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How much does it cost to ship a container to port of Rotterdam Netherlands

How much does it cost to ship a container to Rotterdam Netherlands from the USA, the average price to ship a container to Rotterdam is $2000 US Dollars. Please contact our quotation team to receive a detailed rate to ship your containers to the most popular container port in Netherlands.

Container shipping cost calculator to Rotterdam

Rates to ship a 20ft, 40Ft, or 40HQ containers to Rotterdam.

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Container shipping rates from USA to port of Rotterdam

How much does it cost to ship a container from USA to Rotterdam?, the average price to ship a container from the United States to Rotterdam is from $1500 to $3500 US Dollars. These are examples of the cheapest rates for 20 foot and 40 foot containers (FCL-Full container load), loading containers with cars, personal effects, boats, boxes, and heavy equipment’s for shipping to Rotterdam from the major US ports.

Port of loading:Container size:Shipping price:
Ship a container from New York to Rotterdam
Ship a container from New Jersey to Rotterdam
20FT Container
Loaded with 1 Car
from: $1275
Ship a container from New York to Rotterdam
Ship a container from New Jersey to Rotterdam
40FT Container
Loaded with 2 Cars
from: $1425
Ship a container from New York to Rotterdam
Ship a container from New Jersey to Rotterdam
40FT Container
Loaded with 3 Cars
from: $1525
Ship a container from New York to Rotterdam
Ship a container from New Jersey to Rotterdam
40FT Container
Loaded with 4 Cars
from: $1700
Ship a container from Baltimore to Rotterdam40FT Container
Loaded with 4 Cars
from: $2700
Ship a container from Savannah to Rotterdam40FT Container
Loaded with 4 Cars
from: $1900
Ship a container from Houston Texas to Rotterdam40FT Container
Loaded with 4 Cars
from: $2500
Ship a container from Los Angeles California to Rotterdam40FT Container
Loaded with 4 Cars
from: $3500
Ship a container from Miami Florida to Rotterdam40FT Container
Loaded with 4 Cars
from: $2500

How much does it cost to ship a container from port of Rotterdam Netherlands

How much does it cost to ship a container from port of Rotterdam Netherlands, the average price to ship a container from Rotterdam to overseas is from €1500 to 2000€ Euros. Please contact our quotation team to receive a detailed rate to ship your containers from the most popular container port in the Netherlands.

Container shipping rates from Rotterdam to USA

How much does it cost to ship a container from the port of Rotterdam to the United States of North America?, the average price to ship a container from port of Rotterdam to the USA is from 1250€ to 1750€ Euros. These are examples of the cheapest rates for 20 foot and 40 foot containers (FCL-Full container load), loading containers with cars, personal effects, boats, boxes, and heavy equipment’s for shipping to the major ports in the United States from the port of Rotterdam

Port of loading:Container size:Shipping price:
Ship a container from Rotterdam to New York
Ship a container from Rotterdam to New Jersey
20FT Container
Loaded with 1 Car
from: €1275
Ship a container from Rotterdam to New York
Ship a container from Rotterdam to New Jersey
40FT Container
Loaded with 2 Cars
from: €1425
Ship a container from Rotterdam to New York
Ship a container from Rotterdam to New Jersey
40FT Container
Loaded with 3 Cars
from: €1525
Ship a container from Rotterdam to New York
Ship a container from Rotterdam to New Jersey
20FT Container
Loaded with 4 Cars
from: €1700
Ship a container from Rotterdam to Baltimore20FT Containerfrom: €1700
Ship a container from Rotterdam to Savannah20FT Containerfrom: €1700
Ship a container from Rotterdam to Miami20FT Containerfrom: €1700
Ship a container from Rotterdam to Houston20FT Containerfrom: €2000
Ship a container from Rotterdam to Los Angeles California20FT Containerfrom: €3000

Ship a Container to the Port of Rotterdam

If you want to ship a container to the port of Rotterdam, BR LOGISTICS has very good average shipping price to ship your container to the port of Rotterdam in Netherlands.

Shipping a container to the port of Rotterdam in Netherlands that is the largest port in Europe, located on the confluence of the Rhine and Meuse rivers. With the largest fleet of floating cranes in Europe, it’s the most popular terminal of exchange for cargo as containers with cars, commercial commodities, and personal effects between Europe and the rest of the world because to the good connections, infrastructure, and smooth process for imports and exports.

