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🌍 Houston to Europe – Container Shipping Rates (FCL Export)
Last Updated: 04/02/2025 by Sophia (APX)
Destination Port (Country)20ft Rate (USD)40ft Rate (USD)
Aarhus (Denmark)$1,256.00$1,499.00
Algiciras (Spain)$1,786.00$2,276.00
Almata (Kazakhstan)❌❌
Amsterdam (Netherlands)$1,925.00$2,200.00
Antwerp (Belgium)$956.00$1,026.00
Bar (Yugoslavia)$3,835.00$5,175.00
Barcelona (Spain)$1,521.00$2,214.00
Basel (Switzerland)$2,569.00$2,366.00
Beirut (Lebanon)$2,329.00$3,046.00
Belfast (Ireland)$1,746.00$2,306.00
Bergen (Norway)$2,206.00$2,876.00
Bilbao (Spain)$1,716.00$2,466.00
Bordeaux (France)$2,782.00$3,052.00
Bremerhaven (Germany)$956.00$1,026.00
Bristol (UK)❌❌
Budapest (Hungary)$2,589.00$2,869.00
Cadiz (Spain)$2,520.00$3,196.00
Constanta (Romania)$1,799.00$2,136.00
Copenhagen (Denmark)$1,256.00$1,599.00
Cork (Ireland)$1,739.00$2,016.00
Dublin (Ireland)$1,786.00$2,246.00
Durres (Albania)$2,286.00$3,039.00
Felixstowe (UK)$1,369.00$1,589.00
Fos (France)$2,286.00$2,919.00
Frederikstad (Norway)$1,959.00$2,129.00
Freeport$2,520.00$3,195.00
Gdansk (Poland)$1,306.00$1,579.00
Gdynia (Poland)$1,309.00$1,576.00
Genoa (Italy)$1,299.00$2,046.00
Gioia Tauro (Italy)$3,569.00$4,979.00
Gothenburg (Sweden)$1,359.00$1,576.00
Gydnia (Poland)$1,306.00$1,579.00
Hamburg (Germany)$1,106.00$1,176.00
Hamina (Finland)$3,865.00$5,264.00
Helsingborg (Sweden)$1,356.00$1,579.00
Helsinki (Finland)$1,256.00$1,429.00
Illichivsk (Ukraine)$3,255.00$4,405.00
Klaipeda (Lithuania)$1,206.00$1,476.00
Koper (Slovenia)$2,181.00$2,529.00
Kotka (Finland)$1,256.00$1,429.00
Kristiansand (Norway)$1,328.00$1,588.00
La Spezia (Italy)$1,989.00$2,616.00
Laranca (Cyprus)❌❌
Le Havre (France)$1,646.00$1,866.00
Leghorn (Italy)$2,239.00$3,039.00
Leixoes (Portugal)$1,619.00$2,199.00
Limassol (Cyprus)$2,440.00$3,393.00
Lisbon (Portugal)$1,619.00$2,196.00
Liverpool$2,036.00$2,216.00
Livorno (Italy)$2,236.00$3,036.00
Madrid (Spain)$3,800.00$4,371.00
Malmo (Sweden)$1,740.00$2,215.00
Malta (Malta)$2,284.00$3,158.00
Marseille (France)$2,414.00$2,903.00
Milan (Italy)$3,400.00$4,046.00
Naples (Italy)$2,229.00$2,426.00
Nice (France)❌❌
Norrkoeping (Sweden)$1,559.00$1,779.00
Oslo (Norway)$1,406.00$1,726.00
Palermo (Italy)$3,869.00$5,476.00
Piraeus (Greece)$1,790.00$2,129.00
Ploce (Croatia)$3,619.00$5,099.00
Porto (Portugal)$3,805.00$4,715.00
Riga (Latvia)$1,306.00$1,526.00
Rijeka (Croatia)$2,209.00$2,509.00
Rome (Italy)❌❌
Rotterdam (Netherland)$1,039.00$1,219.00
Southampton (UK)$1,206.00$1,316.00
Stockholm (Sweden)$1,706.00$1,929.00
Szczecin (Poland)$2,376.00$3,231.00
Tallinn (Estonia)$1,986.00$1,966.00
Thamesport (UK)$1,504.00$1,588.00
Thessaloniki (Greece)$1,890.00$2,469.00
Tbilisi (Europe)❌❌
Trieste (Italy)$2,326.00$2,526.00
Valencia (Spain)$1,621.00$2,276.00
Varna (Bulgaria)$1,860.00$2,843.00
Venice (Italy)$2,329.00$2,529.00
