What the Philippines ships to the United States
Among the 300 largest U.S. import headings, the Philippines is a listed supplier on 59 of them, worth $9.41 billion in March–July 2026 (84.2% of all imports from the Philippines in the period). The chapters below rank those headings; goods outside the 300 largest headings, and headings where the Philippines is not among the top 15 origins, are in the total but not in the table.
| HS chapter | Value (March–July 2026) | Share of covered | Largest headings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 Electrical machinery, electronics and parts · guide | $4.38 billion | 46.5% | 8523 Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices ($1.39 billion); 8541 Semiconductor devices ($765 million); 8517 Telephone sets ($555 million); 8544 Insulated wire, cable and other insulated electric conductors ($470 million) |
| 84 Machinery, mechanical appliances and computers · guide | $3.92 billion | 41.7% | 8473 Parts and accessories suitable ($2.97 billion); 8471 Automatic data processing machines and units thereof ($741 million); 8443 Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates ($148 million); 8412 Other engines and motors, and parts thereof ($65.6 million) |
| 15 Animal and vegetable fats and oils · guide | $315 million | 3.3% | 1513 Coconut, palm kernel or babassu oil, and fractions thereof ($315 million) |
| 42 Leather goods, handbags and travel goods · guide | $166 million | 1.8% | 4202 Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, attache cases, briefcases ($166 million) |
| 90 Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments · guide | $116 million | 1.2% | 9001 Optical fibers and optical fiber bundles ($40.8 million); 9013 Lasers ($29.9 million); 9004 Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective ($20.8 million); 9014 Direction finding compasses ($9.7 million) |
| 20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit and nuts · guide | $112 million | 1.2% | 2008 Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants ($63.4 million); 2009 Fruit or nut juices and vegetable juices ($48.9 million) |
| 94 Furniture, bedding, lamps and prefabricated buildings · guide | $109 million | 1.2% | 9401 Seats ($75.0 million); 9405 Luminaires and lighting fittings including searchlights ($33.8 million) |
| 61 Apparel, knitted or crocheted · guide | $47.8 million | 0.5% | 6104 Women's or girls' suits, ensembles, suit-type jackets, blazers ($14.2 million); 6106 Women's or girls' blouses and shirts, knitted or crocheted ($12.0 million); 6108 Women's or girls' slips, petticoats, briefs, panties ($9.9 million); 6103 Men's or boys' suits, ensembles, suit-type jackets, blazers ($7.0 million) |
Each heading links to its U.S. import market page, with every origin's share and effective duty. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API, U.S. imports for consumption by HS10 and country of origin, public domain (work of the u.s. federal government); method as in our tariff-rates research.
Container ports in the Philippines
The seaports below have a port page on this site with the UN/LOCODE, the classifiers and the lanes serving them. Which one your cargo uses depends on the factory's region and the carrier's service string; tell us the pickup address and we route it.
Any seaport's UN/LOCODE: port code finder; airports: airport code finder (IATA/ICAO).
U.S. duty treatment for goods from the Philippines
- Column 1 general rate. Set by the HTS classification of the goods, not by the freight. the Philippines has no free trade agreement with the United States, so the general rate applies.How FTA claims work.
- Section 301, forced labour. Our tariff-updates source does not list Philippines's tier under the Section 301 forced-labour action of 2026-07-24, so this page does not state one. Confirm the tier and the exemption lines with your broker before pricing.
- Section 232. Applies regardless of origin: steel, aluminium and copper on full customs value in 50%, 25% and 15% annex tiers since 2026-04-06, plus vehicles and parts, lumber and furniture, trucks, semiconductors and drones under their own proclamations. Dated entries on the tariff updates tracker.
- IEEPA and Section 122. The IEEPA tariffs ended on 2026-02-24 after the Supreme Court decision of 2026-02-20, with refunds ordered; the Section 122 surcharge that replaced them expired on 2026-07-24. Neither applies to entries filed now.
- MPF and HMF. The merchandise processing fee and, for ocean cargo, the harbor maintenance fee apply on top of duty.
Estimate the total for an HTS code with Philippines as origin in the tariff simulator, or find the code first in the HTS code finder. Tariff facts above are dated as on the tracker; confirm with your broker before pricing.
U.S. import duty pages for goods from Philippines
Worked duty pages for the highest-value tariff lines imported from Philippines, with the Column 1 rate, every Chapter 99 line and a $10,000 example.
- Memory modules
- Solid-state non-volatile storage devices
- Crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells
- Hard magnetic disk drive units
- Switching and routing apparatus
- Ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets
Rates are the engine's calculated total for a commercial entry today; see each page for the components and entry-date history. Browse all import duty pages or price your own shipment.
Transit from the Philippines to the USA
Airlift has not published a planning range from the Philippines to the USA, so this page does not quote one. Ask for the current sailing when you request a quote, or search live sailings for any port pair.
Documents for a shipment from the Philippines to the USA
On the U.S. side every ocean import needs the same set, whatever the origin. On the Philippines side an export declaration is filed with the national customs authority by your forwarder or customs agent; we have not published the form's name for Philippines on this page, so ask us which one applies to your shipment.
- Importer Security Filing (ISF, "10+2"). Required by CBP for cargo arriving by vessel, filed before the container is laden; Airlift files it in-house. Details · glossary · CBP — Importer Security Filing (10+2)
- Customs bond. A continuous or single-entry bond in the importer's name, arranged through the customs broker before the entry is filed. Details
- Commercial invoice. Seller, buyer, terms of sale, a full description and value per line, and the country of origin; the entry is built on it. Details
- Packing list. Marks, package count, weights and dimensions per package, matching the invoice and the bill of lading. · glossary
Airlift's customs clearance service covers document review, HTS classification support, ISF and entry coordination through our licensed broker network at the port of entry. Less-than-container loads: LCL ocean freight.
Shipping from the Philippines to the USA: questions
In the Census sample for March–July 2026, U.S. imports for consumption from the Philippines totalled $11.2 billion. Among the 300 largest U.S. import headings, the biggest from the Philippines were electrical machinery, electronics and parts; machinery, mechanical appliances and computers; animal and vegetable fats and oils. The table on this page lists the headings with their values.
Other origins
Every origin by region: shipping to the USA by country of origin. Airlift's lane guides: shipping route guides.
Trade figures: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API, U.S. imports for consumption by HS10 and country of origin (March–July 2026, extract of 2026-09-03), public domain (work of the u.s. federal government). Port codes: UNECE UN/LOCODE 2024-2. Tariff facts: the dated entries on the tariff updates tracker and the sources linked above. Reviewed September 2026.
Request a quote: shipping from the Philippines to the USA
Give us the pickup city or load port in the Philippines, the U.S. destination, the commodity, the package count with weights and dimensions or the container size and count, the cargo-ready date, and whether you need pickup at origin, U.S. delivery or customs clearance. We reply with the freight rate, destination charges and the services included.