Shipping Rates to France

Generally, the rates on shipping boxes are set upon the cubic space in the container. With fixed minimum charges per shipment from USA in maritime industry, the customer can ship as little or as much as he/she wants, but there is a minimum cost involved.

The charges on international shipping of boxes, parcels, or packages usually cover warehouse receiving in US, tallying, loading into container, documentation and ocean transport. Nevertheless, there will be local destination fees upon warehouse release per custom of the port. In most countries it is possible to clear customs yourself and normally duty is not levied on used personal effects. But the customer should realize that customs clearance, duties and taxes are the obligation of the receiving consignee.

Here you can find the average costs on shipping your goods from United States to the ports in France:

	The rate per cubic foot*	The minimum rate*	Transit time (days)
West Coast - Le Havre	8.5	300	26
East Coast - Le Havre	8	280	15
West Coast - Marseilles	10	350	36
East Coast - Marseilles	10	350	23
West Coast - Paris	12	420	27
East Coast - Paris	11	400	16
West Coast - Bordeaux	14	595	27
East Coast - Bordeaux	14	595	16
West Coast - Strasbourg	14	575	30
East Coast - Strasbourg	14	575	21

* All the rates are given in USD.

Additional Fees

When shipping to France the shipper will meet the following arrival charges as: