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Container terminal in China — freight rates from China to Puerto Rico

China to Puerto Rico freight rates and market updates — dated log 2026

Rate log compiled 23 September 2026. Ocean, rail, air, express and DDP figures are indicative and must be confirmed at the time of booking.

China to Puerto Rico — freight rate and market updates (dated log, 2026)

Compiled 23 September 2026 from our booking-desk logs and from market quotations shared by carrier and consolidator desks. Ocean and rail rates are per container; air, express and DDP rates are per kilogram. Figures are indicative, are in USD unless stated otherwise, and must be re-confirmed when you book.

We logged 46 full-container offers to Puerto Rico during 2026; the most frequently quoted gateways were San Juan. Carriers advised the ocean freight on request.

FCL — full container load (sea freight)

Space offered without a published rate

The following sailings were offered with equipment or space available while the carrier kept the freight rate on request.

MonthPort of loadingDestinationEquipmentOcean freight (USD)Availability notes
May 2026Shanghai / NanshaSan Juan40ft5 space-only offers
June 2026Nansha / ShekouSan Juan40ft9 space-only offers
July 2026Nansha / Shanghai / Ningbo / ShekouSan Juan40ft18 space-only offers
July 2026NanshaSan Juanas quoted1 space-only offer
August 2026NanshaSan Juanas quoted1 space-only offer
August 2026Shekou / NanshaSan Juan40ft4 space-only offers
September 2026NanshaSan Juan40ft8 space-only offers

Frequently asked questions — shipping from China

The answers below are drawn from the same quotation log as the tables above. Figures are indicative and are reconfirmed at booking.

Is container space available from China to Puerto Rico right now?

Yes. During 2026 we logged 46 offers to Puerto Rico where equipment or space was available to the desk while the carrier kept the freight rate on request (mostly to San Juan). That pattern usually means space is open but the tariff is being quoted case by case. Send your cargo ready date and we will come back with the vessel, the sailing and a named price.

How long does shipping from China to Puerto Rico take?

Typical port-to-port sailing time from South China is 28 to 40 days; add three to seven days if the cargo loads in North China. Direct services beat transhipment routings by one to two weeks, and schedule reliability, blank sailings and port congestion all move the date. We confirm the actual ETD and ETA against your booking rather than quoting a standard transit time.

What is included in the freight rates shown on this page?

Ocean and rail figures are the port-to-port (or terminal-to-terminal) freight only. They exclude origin handling, export customs, THC and CFS, documentation, destination THC, import duty and final delivery, unless the row names a door-to-door or DDP service. Air figures are airport-to-airport per chargeable kilo and exclude pick-up and delivery. Every figure is indicative until it is confirmed against a specific vessel, flight or train and a cargo ready date.

Can I ship less than a container load (LCL) from China to Puerto Rico?

Yes. LCL groupage is charged per revenue tonne (1 CBM or 1,000 kg, with volume weight taken if it is greater) plus fixed documentation and CFS charges, so it is usually the better option below roughly 15 CBM. Above that a 20GP starts to win on cost per cubic metre. Give us the volume, weight and cargo readiness and we will price both side by side for Puerto Rico.

Do I have to pay import duty and VAT in Puerto Rico?

Import duty, VAT/GST and any destination port charges are assessed by the customs authority in Puerto Rico and are payable by the importer of record, not included in the freight rates on this page. Where we quote a DDP service the duty and tax are absorbed into the per-kilo or per-container price and shown separately on the invoice. We can arrange a landed-cost estimate before you ship if you tell us the HS code, the declared value and the delivery address.

How do I get an exact quote for shipping to Puerto Rico?

Send the commodity, gross weight, volume, the pick-up city in China and the delivery address in Puerto Rico to sales007@goodhopefreight.com. We reply with the applicable service, the named vessel, flight or train, the cut-off and an all-in cost, usually the same working day. If you are weighing up routes, tell us the ready date and we will price sea, rail and air side by side.

Rates, surcharges, cut-offs and equipment availability change daily. Send your commodity, gross weight, volume, the pickup city in China and the delivery address in Puerto Rico and we will confirm the applicable service, sailing or flight and the all-in cost: sales007@goodhopefreight.com.