How long does it take to ship by sea to the US?

Cross-border e-commerce logistics should all know that the timeliness of sea freight will be slower than air freight, but the cost will be much lower.

Since sea transportation is divided into ordinary ships (slow ships) and express ships, the time limit is also different: the routes from China to the United States, the east coast and the west coast are different. Clippers deliver goods to the west coast of the United States (usually to Long Beach or the Port of Los Angeles) via the Pacific Ocean. The sea voyage takes about 13 to 16 days, because different shipping companies have different prices, so the time may be long or short. For slow ships, the time is about 30-40 days to arrive at the port for pickup.

To get to the east coast of the United States is through the Pacific Ocean, then through the Panama Canal, and finally to the east coast. The sea voyage time is about 25-28 days. However, it is also possible to transport freight to the west coast, and then transport it inland to the east coast, commonly known as MLB, the time is about 21-23 days, but it is more expensive than sea freight. If you add the pick-up and delivery time, the whole process will take about 40 days. The domestic postal shipping is by slow ship, and it may take as long as 60-80 days for the final pick-up time in the United States!

For FBA merchants, you should know it well. If you want to ship to the Amazon warehouse in the United States, it is recommended to use express ships (Matson Express, Zim Express or FBA Express are all available), and the full time limit is about 25 days.

Time limit for sea freight:

Matson Clippers:

(1) Shanghai express direct delivery from warehouse, Shanghai loading

(2) The U.S. warehouse is about ten minutes away from the terminal, and the container is quickly towed and handed over to UPS

(3) Shipping schedule: 10 days for SH direct flight to LB

(4) Loading time: (six cuts and three openings) Wednesday to Saturday at 20:00

Zim Clippers:

(1) Departure from Shenzhen Yantian Port, which can go directly to the Port of Los Angeles

(2) ZEX direct flight arrives in Hong Kong within 14 days

(3) Loading time: (six cuts and three openings) Wednesday to Saturday at 20:00

(4) Delivery by truck/UPS upon arrival

Sea freight slow line:

(1) YT direct flight to LB14 days

(2) Fix 7-9 bars per week without throwing counters

(3) Loading time: from Monday to Friday every day (four sections and one opening, five sections and two openings, one section and five openings)

(4) Self-operated overseas warehouse UPS delivery

Remarks: The above content is only an internal opinion and is for reference only.