Transit time to New York and New Jersey: published ranges by origin port
Port to port, from Airlift's lane guides. Pair pages run from Mundra, Nhava Sheva, Pipavav and Shanghai and 18 more into New York (USNYC) and Newark (USEWR). Rows marked as booked are pairs Airlift's bookings report lists among the biggest on their lane.
| From | To | Planning range | Lane |
|---|---|---|---|
| AntwerpBEANR | New York USNYC | 12–18 days | Belgium to USA |
| GenoaITGOA | New York USNYC | 14–21 days | Italy to USA |
| LivornoITLIV | New York USNYC | 15–24 days | Italy to USA |
| ColomboLKCMB | New York USNYC | 28–35 days | Sri Lanka to USA |
| MundraINMUN | New York USNYC | 30–39 days | India to USA |
| Nhava ShevaINNSA · booked | Newark USEWR | 30–34 days | India to USA |
| PipavavINPAV | Newark USEWR | 31–35 days | India to USA |
| Nhava ShevaINNSA | New York USNYC | 32–40 days | India to USA |
| ShanghaiCNSGH | New York USNYC | 32–45 days | China to USA |
| Cai MepVNTOT | New York USNYC | 34–43 days | Vietnam to USA |
| QingdaoCNQIN | New York USNYC | 34–42 days | China to USA |
| CochinINCOK | New York USNYC | 35–51 days | India to USA |
| EnnoreINENR · booked | New York USNYC | 35–48 days | India to USA |
| EnnoreINENR | Newark USEWR | 35–48 days | India to USA |
Planning ranges from Airlift's lane guides, port to port; not guaranteed durations. Confirm the routing and the sailing when you request a quote. 15 more pairs are listed on the port pages above.
Lane guides into New York and New Jersey
Each lane guide covers the origin ports, what ships on the lane, the US customs paperwork and a quote form; the pair count is the number of port-pair pages landing at New York (USNYC) and Newark (USEWR).
Also serving New York: Belgium to USA, Italy to USA, Sri Lanka to USA, Indonesia to USA. See every origin on shipping to the USA by country of origin.
Where the containers come in
Most of the port's containers move through the terminals at Port Newark and Elizabeth, in New Jersey; the others are in Bayonne, on Staten Island and at Red Hook in Brooklyn. UN/LOCODE lists the port as New York (USNYC) and Port Newark as Newark (USEWR); the pair pages use both, so the table above shows rows for each.
From the terminal a container is trucked to a warehouse in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania or Connecticut, taken to a partner warehouse for transloading into domestic trailers, or railed inland. Airlift's own shipment records since 2024 show containers for Columbus, Ohio, arriving through Norfolk first and New York and New Jersey second.
- Port Newark and Elizabeth container terminals (Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal), in New Jersey
- Bayonne, Staten Island and Red Hook (Brooklyn) container terminals
- Newark Liberty (EWR) and John F. Kennedy (JFK) international airports for air freight
Port pages: New York (USNYC), sailings; Newark (USEWR). Look up any port's code in the port code finder.
After the gate: drayage, transloading and delivery
The New Jersey office sits on the central New Jersey warehouse corridor, a drive down the Turnpike from Port Newark. It books the container pickup once the freight release and the customs release are in, and the delivery to your warehouse or a transload partner. Contracted motor carriers pull the containers and partner warehouses do the transloading; Airlift USA has no trucks or warehouses of its own.
Airlift USA has been in business since 1999 and is an FMC-licensed NVOCC (FMC No. 016162), not a customs broker: the customs entry is filed through its licensed customs-broker network, and US trucking is arranged as a non-asset, FMCSA-licensed property broker through contracted motor carriers. Not enough cargo to fill a container? See LCL ocean freight; for a tight deadline, international air freight.
Shipping to New York and New Jersey: FAQs
Port to port, Airlift's lane guides list Nhava Sheva to Newark at 30–34 days, Ennore to New York at 35–48 days, Vitória to New York at 36–60 days, Kolkata to New York at 43–64 days and Mundra to New York at 30–39 days, as planning ranges, not guaranteed durations. The actual time depends on the carrier, the routing and any transshipment, so confirm the sailing when you request a quote.
Other US destinations
See every destination on shipping to the USA by destination port and city, or browse Airlift's shipping route guides.
Transit ranges: Airlift's lane guides, as published on the linked pair pages. Port codes: UNECE UN/LOCODE 2024-2; CBP Schedule D. Schedule counts: the Sealanes snapshot on the linked port pages. Terminal, chassis and rail facts: the port authorities' published rules, as cited on our container drayage page. Reviewed October 2026.
Request a quote: shipping to New York and New Jersey
Include the origin port or city, the delivery address, the commodity, and either the package count with weights and dimensions or the container size and count. Add the cargo-ready date and say whether you need pickup at origin, customs clearance or US delivery. We reply with the freight rate, the destination charges and the services included.