Cost of Shipping a Container to Israel

How Much Does It Cost To Ship A Container To Israel?

Shipping containers to Israel will be a tiring and time-consuming task, especially if you don't own heavy equipment. You have to take care of the packing, loading, and unloading of the cargo. Not only that, but you also need to coordinate and pay the people who are handling your Container during the shipping process.

Three Movers is one of the best shipping companies that can help if you do not want that hassle. We are a shipping company that offers services around the world, including in Israel.

How much does it cost to ship a container in this country? Let us find out!

How Much Does It Cost To Ship A Container To Israel?

The Israel cost of moving your Container will depend on various factors, like its dimensions, weight, distance, mode of transportation.

If you are going to move large and heavy items, it is more likely that you will pay more for the shipping fee. The same thing applies to distance; long-distance shipments are more expensive than freight to nearby countries.

Moreover, the shipping rate will also depend on the time of the year. Shipping your cargo during the summer and weeks after the Chinese New Year will be more expensive than usual because these are the busiest periods in the shipping industry.

In Israel, the peak season is from June to September. If you are shipping your Container within these months, expect some delays or an increase in the shipping rate since many people visit the country.

Those are the main factors that affect the cost of moving a container to Israel. However, you should also expect the following to influence delivery payments:

• Insurance
• Packing
• Taxes and Custom fees
• Inspections
• General Rate Increase
• Storage
• Israeli customs duties

Average Container Shipping Rates Estimates

Full Container Load (FCL) Shipping Rates

FCL shipping is best for transporting lots of boxes, pallets, and anything which will require a total container shipping to Israel of up to 45,000lbs.

• 20 ft Container $1075
• 40 ft Container$1225

Less Than Container (LCL) Shipping Rates

LCL shipping is a more affordable way to transport less than container load shipments to Israel.

• LCL$44/CBM
• Household Goods$480
• Personal Effects$385v

International House Moving Costs

International house moving to Israel services – quick, easy, and cheap.

• Partial House (2000Lbs & Less) $430
• 1 Bedroom (3850 Lbs) $1868
• 2 Bedroom (4500 Lbs) $2303
• 3+ Bedroom (8750 Lbs) $3804

Container Car Shipping

International auto transport services to Israel via RoRo and container ships. Ship cars, trucks, SUVs, ATVs, boats, RV's, heavy equipment, and more.

• Sedan (Container) $1752
• SUV (Container) $1868
• Sedan via RORO $1075
• SUV via RORO $1157

Which Size Of Shipping Container Works Best For Me?

The answer to this question depends on your cargo and your budget.

If you are moving residential and commercial belongings, a 20ft or 40ft container is suitable.

A 20ft container can hold the contents of an average-sized house or ten standard pallets. Meanwhile, the 40ft container is suitable for moving a micro/small business. It can store 20 to 24 pallets, depending on their size.

You can ship a container without paying for its entire space regarding your budget. You can move it through LCL(Less Than Container Load)shipping. In this type of shipping, you will share the cost and cargo space of a container with other individuals.

If you don't want complications, you can always pay for the entire Container, even if your belongings are not enough to fill the cargo space. This type of transportation is called FCL(Full Container Load) shipment. The moving company will depart your cargo right after you pay for the intended amount.

Different Types Of Freight Transportation

You can ship your cargo through land, air, or sea. The right option depends on your budget and the end destination of your Container.

Let's assume that you are shipping the cargo in the United States. You could move your items to Israel through air freight. This mode of transportation is the quickest. However, it's also the most expensive.

So if you don't want to spend a handful of cash on the shipping fee, choose sea freight instead. Though not as fast as air freight, its price is always economical regardless of the weight of your cargo.

What is the cost of shipping a container from Israel?

The cost of shipping a container from Israel depends on what type of service the customer requires, the type of goods being sent, and their origin and destination. A customer can ship his containers by sea or by air, which means that there is not only one price but actually two different prices (depending on whether it is sea or air).

In order to give a price, the parameters that need to be measured are:

1. The Container Size
2. The weight of the Container's load
3. The distance between the origin and destination
4. The nature of the goods being shipped (dry cargo or liquid, dangerous cargo, etc.)
5. The type of service required: regular line service, back-to-back/door-to-door, or consolidation/intermodal.

Accordingly, the customer will be charged for everything from one price to another. In order to illustrate this, we will use a few examples:

A customer is transporting a container from China to Israel and wants it to go by regular line service (no consolidation or intermodal). We assume that the Container's dimensions are 20 feet x 8 feet

. It weighs approximately 10 tons. The weight of the Container's load is 40,000 kilograms. The distance between the origin and destination is 12,000 nautical miles (sea).