Vigo (Spain)$1,509.00$2,029.00
Vladivostok (Russia)$3,963.00$4,976.00
Zagreb (Croatia)❌❌
🌍 Houston to African Ports – Container Shipping Rates (FCL Export)
Last Updated On: 07/08/2025 (mm/dd/yyyy) By Sophia (APX)
Destination Port (Country)20ft Rate (USD)40ft Rate (USD)
Abidjan (Ivory Coast)$2,590.00$3,800.00
Accra (Ghana)$3,190.00$4,120.00
Alexandria (Egypt)$1,659.00$2,138.00
Algiers (Algeria)$3,190.00$4,720.00
Annaba (Algeria)$7,356.00$11,832.00
Banjul (Gambia)$3,820.00$4,700.00
Beira (Mozambique)$4,147.00$7,540.00
Bejaia (Algeria)$3,090.00$4,820.00
Bissau (Guinea Bissau)$5,310.00$7,900.00
Boma (Congo)$3,460.00$4,705.00
Cape Town (South Africa)$2,837.00$3,595.00
Casablanca (Morocco)$2,105.00$2,644.00
Conakry (Guinea)$3,236.00$4,304.00
Cotonou (Benin)$3,070.00$4,050.00
Dakar (Senegal)$3,080.00$4,060.00
Damietta (Egypt)$1,659.00$2,138.00
Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania)$3,770.00$4,720.00
Djibouti (Djibouti)$3,503.00$5,296.00
Doula (Cameroon)$3,390.00$4,450.00
Durban (South Africa)$2,837.00$3,595.00
Freetown (Africa)$3,465.00$4,550.00
Hacourt (Nigeria)$4,200.00$5,460.00
Lagos (Nigeria)$3,775.00$4,830.00
Libreville (Gabon)$3,540.00$5,220.00
Lobito (Angola)$3,315.00$5,000.00
Lome (Togo)$3,150.00$4,150.00
Luanda (Angola)$3,550.00$4,650.00
Malabo (Eq. Guinea)$3,965.00$5,850.00
Maputo (Mozambique)$3,968.00$7,859.00
Mombasa (Kenya)$2,700.00$3,440.00
Monrovia (Liberia)$2,965.00$4,070.00
Nouakchott (Mauritania)$3,390.00$4,450.00
Oran (Algeria)$2,640.00$3,820.00
Point Noire (Congo)$3,926.00$5,394.00
Port Elizabeth (South Africa)$2,837.00$4,465.00
Port Harcourt (Nigeria)$4,200.00$5,460.00
Shuaiba (Africa)$2,945.00$4,430.00
Skikda (Algeria)$2,990.00$4,420.00
Takoradi (Ghana)$2,848.00$3,668.00
Tema (Ghana)$3,190.00$4,120.00
Toamasina (Madagascar)$7,400.00$9,440.00
Tripoli (Libya)$2,734.00$3,783.00
Tunis (Tunisia)$3,190.00$4,670.00
🌍 Houston to Middle East & North Africa – Container Shipping Rates (FCL Export)
Last Updated: 07/25/2025 (mm/dd/yyyy) by Sophia (APX)
Destination Port (Country)20ft Rate (USD)40ft Rate (USD)
Abu Dhabi (UAE)$2,412.00$3,091.00
Aden (Yemen)$6,908.00$9,885.00
Aqaba (Jordan)$2,770.00$3,791.00
Ashdod (Israel)$2,419.00$2,758.00
Baghdad (Iraq)❌❌
Bahrain$2,795.00$4,180.00
Basra (Iraq)❌❌
Dammam (Saudi Arabia)$2,785.00$3,491.00
Doha (Qatar)$2,620.00$3,705.00
Dubai (UAE)$2,362.00$3,041.00
Fujeirah (UAE)$3,156.00$4,346.00
Gemlik (Turkey)$1,714.00$2,103.00
Haifa (Israel)$2,010.00$2,610.00
Hodeidah (Yemen)$3,257.00$4,292.00
Istanbul (Turkey)$1,714.00$2,103.00
Izmir (Turkey)$1,714.00$2,103.00
Jebel Ali (UAE)$2,362.00$3,041.00
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)$2,620.00$4,080.00
Khor Fakkan (Sharjah)$2,695.00$3,972.00
Kuwait$2,785.00$4,130.00
Lattakia (Syria)$3,649.00$5,084.00
Mena Al Ahmadi (Kuwait)❌❌
Mersin (Turkey)$1,759.00$2,110.00
Mina Qaboos (Oman)$2,884.00$3,538.00
