Ship a container from China to Port of Houston
The Port of Houston is one of the biggest ports in world, one of largest ports in the United States, and serves the metropolitan area of Houston, and all the State of Texas. The port of Houston is about 50 miles long of port facilities located in Texas. The port is located in the fourth-largest city in the United States, also is one of the busiest port in the U.S. in terms of foreign tonnage and imports from China, second busiest in the U.S. in terms of overall tonnage and exports to China, and sixteenth-busiest port in the world. The port terminals are very good in locations connected to bring cargo from China to all the State of Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado State. Its facilities for container vessels cover with shipping services to import containers from China and all over the world. Houston container port is Operated by the Port of Houston Authority. The port handles imports from China with commodities such as cars, vehicles, clothing, electronics, scrap metal, bulk and break bulk, cargo with a high volume of imports and exports to and from China.
Latitude: 29° 44′ 21″ N
Longitude: 95° 12′ 12″ W
PORT UN/LOCODE: USHOU
How much does it cost to ship a container from China to Houston Texas
The price to ship a container from China to Houston Texas, to port of Houston in Texas will cost you approximately $3900 American Dollars (USD) for a 20ft container, and up to $4500 Dollars for a 40ft container from China to Houston. These rates examples are for local charges in China + export docs in China + Ocean Freight from China to Savannah.
Please contact us to receive a personalized rate for your shipping needing from China to Houston:
Container Shipping rates from China to Houston
Examples of Shipping rates door to port from the major ports of China to port of Houston Texas.
From China: Shanghai, Shenzhen, Ningbo-Zhoushan, Guangzhou, Qingdao, Tianjin, Xiamen, Dalian, or Hong Kong.
To destination Texas: Port of Houston.
| Port of loading: | Container size: | Shipping price: |
|---|---|---|
| Shanghai China to Houston | 20FT Container | from: $3900 |
| Shanghai China to Houston | 40FT Container | from: $4250 |
| Shenzhen China to Houston | 20FT Container | from: $3950 |
| Shenzhen China to Houston | 40FT Container | from: $4300 |
| Guangzhou China to Houston | 20FT Container | from: $3950 |
| Guangzhou China to Houston | 40FT Container | from: $4300 |
| Tianjin China to Houston | 20FT Container | from: $4000 |
| Tianjin China to Houston | 40FT Container | from: $4400 |
| Ningbo China to Houston | 20FT Container | from: $4100 |
| Ningbo China to Houston | 40FT Container | from: $4500 |
Ocean freight rates from China to Houston
Cheapest examples for Ocean freight rates port to port from the major ports of China to port of Houston.
From China: Port of Shanghai, Port of Shenzhen, Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan, Port of Guangzhou, Port of Qingdao, Port of Tianjin, Port of Xiamen, Port of Dalian, or Port of Hong Kong.
To destination Houston Texas: Port of Houston.
| Port to port Service: | Container size: | Ocean Freight rates: |
|---|---|---|
| Shanghai port China to port of Houston | 20FT Container | from: $2800 |
| Shanghai Port China to port of Houston | 40FT Container | from: $3200 |
| Port of Shenzhen China to port of Houston | 20FT Container | from: $2700 |
| Port of Shenzhen China to port of Houston | 40FT Container | from: $3200 |
| Port of Guangzhou China to port of Houston | 20FT Container | from: $2700 |
| Port of Guangzhou China to port of Houston | 40FT Container | from: $3200 |
| Port of Tianjin China to Port of Houston | 20FT Container | from: $2700 |
| Port of Tianjin China to port of Houston | 40FT Container | from: $3200 |
| Port of Ningbo China to port of Houston | 20FT Container | from: $2700 |
| Port of Ningbo China to port of Houston | 40FT Container | from: $3200 |
Container Shipping departures from China and arrivals to Houston
We have weekly service from China to port of Houston Texas with Vessels departures from the following container ports in China: Shanghai, Shenzhen, Ningbo-Zhoushan, Guangzhou, Qingdao, Tianjin, Xiamen, Dalian, Hong Kong with arrivals to destination to port of Houston in Texas United States.
