Shipping Rates to Netherlands

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 Netherlands:

	The rate per cubic foot*	The minimum rate*	Transit time (days)
West Coast - Amsterdam	11	390	29
East Coast - Amsterdam	11	390	14
West Coast - Rotterdam	10	353	28
East Coast - Rotterdam	9	318	16

* All the rates are given in USD.

Additional Fees

When shipping to the Netherlands the shipper will meet the following destination charges as:

- Unloading - €50 (per 1000 kgs or 20 EURO per cubic meter, min. 50 Euro) - LCL Charges - €12 (per cubic meter, min. 12 Euro) - Filing - €50 (per Bill of Lading) - ISPS Security - €3.5 (per Bill of lading) Note: Goods must be cleared in Rotterdam

Note: Boxes of irregular sizes are usually accommodated for higher shipping costs.