Location of Rotterdam port

Location of the port of Rotterdam

Address: 3198 LK Europoort Rotterdam, Netherlands

Location
CountryNetherlands (Holland), Europe
LocationRotterdam, Netherlands.
Coordinates51.8850°N 4.2867°E
UN/LOCODE/PORT CODENL RTM
Info:
ServicesImports, Exports, Containers, roll on roll off.
Size of harbor4,810 ha (11,900 acres)
Land area7,903 ha (19,530 acres)
Size12,713 ha (31,410 acres)
Employeesabout 1,100 (2016)
Chief Executive OfficerAllard Castelein
Chief Operating OfficerRonald Paul
Chief Financial OfficerVivienne de Leeuw
Statistics
Vessel arrivals 30,000 sea ships (2019)
Annual cargo tonnage 470.0 million tonnes (2019)
Annual container volume 15,000,000 TEU (2019)
Annual revenue â‚¬ 700 million (2019)
Inland vessels 120,000 ships (2019)

Container Shipping Departures from USA and arrivals to Rotterdam

Shipping a container to Rotterdam, Vessel departures from New York, New Jersey, Baltimore Maryland, Washington DC, Norfolk Virginia, Charleston South Carolina, Savannah Georgia, Miami Florida, Houston Texas, Tacoma Washington State, Los Angeles California, Long Beach California, San Fransisco California to port of Rotterdam in The Netherlands Europe.

Shipping Schedule to Rotterdam from the port of New York, New Jersey, Baltimore, Savannah, Miami, Houston, and Los Angeles

These are the shipping schedule and departures of vessels with containers to Rotterdam port from the major ports in the United States, with weekly sailings from New York, New Jersey, Baltimore, Savannah Georgia, Houston Texas, and Los Angeles California.

Vessel nameVoyage NumberPort of loading - POLPort of discharge - PODETA: Arrival date (estimated)
VESSEL BERLIN BRIDGEVessel Voyage number 5POL: New York
POL: Maher Terminals
POL: New Jersey
POL: Baltimore
POL: Savannah
POL: Miami
POD: Rotterdam NetherlandsFebruary 2021
VESSEL MOL EMPIREVessel Voyage number 6POL: New York, New Jersey
POL: Miami Florida
POL: Houston Texas
POD: Rotterdam NetherlandsMarch 2021
VESSEL MOL EMISSARYVessel Voyage number 7POL: Long Beach California
POL: Los Angeles California
POL: Oakland California
POD: Rotterdam NetherlandsApril 2021
VESSEL ROTTERDAM EXPRESSVessel Voyage number 8POL: New York
POL: Maher Terminals
POL: New Jersey
POL: Chicago
POL: Baltimore
POL: Savannah
POL: Miami
POD: Rotterdam NetherlandsMay 2021

Estimated transit time to send a container from North America to Netherlands

Estimated shipping transit time to send a container to Netherlands from New York, New Jersey, Baltimore Maryland, Washington DC, Norfolk Virginia, Charleston South Carolina, Savannah Georgia, Miami Florida, Houston Texas, Tacoma Washington State, Los Angeles California, Long Beach California, San Fransisco California.

Estimated transit time to ship a container to Rotterdam from USA

The average transit time to ship a container to Rotterdam from the United States (USA) is from 3 weeks to 4 weeks. These are examples of the estimated time of transit to ship a container from the United States to Rotterdam.

