Landed Cost
How to estimate the landed cost of a new container ordered from China
When you compare a new container bought from a U.S. depot with one ordered from a factory in China, compare total cost at the yard where you collect it — not the factory price alone.
Cost components to add up
- Factory price for the specification you order (size, door configuration, color, vents).
- Inland move from the factory to the Chinese port of loading.
- Ocean transport to the U.S. or Canadian port. Trans-Pacific rates move week to week; check a public index such as the Drewry World Container Index before you budget.
- U.S. or Canadian import duties and taxes that apply to containers as imported goods. Rules change; confirm with your customs broker for your shipment date.
- Customs brokerage and port/terminal charges at destination.
- Move from the port to the container yard or depot where you will collect the units.
- Your own inland trucking from the depot (OceanBox quotes are for depot collection, not door delivery).
When ordering from a factory makes sense
- You need a door configuration or quantity that is not in published depot stock.
- You want units built to one specification for a fleet or resale.
- Your timeline allows for production and ocean transit.
When depot stock is the better fit
- You need units soon and the type you want is listed in current inventory: https://inventory.oceanbox.cn/ and /container-availability.
Get a written quote
OceanBox (Oceanbox Logistic Limited, Hong Kong, BIC code OBLU) gives written USD quotes for factory production orders delivered to a U.S. or Canadian container yard. See /factory-production-orders. OceanBox does not modify or convert containers.
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Sources
Drewry World Container Index (https://www.drewry.co.uk/supply-chain-advisors/supply-chain-expertise/world-container-index-assessed-by-drewry)