You can either scan the documents then email them or fax it back.
- Once they confirmed your credentials they will call you back to confirm and send you their rates Proposal. Here’s the Rates Proposal they sent me.
- Now you are ready to go shopping! After your purchase you’ll need to forward the email invoice of your purchase to them for confirmation.
- After all of these, just wait until your package arrives. You have the option to either pick it up in one of their branches or have it delivered to your door step.
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When specifying the shipping address to their US branch just use the address they specify and put your name their as written in the JAC client profile form you filled up earlier.
Their fees were reasonable and their service was very good. You can call their branches or their main office for updates and their employees are courteous and accommodating. Overall I really enjoyed my first online purchase and shipping it here using their service; it was easy and very convenient. I was able to do all of it without leaving the house which is still not the norm here in the country. I’ll definitely be patronizing their services from here on out.
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wow good for you.. lagot ka kay fedhz ngayon.. mukhang mgiging hobby nyo na ang online shopping haha
Matagal ko nang bisyo yan hehe… mas ok na siguro yan kaysa sugal, alak, droga, at chicks diba hehe.
gastos na naman ba? ahehe. that’s my second name.
nyahehe. good.
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sana may mas mura pang nagshiship pero parang eto na ata ang pinakamura at pinakamaganda ang service no?
yup ito na pinaka mura at accessible para satin. Unless may kakilala kang maasahan sa US na pwede mag ship para sayo.
may i know the contact numbers of johnny air cargo here in the Philippines, particularly in Manila. we were expecting a package from new york via johnny air. it was sent more than 45 days ago and it still hasn’t arrived. where’s the 25-45 day policy there?
download the PDF file(s) in my post, their contact information is listed in the footer I think.
Hay naku! Very bad ang service ng Johnny Air! Imagine nearly 3 months na box ko from New York to Pinas e wala pa rin?! Don’t rely on what they say.
Do they actually buy the item there and then you pay it here? Or you buy the item online, pay it online and then get it in one of their branches?
You buy the item, ship it to their New York office, then you can either pic kit up at their branches here in manila or have it sent to your door step… for an additional fee ofcourse.
Hi! I’ve tried a much better service! Check out http://www.pobox.ph. I’ve had two boxes shipped from the US and delivered to my house in QC already. They don’t charge for consolidation and they can hold your items in their LA warehouse for as long as you want, no extra fee! They have different sizes of boxes and they can ship big items even plasma TV’s. My friend had a 52″-inch Toshiba TV shipped through POBOX and she’s so happy! You should check them out!
@Denise Patdu Same here… I’m currently waiting for my items to arrive to their warehouse. Hopefully my last item which is an Ipod Touch 64GB will arrive this week or early next week. This is my first transaction with pobox.ph. I was able to buy stuff from newegg.com, amazon.com and most especially from myvu.com. I was really happy when I knew about pobox.ph because finally I could order the Myvu New Crystal EV Video Glasses. How much did they charged for the 52″ Toshiba TV? I assume it is an LCD TV because the prices of LCD TVs are really cheap in the US.
Hello there.. I’m Kate.. My husband is in Connecticut and he wants to send a package of goodies and others.. Can he send it here at this Johnny Air Cargo or at http://www.pobox.com.ph the fact that these are online shopping cargo’s? He will not shop and buy here.. he has all the goodies with him.. Need the answer guys.. Thank you..
PErsonally I’d prefer using Johnny Air Cargo since they’ve been in the business for quite some time now and I as well as other people I know have already tried their services.
Just follow the instructions in my post and you should be fine.
POBOX is the company the buys items for those who don’t have credit cards or their credit cards are not accepted because there are some online stores that only accept US cards. POBOX is powered by FOREX. Forex has been in the business since 1983 and they are shipping BALIKBAYAN Boxes since then. Their shipping fee is a lot cheaper and they are based on the the box size not the weight.
For those who purchased or already have items, you could send it to their warehouse and then they will pack all your items in a box and that’s it. Pay the box and have your items shipped. It will take 3-4weeks to arrive in the Philippines.
I’ll update you how much they will charge to me. I have 6 items.
Please send your answer s on my email account… Thank you very much.. God bless..
sir mike pano po ung billing address at ung shipping address sabi po kasi nila dapat the same ung shipping address at ung billing address para ma confirm na ung order eh pano nyo po na process un?
Hi guys! Saw this post when searching for a forwarder for electronic items from the US. For those who have shipped, LCD TVs, how much was the landed fee (i.e. for a 50inch TV).
How much rates nila sa online shopping assistance? Depende rin ba sa price ng bibilhin mo?
Yung rates nila depende sa bigat or laki ng package mo. tapos may mga buwis ka pang babayaran.
I just had something sent to Johnny Air a few days ago, and they told me it arrived. Afterwards, they asked me to give my credit card information VIA EMAIL. Has anyone done this with Johnny Air and is it safe?
No! that ain’t safe, also when I had stuff ordered they never asked for that kind of information from me.
Hi Mike:
Were you charged taxes when you used Johnny Air Cargo for your amazon.com purchase(s)?
Hi Sam,
Yes I was, and the tax is more expensive if you’re purchasing electronics
hi sir. lahat ng items po ba taxable? kahit po 2nd hand books? contemplating an ebay.com purchase.
As far as I know used items aren’t taxable but I haven’t tried shipping used items before. You may want to call Johnny Air Cargo to confirm.
Doesn’t the billing address of your credit card and the shipping address have to be the same? I’m assuming the credit card you used for your Amazon purchase has a Philippine billing address and the shipping address (of Johnny Air) is a NY address.
If you use your creditcard I think you can specify a different shipping address. In my case I use Gift Checks and paypal money, never used a creditcard to make any online purchases.
gaano ktagal po b pag johnny air?.. iniinform k po b nila pag dumating na sa kanila ung package?..
thanks..
Around 1-2 weeks. Depende sa branch eh pero usually they call you kung for pickup. Pag delivery minsan susulpot nalang sila
aside from johhny air cargo charges, would there be additional fees like custom taxes, etc.?
yeah I read positive reviews about Johnny air. Hmmm! planning to order dress on Amazon and use Johnny air. \m/
No Manila – US service? I wanna sell internationally kasi
We shipped a package weighing 68 pounds from Cebu City SM Mall Johnny air cargo. We didn’t have a box so they said they would provide one and pack it for us on the following day. When it arrived here the box was torn and taped up so much that the tape was the only thing holding the stuff inside. It took a little over 2 months to get here. We weighed it when it arrived and it only weighed 48 pounds. Twenty pounds of my wife’s new clothing was missing. I will make some complaints to the corporate office soon but, I don’t expect much in the way of customer service now that I have seen their cheep website and lack of professionalism up to date. Either the box fell apart and some things were lost or the employees helped themselves to the clothing. We will not use this company again.
johnny air cargo sucks! its almost 3 months now! SM City Cebu has the most unhelpful johnny air customer service ever! they cant locate my packages! asked them many time about the location or update of my shipment.. and guess what?! they said ”wala pa sir! without asking or verifying my name! manghuhula pala cla!
no no for this company!
Hi, I want to try Johnny Air Plus.. Then there’s Johnny Air Padala.. Are they different? what do you use sir?.. I chose JAC PLUS..
also, btw, when I order from Amazon, ofcourse I entered the address of JAC for the SHIPPING address(as they instructed).. then Amazon asks ‘is this address also your billing address (the address that appears on your credit card or bank statement)?’.. I chose ‘NO’ and I entered JAC PLUS address. How relevant is this BILLING address? *I used my master card for paying*