Adding up all the costs involved in transporting this Container will give us a price that includes everything from the beginning to the end of the route. This means that the customer will get one price for the sea leg (from China to Israel) and another fee for the air leg (from Israel to its destination).

What is the cost of shipping a 20 ft container?

The cost will depend on where you are located, where the Container is departing from, and which port it leaves from.

The main ports in North America for shipping cargo to Israel are New York/New Jersey, Miami, Savannah Georgia, and Seattle Washington. The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach California also service Israel, among others, but on a less regular basis.

The following port-specific rate and cost estimates are for one 20ft standard Container: NY/NJ – $1,700 – 3,400 one way.

Miami – $1,300 – 2,500 one way

Seattle – $2,000 – 4,800 one way. (Slightly higher rates to the West coast of Canada will apply) Please note that both Seattle and Tacoma Washington offer dedicated service for this particular container route.

The cost stated is based on a rate that includes one-way costs and costs related to emptying and setting back the empty Container (flipping).

What is the cost of shipping a 40 ft container?

The cost of shipping a container to ISRAEL is based on the Volumetric Weight, or dimensional weight being used by your freight forwarder ( you should find this information on your own bill of lading).

If dimensional weight applies, it will be 60% of the volumetric weight. For example, if your 40ft container weighs 10000 lbs, the dimensional or volumetric weight will be 15000 lbs. In this case, you will have to pay for 15000lbs instead of 10000lbs.

In our example, you will have to pay for 15000lbs as if it were 10 x 1500lbs. Therefore, with a dimensional weight of 15000 lbs, the cost per ton is $30/ton. Let us take another example: If your 40ft container weighs 10000 lbs and your freight forwarder charges you by volume (not weight) and the dimensional weight is 15000 lbs, your freight forwarder will charge you for the volume he used (in our example 100 ft3). The cost in this case per ft3 would be $30/100ft3 = $0.30 per ft3.

Average Container Shipping Rates Estimates

FCL shipping is best for transporting lots of boxes, pallets and anything which will require a full container shipping to Israel of up to 45,000lbs.

LCL shipping is more affordable way to transport less than container load shipments to Israel.

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Less than Container Load(LCL) Shipments

We are happy to assist with LCL shipments to Israel, though they are difficult. The port that services the vast majority of these is Haifa. There are no direct services from the US/Canada to Haifa, so everything must transit through either Rotterdam or Antwerp. Services between those ports and Israel are spotty. Availability is very much weather-dependent.

We are happy to quote based on the information you can provide, but if you have further logistical questions please feel free to contact us at your convenience. We will certainly do whatever we can to help!

Full Container Load (FCL) Shipments

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If you want to send a full container load shipment to Israel, you'll need to get a little more specific about your needs. A general "buyer" might not be sufficient for the carrier of record, since it is actually up to them, based on their available space and current loads going to Israel if they want to book your shipment. You can be slightly more specific by having a "manufacturer" for your products, or a "seller" of your product. Similarly, you might consider adding the age of your products, if that's applicable to your shipment. You can also add how many pieces are in your load, by providing the dimensions of just one piece.

Airfreight vs. Ocean International shipments

The cost of shipping a container depends mainly on the distance between your point of origin port city and final destination. The longer the distance, the more it will cost you to ship your other cargo. There are two ways to ship goods by sea: 1) using an air carrier /aircraft (referred to as Airfreight) or 2) using a sea carrier/ vessel (referred to as Ocean Freight).

Port to Port

It is one of the basics, and upon this, the rates on top are based. Essentially, port-to-port shipping enables you to get your goods to the origin port, then the company delivers them to the destined port, and after that, you are liable to get them to the house.

Drop & Fill

The shipping company drops the shipping container here at your home, and then you fill it by yourself. You can also use domestic packers and movers working separately from the company to help out.

Furthermore, this is a choice on your moves, another end where the company leaves a container to your house and then it is up to you to unload it

Door to Door Service

The most well-understood option for overseas people is a comprehensive door-to-door moving service. Depending upon the option you pick, your mover arranges to deliver the container to your house, move to port, pack, ship, move to the new location, and lastly, unpacked.

What's next?

Now that you know the factors that could affect the cost of shipping a container to Israel, your next move is to contact us! We'll give you a free quote then we can start packing your things.

You can call us at (888) 202-0036 or send us an email at [email protected].