Port-to-port planning range 28–35 days from Ho Chi Minh City (VNSGN), Viet Nam to Long Beach (USLGB), United States, on Airlift's Vietnam 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 dischargeLong Beach, CA, United States UN/LOCODE USLGB · CBP Schedule D 2709
Transit planning range28–35 days port to port Published on the Vietnam to USA lane guide, reviewed 2026-09-04. Not a guaranteed duration.
Service typesOcean FCL & LCL, plus air freight for urgent or high-value cargo
Equipment20FT, 40FT, High Cube
Who handles the shipmentAirlift-owned office in Ho Chi Minh; destination coordination via Airlift offices in New Jersey and Los Angeles
CustomsExport filing via VNACCS; import handled through Airlift USA offices
How Airlift moves cargo from Ho Chi Minh City to Long Beach
Vietnam–USA is a key trade lane managed directly by Airlift through its own operational office in Ho Chi Minh City and destination offices in New Jersey and Los Angeles. Airlift facilitates full-container movements from major Vietnamese ports, including Ho Chi Minh and Hai Phong, with structured routing via key transshipment hubs. This lane supports consistent export volumes across furniture, textiles, footwear, and electronics commodities, backed by local coordination and destination customs support.
Origin gateways on this lane: Ho Chi Minh (Cat Lai), Hai Phong. US gateways: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Houston, New York.
Transit durations include feeder and transshipment routing through Singapore or Port Klang based on carrier schedule.
Cargo we regularly move on the Vietnam to USA lane: Furniture, textiles, footwear, electronics; also household appliances, packaging materials, retail inventory.
Shipment stages around the 28–35 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)28–35 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 Ho Chi Minh City to Long Beach is 28 to 35 days port to port, as published on the Vietnam 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: Ho Chi Minh City to Long Beach
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.