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Container terminalUSSAN

San Diego

San Diego, California, United States

Representative image — a terminal of this type, not a photograph of this port. Erik Mclean / Pexels.

About San Diego

San Diego is a small Southern Californian gateway close to the Mexican border, handling vehicles and refrigerated cargo alongside a modest container operation. Its scale means limited direct deep-sea container calls, and most Southern Californian container cargo routes through Los Angeles or Long Beach instead. It is useful where cross-border traffic into Baja California is involved.

First Base Freight handles both import and export cargo through San Diego — inbound from any country and outbound to any country. Indicative sea transit on our the UK lane is 2531 days; transit on any other routing is confirmed at quote stage. For rates, container options and the wider United States lane, including air freight and customs clearance, see the country page — or request a quote for this port.

Port information

Reference details for San Diego, 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
San Diego, California
Country
United States
Port code (UN/LOCODE)
USSAN
Port type
Container terminal
Indicative sea transit
25–31 days

What to know about San Diego

  • Small container operation beside Los Angeles and Long Beach
  • Vehicle and refrigerated cargo specialisms
  • Limited direct deep-sea container calls
  • Useful for cross-border traffic into Baja California
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Moving cargo through San Diego? 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.

Indicative from £1,750.00 per 20ft container on United States lanes. Cities and cargo details next.

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