Muscat$2,622.00$3,342.00
Port Rashid (Dubai)$2,009.00$2,816.00
Port Said (Egypt)$1,659.00$2,138.00
Port Sultan (Oman)❌❌
Qatar$2,315.00$3,015.00
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)$2,296.00$3,059.00
Sharjah (UAE)$2,695.00$3,972.00
Shuwaikh (Kuwait)$2,785.00$4,130.00
Umm Qasr (Iraq)$2,345.00$2,845.00
🌎 Houston to Latin America & Caribbean – Container Shipping Rates (FCL Export)
Last Updated: 07/14/2025 by Sophia (APX)
Destination Port (Country)20ft Rate (USD)40ft Rate (USD)
Antofagasta (Chile)$2,300.00$2,560.00
Arica (Chile)$2,300.00$2,560.00
Aruba$3,040.00$3,515.00
Asuncion (Paraguay)$2,560.00$3,760.00
Bahia Honda (Cuba)❌❌
Barranquilla (Colombia)$1,730.00$2,100.00
Belize (Belize)$2,880.00$4,500.00
Bridgetown (Barbados)$3,070.00$4,035.00
Buenaventura (Colombia)$1,980.00$2,300.00
Buenos Aires (Argentina)$1,260.00$1,660.00
Callao (Peru)$1,785.00$2,160.00
Camaguey (Cuba)❌❌
Cap-Haitien (Haiti)$2,580.00$4,100.00
Cardenas (Cuba)❌❌
Cartagena (Colombia)$1,360.00$1,660.00
Castries (St. Lucia)$2,160.00$3,060.00
Caucedo (Dominican Republic)$1,980.00$2,300.00
Cayenne (French Guiana)❌❌
Cienfuegos (Cuba)❌❌
Colon (Panama)$1,980.00$2,300.00
Curacao$4,298.00$5,748.00
Fort De France (Martinique)$4,378.00$6,896.00
Fortaleza (Brazil)$2,285.00$4,010.00
Georgetown (Grand Cayman)$2,535.00$4,810.00
Georgetown (Guyana)$3,345.00$4,235.00
Gonaives (Haiti)❌❌
Guanta (Venezuala)$4,130.00$5,200.00
Guantanamo (Cuba)❌❌
Guatemala City$4,530.00$5,617.00
Guayaquil (Ecuador)$1,785.00$2,160.00
Hamilton (Bermuda)$4,501.00$6,525.00
Havana (Cuba)❌❌
Iquique (Chile)$2,300.00$2,560.00
Itajai (Brazil)$1,320.00$1,720.00
Kingston (Jamaica)$1,920.00$2,250.00
La Guaira (Venezuela)$3,120.00$3,490.00
Lazaro Cardenas (Mexico)$2,935.00$3,660.00
Managua$4,753.00$6,805.00
Manaus$2,585.00$3,485.00
Manta (Ecuador)$3,391.00$4,586.00
Manzanillo (Mexico)$3,030.00$5,600.00
Maracaibo (Venezuela)$3,630.00$4,300.00
Mariel (Cuba)❌❌
Matanzas (Cuba)❌❌
Mexico City$1,429.00$1,879.00
Montevideo (Uruguay)$1,310.00$1,710.00
Nassau (Bahamas)$2,480.00$3,400.00
Nuevitas (Cuba)❌❌
Paita (Peru)$1,980.00$2,536.00
Panama City (South America)$2,935.00$3,085.00
Paramaribo (Suriname)$2,485.00$4,210.00
Paranagua (Brazil)$1,277.00$1,641.00
Pecem (Fortaleza) (Brazil)$1,485.00$2,560.00
Philipsburg St. Maarten (Netherlands Antilles)$3,780.00$5,300.00
Point Lisas (Trinidad)$2,280.00$3,685.00
Port au Prince (Haiti)$1,980.00$2,300.00
Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago)$2,280.00$3,500.00
Progreso (Mexico)$2,580.00$3,600.00
Puerto Cabello (Venezuala)$3,120.00$3,490.00
Puerto Calderas (Costa Rica)$2,360.00$2,560.00
Puerto Cortes (Honduras)$1,420.00$1,620.00
Puerto Limon (Costa Rica)$1,769.00$2,463.00
Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic)$2,410.00$3,386.00
Rio De Janeiro (Brazil)$1,210.00$1,641.00
Rio Grande (Brazil)$1,320.00$1,770.00
