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          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:

          Algeciras - Durban

          From 1,160 $

          Barcelona - Durban

          From 1,259 $

          Valencia - Durban

          From 1,262 $

          NEW YORK - Durban

          From 1,867 $

          Houston - Durban

          From 2,197 $

          Miami - Durban

          From 2,245 $

          Shipping rates from United States to South Africa

          miami - durban
          DV20
          $ 1,867
          DV40
          $ 2,371
          40HC
          $ 2,371
          charleston - durban
          DV20
          $ 1,867
          DV40
          $ 2,371
          40HC
          $ 2,757
          savannah - cape town
          DV20
          $ 1,867
          DV40
          $ 5,147
          40HC
          $ 6,230
          new york - port elizabeth
          DV20
          $ 1,960
          DV40
          $ 3,197
          40HC
          $ 3,143
          norfolk - durban
          DV20
          $ 1,979
          DV40
          $ 2,523
          40HC
          $ 3,168

          Shipping rates from Spain to South Africa

          algeciras - durban
          DV20
          $ 1,370
          DV40
          $ 2,289
          40HC
          $ 2,289
          algeciras - cape town
          DV20
          $ 1,371
          DV40
          $ 2,081
          40HC
          $ 2,289
          bilbao - cape town
          DV20
          $ 1,455
          DV40
          $ 2,230
          40HC
          $ 2,596
          valencia - cape town
          DV20
          $ 1,490
          DV40
          $ 2,869
          40HC
          $ 2,869
          barcelona - durban
          DV20
          $ 1,490
          DV40
          $ 3,796
          40HC
          $ 2,547

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

          Shipping rates from South Africa to United States

          durban - oakland
          DV20
          $ 1,995
          DV40
          $ 2,236
          40HC
          $ 2,192
          durban - tacoma
          DV20
          $ 1,995
          DV40
          $ 2,236
          40HC
          $ 2,236
          durban - seattle
          DV20
          $ 1,995
          DV40
          $ 2,236
          40HC
          $ 2,236
          durban - los angeles
          DV20
          $ 1,995
          DV40
          $ 2,236
          40HC
          $ 2,236
          cape town - seattle
          DV20
          $ 1,995
          DV40
          $ 2,236
          40HC
          $ 3,932

          Shipping rates from South Africa to Spain

          durban - barcelona
          DV20
          $ 1,369
          DV40
          $ 1,399
          40HC
          $ 2,538
          cape town - algeciras
          DV20
          $ 1,941
          DV40
          $ 4,813
          40HC
          $ 3,571
          cape town - barcelona
          DV20
          $ 2,125
          DV40
          $ 1,948
          40HC
          $ 1,433
          cape town - algeciras
          DV20
          $ 2,645
          DV40
          $ 12,296
          40HC
          $ 6,104
          durban - barcelona
          DV20
          $ 3,192
          DV40
          $ 5,962
          40HC
          $ 5,961

          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 StatesHouston, TxDurban762,450$
          AmericaUnited StatesPhiladelphiaDurban672,225$
          AmericaUnited StatesNew OrleansDurban632,675$
          AmericaUnited StatesCharlotteDurban42,457$
          AmericaUnited StatesGreensboroDurban42,770$
          AmericaUnited StatesHuntsvilleDurban42,732$

          Longest transit time to South Africa

          The longest transit time to ship a container to South Africa is the route Houston, Tx - Durban, with an average of 76 days. The next longest routes are Philadelphia - Durban, with an average of 67 days and New Orleans - Durban, with an average of 63 days.

          Shortest transit time to South Africa

          The shortest transit time to ship a container to South Africa is the route Charlotte - Durban, with an average of 4 days. The next shortest routes are Greensboro - Durban, with an average of 4 days; and Huntsville - Durban, with an average of 4 days.

          Top 5 routes for shipping containers to South Africa

          At iContainers, you can find 216 routes for sending containers to South Africa. Here are the top 5 routes:

          OriginDestination
          AlgecirasDurban
          Los AngelesDurban
          MiamiDurban
          New YorkDurban
          ValenciaDurban

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