Sea FCL Port-to-Port (Spot)
🚢 Sea Freight → Laem Chabang| Bracket | Rate (USD/container) |
|---|---|
| 20GP | USD 278.40 |
| 40HQ | USD 467.60 |
Gateways, customs procedure, duty position and realistic door-to-door timings for cargo moving from China into Thailand.
Freight from China to Thailand moves by sea through the main commercial seaport and by air through the primary international airport. Customs is administered by the national customs authority, and arriving cargo typically sits 4–10 days at the gateway before release.
Indicative planning references only, not a quotation. Actual cost depends on the product and its HS code, chargeable weight, declared value, destination duty and tax and the exchange rate on the day, and can be higher or lower.
| Service | Mode | Rate | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Value Sea · FCL Port-to-Port (Spot) | 🚢 Sea Freight | USD 278.4/container | View Details → |
| Sea · FCL Port-to-Port (Spot) | 🚢 Sea Freight | USD 488.6/container | View Details → |
Freight is not billed on the number on your bathroom scale. It is billed on chargeable weight: the greater of actual gross weight and volumetric weight, where volumetric weight is L × W × H (cm) ÷ 6000. Denser cargo pays on its weight; light bulky cargo pays on the space it occupies. Whichever is higher is the one you pay — never the lower.
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Detailed per-weight pricing for every active route from China to Thailand. Each tier reflects the published rate at that exact weight — useful for accurate budgeting at common shipment sizes.
| Bracket | Rate (USD/container) |
|---|---|
| 20GP | USD 278.40 |
| 40HQ | USD 467.60 |
| Bracket | Rate (USD/container) |
|---|---|
| 20GP | USD 488.63 |
| 40HQ | USD 888.07 |
Verified reviews from importers who have shipped with us to Thailand.
We tested this lane to Thailand with a mid-volume order. Door delivery was arranged with minimal back and forth. The booking process was straightforward and the team confirmed documents early. A practical option when we need predictable landed cost.
This was a DDP shipment to Thailand for mixed cartons. Door delivery was arranged with minimal back and forth. Cartons arrived clean and labels were still readable on delivery. Better coordination than the forwarder we used before. Theo doi lo hang ro rang trong suot qua trinh.
We tested this lane to Thailand with a mid-volume order. Door delivery was arranged with minimal back and forth. Transit was close to the estimate and the destination delivery appointment was handled well. Better coordination than the forwarder we used before.
Booked another door-to-door shipment to Thailand through this team. Door delivery was arranged with minimal back and forth. Tracking updates were not excessive, but they came when something important changed. Overall a reliable experience for repeat imports. Giao hang dung hen va khong co phi phat sinh bat ngo.
We used this route for a regular replenishment to Thailand. Door delivery was arranged with minimal back and forth. The landed price stayed aligned with the quote, which helped our budgeting. Would use the same line again for general cargo.
We used this route for a regular replenishment to Thailand. Door delivery was arranged with minimal back and forth. The booking process was straightforward and the team confirmed documents early. Would use the same line again for general cargo. Giao hang dung hen va khong co phi phat sinh bat ngo.
Booked another door-to-door shipment to Thailand through this team. Door delivery was arranged with minimal back and forth. Transit was close to the estimate and the destination delivery appointment was handled well. A practical option when we need predictable landed cost. Giao hang dung hen va khong co phi phat sinh bat ngo.
This was a DDP shipment to Thailand for mixed cartons. The handover and document checks were efficient. The landed price stayed aligned with the quote, which helped our budgeting. Would use the same line again for general cargo.
We tested this lane to Thailand with a mid-volume order. Door delivery was arranged with minimal back and forth. Pickup from the supplier was arranged quickly and customs stayed under control. Better coordination than the forwarder we used before.
This was a DDP shipment to Thailand for mixed cartons. The handover and document checks were efficient. Tracking updates were not excessive, but they came when something important changed. Overall a reliable experience for repeat imports.
We tested this lane to Thailand with a mid-volume order. Door delivery was arranged with minimal back and forth. Tracking updates were not excessive, but they came when something important changed. A practical option when we need predictable landed cost.
This was a DDP shipment to Thailand for mixed cartons. Door delivery was arranged with minimal back and forth. Cartons arrived clean and labels were still readable on delivery. Would use the same line again for general cargo.
Very reliable for importing electronics. The declared value process was handled professionally and duties were prepaid.
Delivery was a few days behind schedule but goods arrived in perfect condition. The DDP coverage was genuinely all-inclusive.
