Port-to-port planning range 33–40 days from Phnom Penh (KHPNH), Cambodia to Los Angeles (USLAX), United States, on Airlift's Cambodia 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 loadingPhnom Penh, Cambodia UN/LOCODE KHPNH
Port of dischargeLos Angeles, CA, United States UN/LOCODE USLAX · CBP Schedule D 2704
Transit planning range33–40 days port to port Published on the Cambodia to USA lane guide, reviewed 2026-09-04. Not a guaranteed duration.
Service typesOcean FCL & LCL, plus air freight for time-critical cargo
Equipment20FT, 40FT, High Cube
Who handles the shipmentShipments coordinated via Airlift’s licensed agent partners in Cambodia and managed at destination through Airlift USA offices
CustomsExport filing coordinated via agent partners; U.S. import clearance managed through licensed customs brokers and Airlift’s USA offices
How Airlift moves cargo from Phnom Penh to Los Angeles
Cambodia is a key sourcing hub for furniture, garments, handicrafts, and consumer goods destined for the U.S. Airlift facilitates full-container movements via Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville ports using feeder connections to major transshipment hubs before routing to U.S. ports. Shipments are coordinated through Airlift’s licensed agent partners at origin and handled by Airlift’s U.S. office upon arrival.
Origin gateways on this lane: Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville. US gateways: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Columbus, New York.
Transit times reflect transshipment through major hubs such as Singapore or Port Klang.
Cargo we regularly move on the Cambodia to USA lane: Furniture, home décor, garments, textiles; also handicrafts, lamps, packaged household goods, light industrial cargo.
Shipment stages around the 33–40 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)33–40 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 Phnom Penh to Los Angeles is 33 to 40 days port to port, as published on the Cambodia 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: Phnom Penh to Los Angeles
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.