Container Shipping from the UK to United States

Sea freight runs about 11–31 days port to port, and air freight 1–3 days airport to airport. Boston is the quickest sea gateway on this lane at around 11 days. These are indicative figures measured port to port; the transit for your exact collection address and delivery address, including the inland legs at both ends, is confirmed at quote stage.

We move cargo through 22 ports in United States: Los Angeles (USLAX), Long Beach (USLGB), New York / New Jersey (USNYC), Savannah (USSAV), Charleston (USCHS), Norfolk (USORF), Baltimore (USBAL), Philadelphia (USPHL), Boston (USBOS), Wilmington (USILM), Miami (USMIA), Port Everglades (USPEF), Jacksonville (USJAX), Port Tampa Bay (USTPA), Port Canaveral (USCAP), Houston (USHOU), New Orleans (USMSY), Mobile (USMOB), Oakland (USOAK), Seattle (USSEA), Tacoma (USTIW), San Diego (USSAN). Full container load goes to Los Angeles, Long Beach, New York / New Jersey, Savannah, Charleston, Norfolk, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston, Wilmington, Miami, Port Everglades, Jacksonville, Port Tampa Bay, Port Canaveral, Houston, New Orleans, Mobile, Oakland, Seattle, Tacoma and San Diego. Groupage runs to Los Angeles, Long Beach, New York / New Jersey, Savannah, Charleston, Norfolk, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston, Wilmington, Miami, Jacksonville, Port Tampa Bay, Port Canaveral, Houston, New Orleans, Mobile, Oakland, Seattle, San Diego, Albuquerque, Atlanta, Austin, Birmingham, Brownsville, Buffalo, Charlotte, Chattanooga, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Dayton, Denver, Des Moines, Detroit, El Paso, Grand Rapids, Greensboro, Greenville, Hidalgo, Huntsville, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Knoxville, Laredo, Las Vegas, Little Rock, Louisville, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Nashville, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Orlando, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Raleigh, Richmond, Rochester, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Francisco, Springfield, St. Louis, Toledo, Tucson, Tulsa, Washington and Wichita, including inland points served by road from the arrival port. Each port page lists its location, code and indicative transit.

We handle the UK side: we file your export declaration with HMRC against your GB EORI number and raise the transport and commercial documents that travel with the shipment. Customs charges in United States — duty, import tax and any local clearance fees — are payable there by the consignee and are not included in our rates, unless you have agreed a DDP Incoterm that puts them on you. Budget for them separately; they are the most common reason a landed cost comes in above the freight quote.

US import filings are made before the vessel sails rather than on arrival, so the paperwork deadline on this lane sits earlier than most. Inland delivery away from the coast is often the larger share of the cost — worth pricing alongside the ocean freight rather than after it. Cargo commonly moving on this lane includes industrial machinery and equipment, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, aerospace and automotive components.