I Have imported a few containers over the past year. I am located in philadelphia, pa. I have been doing some other research and seeing that many suppliers in florida or other states on the east coast send to ca, then either i guess get it trucked on put on a train to final destanation. Or would it be better and or faster cheaper for me to get dlivered to nyc. any imput would be greatly appreciated.

It all really depends on how quickly you need the goods. Look at it this way (for



container shipments via sea):

1. Transit time from Hong Kong to Los Angeles, CA is about 12-14 days.



2. Transit time from Hong Kong to New York is about 23-25 days.

If you do your paper work correctly and employ the right logistics folks to move



your shipments, shipping into your city via the US West Coast should be faster 



for you. Again, it all depends on the people you use to help you move your



cargo from the West coast port into your city. If you opt to get your cargo in

from Los Angeles/Long Beach, for example, you have something like

10-11 days on hand to get the goods from there to your city and beat the East 

coast transit time. However, there is one other critical factor - the cost. You would

need to speak to your logistics company or freight forwarder and see which option works 

out cheaper for you in the end, keeping in mind the transit time factor. Strictly speaking, 

this is not a 1-to-1 cost comparison. You have to take into consideration the final transit 

times as well and the kind of goods you are marketing. Sometimes it makes sense to pay a 

little more on freight if it means receiving your cargo that much quicker (especially on 

seasonal items).

Hope this helps.

Quoting from [Giant Trader]:

The question is also is it cheaper and or faster.



For the shipment by land on container truck from CA to PA you may have to calculate again another cost, which will be added to the freight.



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Quoting from [Giant Trader]:

It all really depends on how quickly you need the goods. Look at it this way (for




container shipments via sea):

1. Transit time from Hong Kong to Los Angeles, CA is about 12-14 days.




2. Transit time from Hong Kong to New York is about 23-25 days.

If you do your paper work correctly and employ the right logistics folks to move




your shipments, shipping into your city via the US West Coast should be faster 




for you. Again, it all depends on the people you use to help you move your




cargo from the West coast port into your city. If you opt to get your cargo in


from Los Angeles/Long Beach, for example, you have something like


10-11 days on hand to get the goods from there to your city and beat the East 


coast transit time. However, there is one other critical factor - the cost. You would


need to speak to your logistics company or freight forwarder and see which option works 


out cheaper for you in the end, keeping in mind the transit time factor. Strictly speaking, 


this is not a 1-to-1 cost comparison. You have to take into consideration the final transit 


times as well and the kind of goods you are marketing. Sometimes it makes sense to pay a 


little more on freight if it means receiving your cargo that much quicker (especially on 


seasonal items).

Hope this helps.

ask shipping company

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