The
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) issued a list of unaccredited freight
forwarders and consolidators and advised the public, particularly the Overseas
Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their consignees not to transact with the said
companies due to reported complaints of undelivered Balikbayan Boxes.
According to Atty. Victorio Mario Dimagiba, Director-in-Charge of Philippine
Shippers Bureau (PSB), OFWs who will send their Balikbayan boxes and their
consignees in the Philippines should book their packages only with reliable and
PSB-accredited freight forwarders and Philippine agents to ensure that their
packages will reach its destination.
Foreign principals and cargo consolidators abroad usually have Philippine
counterparts which must be accredited by the PSB if it is a sea cargo forwarder
and Civil Aeronautics Authority of the Phils. (CAAP) if it is an air cargo
forwarder.
Senders may verify the company name of Philippine sea freight forwarder
counterpart at www.dti.gov.ph, or they
may visit our Philippine Consulate Offices abroad.
Director
Dimagiba also told senders to be aware of very low door-to-door rates offered
by foreign principals. “With low rates,
they (foreign principals) do not have enough funds to bear the cost of
transporting cargoes, and they fail to remit delivery funds to their
Philippines freight forwarders, causing the shipments to be abandoned at the
ports and not being delivered to consignees, said Dimagiba.
To avoid
being a victim of unscrupulous cargo forwarders, the public is advised to
regularly monitor advisories and alerts from DTI-PSB, and refer to the
blacklist of unaccredited freight forwarders available at offices of Overseas
Worker Welfare Administration, Bureau of Customs, DTI Regional Offices in the
Philippines, and for senders abroad, they may visit Philippine Embassies and
Consulates, Philippine Trade and Investments Centers (PTICs), Consumer Agencies
of Foreign Government and Freight Forwarders Regulating Agencies of Foreign
Government.
The
following are the local freight forwarders/Philippine agents with no DTI-PSB
accreditation and are now subject of complaints on undelivered packages:
Aerosend (Case No. 2011-04-163)
Alas Cargo Phil. (Case No.
2012-05-57)
Associated Consolidation Express
(ACE) (Case No. 2010-05-44)
Dausan International Forwarder (Case
No. 2012-09-132)
FACF Parcel Delivery (Case No.
2012-09-142)
FRS Philippine Freight Services
Inc. (Case No. 2011-08-238)
International Cargo Forwarder
(Case No. 2012-08-125)
J.J. Transglobal Brokerage (Case No. 2012-09-143)
JAR Cargo Forwarders (Case No.
2012-09-126)
Mail Plus Cargo Carriers (Case
No. 2012-02-25)
Manila Broker (Case No.
2012-09-144)
Maru Cargo Logistics Phil. (Case
No. 2012-10-164)
R&M Cargo Services (Case No.
2012-10-155)
Rodah Cargo Manila (Case Nos.
2012-01-15 and 2012-09-140)
South Atlantic Cargo Inc. (Case
No. 2012-10-154)
Trico International Forwarding
(Phils.) Inc. (Case No. 2012-09-141)
Vanwill Cargo Forwarder, Inc.
(Case No. 2012-10-174)
VCG Customs Brokerage (Case No.
2012-03-38)
Aside
from the local freight forwarders, PSB issued names of blacklisted foreign
principals and consolidators abroad due to reports of undelivered packages and
other violations under PSB Administrative Order No. 6 series of 2005 or the
Revised Rules on Freight Forwarding:
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United
Arab Emirates
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Al
Rodah Marine Cargo
Cityline
Cargo
Dagupan
Cargo Packaging Services
Express
Link Cargo Services
Smooth
Express
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United
States
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AAA
Cargo Express Inc.
ABSCBN
Star Kargo
Aerosend
Alas
Cargo
Associated
Consolidations Express - Ace Cargo
FRS
Phil. Freight Services Inc.
Shipping
Express
South
Atlantic Cargo
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Saudi
Arabia
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Cargo
Net Worldwide Services-formerly FAL World Express Cargo
Fil
Asia Cargo Forwarders Phil
Global
Cargo
RJM
Freight Cargo Forwarders
WRJ
Freight Forwarders
North
and South Express Cargo
|
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Singapore
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Hagibis
Express Pte. Ltd
Maru
Cargo Logistics (s) LLP
|
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Ireland
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Maharlika
Enterprise Cargo Services
SCRL
Cargo
|
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Malaysia
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Bayanihan
Express
|
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Australia
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Dausan
International Forwarder
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Hongkong
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Ford
Cargo International
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Cyprus
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Trico
International
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Likewise,
PSB advised the public to refrain from transacting with the following
blacklisted accredited freight forwarding companies which were issued Show
Cause Orders by DTI and are subject of complaints regarding balikbayan boxes:
D’Winner
Logistics Phil. Inc (Case No. 2012-09-139- Petition for revocation of
Accreditation)
LCSN Express Movers Inc (Case
Nos. 2012-09-135, 2012-10-158, 2012-10-161)
Transtech Global Phil Inc. (Case
No. 2012-09-138)
Wide Wide World Express Corp.
(Case No. 2012-09-148)
These
companies are in danger of revocation of their accreditation with PSB.
For consignees in the Philippines who have not received their packages
from freight forwarders, they may contact DTI (02-751-3330) or go to PSB Office
to file an immediate claim or complaint.
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