Great tracking visibility throughout the shipment. The team answered questions promptly via WhatsApp.
Solid option for sea freight. Communication could be slightly faster but no major issues.
Communication was a bit slow at times. The actual shipment was fine but I had to follow up several times for updates.
Shipment arrived on schedule with zero issues at customs. DDP pricing was exactly as quoted, no surprise charges. Highly recommend.
The pricing is fair and the process is straightforward. Took a bit longer than estimated but no damage to goods.
The rate above is quoted on one specific trade term. Change the term and you change how much of the journey to Thailand is already inside the price. The table below maps the eleven common Incoterms® against the twelve cost stages of a door-to-door shipment, so you can see exactly where our responsibility ends and yours begins.
| Term | 1 Loading on truck | 2 Export customs declaration | 3 Carriage to port of export | 4 Unloading at port of export | 5 Loading on vessel / aircraft | 6 Main carriage | 7 Cargo insurance | 8 Unloading at port of import | 9 Loading on truck at import | 10 Carriage to destination | 11 Import customs clearance | 12 Import duties & taxes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXW Ex Works | Buyer Buyer — Loading on truck | Buyer Buyer — Export customs declaration | Buyer Buyer — Carriage to port of export | Buyer Buyer — Unloading at port of export | Buyer Buyer — Loading on vessel / aircraft | Buyer Buyer — Main carriage | Buyer Buyer — Cargo insurance | Buyer Buyer — Unloading at port of import | Buyer Buyer — Loading on truck at import | Buyer Buyer — Carriage to destination | Buyer Buyer — Import customs clearance | Buyer Buyer — Import duties & taxes |
| FCA Free Carrier | Seller Seller — Loading on truck | Seller Seller — Export customs declaration | Buyer Buyer — Carriage to port of export | Buyer Buyer — Unloading at port of export | Buyer Buyer — Loading on vessel / aircraft | Buyer Buyer — Main carriage | Buyer Buyer — Cargo insurance | Buyer Buyer — Unloading at port of import | Buyer Buyer — Loading on truck at import | Buyer Buyer — Carriage to destination | Buyer Buyer — Import customs clearance | Buyer Buyer — Import duties & taxes |
| FAS Free Alongside Ship | Seller Seller — Loading on truck | Seller Seller — Export customs declaration | Seller Seller — Carriage to port of export | Seller Seller — Unloading at port of export | Buyer Buyer — Loading on vessel / aircraft | Buyer Buyer — Main carriage | Buyer Buyer — Cargo insurance | Buyer Buyer — Unloading at port of import | Buyer Buyer — Loading on truck at import | Buyer Buyer — Carriage to destination | Buyer Buyer — Import customs clearance | Buyer Buyer — Import duties & taxes |
| FOB Free On Board | Seller Seller — Loading on truck | Seller Seller — Export customs declaration | Seller Seller — Carriage to port of export | Seller Seller — Unloading at port of export | Seller Seller — Loading on vessel / aircraft | Buyer Buyer — Main carriage | Buyer Buyer — Cargo insurance | Buyer Buyer — Unloading at port of import | Buyer Buyer — Loading on truck at import | Buyer Buyer — Carriage to destination | Buyer Buyer — Import customs clearance | Buyer Buyer — Import duties & taxes |
| CFR Cost and Freight | Seller Seller — Loading on truck | Seller Seller — Export customs declaration | Seller Seller — Carriage to port of export | Seller Seller — Unloading at port of export | Seller Seller — Loading on vessel / aircraft | Seller Seller — Main carriage | Buyer Buyer — Cargo insurance | Buyer Buyer — Unloading at port of import | Buyer Buyer — Loading on truck at import | Buyer Buyer — Carriage to destination | Buyer Buyer — Import customs clearance | Buyer Buyer — Import duties & taxes |
| CIF Cost, Insurance and Freight | Seller Seller — Loading on truck | Seller Seller — Export customs declaration | Seller Seller — Carriage to port of export | Seller Seller — Unloading at port of export | Seller Seller — Loading on vessel / aircraft | Seller Seller — Main carriage | Seller Seller — Cargo insurance | Buyer Buyer — Unloading at port of import | Buyer Buyer — Loading on truck at import | Buyer Buyer — Carriage to destination | Buyer Buyer — Import customs clearance | Buyer Buyer — Import duties & taxes |
| CPT Carriage Paid To | Seller Seller — Loading on truck | Seller Seller — Export customs declaration | Seller Seller — Carriage to port of export | Seller Seller — Unloading at port of export | Seller Seller — Loading on vessel / aircraft | Seller Seller — Main carriage | Negotiable Negotiable — Cargo insurance | Seller Seller — Unloading at port of import | Seller Seller — Loading on truck at import | Seller Seller — Carriage to destination | Buyer Buyer — Import customs clearance | Buyer Buyer — Import duties & taxes |
