Santos
Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
Representative image — a terminal of this type, not a photograph of this port. Pexels.
About Santos
Santos is the largest container port in Latin America and serves São Paulo, Brazil's industrial and commercial centre, a short distance inland up a steep coastal escarpment. It handles containers alongside very substantial agricultural bulk exports. Brazilian import formalities are document-heavy and unforgiving of mismatches between the invoice, packing list and bill of lading.
First Base Freight handles both import and export cargo through Santos — inbound from any country and outbound to any country. Indicative sea transit on our the UK lane is 20–26 days; transit on any other routing is confirmed at quote stage. For rates, container options and the wider Brazil lane, including air freight and customs clearance, see the country page — or request a quote for this port.
Port information
Reference details for Santos, which we serve for both imports and exports. The transit figure is indicative, measured on our the UK lane, and confirmed at booking — other routings are quoted individually.
- City
- Santos, São Paulo
- Country
- Brazil
- Port code (UN/LOCODE)
- BRSSZ
- Port type
- Container terminal
- Indicative sea transit
- 20–26 days
What to know about Santos
- Largest container port in Latin America
- Serves São Paulo, up the coastal escarpment inland
- Substantial agricultural bulk traffic alongside containers
- Import documentation must match exactly across all three documents
Services through Santos
Every mode below runs through this port in both directions. Which one suits depends on volume more than anything else.
Same country
Other ports in Brazil
We also ship to 8 other ports in Brazil.
- ParanaguáParanaguá, ParanáContainer terminal21–27 days
- ItajaíItajaí, Santa CatarinaContainer terminal21–27 days
- São Francisco do SulSão Francisco do Sul, Santa CatarinaContainer terminal21–27 days
- ImbitubaImbituba, Santa CatarinaContainer terminal22–28 days
- Rio GrandeRio Grande, Rio Grande do SulContainer terminal22–28 days
- São SebastiãoSão Sebastião, São PauloContainer terminal20–26 days
- SalvadorSalvador, BahiaContainer terminal18–24 days
- AratuAratu, BahiaContainer terminal18–24 days
Moving cargo through Santos? Get a quote.
Any country to any country, import or export — send us the origin, destination and cargo details and we'll come back with a competitive rate within one business day.