About the online freight calculator for shipping boxes and crates from the USA to overseas destinations.

This online freight calculator provides instant access to international LCL sea freight rates from reliable U.S. ocean freight carriers for shipping cargo overseas.

If you are concerned with shipping boxes, crates, or pallets from the USA, you are welcome to use them. It is free to use. Begin calculating the cost of shipping boxes, crates, or pallets by selecting your destination country. This online freight calculator perfectly works for experienced exporters and first-time international shippers.

It is also a great tool for shipping from the USA sizable purchases on Amazon, eBay, or virtually any seller in the United States. With this online freight calculator, you can access the business in any country listed on the freight calculator.

Click on the picture below to watch a three-minute YouTube video about calculating freight costs on cargo shipping from the USA overseas.

With this online freight calculator, you can schedule an LCL ocean freight shipment from the USA overseas online 24/7, at virtually any location worldwide, no matter if you travel from place to place. Access to our website is all you need to initiate your international shipment. After you quote and book a shipment, it provides various payment options and supports the international shipping documents flow online.

Three Options for Cargo Delivery in the USA

As you calculate an international price quote with this LCL sea freight calculator, you may decide to self-deliver your boxes, crates, or pallets to the nearest freight shipping terminal or request to pick up (collect) them at your cargo location.

If you will self-deliver your boxes, crates, or pallets to the nearest shipping freight terminal (or cargo delivery cost within the USA is included in your purchase), then note the essential difference between U.S. shipping freight terminals WITH or WITHOUT ASTERISK (*) as it listed in the drop-down menu of terminals in the USA in the online freight calculator:

Shipping freight terminals in the upper case highlighted and listed WITHOUT asterisks (ATLANTA, GA, for example) are direct international ocean freight carrier facilities professionally called CFS - Container Freight Stations.

Freight rates in international shipping from the USA for cargo self-delivered directly to the ocean freight carrier's terminals (CFSs) are only based on their size (overall chargeable volume per cubic meter). WEIGHT FOR SUCH INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS IS NOT A PRICING FACTOR unless its density exceeds the limit nominated by the carrier, which is most often equal to 1654 lbs (or 750 Kilograms) per Cubic Meter. If you're shipping a regular cargo from the USA, your freight's weight will most likely not exceed the limit. When you submit documents related to your international shipping, U.S. Customs requires you to estimate the cargo weight for statistical purposes only.

Keep in mind that in international cargo transportation from the USA using LCL, shipping freight self-delivered directly to the ocean freight carriers' terminals (CFSs) is the cheapest way to ship boxes, crates, or pallets overseas. There will be no additional shipping cost to take cargo on board the vessel.
However, freight terminals marked WITH asterisks and in lowercase (Akron, OH*, for example) are local U.S. domestic LTL carriers' terminals. Cargo delivered to such terminals must be transferred (line hauled) to an international ocean freight carrier's facility (CFS). In other words, freight self-delivered to the LTL freight terminal is subject to additional U.S. domestic line-haul charges on top of the international ocean freight.

Remember that if you cannot self-deliver your shipping boxes, crates, or pallets to a shipping freight terminal, you may ask or hire someone to deliver your goods on your behalf. It is not necessary to be represented in person at the time of cargo delivery.
Eventually, with this freight calculator, you can also request to PICK UP (to collect) your shipping boxes, crates, or pallets at your cargo location. Then, a pickup charge will be added to your international shipping freight cost.

The pickup cost will be calculated based on the ZIP code (U.S. postal code) of your cargo location entered in the final step of calculating your total shipping cost in the online freight calculator.

If you need a pickup, select an appropriate pickup option in the 'Do you need a pickup?' drop-down menu. I.e., choose the type of goods and the pickup location: you are shipping from the USA, commercial cargo, or personal belongings.

International freight shippers should know that U.S. domestic Line Haul and Pickup charges are based on the dimensional weight and freight class of shipping cargo. Find more about the dim, weight, and freight class in this link.

At the end of the calculation, type your ZIP code and get a shipping cost, including the pickup option. Provide a valid email and submit your international sea freight quote request online. You should receive our reply email with the complete ocean freight quote momentarily.

Experience difficulties in finding a U.S. ZIP code? Use ZIP Code Lookup.

How do I find an address for my cargo delivery in the USA?

The advanced database in the online freight calculator contains numerous international ocean freight carriers and U.S. domestic LTL carriers' freight rates related to shipping cargo from the USA overseas.

Each carrier has an exclusive freight terminal within a city zone. Terminals are located in cities that are listed in the freight calculator. When you get a freight price quote, you should see the addresses in the freight calculator. See the screenshot above.

However, upon booking via the quote, the freight delivery terminal address and the contact phone number must be reconfirmed on every single shipment. This information will be reconfirmed in the email with our shipping instructions generated for your shipping from the USA.

In other words, we will initiate your international shipment upon your booking request submitted online via the freight quote you obtained in the freight calculator and the deposit payment. We will match the shipping freight terminal provided with the freight quote to the up-to-date ocean freight carrier's availability. You must not deliver your cargo to the shipping freight terminal until you receive our email with shipping instructions and your dock receipt (and, if necessary, the LTL carrier's bill of lading).