| CIP Carriage and Insurance Paid | Seller Seller — Loading on truck | Seller Seller — Export customs declaration | Seller Seller — Carriage to port of export | Seller Seller — Unloading at port of export | Seller Seller — Loading on vessel / aircraft | Seller Seller — Main carriage | Seller Seller — Cargo insurance | Seller Seller — Unloading at port of import | Seller Seller — Loading on truck at import | Seller Seller — Carriage to destination | Buyer Buyer — Import customs clearance | Buyer Buyer — Import duties & taxes |
| DAT Delivered At Terminal (DPU) | Seller Seller — Loading on truck | Seller Seller — Export customs declaration | Seller Seller — Carriage to port of export | Seller Seller — Unloading at port of export | Seller Seller — Loading on vessel / aircraft | Seller Seller — Main carriage | Negotiable Negotiable — Cargo insurance | Seller Seller — Unloading at port of import | Buyer Buyer — Loading on truck at import | Buyer Buyer — Carriage to destination | Buyer Buyer — Import customs clearance | Buyer Buyer — Import duties & taxes |
| DAP Delivered At Place | Seller Seller — Loading on truck | Seller Seller — Export customs declaration | Seller Seller — Carriage to port of export | Seller Seller — Unloading at port of export | Seller Seller — Loading on vessel / aircraft | Seller Seller — Main carriage | Negotiable Negotiable — Cargo insurance | Seller Seller — Unloading at port of import | Seller Seller — Loading on truck at import | Seller Seller — Carriage to destination | Buyer Buyer — Import customs clearance | Buyer Buyer — Import duties & taxes |
| DDP Delivered Duty Paid | Seller Seller — Loading on truck | Seller Seller — Export customs declaration | Seller Seller — Carriage to port of export | Seller Seller — Unloading at port of export | Seller Seller — Loading on vessel / aircraft | Seller Seller — Main carriage | Negotiable Negotiable — Cargo insurance | Seller Seller — Unloading at port of import | Seller Seller — Loading on truck at import | Seller Seller — Carriage to destination | Seller Seller — Import customs clearance | Seller Seller — Import duties & taxes |
Buyer takes over at the seller's door and carries every cost from there. Lowest quoted price, highest buyer workload.
Seller clears the goods for export and hands them to the carrier the buyer nominated.
Sea and inland waterway only. Seller delivers alongside the vessel; loading is on the buyer.
Sea and inland waterway only. Risk passes once the goods are on board. The most common buying term.
Seller pays the main carriage but carries no insurance obligation; risk still passes on loading.
As CFR, plus the seller must buy and pay for cargo insurance (minimum cover unless you agree more).
Any mode. Seller pays carriage through to the named destination; insurance is not obligatory.
As CPT, plus the seller must insure the cargo through to the named destination.
Seller delivers unloaded at the named terminal. Renamed DPU (Delivered at Place Unloaded) in Incoterms® 2020.
Seller delivers to your address ready for unloading; import clearance and duty stay with the buyer.
Seller carries everything through to your door, duty and tax included. Highest quoted price, least buyer workload.
Two things worth flagging. Under CIF and CIP the seller is obliged to buy cargo insurance and pay the premium; under every other term insurance is optional, and we recommend buyers arrange their own cover so a loss or damage in transit is recoverable. And this table is a working summary for planning purposes — the binding definitions are the ones published by the International Chamber of Commerce in the Incoterms® rules, so confirm the exact term wording in your sales contract before you ship.
Historical freight rates from China to Thailand. Data sourced from live carrier price feeds.
Verified shipping reference data for the China → Thailand lane:
| Main sea gateways | the main commercial seaport |
|---|---|
| Destination customs authority | the national customs authority |
| De-minimis / duty-free threshold | varies by country |
| Import tax & duty regime | Import duty and local tax apply; rates vary by commodity |
| Local currency | USD |
| Typical port/airport dwell time | 4–10 days |
| Peak / busy season | Sep–Nov |
| Conformity & certification | Confirm local conformity and labeling rules per HS code |
| Main air gateways | the primary international airport |
Thresholds and duty bands are buyer-planning references, not formal customs rulings — confirm the exact HS-code rate for your goods before shipping.
