What the Philippines ships to the United States
Of the 300 largest U.S. import headings (four-digit HTS product groups), the Philippines is one of the top 15 suppliers on 59. Those headings were worth $9.41 billion in March–July 2026, 84.2% of all U.S. imports from the Philippines in the period.
The table groups those headings by HS chapter. Goods outside the 300 largest headings, and headings where the Philippines is not among the top 15 origins, count toward the total above but are not in the table.
| HS chapter | Value (March–July 2026) | Share of covered value | Largest headings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 Electrical machinery, electronics and parts · shipping 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 · shipping guide | $3.92 billion | 41.7% | 8473 Parts and accessories for machines of headings 8470 to 8472 ($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 · shipping guide | $315 million | 3.3% | 1513 Coconut, palm kernel or babassu oil, and fractions thereof ($315 million) |
| 42 Leather goods, handbags and travel goods · shipping guide | $166 million | 1.8% | 4202 Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, attache cases, briefcases ($166 million) |
| 90 Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments · shipping 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 · shipping 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 · shipping 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 · shipping 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 code links to its U.S. import market page, showing every origin's share and effective duty rate. 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
Which port your cargo leaves from depends on where the factory is and which carrier service it books on. Send us the pickup address and we'll route it. Each port below links to a page with its UN/LOCODE, function classifiers and the lanes that serve it.
Look up any seaport's UN/LOCODE in the port code finder, or an airport's IATA/ICAO code in the airport code finder.
U.S. import duties on goods from the Philippines
- Base rate (HTS Column 1). Your product's HTS classification sets it; the shipping route does not. the Philippines has no free trade agreement with the United States, so the general rate applies.How FTA claims work.
- Section 301 (forced labor). Philippines is reported in the 12.5% tier of the Section 301 forced-labor action (in force from 2026-07-24), subject to its general and economy-specific exemption lists. Confirm the exempt tariff lines with your broker before pricing.
- Section 232 (applies whatever the origin). Steel, aluminum and copper pay duty on full customs value in annex tiers of 50%, 25% and 15% since 2026-04-06. Vehicles and parts, lumber and furniture, trucks, semiconductors and drones fall under their own proclamations. Dated entries are on the tariff updates tracker.
- IEEPA and Section 122: no longer in force. 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.
- Fees on top of duty. The merchandise processing fee (MPF) and, for ocean cargo, the harbor maintenance fee (HMF).
Estimate the total for your HTS code with Philippines as origin in the tariff simulator. No code yet? Find it in the HTS code finder. The tariff facts above carry the dates shown on the tracker; confirm with your broker before you price.
U.S. import duty pages for goods from Philippines
Worked duty pages for the highest-value tariff lines imported from Philippines: 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 our tariff engine's total for a commercial entry today. Open a page for the duty lines behind a rate and how it changed by entry date, browse all import duty pages, or price your own shipment.
Transit time 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 shipping from the Philippines to the USA
In Philippines, your forwarder or customs agent files an export declaration with the national customs authority. This page doesn't name the form for Philippines, so ask us which one applies to your shipment. On the U.S. side, every ocean import needs the same documents, whatever the origin:
- 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. Not enough cargo to fill a container? See LCL ocean freight.
Shipping from the Philippines to the USA: FAQs
In the Census sample for March–July 2026, U.S. imports for consumption from the Philippines totaled $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 origin countries
See every origin by region in shipping to the USA by country of origin, or browse Airlift's 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, data pulled 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
Include the pickup city or load port in the Philippines, the U.S. destination and the commodity, plus either the package count with weights and dimensions or the container size and count. Add the cargo-ready date and say whether you need pickup at origin, U.S. delivery or customs clearance. We reply with the freight rate, destination charges and the services included.