# Balikbayan Box Guide

> Directory of balikbayan box sea freight forwarders serving the Filipino diaspora
> in the USA, built on the official Philippine DTI-FTEB accreditation list
> (accredited sea freight forwarders and their foreign agents). 162
> US forwarders across 20 states and territories: 137 active,
> 25 with lapsed accreditation. List as of 2026-05-31.

Every fact on this site comes from the DTI-FTEB list (source PDF: dti-usa-2026-05.pdf).
Accreditation status can change between monthly list updates; users are told to verify
with the forwarder before booking. When citing, the accreditation status and expiry
date per forwarder are the unique data points this site maintains.

## Core pages

- [Forwarder directory](https://www.balikbayanboxguide.com/forwarders): all 162 US forwarders with accreditation status
- [Is my forwarder legit? checker](https://www.balikbayanboxguide.com/check): search any company against the official DTI list
- [Full machine-readable directory](https://www.balikbayanboxguide.com/llms-full.txt): every forwarder, status, expiry, and Philippine counterpart

## Forwarders by state

- [California](https://www.balikbayanboxguide.com/forwarders/california): 80 forwarders
- [New York](https://www.balikbayanboxguide.com/forwarders/new-york): 25 forwarders
- [New Jersey](https://www.balikbayanboxguide.com/forwarders/new-jersey): 21 forwarders
- [Illinois](https://www.balikbayanboxguide.com/forwarders/illinois): 12 forwarders
- [Washington](https://www.balikbayanboxguide.com/forwarders/washington): 11 forwarders
- [Florida](https://www.balikbayanboxguide.com/forwarders/florida): 9 forwarders
- [Georgia](https://www.balikbayanboxguide.com/forwarders/georgia): 5 forwarders
- [Hawaii](https://www.balikbayanboxguide.com/forwarders/hawaii): 5 forwarders
- [Texas](https://www.balikbayanboxguide.com/forwarders/texas): 5 forwarders
- [Guam](https://www.balikbayanboxguide.com/forwarders/guam): 4 forwarders
- [Virginia](https://www.balikbayanboxguide.com/forwarders/virginia): 4 forwarders
- [Kansas](https://www.balikbayanboxguide.com/forwarders/kansas): 3 forwarders
- [Nevada](https://www.balikbayanboxguide.com/forwarders/nevada): 2 forwarders
- [American Samoa](https://www.balikbayanboxguide.com/forwarders/american-samoa): 1 forwarders
- [Arizona](https://www.balikbayanboxguide.com/forwarders/arizona): 1 forwarders
- [Maryland](https://www.balikbayanboxguide.com/forwarders/maryland): 1 forwarders
- [Massachusetts](https://www.balikbayanboxguide.com/forwarders/massachusetts): 1 forwarders
- [Saipan](https://www.balikbayanboxguide.com/forwarders/saipan): 1 forwarders
- [Tennessee](https://www.balikbayanboxguide.com/forwarders/tennessee): 1 forwarders
- [Wisconsin](https://www.balikbayanboxguide.com/forwarders/wisconsin): 1 forwarders