At 100 KG, you're in the commercial freight category — large enough for competitive rates but still within the range where air freight often beats sea freight on cost per delivery cycle. This weight is common for electronics, clothing, and general merchandise restocking shipments going to Thailand.
Shipping to Thailand by air or sea? Plan cartons and container loading in 3D before requesting a quote.
Optimize cartons before tendering cargo to Thailand: build the packing plan in 3D and download it for your supplier or forwarder.
Open Packing Tool →Not sure if your Thailand cargo fills a 20GP or needs a 40HQ? Simulate cartons, crates, pallets, and mixed box sizes in the 3D container planner.
Open Container Planner →| Method | Transit Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Air Freight DDP | 5–10 business days | From China warehouse to Thailand door |
| Sea Freight LCL | 30–50 calendar days | Shared container to Thailand port + delivery |
| Express Courier | 3–7 business days | DHL/FedEx/UPS door-to-door, high cost for this weight |
We publish these figures so you can budget, but the assessment that binds is the one Thai Customs Department makes on your declaration. Where a shipment is large enough that a percentage point matters, check their current tariff guidance rather than ours.
Classification drives everything downstream: the same carton can attract very different duty depending on the heading it lands in, and the structure those headings come from is the World Customs Organization Harmonized System. If your product sits near a boundary between two headings, resolve it before shipping rather than at the border.
On the air side, anything with a cell or a battery in it, plus liquids, powders, magnets and aerosols, is governed by the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations. Those articles are not refused outright, but they need to be declared at booking so the shipment is built correctly — declaring them late is the single most common cause of an air consignment being offloaded.
For a wider view of how importing into Thailand actually works — documentation norms, inspection behavior, the paperwork that tends to hold shipments — the U.S. ITA guide to Thailand customs regulations is a useful independent read alongside our own lane notes.
Cargo leaves South China by air, sea or rail and enters Thailand through the main commercial seaport (sea) or the primary international airport (air). the national customs authority assesses duty and tax on arrival, with typical dwell of 4–10 days before release. Air runs 5–10 days door to door, sea 25–45 days.
Imports into Thailand are assessed by the national customs authority. The applicable regime is: Import duty and local tax apply; rates vary by commodity. The duty-free / de-minimis position is varies by country. Under our DDP service these charges are pre-paid and included in the per-KG price, so there is nothing to settle on arrival.
Sea freight to Thailand typically routes through the main commercial seaport, while air freight clears via the primary international airport. We pick the gateway with the best onward delivery time to your final address and price it into the DDP rate.
Minimums to Thailand vary by channel: air DDP from about 21 KG (some from 12 KG), sea LCL from roughly 1 CBM, and express courier for single parcels. Below 21 KG, express is usually the most economical way into Thailand.
Capacity to Thailand tightens around Sep–Nov, on top of the China-side surcharge windows of Chinese New Year (Jan/Feb) and Golden Week (early Oct). Booking 1–2 weeks earlier during these windows protects both space and rate.
For regulated goods entering Thailand, plan for: Confirm local conformity and labeling rules per HS code. Missing conformity paperwork is the most common cause of clearance holds with the national customs authority, so confirm requirements for your HS code before the cargo leaves China.
Door-to-door transit to Thailand: air freight 5–10 business days, sea LCL 30–50 days, sea FCL 28–45 days. On arrival, allow roughly 4–10 days of clearance/dwell at the gateway. All times include customs clearance under DDP.
Chargeable weight is the greater of actual gross weight and volumetric weight, where volumetric weight is L × W × H in centimetres divided by 6000. One cubic metre therefore equals 167 kg. If a consignment weighs 300 kg but measures out to only 200 kg volumetric, it is charged on the 300 kg — the higher of the two always wins.
The rates above answer the cost question. This covers the mechanics — useful if you have not shipped to Thailand before and are still working out how to structure the order.
Air Freight from China: Soaring Through the Skies of Global Trade — SINO Shipping. Published on YouTube by a third party; we link it because it explains the process well, not because we produced it or endorse the provider.
We deliver beyond the arrival gateway. Each city below has its own destination guide covering the gateway it clears through, typical inland transit time and the local customs picture.
Note — these are reference guides, not quotes. The city pages describe routing, gateways and clearance for each destination. They do not carry rate tables. For pricing to any city listed here, use the rate table on this page or ask us for a quote.
Rates above are lane rates and apply to general cargo. Packing specification, HS classification and the clearance step that matters are all commodity-specific — these guides cover them industry by industry.
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