Free
Your first 3 boxes
$0
No card details needed.
- 3 boxes with QR labels
- Items and photos in those boxes
- Search, customs lines and export
- Pack together with your household
- Items you list before packing never count
Balikbayan boxes and overseas movesKnow what's in every box.
Photograph what goes into each box, print a label with a big number and a QR code, and BoxdQR writes the customs line for every box. At the other end, search "stick blender" and it tells you Box 07.
Works the same for moving house, or for boxes you put into storage while you're away.
Forty boxes, one stick blender.
Without a list, you open twelve boxes to find it. And the paperwork comes before the boxes even leave.
- The forwarder wants a packing list line for every box, usually the night before pickup.
- The declaration has to be true and complete without listing every valuable thing.
- A marker pen says KITCHEN on six different boxes.
- Labels come off in transit, and nobody remembers which box went where.
Snap, label, find
Snap what goes in
Start a box and it gets the next number: Box 01, Box 02. Photograph each thing as it goes in, and BoxdQR fills in the title, size, weight, tags and fragile from the photo for you to check.
Print the label
Plain A4, two labels per box, one for the top and one for a side. Each has the box number huge, the room and a QR code that opens the box.
Copy the customs line
Every box gets one line for the forwarder's packing list, written from what is inside and starting with the box number. Copy each line into the form, or download the whole list.
Find it at the other end
Search "blender" and see its photo and box number in seconds. Or scan a label with your phone camera to open that box.
Made for moving overseas, useful for any move
A customs line for every box
One line per box, written from what is inside and starting with the box number, so the forwarder's list matches your labels. Generic but true: it never drops a category, and it warns you when a box has more than 12 of one kind. Edit any line, then copy it into the form.
Numbers you can read across a room
Every label prints the box number huge next to its QR code. Black only, so a mono laser printer and packing tape are fine.
Find any item in seconds
Search titles, notes and rooms to get the photo and the box number. Type 14 and Box 14 opens.
List it before you pack, then plan the boxes
Walk the house and add things with no box yet. The box planner groups them by room, keeps fragile things away from heavy ones and never puts more than 12 of a kind in one box.
Pre-printed labels welcome
Already bought QR stickers? Scan one in BoxdQR to attach it to a box.
Pack with your household
Invite the people you are moving with. Everyone packs on their own phone, and both phones see the same boxes straight away.
Works without signal
Your phone keeps the last copy of your boxes, so search still works when you land before the internet is on.
Your first 3 boxes are free, then $1 a box.
Extra boxes
Every box after the first 3
$1a box, paid once
AUD, including GST. Buy 5 or more at a time. No monthly fee.
- Everything in Free, for every box you buy
- Delete a box and its slot is free again
- Nothing is ever locked if you run out
- Tax invoice by email
A 40-box move: 3 free and 37 more, $37 inc GST.
What is BoxdQR?
A way to know what is in every box when you send balikbayan boxes, move overseas or move house. Each box gets a number and a QR label. You photograph what goes in, BoxdQR writes a customs line for each box, and later you search for any item and it tells you which box to open.
Does it work for balikbayan boxes?
It was built for them, for our own household's move to Cebu: a big number on every label, photos of what goes in, and one customs line per box, ready for the forwarder's packing list form.
What does BoxdQR write for customs?
One line per box, starting with the box number, from the categories of what is inside, like "Box 14: used kitchenware and utensils (approx. 18 pcs), used bed linen and towels (approx. 6 pcs)". It never leaves out a category, never lists brands or values, and warns you when a box has more than 12 of one kind. Check and edit each line before you copy it. Your forwarder and customs decide what is accepted.
What can not go in a balikbayan box?
Philippine customs prohibits explosives, firearms and their parts, seditious or obscene material, and drugs or devices for unlawful abortion. Food, clothing and household goods are limited to 12 of a kind, and nothing in commercial quantities. Forwarders add their own rules: Orient Freight, for example, refuses hazardous materials, tyres, oils and anything over 150 lb (68 kg), and wants appliances crated. Check your forwarder's current list before you pack.
Is my balikbayan box duty-free?
For qualified Filipinos abroad, including overseas workers and resident and non-resident Filipinos, boxes of personal and household goods are duty and tax free up to PHP 150,000 in total, up to 3 times a calendar year. Over that, or for commercial quantities, the Bureau of Customs charges duty. BoxdQR does not track values, so keep your receipts and check the current rules with your forwarder.
What papers does the forwarder need?
A customs declaration form with a packing list for each box. Orient Freight will not load a box without the form and full payment. The Bureau of Customs also asks for an Information Sheet in 3 copies (one on top of the box, one for you, one for the forwarder) and a copy of your passport photo page. BoxdQR gives you the one-line description of each box to copy into those forms.
How much does it cost?
Your first 3 boxes are free. After that each box is $1 AUD including GST, paid once, with no monthly fee. You buy 5 or more at a time, because card fees would take a third of a single $1 payment. Deleting a box frees its slot, and items you list before packing are always free.
Do I need to install an app?
No. BoxdQR runs in your phone browser and you can add it to your home screen. Scanning a box label with your phone camera opens that box, once you are signed in.
Can I use pre-printed QR stickers?
Yes. Scan a sticker with the scanner in BoxdQR to attach it to a box. After that, scanning the sticker opens that box, just like a label BoxdQR printed.
Does search work without signal when I arrive?
Yes. Your phone keeps the last copy of your boxes and items, so you can still search for the stick blender and get its box number before you have internet at the other end.
Can someone else see what is in my boxes?
No. A label holds only a web address with a random code. Anyone who scans it sees a sign-in page, and only people in your account can see your boxes, items and photos.
Can my family pack with me?
Yes. Invite the people you are moving with to your account. Everyone packs on their own phone and sees the same boxes straight away.
What if a label comes off?
Every label prints the box number huge, and BoxdQR reminds you to write it on two sides of the box too. Type the number into search and the box opens.
Number your first box tonight.
Sign up with your email, start Box 01 and print its label in a couple of minutes. Three boxes are free and need no card.