Chittagong to Long Beach ocean freight

Airlift's port-to-port planning range from Chittagong (BDCGP), Bangladesh to Long Beach (USLGB), United States is 48–58 days on its Bangladesh to USA lane. Below: live sailings when the schedule feed has them, each stage from pickup to delivery, and a quote form with this route already filled in.

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Port of loadingChittagong, 10, Bangladesh UN/LOCODE BDCGP · listed as Chattogram
Port of dischargeLong Beach, CA, United States UN/LOCODE USLGB · CBP Schedule D 2709
Transit planning range48–58 days port to port From the Bangladesh to USA lane guide, reviewed 2026-10-07. A planning range, not a guaranteed transit time.
Service typesFull container load (FCL) and LCL (where available)
Container types20′ standard, 40′ standard, 40′ high cube
Who handles the shipmentAirlift’s own office in Dhaka at origin; Airlift’s own New Jersey and Los Angeles offices at destination. FMC-licensed NVOCC, FMC No. 016162
CustomsExport compliance by Airlift’s own office in Dhaka; US import processing through licensed brokers and Airlift USA offices

How Airlift moves cargo from Chittagong to Long Beach

Airlift USA ships cargo from Bangladesh to the USA as full containers (FCL), LCL and air freight. Ocean freight leaves Chittagong (Chattogram) on a feeder and is relayed onto a mainline ship at a hub such as Colombo, Singapore, Port Klang or Tanjung Pelepas, so it takes 45–58 days port to port in Airlift’s shipment history: 45–54 days to New York, 46–55 to Baltimore, 47–57 to Los Angeles and 48–58 to Long Beach. Air freight from Dhaka (DAC) takes 3–5 days airport to airport.

Airlift has its own office in Dhaka (Banani), which handles pickup, stuffing and the Bangladeshi export filings, and its own offices in New Jersey and Los Angeles, which file the ISF, coordinate the US customs entry through licensed customs brokers and arrange delivery. Airlift USA is the trading name of AIRLIFT (U.S.A.), INC., in business since 1999 and an FMC-licensed NVOCC (FMC No. 016162). Bangladesh is one of the largest apparel and textile exporters to the United States, and garments drive this lane, alongside industrial raw materials and manufactured goods.

Origin gateways on this lane: Chittagong. US gateways: Baltimore, Long Beach, Los Angeles, New York.

Times may include a transshipment at Colombo, Singapore, Port Klang or Tanjung Pelepas, depending on the carrier’s routing. P10–P90 means the middle 80% of past Airlift shipments fell within the range.

Published carrier schedules for this pair, with services, vessels and transit days, are on Sealanes: Chittagong to Long Beach. Search live sailings for any port pair in the transit-time and vessel schedule tool.

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.

From pickup to delivery: stages around the ocean leg (48–58 days)

  1. Origin pickup and drayage

    Collection from the shipper and the truck run to the load port or CFS (the warehouse where LCL cargo is consolidated). Timing depends on distance inland, equipment availability and the terminal appointment, so we quote it per shipment. Book it against the carrier cut-off, not the sailing date.

  2. Export clearance and cut-offs

    The export declaration, documents, and the VGM (verified gross mass) and gate cut-offs 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 — the single most common reason a lane runs long.

  3. Ocean transit (port to port)48–58 days

    The sailing itself, from ETD at the load port to ETA at the discharge port. This is the only stage we put a number on, and that number is typical and schedule-dependent: it shifts with the service string, the number of transshipments and congestion at either end.

  4. US import clearance and release

    ISF filing before loading, then entry and release once the vessel arrives. A clean entry filed in advance often clears around arrival; an exam, a PGA (partner government agency) hold or a classification query adds time no schedule can predict. Airlift coordinates clearance through our licensed broker network.

  5. Terminal release and final delivery

    The container becomes available at the terminal; then chassis, appointment, and the drayage or line-haul to the consignee. Free time at the terminal runs out, so book the delivery appointment before the vessel berths, not after.

Cargo guides for this lane

Textiles and apparel logistics guide →Cotton logistics guide →

Terms on this page:Full Container Load (FCL)Less than Container Load (LCL)Bill of Lading (BOL)Commercial InvoiceTransshipment

Also from Chittagong

See every pair on the Bangladesh to USA lane guide, plus port profiles for Chittagong and Long Beach.

Chittagong to Long Beach shipping FAQs

Airlift's published planning range for Chittagong to Long Beach is 48 to 58 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.

These listed planning ranges are not guaranteed durations. Confirm the current routing and sailing schedule when requesting a quote. Page copy reviewed 2026-09-22.

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