Rio Haina (Dominican Rep..)$1,980.00$2,300.00
Roaten (Honduras)$2,467.00$3,348.00
Salvador (Brazil)$1,370.00$1,720.00
San Antonio (Chile)$1,785.00$2,160.00
San Jose (Costa Rica)$4,275.00$5,135.00
San Juan (Puerto Rico)$4,816.00$4,816.00
San Salvador (El Salvador)$4,387.00$5,444.00
San Vicente (Chile)$2,020.00$2,260.00
Santa Marta (Colombia)$1,730.00$2,343.00
Santiago de Cuba❌❌
Santos (Brazil)$985.00$1,610.00
Sao Francisco Do Sul (Brazil)$1,320.00$1,720.00
St. Johns (Antigua)$4,680.00$6,000.00
Suape (Brazil)$1,577.00$1,970.00
Talcahuano (Chile)❌❌
Tampico (Mexico)$2,961.00$3,719.00
Valparaiso (Chile)$1,785.00$2,160.00
Veracruz (Mexico)$1,980.00$2,330.00
Vitoria (Brazil)$1,585.00$4,010.00
🌏 Houston to Asia – Container Shipping Rates (FCL Export)
Last Updated: 11/06/2024 by Sophia (APX)
Destination Port (Country)20ft Rate (USD)40ft Rate (USD)
Bangkok (Thailand)$1,239.00$1,396.00
Beijing (China)$2,270.00$2,470.00
Busan (South Korea)$1,026.00$1,166.00
Calcutta / Kolkata (India)$2,786.00$4,206.00
Cebu (Philippines)$1,546.00$1,769.00
Chennai / Madras (India)$3,199.00$3,846.00
Chittagong (Bangladesh)$3,996.00$4,846.00
Cochin (India)$2,749.00$4,129.00
Colombo (Sri Lanka)$2,186.00$2,739.00
Da Nang (Vietnam)$1,526.00$1,716.00
Dalian (China)$1,189.00$1,356.00
Davao (Philippines)$1,526.00$1,716.00
Delhi (India)$4,909.00$7,426.00
Dhaka (Bangladesh)$5,506.00$7,986.00
Foshan (China)$1,370.00$1,537.00
Haiphong (Vietnam)$1,239.00$1,426.00
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)$1,129.00$1,279.00
Hong Kong$1,029.00$1,166.00
Inchon (South Korea)$1,216.00$1,366.00
Jakarta (Indonesia)$1,236.00$1,426.00
Kaohsiung (Taiwan)$1,029.00$1,169.00
Karachi (Pakistan)$2,456.00$2,956.00
Keelung (Taiwan)$1,229.00$1,316.00
Kobe (Japan)$1,256.00$1,346.00
Laem Chabang (Thailand)$1,239.00$1,429.00
Lat Krabang (Thailand)$1,349.00$1,496.00
Manila (Philippines)$1,349.00$1,569.00
Moscow (Russia)$4,455.00$5,555.00
Muara (Brunei)$1,766.00$2,069.00
Mumbai / Bombay (India)$2,096.00$2,709.00
Nagoya (Japan)$1,259.00$1,346.00
Nhava Sheva (India)$2,096.00$2,706.00
Ningbo (China)$1,059.00$1,196.00
Novorossiysk (Russia)$2,344.25$2,645.25
Odessa (Ukraine)$2,079.57$2,565.57
Osaka (Japan)$1,256.00$1,349.00
Pasir Gudang (Malaysia)$1,236.00$1,429.00
Penang (Malaysia)$1,209.00$1,436.00
Phnom Penh (Cambodia)$1,526.00$1,716.00
Port Kelang (Malaysia)$1,286.00$1,256.00
Poti (Georgia)$2,376.00$2,966.00
Pusan (South Korea)$1,026.00$1,169.00
Putian (China)$1,415.00$1,637.00
Qingdao (China)$1,066.00$1,206.00
Semarang (Indonesia)$1,529.00$1,716.00
Seoul (South Korea)$1,836.00$2,056.00
Shanghai (China)$1,056.00$1,199.00
Shekou (China)$1,056.00$1,199.00
Shenzhen (China)$1,059.00$1,199.00
Singapore$1,126.00$1,276.00
St. Petersburg (Russia)$2,238.00$3,068.00
Surabaya (Indonesia)$1,236.00$1,429.00
Tianjin (China)$1,036.00$1,219.00
Tokyo (Japan)$1,256.00$1,346.00
Tuticorin (India)$2,749.00$4,556.00
