Delivery guide

Estimate how long PHLPost services take.

Compare delivery windows for domestic, international outbound, and inbound mail before you pick a rate table.

1-7days domestic

5-16days international

5-90days inbound

2025data updated

Delivery Guides

Choose a guide to see detailed delivery estimates by service and zone.

Estimates for Express Mail, Registered Mail, Ordinary Mail, and ePacket across 3 routing zones.

Sending from Philippines to Asia Pacific, Europe, Americas, and Africa.

Receiving mail from abroad into the Philippines across 6 service types.

Expected movement stages for shipments through PHLPost.

1 Branch Acceptance Shipment is accepted and checked by the post office.

2 Sorting Mail is routed through local or regional processing.

3 Transit Movement between zones depends on service and destination.

4 Delivery Final delivery or pickup notice is completed.

At-a-glance delivery estimates across all service types.

Service	Domestic	International	Best for
Express Mail / IEMS	1-3 days	5 days	Fastest
Registered Mail	1-7 days	8-16 days	Trackable letters
Ordinary Mail	1-7 days	8-16 days	Budget mail
ePacket	2-5 days	N/A	E-commerce
Surface Airlift	N/A	20-90 days	Economy

Delivery estimates sourced from phlpost.gov.ph. Last updated: 2025. Actual transit times may vary.