Ingco CBNLI5005 review: the bare tool for P20S owners

The Ingco CBNLI5005 is our Best bare tool: the same brushless 20V brad nailer reaching 50mm as the kit version, sold without a battery or charger, at around ₱11,100.

Who is a bare tool actually for?

People already on the platform, and nobody else.

Ingco’s P20S system shares one 20V battery across drills, grinders, saws and now nailers. If two or three of those packs are already sitting on your charger, buying a fourth one bundled with a nailer is money spent on something you have.

That is the entire argument for this listing. Take it away and the maths turns against you fast, because a battery and charger bought separately land close to the difference between this and the complete kit.

So the rule is simple. Own Ingco 20V packs already, buy this. Own none, buy the kit.

Is the tool itself any good?

It is the same tool as the kit, which we rank as our Best cordless.

The motor is brushless, which on a battery tool means more nails per charge and no brushes to wear. It drives 18 gauge brads up to 50mm, matching the best pneumatic gun here rather than the 30mm budget guns, so it handles furniture assembly as well as trim.

There is one thing to watch on this listing that is worth a sentence of its own. It carries more than one variant. Ingco sells 35mm and 50mm versions in this family, some bare and some with battery and charger. It is easy to select the wrong one at checkout and receive a tool that does not reach as far as you needed. Read the option carefully.

Being cordless, it weighs more than a pneumatic gun of the same capacity, because the battery rides on the handle.

Is the Ingco CBNLI5005 sulit?

Around ₱11,100 as of August 30, 2026. Check the latest price on Shopee.

Set against the ₱12,900 kit, the saving is around ₱1,800. A 2.0Ah Ingco pack plus a charger bought on their own will typically eat most of that, which is why we rank the kit above this listing.

Set against a corded gun, both cordless options cost several times as much for the same 50mm capacity, and what you are buying is freedom from the cord rather than more driving power.

35 owner ratings at 4.9. Ingco’s presence in Philippine tool retail is far wider than one listing, and parts and service are genuinely available here, which matters on any tool at this price.

Who the Ingco CBNLI5005 suits

Buy this if you already own Ingco 20V P20S batteries and want to add a nailer without paying for another pack. It is the right choice for someone building out a cordless system rather than buying a single tool. If you own no Ingco batteries, buy the kit: it costs barely more and it actually works when it arrives.

If the Ingco CBNLI5005 is not right

If you have no Ingco packs, the Ingco CBNLI5008 kit is the same tool with a 2.0Ah battery, charger and case included. If the work happens at a bench near a socket, the Powerhouse PH-ENF30-HD does the same trim work for a fraction of the money.

See how it ranks against the rest in our best nailer guns in the Philippines roundup, or compare formats in our nailer gun buying guide.