Houston Port Code USHOU

The UN/LOCODE port code for Houston is USHOU, printed US HOU: a seaport and airport in TX, the USA. Its CBP Schedule D port code is 5301.

Get a quote to import via Houston CBP Schedule D port code 5301 →India to USA lane guide →US customs clearance →

Also on this page: the function classifiers, the location reference, the CBP entry code where CBP publishes one, and any Airlift ocean freight lanes, sailings and port-pair guides we publish for United States of America.

UN/LOCODEUS HOU

Place name Houston

CountryUnited States of America (US)

SubdivisionTX

Function classifiersSeaportRoad terminalAirportUN/LOCODE function code 1-345---

IATA airport codeIAH

CBP Schedule D code5301Schedule D page →goes in the port field of CBP Form 7501 instead of the UN/LOCODE

Coordinates 29.75, -95.35 View on OpenStreetMap →

Shipping to Houston?

Airlift USA is a licensed NVOCC (FMC OTI 016162) with direct carrier contracts on the main US trade lanes.

Typical ocean transit to Houston

from Antwerp 20–28 daysrates →
from Genoa 20–30 daysrates →
from Livorno 22–33 daysrates →
from Shanghai 28–38 daysrates →
from Ningbo 29–40 daysrates →

Port-to-port planning ranges from Airlift's own shipment history; actual transit depends on the sailing. Check live sailings →

Sailings and services through Houston on Airlift Sealanes

Published carrier schedules for the Airlift port pairs that start or end here, as of the 2026-09-18 snapshot. Each pair page lists the carriers, services, vessels and transit days; the Sealanes port page for Houston lists every service calling here and the scheduled arrivals and departures.

From Houston

to Ningbo (CNNBO) — 6 sailings, 25–38 days
to Shanghai (CNSGH) — 10 sailings, 21–62 days
to Shenzhen (CNSNZ) — 13 sailings, 12–49 days
to Chennai (ex Madras) (INMAA) — 11 sailings, 40–63 days
to Mundra (INMUN) — 11 sailings, 31–75 days
to Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva) (INNSA) — 8 sailings, 34–79 days
to Haiphong (VNHPH) — 22 sailings, 34–58 days
to Ho Chi Minh City (VNSGN) — 8 sailings, 34–57 days

To Houston

from Antwerpen (BEANR) — 4 sailings, 21 days
from Pecem Pt / Sao Goncalo do Amarante (BRPEC) — 15 sailings, 33–58 days
from Rio de Janeiro (BRRIO) — 10 sailings, 21–40 days
from Ningbo (CNNBO) — 35 sailings, 17–48 days
from Shanghai (CNSGH) — 11 sailings, 30–49 days
from Shenzhen (CNSNZ) — 10 sailings, 27–47 days
from Jakarta, Java (IDJKT) — 41 sailings, 34–68 days
from Surabaya (IDSUB) — 7 sailings, 50–65 days
from Kolkata (ex Calcutta) (INCCU) — 22 sailings, 60–84 days
from Ennore (INENR) — 26 sailings, 48–69 days
from Chennai (ex Madras) (INMAA) — 40 sailings, 48–71 days
from Mundra (INMUN) — 43 sailings, 34–81 days
from Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva) (INNSA) — 41 sailings, 29–78 days
from Pipavav (Victor) Port (INPAV) — 23 sailings, 42–78 days
from Tuticorin (INTUT) — 24 sailings, 46–69 days
from Genova (ITGOA) — 8 sailings, 30–38 days
from Livorno (ITLIV) — 10 sailings, 27–34 days
from Laem Chabang (THLCH) — 0 sailings
from Haiphong (VNHPH) — 42 sailings, 32–70 days
from Ho Chi Minh City (VNSGN) — 51 sailings, 28–50 days

Using USHOU on your shipping documents

USHOU is the code you will normally see for Houston on carrier paperwork. Bookings and bills of lading print the port of loading and port of discharge as UN/LOCODEs, and carrier schedule and tracking feeds use them too. The first two letters, US, are the ISO 3166-1 country code for United States of America; the last three identify the place.

A UN/LOCODE names a place, not a berth. Where a port city has several container terminals, UNECE often gives the terminals their own codes alongside the city code, so a booking can legitimately show a code you didn’t expect. Take the code from the carrier booking, not the one that looks most like the port name.

For a US import, Houston also has a CBP Schedule D code, 5301. That four-digit number identifies the customs port of entry and goes in the port field of CBP Form 7501. The two codes are unrelated and not interchangeable: USHOU on the bill of lading, 5301 on the entry summary. Airlift coordinates entry filing through our licensed broker network.

Airlift ocean freight lanes to United States of America

Each lane guide lists the port pairs Airlift moves, with typical schedule-dependent transit ranges from our own shipment history, commodity notes and customs requirements.

India to USA →China to USA →Vietnam to USA →Bangladesh to USA →Cambodia to USA →Brazil to USA →Thailand to USA →Indonesia to USA →Belgium to USA →Italy to USA →

Lanes from United States of America

USA to India →USA to Vietnam →USA to China →

Port-pair guides through Houston

Each pair page has the port-to-port planning range from its lane guide (where one is published), routing notes, live sailings where the schedule feed has them, and a quote form with the route already filled in.

Chennai to Houston 44–73 days Cochin to Houston Ennore to Houston 45–80 days Hai Phong to Houston 34–42 days Haldia to Houston Ho Chi Minh to Houston 32–40 days Kolkata to Houston 54–88 days Laem Chabang to Houston 33–41 days Mundra to Houston 44–66 days Nhava Sheva to Houston 40–57 days Ningbo to Houston 29–40 days Pipavav to Houston 39–46 days Shanghai to Houston 28–38 days Shenzhen to Houston 30–42 days Vitória to Houston 38–57 days

Plan the rest of the shipment

Ocean transit-time estimator →Sealanes: services and sailings by lane →Airport code finder (IATA/ICAO) →Chargeable weight calculator →Container load calculator →Ocean freight rates and quotes →US tariff simulator →

Terms on this page:Bill of Lading (BOL)Transshipment Port of Entry (POE)Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC)Transit Time

Houston port code FAQs

What is the port code for Houston?

The UN/LOCODE for Houston, TX, United States of America is USHOU, printed as US HOU. The first two letters (US) are the ISO country code and the last three identify the place. Source: UNECE UN/LOCODE Code List, edition 2024-2.

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What is the airport code for Houston?

What is the CBP Schedule D code for Houston?

Where is Houston located?

How long is the ocean transit to or from Houston?

Can Airlift quote ocean freight through Houston?

Is the UN/LOCODE the same code my customs broker uses?

How current is this port record?

Location data: UNECE UN/LOCODE Code List, edition 2024-2 — public data published by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/CEFACT). UN/LOCODE code list. Schedule D code: CBP ACE M1 Import Manifest, Appendix E — Schedule D, U.S. CBP Port Codes, revised 2026-02-03 — CBP publication, cross-checked against the Census Schedule D list.

Get a quote to import via Houston

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