Freight forwarder Mercator recently arranged a full container load to USA from the UK on behalf of a UK exporter.
The full container load to USA was a 40’ high cube, benefitting from the maximum floor space that a 40’ offers with the addition of extra headroom, ideal for cargo which can be stacked. Our customer, the UK exporter, appointed us to help them with the cargo which was sold on FOB (free on board) incoterm, which means the seller is responsible for the cost and risk of the cargo up to when it is loaded onto the sea freight vessel.
Therefore, FOB incoterm makes the seller responsible for export customs, haulage of the goods to the port, handling fees from the shipping line, VGM, and any applicable port fees. Once the full container load to USA was loaded onto the vessel for export to the USA, the responsibility and risk transferred to the importer in the USA.
This full container load to USA was routed from Felixstowe to Boston. There are lots of options for routing and transit times for the USA from the UK. Typically for a port such as Boston on the East Coast, port to port transit time is around 20 days. There are much quicker direct routes to ports such as New York, taking 7-10 days. The transit time will be affected by ports of call on route and any transhipping if applicable.
If you have a full container load to USA from the UK to ship, get in touch with our team who will be able to put together a quote for you. To get a quote, you can contact us by calling (+44) 02392 756 575, emailing sales@mercatorcargo.co.uk or completing the form below and we will be in touch.
