Laem Chabang to New York ocean freight

Airlift's port-to-port planning range from Laem Chabang (THLCH), Thailand to New York (USNYC), United States is 36–45 days on its Thailand to USA lane. Below: live sailings when the schedule feed has them, each stage from pickup to delivery, and a quote form with this route already filled in.

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Port of loadingLaem Chabang, 20, Thailand UN/LOCODE THLCH
Port of dischargeNew York, NY, United States UN/LOCODE USNYC · CBP Schedule D 1001
Transit planning range36–45 days port to port From the Thailand to USA lane guide, reviewed 2026-10-06. A planning range, not a guaranteed transit time.
Service typesOcean FCL and air freight (LCL on request), door to door or port to port
Container types20′, 40′ and 40′ high cube
Who handles the shipmentNo Airlift office in Thailand: a partner network handles pickup and export. Airlift’s own Los Angeles and New Jersey offices handle the US side. FMC-licensed NVOCC, FMC No. 016162
CustomsThai export declaration through Thai Customs e-Customs; ISF filed by Airlift before loading; US entry through licensed customs brokers

How Airlift moves cargo from Laem Chabang to New York

Airlift USA ships cargo from Thailand to the USA as full containers (FCL) and air freight, with LCL on request. Ocean freight leaves Laem Chabang or Bangkok Port and takes 28–57 days port to port in Airlift’s shipment history: 28–34 days from Laem Chabang to Los Angeles, 29–35 to Long Beach, 33–41 to Houston and 36–45 to New York, and from Bangkok Port 30–37 days to Los Angeles and 37–48 to New York. Air freight from Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK) takes 3–5 days airport to airport.

Airlift has no office of its own in Thailand: a partner network handles pickup, loading and the Thai export declaration, and Airlift’s own offices in Los Angeles (Westlake Village) and New Jersey book the shipment, file the ISF, coordinate the US customs entry through licensed brokers and arrange delivery. Airlift USA is the trading name of AIRLIFT (U.S.A.), INC., in business since 1999 and an FMC-licensed NVOCC (FMC No. 016162). Typical cargo on this lane includes furniture, textiles and apparel, automotive parts and electronics.

By value, Thailand’s largest exports to the United States are electronics (computers and their parts, hard disk drives, solid-state storage and telecom equipment), followed by tires and other rubber goods, air-conditioning machines, automotive parts and pet food. Food lines include canned tuna and other canned seafood, rice and canned fruit: Thailand is the world’s largest exporter of canned tuna and canned pineapple, and the USA is the biggest market for its canned seafood. US Census import values for the highest-value tariff lines are on the duty pages linked from the Thailand-to-USA lane guide.

These are P10–P90 port-to-port ranges from Airlift’s shipment history: 8 in 10 shipments arrived within them. They include any relay at a hub such as Singapore or Tanjung Pelepas where the carrier’s rotation uses one. Treat them as planning ranges, not guaranteed schedules: confirm the sailing when you request a quote, and check the Sealanes route pages for the sailings currently published.

Published carrier schedules for this pair, with services, vessels and transit days, are on Sealanes: Laem Chabang to New York. Search live sailings for any port pair in the transit-time and vessel schedule tool.

Cargo we regularly move on the Thailand to USA lane: Furniture, automotive parts, electronics, textiles; also rubber products, packaged consumer goods.

From pickup to delivery: stages around the ocean leg (36–45 days)

  1. Origin pickup and drayage

    Collection from the shipper and the truck run to the load port or CFS (the warehouse where LCL cargo is consolidated). Timing depends on distance inland, equipment availability and the terminal appointment, so we quote it per shipment. Book it against the carrier cut-off, not the sailing date.

  2. Export clearance and cut-offs

    The export declaration, documents, and the VGM (verified gross mass) and gate cut-offs ahead of the sailing. Cut-offs typically fall several days before ETD and vary by carrier and terminal. Missing one rolls the container to the next sailing — the single most common reason a lane runs long.

  3. Ocean transit (port to port)36–45 days

    The sailing itself, from ETD at the load port to ETA at the discharge port. This is the only stage we put a number on, and that number is typical and schedule-dependent: it shifts with the service string, the number of transshipments and congestion at either end.

  4. US import clearance and release

    ISF filing before loading, then entry and release once the vessel arrives. A clean entry filed in advance often clears around arrival; an exam, a PGA (partner government agency) hold or a classification query adds time no schedule can predict. Airlift coordinates clearance through our licensed broker network.

  5. Terminal release and final delivery

    The container becomes available at the terminal; then chassis, appointment, and the drayage or line-haul to the consignee. Free time at the terminal runs out, so book the delivery appointment before the vessel berths, not after.

Cargo guides for this lane

Furniture and wood products: shipping guide →Textiles and apparel: shipping guide →Auto parts: packing and cargo documents →Electronics: packing and handling →Rubber and plastics: shipping preparation →Food: FDA steps for canned seafood, pet food and rice →

Terms on this page:Full Container Load (FCL)Less than Container Load (LCL)Bill of Lading (BOL)Commercial InvoiceTransshipment

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Laem Chabang to New York shipping FAQs

Airlift's published planning range for Laem Chabang to New York is 36 to 45 days port to port, as published on the Thailand to USA lane guide. The actual time depends on the carrier, the routing and any transshipment, and on terminal and customs timing at both ends, so confirm the sailing when you request a quote. Origin pickup, export clearance and US delivery add to the port-to-port figure.

These listed planning ranges are not guaranteed durations. Confirm the current routing and sailing schedule when requesting a quote. Page copy reviewed 2026-09-22.

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