Schedule departures from China to destination Houston
The following table schedule contains the principal ships departures from China and arrivals to port of Houston Texas.
| Vessel name | Voyage Number | Port of loading - POL | Port of discharge- POD | ETA: Arrival date (estimated) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSC VESSEL | V6 | SHANGHAI CHINA | port of Houston, Texas, USA | Week 22 2020 JUNE |
| COSCO VESSEL | V7 | GUANGZHOU CHINA | port of Houston, Texas, USA | Week 23 2020 JULY |
| CMA CGM VESSEL | V8 | SHENZHEN CHINA | port of Houston, Texas, USA | Week 24 2020 AUGUST |
| MAERSK VESSEL | V9 | QINGDAO CHINA | port of Houston, Texas, USA | Week 25 2020 SEPTEMBER |
Estimated transit time to ship a container from China to Houston
The following table contains the estimated transit times with different shipping companies from China to Houston, the average time of transit from China to port of Houston is from 35 days to 45 days.
| Port of origin | Port of destination | Steamship Line | Transit time | Container |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | Port of Houston | MSC | 35 Days | 20FT 40FT 40HQ |
| Shenzhen | Port of Houston | OOCL - Orient Overseas Container Line | 37 Days | 20FT 40FT 40HQ |
| Ningbo-Zhoushan | Port of Houston | MAERSK CONTAINER LINE | 37 Days | 20FT 40FT 40HQ |
| Guangzhou | Port of Houston | MSC | 37 Days | 20FT 40FT 40HQ |
| Qingdao | Port of Houston | OOCL | 42 Days | 20FT 40FT 40HQ |
| Tianjin | Port of Houston | COSCO | 42 Days | 20FT 40FT 40HQ |
| Xiamen | Port of Houston | CMA CGM | 45 Days | 20FT 40FT 40HQ |
| Dalian | Port of Houston | MAERSK CONTAINER LINE | 45 Days | 20FT 40FT 40HQ |
| Hong Kong | Port of Houston | ZIM LINE | 45 Days | 20FT 40FT 40HQ |
Shortest transit time from China to Houston
One of the shortest transit time to ship a container to Houston is the route from Shanghai terminal using MSC container line service, with an average of 35 days of transit to Port of Houston in Texas. The next shortest route is with OOCL from Shenzhen as a port of loading with an average of 37 days to reach Port Houston in the State of Texas in the East Coast of USA.
Longest transit time from China to Houston
The slowest transit time to ship a container from China to Houston is the route from Hong Kong to Port of Houston Texas, with an estimated average transit time of 45 days of transit port to port. The next longest route is Dalian port to port of Texas, with an average of 45 days of transit time.
Top 5 most popular routes for shipping containers from China to Houston Texas
At BR EXPORT USA company with offices in New Jersey USA (New York area) with operations in Houston Texas, and office in Guangzhou China with operations in all China, we offer you a professional international shipping services from port to port, door to port, door to door from China to port of Houston Texas, as loading containers, with motorcycles, boats, personal effects, commercial cargo, furniture, food, agriculture equipment, construction equipment, clothing, medical equipment. We help with the export docs and import docs, inland transport, warehousing and international transport for the routes for sending containers to Houston from all the popular Chinese’s ports. Here are the top 5 routes from China to Hosuton as a port of destination.
| Origin: China | Destination Baltimore: |
|---|---|
| Port: Shanghai CNSHA | Port USHOU: Houston, Texas, US |
| Port: Shenzhen CNSHK | Port USHOU: Houston, Texas, US |
| Port: Guangzhou CNXSA | Port USHOU: Houston, Texas, US |
| Port: Tianjin CNTSN | Port USHOU: Houston, Texas, US |
| Port: Xiamen CNXMN | Port USHOU: Houston, Texas, US |
Alternatives types of shipping freights from China to Houston.
There are a lot of alternative offers to send cargo to Houston Texas from China. Another options than a Full container load to ship from China to Houston are: LCL (Less than a container load), Roll on Roll off for vehicles, , AIR Cargo, Currier’s like FedEx, DHL, UPS etc.