Port of originPort of destinationSteamship LineTransit timeContainer
Shipping from New York, USA
Shipping from New Jersey, USA
Shipping from Maher Terminals, USA
Shipping to port of Rotterdam, NetherlandsACL - Atlantic Container Line18 Days Average transit time 20FT
40FT
40HQ
Shipping from New York, USA
Shipping from New Jersey, USA
Shipping from Maher Terminals, USA
Shipping to port of Rotterdam, NetherlandsOOCL - Orient Overseas Container Line20 Days Average transit time 20FT
40FT
40HQ
Shipping from New York, USA
Shipping from New Jersey, USA
Shipping from APM Terminals, USA
Shipping to port of Rotterdam, NetherlandsMAERSK CONTAINER LINE23 Days Average transit time 20FT
40FT
40HQ
Shipping from Baltimore Maryland, USA
Shipping from Dundalk Terminal, MD, USA
Shipping from Seagirt Marine Terminal
Shipping to port of Rotterdam, NetherlandsMSC26 Days Average transit time 20FT
40FT
40HQ
Shipping from Savannah Georgia, USA
Shipping from Ocean Terminal, Savannah
Shipping to port of Rotterdam, NetherlandsACL - Atlantic Container Line21 Days Average transit time 20FT
40FT
40HQ
Shipping from Miami Florida, USA
Shipping from Port Everglades
Shipping to port of Rotterdam, NetherlandsMAERSK CONTAINER LINE28 Days Average transit time 20FT
40FT
40HQ
Shipping from Houston Texas, USAShipping to port of Rotterdam, NetherlandsMSC32 Days Average transit time 20FT
40FT
40HQ
Shipping from California, USA
Shipping from Long beach port, USA
Shipping from Port of Los Angeles, USA.
Shipping to port of Rotterdam, NetherlandsMAERSK CONTAINER LINE35 Days Average transit time 20FT
40FT
40HQ
Shipping from Port of Vancouver, CanadaShipping to port of Rotterdam, NetherlandsZIM LINE42 Days Average transit time 20FT
40FT
40HQ

Slowest transit time from North America to Rotterdam

The slowest transit time to ship a container with cars to Rotterdam Netherlands in Europe is the route Vancouver Canada to port of Rotterdam, with an estimated average transit time between 45 to 65 days. The next longest route Long Beach California to Rotterdam, with an average of 38 to 40 days of transit time.

Fastest transit time from USA to Rotterdam

How long does it take to ship a container to Rotterdam?. The average transit time is 18 days. One of the shortest transit time to ship a container with vehicles, cars, boats, and personal effects to Rotterdam is the route New York using ACL – Atlantic Container Line from Maher Terminals AL2 service, with an average of 18 days of transit. The next shortest route is with OOCL using New Jersey as a port of loading with an average of 20 days.

Top 5 most popular routes for shipping containers from USA to port of Rotterdam Netherlands

Popular shipping routes to send containers to Rotterdam Netherlans, At BR EXPORT USA, we offer you a professional international shipping container service from USA to Netherlands, as loading cars in to containers, motorcycles, boats, personal effects, commercial cargo, export docs, inland transport, and international transport for the routes for sending containers to Rotterdam Netherlands. Here are the top 5 routes from United States of America to the port of Rotterdam as a shipping destination:

OriginDestination
Port: NYCT, New York, USAPort: NLRTM, Rotterdam,
Netherlands, Europe.
Port: Maher Terminals, New Jersey, USAPort: NLRTM, Rotterdam,
Netherlands, Europe.
Port: Ocean Terminal, Savannah, Georgia, USAPort: NLRTM, Rotterdam,
Netherlands, Europe.
Port: Miami, Florida, USAPort: NLRTM, Rotterdam,
Netherlands, Europe.
Port: Long Beach, California, USAPort: NLRTM, Rotterdam,
Netherlands, Europe.

Ocean shipping freight Alternatives to ship your container from USA to Rotterdam Netherlands

There are a lot of alternative offers to send containers to the Netherlands. Another options are the port of Amsterdam Netherlands, port of Bremerhaven in Germany, the port of Hamburg, and port of Antwerp in Belgium.

Ship a Container to port of Bremerhaven, Ship a Container to port of Hamburg, Ship a Container to port of Antwerp.

Ship a container to port Bremerhaven instead of to port of Rotterdam:

Ship a container to port of Bremerhaven instead of to port of Rotterdam can be a second option in shipping, based on the final destination of the cargo.

Container shipping service to port of Bremerhaven Germany.

Types of Shipping services and options to ship to Rotterdam

These are the most popular shipping options to Rotterdam Netherlands from the United States of North America.

Container shipping service to Rotterdam

At BR EXPORT USA INC we offer shipping container services from USA to Rotterdam Netherlands, full container load and less than a container load to Netherlands, as 20ft containers, 40ft container loaded with vehicles, and shared container to ship one car to Rotterdam Netherlands.

What is better FCL or LCL ocean freight to Rotterdam?

