Port-to-port planning range 46–55 days from Chattogram (BDCGP), Bangladesh to Baltimore (USBAL), United States, on Airlift's Bangladesh to USA lane. Below: the port codes, how the lane is run, the shipment stages around the ocean leg, live sailings when the schedule feed has them, and a quote form with this route already filled in.
Port of loadingChattogram, 10, Bangladesh UN/LOCODE BDCGP
Port of dischargeBaltimore, MD, United States UN/LOCODE USBAL · CBP Schedule D 1303
Transit planning range46–55 days port to port Published on the Bangladesh to USA lane guide, reviewed 2026-09-04. Not a guaranteed duration.
Service typesFull Container Load (FCL) & LCL (where available)
Equipment20FT, 40FT, 40FT High Cube
Who handles the shipmentShipments coordinated through licensed agent partners in Bangladesh; destination handled via Airlift offices in the United States
CustomsExport compliance coordinated through agent partners in Bangladesh; U.S. import processing via licensed brokers and Airlift USA offices
How Airlift moves cargo from Chattogram to Baltimore
Bangladesh is one of the largest exporters of apparel and textile goods to the United States. Airlift supports this high-volume corridor with consistent ocean freight services from key Bangladeshi ports such as Chittagong, connecting to major U.S. gateways including Baltimore, Los Angeles, and New York. This trade lane is driven by garment exports, industrial raw materials, and manufactured goods, requiring reliability, customs compliance, and visibility — all of which Airlift provides as a licensed NVOCC.
This trade lane profile is derived entirely from Airlift’s recent shipment data over the last 12 months.
Origin gateways on this lane: Chittagong. US gateways: Baltimore, Long Beach, Los Angeles, New York.
Transit durations may include transshipment via Colombo, Singapore, or Port Klang depending on carrier routing.
Cargo we regularly move on the Bangladesh to USA lane: Ready-made garments (RMG), textiles, apparel accessories, household goods; also jute products, footwear, industrial components.
Shipment stages around the 46–55 days ocean leg
Origin pickup and drayage
Collection from the shipper and the run to the load port or CFS. Driven by distance inland, equipment availability and the terminal appointment, so it is quoted per shipment rather than assumed. Book it against the carrier cut-off, not the sailing date.
Export clearance and cut-off
Export declaration, documentation and the VGM and gate cut-offs that sit ahead of the sailing. Cut-offs typically fall several days before ETD and vary by carrier and terminal — missing one rolls the container to the next sailing, which is the single most common cause of a lane running long.
Ocean transit (port to port)46–55 days
The sailing itself, ETD at the load port to ETA at the discharge port. This is the only stage with a number on this page, and it is typical and schedule-dependent: it moves with the service string, how many transshipments the routing carries, and congestion at either end.
US import clearance and release
ISF filing ahead of loading, then entry and release once the vessel arrives. A clean entry filed in advance often clears around arrival; an exam, a PGA hold or a classification query adds time that no schedule can predict. Airlift coordinates clearance through our licensed broker network.
Terminal release and final delivery
Availability at the terminal, chassis and appointment, then the drayage or line-haul to the consignee. Free time at the terminal is finite, so plan the delivery appointment before the vessel berths rather than after.
Airlift's published planning range for Chattogram to Baltimore is 46 to 55 days port to port, as published on the Bangladesh to USA lane guide. The actual time depends on the carrier, the routing and any transshipment, and on terminal and customs timing at both ends, so confirm the sailing when you request a quote. Origin pickup, export clearance and US delivery add to the port-to-port figure.
Transit times reflect operational performance ranges, not guaranteed durations. Page copy reviewed 2026-09-07.
Request a quote: Chattogram to Baltimore
The route is already in the notes. Add the commodity, package count, weight and dimensions or container size and count, the cargo-ready date, and whether you need pickup at origin, US delivery or customs clearance. We reply with the freight rate, destination charges and the services included.