How much does it cost to ship a container to South Africa

These are examples of the cheapest rates for 20 foot FCL container shipping to South Africa’s ports:

NEW YORK - Durban

From 2,094 $

Miami - Durban

From 2,119 $

Houston - Durban

From 2,662 $

Los Angeles - Durban

From 3,287 $

Long Beach - Durban

From 3,287 $

Shipping rates from United States to South Africa

new york - durban
DV20
$ 2,094
DV40
$ 2,695
40HC
$ 7,233
miami - durban
DV20
$ 2,119
DV40
$ 3,843
40HC
$ 2,742
miami - cape town
DV20
$ 2,119
DV40
$ 5,609
40HC
$ 2,640
charleston - coega
DV20
$ 2,183
DV40
$ 2,158
40HC
$ 2,460
norfolk - cape town
DV20
$ 2,183
DV40
$ 2,725
40HC
$ 2,741

Shipping rates from Spain to South Africa

algeciras - cape town
DV20
$ 1,888
DV40
$ 4,268
40HC
$ 3,604
algeciras - durban
DV20
$ 1,978
DV40
$ 3,605
40HC
$ 4,013
algeciras - cape town
DV20
$ 2,080
DV40
$ 4,681
40HC
$ 4,014
madrid - cape town
DV20
$ 2,124
DV40
$ 3,806
40HC
$ 7,721
madrid - durban
DV20
$ 2,125
DV40
$ 4,674
40HC
$ 4,355

How much does it cost to ship a container from South Africa

Shipping rates from South Africa to Spain

cape town - algeciras
DV20
$ 2,065
DV40
$ 3,621
40HC
$ 2,162
durban - barcelona
DV20
$ 2,204
DV40
$ 1,284
40HC
$ 2,330
durban - valencia
DV20
$ 2,420
DV40
$ 6,150
40HC
$ 4,442
cape town - valencia
DV20
$ 2,420
DV40
$ 6,798
40HC
$ 5,393
cape town - vigo
DV20
$ 2,479
DV40
$ 3,844
40HC
$ 4,764

Ship containers to different ports in South Africa

Ship your container to South Africa in FCL (Full Container Load) or LCL (Less than a Container Load) shipment at the best rate. iContainers operates in 6 ports in South Africa from the United States and in 6 ports in South Africa from Spain for ocean freight transport.

Estimated transit time to send a container to South Africa

Continent of originCountry of originPort of originPort of destinationTransit time (days)20DV FCL
AmericaUnited StatesCharlestonDurban6510,221$
AmericaUnited StatesBaltimoreDurban6410,221$
AmericaUnited StatesNorfolkDurban6210,221$
AmericaUnited StatesCharlestonDurban253,460$
AmericaUnited StatesMemphisDurban254,637$
AmericaUnited StatesNashvilleDurban254,749$

Longest transit time to South Africa

The longest transit time to ship a container to South Africa is the route Charleston - Durban, with an average of 65 days. The next longest routes are Baltimore - Durban, with an average of 64 days and Norfolk - Durban, with an average of 62 days.

Shortest transit time to South Africa

The shortest transit time to ship a container to South Africa is the route Charleston - Durban, with an average of 25 days. The next shortest routes are Memphis - Durban, with an average of 25 days; and Nashville - Durban, with an average of 25 days.

Top 5 routes for shipping containers to South Africa

At iContainers, you can find 55 routes for sending containers to South Africa. Here are the top 5 routes:

OriginDestination
MadridDurban
New YorkDurban

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