What is better FCL (full container load) or LCL (Less than a container load) to Rotterdam? the best shipping option for small cargo, one car, or boxes it using a LCL shared container service or groupage (ship a pallet). When Shipping commercial cargo to Rotterdam as cars, boats, motorcycles, jet ski, motor homes, auto parts, etc, the first step is to assess your shipping volume and weight, then contact your forwarder or exporter USA. Then your forwarder will recommend you whether you need a is full container for one or more than 2 cars, up to 4 car in to a 40HQ container with (FCL), another option is a shared container or a groupage (a less-than-container load, or LCL shipping). Contact BR EXPORT USA for more information for shipping recommendations and rates.

Roll on Roll off service to Rotterdam Netherlands

At BR EXPORT USA INC we offer another option to ship vehicles to Rotterdam from the USA, using our good service of RO-RO for vehicles run&drive that can roll in to the ship.

Export and and import of Ro-Ro cargo such as cars, Trucks, Buses, Boats, building materials, chemical products, tractors and excavators and is the solution for Just-in-Time (JIT) delivery of such things as foodstuffs. The high efficiency and accessibility of the terminals makes it possible to supply cargo just before departure. The Roll-on Roll-off terminals at Rotterdam port have daily connections with the ports in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Iberian Peninsula, and all major ports in Europe for both accompanied and unaccompanied transport, ferries and Ro-Ro ships.

Car Shipping service to Rotterdam Netherlands

Shipping car from USA to Rotterdam Netherlands using the roll-on/roll-off method or Container shipping service from the major port in North America to the Port of Rotterdam in Netherlands, our estimate for Car Shipping from USA to the Netherlands starts at a cost of $950 USD, with an estimated transit time of time of 18 to 25 days.

Air Cargo Service to Rotterdam Netherlands

What is the faster way to ship a car to Netherlands? The faster way to ship a car from the USA to Netherlands is the Air Cargo service (By Plane), At BR EXPORT USA SHIPPING COMPANY TO THE NETHERLANDS, At BR EXPORT we offer air transport to Rotterdam Netherlands from all the airports in the United States, this option is no cheap to ship your car but is the faster one to Netherlands.

Currier service to Rotterdam Netherlands

At BR EXPORT USA INC we offer Currier service to Rotterdam Netherlands from the USA using the Currier companies: DHL to Netherlands, FedEx to Netherlands, and UPS to Netherlands, this option is not cheap but is fast to Netherlands and very efficient for small packages.

Rotterdam as a Global Import-Export Commodity Trading.

Rotterdam port is a global hub destination for commodity trading with a particular focus on agriculture trading, such as corn, grains, soybean, oil seeds, and fertilizes.

From 2010 this port of Rotterdam has converted in to a transshipment destination port for vehicles, to then move the cars to another countries as Germany, Belgium, Check Republic, Austria, Romania, etc. Because Rotterdam geographic position and good facilities for imports most of the shippers are choosing Rotterdam as a intermediate destination for import customs clearance of vehicles in Europe.

INTERNATIONAL CAR SHIPPING IN CONTAINERS TO THE NETHERLANDS FROM THE USA

Ship a car into a container to Netherlands from the United States. At BR EXPORT USA company we offer full shipping container services for your car, motorcycle, truck, or any other vehicles to Rotterdam Netherlands with BR Export a USA based car shipping company with more than 10 years of experience experience on shipping cars to Netherlands in Europe. With office and warehouse in Kearny New Jersey. We are able to handle ground transportation(Towing Service) from all the American Auto Auctions, Dealers, residential address to the port or loading place, vehicle documentation, export and import clearance, and shipping to Rotterdam by container, air-freight, and Roll on roll off. You can get an instant rate to ship your car to Rotterdam using our shipping calculator or contacting us.

Ship Containers with Cars To Rotterdam Netherlands

Ship containers with cars to Rotterdam, at BR EXPORT USA company we specialized in car shipping, container loading with vehicles, roll on roll of shipping to Rotterdam port from all the port in the United States of North America. We offer full service handling everything from pick in up the cars from the auctions or cars dealers in the US, to then do the international shipping process.

