Ocean freight lane and port-pair guides
Imports into the USA from India, China, Bangladesh, Southeast Asia, Europe and Brazil; exports from the USA to India, Vietnam and China; and India to Canada and Mexico. Each guide is built from Airlift’s own shipment records: ports, historical transit ranges, what ships on the lane, the customs paperwork, and a quote form on every page.
Find your trade lane
Pick a lane below for a guide to that origin and destination: the ports, historical transit ranges, what commonly ships on it, the customs paperwork and your service options (FCL or LCL).
Most lanes bring ocean freight from India, South Asia, Southeast Asia and other markets into the USA, Canada and Mexico, such as stone from India, furniture from Vietnam, electronics from China or textiles from Bangladesh. A few run the other way, from the USA to India, Vietnam and China.
Each guide is built from Airlift’s own shipment records, not generic industry averages, so you can plan around what has actually happened on the lane.
No guide for your country yet? Every origin in the U.S. Census import sample has its own page with what it ships to the USA, its container ports, U.S. duty treatment and a quote form. See shipping to the USA by country of origin.
Port-pair guides
Each port-pair guide covers one origin port and one US destination port: the historical transit range, the carriers that run it, the ports’ paperwork and a quote form for that pair.
India to USA
87 guides
India to USA lane guide →- Chennai to Charleston
- Chennai to Houston
- Chennai to Long Beach
- Chennai to Los Angeles
- Chennai to New York
- Chennai to Norfolk
- Chennai to Oakland
- Chennai to Savannah
- Chennai to Seattle
- Cochin to Baltimore
- Cochin to Houston
- Cochin to New York
- Cochin to Norfolk
- Cochin to Port Everglades
- Cochin to Savannah
- Ennore to Baltimore
- Ennore to Boston
- Ennore to Charleston
- Ennore to Houston
- Ennore to Jacksonville
- Ennore to Miami
- Ennore to New York
- Ennore to Newark
- Ennore to Norfolk
- Ennore to Savannah
- Ennore to Seattle
- Ennore to Tacoma
- Haldia to Houston
- Haldia to New York
- Haldia to Norfolk
- Hazira to Newark
- Hazira to Norfolk
- Kattupalli to Charleston
- Kattupalli to Jacksonville
- Kattupalli to Long Beach
- Kattupalli to Los Angeles
- Kattupalli to New York
- Kattupalli to Seattle
- Kolkata to Charleston
- Kolkata to Houston
- Kolkata to Jacksonville
- Kolkata to Long Beach
- Kolkata to Los Angeles
- Kolkata to New York
- Kolkata to Norfolk
- Kolkata to Oakland
- Kolkata to Savannah
- Mangalore to New York
- Mangalore to Norfolk
- Mangalore to Tacoma
- Mundra to Baltimore
- Mundra to Boston
- Mundra to Charleston
- Mundra to Houston
- Mundra to Jacksonville
- Mundra to Long Beach
- Mundra to Los Angeles
- Mundra to Miami
- Mundra to New York
- Mundra to Newark
- Mundra to Norfolk
- Mundra to Oakland
- Mundra to Port Everglades
- Mundra to Savannah
- Mundra to Seattle
- Mundra to Tacoma
- Nhava Sheva to Baltimore
- Nhava Sheva to Charleston
- Nhava Sheva to Houston
- Nhava Sheva to Long Beach
- Nhava Sheva to Los Angeles
- Nhava Sheva to New York
- Nhava Sheva to Newark
- Nhava Sheva to Norfolk
- Nhava Sheva to Oakland
- Nhava Sheva to Port Everglades
- Nhava Sheva to Savannah
- Pipavav to Baltimore
- Pipavav to Houston
- Pipavav to Los Angeles
- Pipavav to Newark
- Pipavav to Oakland
- Pipavav to Savannah
- Tuticorin to Charleston
- Tuticorin to New York
- Tuticorin to Norfolk
- Tuticorin to Savannah
India to Canada
8 guides
India to Canada lane guide →China to USA
16 guides
China to USA lane guide →- Ningbo to Houston
- Ningbo to Long Beach
- Ningbo to Los Angeles
- Ningbo to New York
- Ningbo to Oakland
- Qingdao to Long Beach
- Qingdao to New York
- Shanghai to Houston
- Shanghai to Long Beach
- Shanghai to Los Angeles
- Shanghai to New York
- Shanghai to Oakland
- Shenzhen to Houston
- Shenzhen to Long Beach
- Shenzhen to Los Angeles
- Shenzhen to New York
Vietnam to USA
10 guides
Vietnam to USA lane guide →Bangladesh to USA
4 guides
Bangladesh to USA lane guide →Cambodia to USA
5 guides
Cambodia to USA lane guide →Brazil to USA
4 guides
Brazil to USA lane guide →Don’t see your port pair, or need a quote for your cargo?
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