With our shipping instructions, you can deliver your boxes, crates, or pallets to the freight terminal to initiate shipping from the USA overseas. You might call the freight terminal in advance to find out about working hours, directions, etc., or your pickup conditions if a cargo pickup is requested.

Keep in mind that when you communicate with a shipping freight terminal, the key reference number for your shipment differs depending on the option that you selected at the time of booking:

For shipping cargo self-delivered to an ocean freight carrier's terminal (CFS), you got the OCEAN FREIGHT CARRIERS BOOKING NUMBER in our shipping instructions.
For shipping cargo self-delivered to a U.S. domestic LTL freight terminal, it is THE LTL CARRIER'S INLAND BILL OF LADING NUMBER.
If a pickup is requested, it is the unique PICKUP REFERENCE NUMBER.

Important: Shipping freight from the USA overseas is a complex process. Each international shipment is unique. To eliminate misunderstandings or mistakes, you MUST NOT accept any verbal statements as final (particularly on a shipping freight terminal location). All commitments and promises MUST be documented in an email.

Do not deliver cargo to shipping freight terminals without completing bookings online or before receiving our shipping instructions. Your shipment will not be recognized, your cargo will not be accepted, and you will return it. You may consider our shipping instructions a ticket for your international shipment that you need to purchase to ship freight from the USA.

Other options in the freight calculator. Value of shipping cargo.

To calculate a complete shipping cost with this online freight calculator, you must assign a shipping value for the goods. Depending on the value, you can consider options for filing a U.S. shipper's export declaration and maritime cargo insurance.

When calculating shipping costs in the online freight calculator, you just estimate the value. You will be able to change the value at the time of booking. Finally, the value of shipping cargo will be declared based on the value in your commercial invoice or the valued packing list. You can prepare this essential shipping document later. However, it must be provided before cargo will be delivered to the international ocean freight carrier's terminal (CFS).

If, for some reason, you do not have any commercial invoice, OR you are shipping from the USA household goods or personal belongings that are not for sale, then you can assign a value on your shipping goods by yourself in the form of a valued packing list/proforma commercial invoice. With this online freight calculator, you can submit your valued packing list/proforma commercial invoice online via a link provided in our shipping instructions.

DO NOT ATTACH ANY SHIPPING DOCUMENTS TO YOUR SHIPPING BOXES, CRATES, OR PALLETS. All documents must be submitted electronically.

About the U.S. Shipper's Export Declaration (SED).

While calculating shipping costs in the online freight calculator, you select an option on the U.S. Shipper's Export Declaration.

If you ship goods from the USA with a declared value of less than US$2500, your international shipment is exempt from filing the U.S. Shipper's Export Declaration. Your ocean freight bill of lading will state: NO AES REQUIRED, AS CARGO VALUE UNDER $2500 (SECTION FTR 30/37A).

If the value of your shipping cargo is US$2500 or higher, then your international shipment must be declared to U.S. Customs by submitting a U.S. Shippers Export Declaration (SED).

Then, in the online freight calculator, you should select an option for the filing.

International shippers can submit a U.S. Shippers Export Declaration on their own on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection website, ace.cbp.dhs.gov. Otherwise, you can select the online freight calculator option and ask us to submit it on your behalf for the fee of $35.

To submit a U.S. Shippers Export Declaration on your behalf, we will need your consigner's U.S. employer ID number (EIN) OR a copy of your foreign (not the U.S.) passport's page with a photo and clear passport number on it.

Note that U.S. Customs does not accept SSNs on SED filings. If you are a U.S. Citizen, then you have to provide an EIN. Read about U.S. SED in this link. Read about obtaining a U.S. EIN to ship cargo from the USA valued at US$2500 and higher (if you do not have one) in this link.

About Maritime Cargo Insurance

Finally, as you calculate an international shipping cost using this online freight calculator, you can choose maritime cargo insurance coverage.

The cargo insurance on shipping freight from the USA is optional. Make your selection at the time of quoting. You will be able to change your mind at the time of booking. Read more about maritime cargo insurance and international ocean freight shipping carriers' liabilities at this link.

About Us

AMID Logistics, LLC (American Multimodal International Deliveries) is a licensed and bonded U.S. Freight Forwarder, U.S. OTI - Ocean Transportation Intermediary. Since 2007, our primary business has been international cargo transportation from the USA by sea.

We mainly ship freight from the USA using LCL. I.e., shipping from the USA cargo in boxes, crates, and pallets. From our office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, we manage international shipments virtually from any location in the United States.

We have years of experience supporting businesses and individuals worldwide in their international cargo transportation needs, including shipping cargo from the USA. We support shipping from the USA, household goods and personal belongings, and a variety of commercial freight from the USA. Household Goods and Personal effects international shippers should consider our Economy LCL Sea freight service for shipping boxes, crates, and pallets versus shipping their belongings with international moving companies.

We welcome you to utilize our online freight calculator for your international shipping needs. Our online freight calculator is a part of our international shipping system. It works in real-time online 24/7. This online freight calculator calculates the international shipping cost of shipping boxes, crates, and pallets in minutes.

We also welcome you to participate in our AFFILIATES AND REFERRALS NETWORK. You can read AMID Logistics client testimonials and CUSTOMER REVIEWS. Please do not hesitate to CONTACT US about your business related to shipping freight from the USA.