Xiamen (China)$1,840.25$2,199.25
Yantian (China)$1,056.00$1,196.00
Yokohama (Japan)$1,256.00$1,349.00
🌊 Houston to Oceania – Container Shipping Rates (FCL Export)
Last Updated: 11/06/2024 by Sophia (APX)
Destination Port (Country)20ft Rate (USD)40ft Rate (USD)
Adelaide (Australia)$2,536.00$3,896.00
Apia (Samoa)$4,409.00$8,779.00
Auckland (New Zealand)$2,339.00$2,429.00
Brisbane (Australia)$2,339.00$2,929.00
Christchurch (New Zealand)$2,339.00$2,429.00
Fremantle (Australia)$2,566.00$3,899.00
Guam (Guam)❌❌
Honiara (Solomon Islands)$6,306.00$9,176.00
Honolulu (Hawaii)❌❌
Lautoka (Fiji)$2,809.00$5,049.00
Lyttletown (New Zealand)$2,339.00$2,426.00
Melbourne (Australia)$2,306.00$2,679.00
Noumea (New Caledonia)$4,176.00$5,046.00
Nukualofa (Tonga)$4,909.00$9,779.00
Pago Pago (Samoa)$4,406.00$9,276.00
Papeete (Tahiti)$4,179.00$6,019.00
Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)$7,199.00$7,199.00
Port Vila (Vanuatu)$6,429.00$10,289.00
Rarotonga (Cook Islands)$5,480.00$8,860.00
Suva (Fiji)$2,806.00$5,049.00
Sydney (Australia)$2,336.00$2,926.00
Tauranga (New Zealand)$2,339.00$2,429.00
Vava'u (Tonga)$7,531.00$9,761.00
Wellington (New Zealand)$3,349.00$3,549.00
📋 MASTER CHARGES TABLE – Ocean FCL Export from Houston
Last Updated: 01/17/2023 by Customs Clearance (APX)
🚚 Pickup Charges from Houston Port (Before Fuel)
Distance (Miles)Base Pickup Charge (USD)
1 – 10$485.00
11 – 50$595.00
51 – 100$885.00
101 – 200$1,225.00
201 – 300$1,720.00
301 – 400$1,880.00
401 – 500$2,185.00
501 – 600$2,485.00
601 – 700$2,835.00
Fuel Surcharge+41% of pickup charge
🚗 Car-Related Charges at Origin (Houston Terminal)
Charge Description Amount (USD)
Car Custom Clearance (per car)$350.00
Car Loading Charges (per car)$500.00
📦 Global Ocean FCL Surcharges (Applied Worldwide)
DescriptionAmount / RateNotes
Bill of Lading $50.00
BAF – Bunker Adjustment Factor (20')$190.00Per container
BAF – Bunker Adjustment Factor (40')$380.00
Terminal Handling Charges (THC)$150.00
Warfare Charges $2.00
AMS Filing Fees$15.00
Shipper's Export Declaration (SED) Threshold: $2,500.00 cargo value. If cargo exceeds this, SED applies
SED Filing Charges $50.00
Customs Brokerage Fee at Destination: $550.00
Online Allowance (if 2+ containers)–$85.00Discount applied if eligible
Residential Pickup Surcharge: $400.00, if applicable
High Security Seal$0.00Currently waived
💼 Insurance Charges
Cargo Type Rate Minimum
Industrial Goods0.75% of cargo value$150.00
Personal Effects3.5% of cargo value$150.00
⚠️ Optional / Conditional Surcharges
DescriptionAmount (USD)
Hazardous Materials$100.00
Surcharge for Cars Only $450.00
Surcharge for Personal Effects (w/ or w/o cars)$400.00
Surcharge for Industrial Goods $0.00
Allowance for Personal Effects $0.00
Allowance for Industrial Goods $85.000
Allowance for Cars Only $0.00
Allowance for Relief Goods (per container)$50.00