How Cars Are Shipped to Rotterdam

How to ship a car to Rotterdam?. The vehicles as cars, trucks, 4×4 vehicles, or motor homes are shipped to the Rotterdam Netherlands using shipping container shipping service or Roll on Roll off service for big oversize vehicles. The shipping container is one of the most cheapest, and popular shipping type to Rotterdam, to ship most types of small and medium size vehicles. Cars, motorcycles, classic cars, and exotics are all shipped from the US to the Netherlands in a shipping container. You can also place ship auto parts, and household goods with your car when shipping by container, that are the differences to the RO-RO service that you can ship only the car with nothing inside of the vehicles.

What are the most popular cars shipped to the Netherlands?

  • Muscle cars – Chevrolet Corvette, Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Charger
  • Sports cars – Porsche 911, Chevrolet Corvette, Shelby Cobra, Ferrari, Lamborghini.
  • Sedans: Audi A4, Audi S5, Mercedes Benz S500

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO EXPORT A CAR FROM USA TO ROTTERDAM NETHERLANDS

Vehicle documentation:

  • Original vehicle title
  • Bill of sale
  • invoice

International residents:

  • Copy of passport
  • Power of attorney.
  • Letter of intent for export vehicles from USA.

US citizens:

  • EIN letter, TAX ID#.
  • Power of attorney.
  • Letter of intent.

Cost To Ship A Car in a Container To Rotterdam Netherlands

The Ocean Freight for Car shipping to Rotterdam using a container is one of the cheapest shipping options from USA to Europe. The rates range from $875using shipping port out of New York (East Coast), and $150 when using shipping sailing port from California(West Coast). Then you will have the inland transport that will depend of the location of the vehicle, it can be between of the range of $120 (East Coast) to $2000 when transport a car from the West coast to the East coast for overseas export proposes.

Container Importing Regulations for Rotterdam Netherlands

To import a container in Netherlands using the port of Rotterdam you will need to know the European Union importation rules and process. When having your personal vehicle, car, motorcycle, 4×4 vehicle, motor home, or boat shipped to the port of Rotterdam. As time of arrival Customs officials in Netherlands will need to see your Passport, Driver’s License, Car Title if coming from USA, registration, export documentation from USA, Bill of lading showing the shipper, consignee, vehicle information, as Year, Maker, Model, VIN#, and the bill of sale showing the value of the vehicle, you will need to use a customs broker or clearing agent at the customs checkpoint to handle it for you. If you have moved to Rotterdam and are a permanent resident you can avoid paying taxes showing your consulate UN-registration( Netherlands Embassy in Washington, DC ) from USA, and re registration in Netherlands. Then you will need to have your car registered at your local RDW office and must have local license plates and vehicle registration for the car when driving. If you are not a permanent resident however, or doing the import just a business, you will need to pay import duties, taxes on the value of your car as well as a green tax for emissions. In order to import your car to Rotterdam.

Taxes for import vehicles in containers to Rotterdam:

Duties and taxes to import cars in containers to Rotterdam, after the vehicle arrives it is necessary to pay the relevant taxes and fees for commercial or personal imports of cars to Rotterdam:

Duties 10%, is paid on the value of the vehicle plus the value of the freight.
VAT 6% to 31% on the value of freight plus shipping plus tariffs.
Customs and local shipping costs to the shipping company (Arrival and port expenses)
If the vehicle enters the classic sector, registered as historical, or exhibitions, you could request an exemption from tariffs and pay only 10% VAT instead of 21%, this is the way to import a car in Spain with tax exemption.
Vehicles entering Netherlands in Removal or return are exempt from VAT and tariffs, the documentation must be submitted before the vehicle enters the country.
Contact BR LOGISTICS EUROPE to exempt taxes on imports of cars and vehicles in Europe.

Netherlands Container Car Import Agents

Container import agent in Netherlands to import a car, we at BR EXPORT USA member of Freight Forwarders and Logistics Group Services of BRL with branch offices in Europe, we work closely with reliable import agents in Rotterdam Netherlands to make your car import-Export clearing process as fast and simple as possible. We work to clear local import customs in the Netherlands, unload the car from the container, or RO-RO vessel, and have the car ready to pick up or transport via car carries to your address. We have a door to door vehicle delivery between all the states in the USA to Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Check Republic, Austria, and Switzerland in Europe, using Rotterdam as a port of discharge.

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