What is better FCL (Full container load) or Shared Container LCL from China’s ocean freights to Houston in Texas state area?
Shipping commercial or personal cargo from China to Houston Texas as electronics, lighting, machines, furniture, clothing, food, cars, boats, motorcycles, jet ski, motor homes, auto parts, personal effects, medical equipment’s, etc, the first step to ship to Houston is to assess your shipping volume and weight, then contact your forwarder in Houston or shipping agent in China. Then your forwarder will recommend you whether you need, if full container or another option is a shared container or a groupage (a less-than-container load, or LCL shipping). Contact BR LOGISTICS USA for more information for shipping recommendations and LCL rates from China to Houston.
Recommended trusted and reliable shipping companies in China to ship to Houston Texas
This list have the examples of the most trusted and reliable international shipping companies to ship containers from China to Houston port in Texas as ranked by Alphaliner, which provides data online by tracking the capacity of container ships and vessels based on twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). We have also provided the companies profile for each steam shipping line (Shipping company) with they addresses and telephone number to handle containers services, LCL services, and air cargo services from China to Houston in the State of Texas on East Coast of the United States.
MAERSK LINE WITH SHIPPING SERVICE FROM CHINA TO HOUSTON:
As a one of the biggest Lines of container shipping companies in the World, Maerks operates from China (including Hong Kong) providing shipping services from all China to port of Houston Texas, Maersk Line have connected Chinese businesses to Houston and the world for nearly a century. They are present at 36 ports, and provide a very good service for Shipping from China to Houston Port serving America with a good service port o port, port to door, and door to door with deliveries in all Texas State.
Office Beijing China:
Shipping company in Beijing, China
Address 17/F, Tower B, Landgent Center,
No. 24 Middle – East Third Ring Road,
Chao Yang District, 100022, Beijing, China.
P.R.China Telephone +86 532 80951000 Opening hours Mon-Fri 08:00-17:00
MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY SERVICE FROM CHINA TO HOUSTON:
Mediterranean Shipping Company is a privately owned and global provider of shipping and logistics solutions with container service from China to Houston port, they are in the specialization of container shipping services from China to Houston and Texas area. With their fleet of more than 500 containers shipping vessels and with a capacity of approximately 2 to 3 million TEU, MSC facilitates an international trade between China’s majors ports to the area of Texas ports.
The company offers routes around all China and delivers 20ft containers and 40ft dry cargo containers as well as reefer cargo. MSC also offers intermodal transportation services that include door to port, and door to door China to Houston, factory to consumer in Texas USA, and a combination of transport solutions to fulfill their delivery obligations to East Coast ports of North America.
MSC office in China:
Shipping company in Shanghai, China
Located in: China Shipping Building Parking Lot
Address: China, Shanghai, Pudong, Pudong Ave, 1号中国船舶大厦5层
CHINA COSCO SHIPPING LINE WITH SERVICE FROM CHINA TO HOUSTON:
Cosco China is an Ocean Shipping Company from China with a (COSCO Group of shipping companies) this is a Chinese government-owned shipping company and logistics supplier company of the People’s Republic of China. COSCO’s subsidiaries is a part of COSCO Shipping Co Ltd, OOCL, Shanghai Pan Asia Shipping, and New Golden Sea and Coheung and offers a container shipping service from the major ports of China to Houston Texas in the United States of America.
COSCO Shipping Group owns more than 360 dry bulk vessels and 10,000 ships for containers transport. The COSCO vessels stops at more than a 1000 containers ports around the world, with also a direct service from China to port of Houston and East Coast ports of North America. The company is the largest dry bulk carrier and container liner carrier in China and one of the most prominent dry bulk shipping operators in the world offering a weekly service from all China to Houston Texas in the US.
Shenzhen-China-Asia’s Office:
Shipping company in SOUTH CHINA
53/F, Shenzhen International Chamber of Commerce Tower, inter-junction of Yitian Road, Shenzhen, China.
Tel: +86-755-88286666god